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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Michel Santos (ranked 1746 p4p, 4081 weight class) and Yusuf Baydar (ranked 95 p4p, 220 weight class). Santos comes to the cage accompanied by DMX - Intro. Yusuf Baydar has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Michel Santos's chin.
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Brawler
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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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michel Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yusuf Baydar!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Baydar sprawls well initially but Santos persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Santos performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Baydar taking some punishment here, with Santos in his half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Baydar manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Baydar has control of Santos's left arm, preventing Santos from doing any damage.
Santos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Baydar is keeping the position for now.
Baydar has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Santos can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Santos avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Santos drops back looking for a leg! Baydar is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Baydar manages to kick Santos off! Santos jumps back into Baydar's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Santos with a nice head shot there.
Baydar working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Santos doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Santos manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Santos not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Baydar wants to sweep here but Santos controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Santos's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Santos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Baydar is keeping the position for now.
Santos not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Santos has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Santos won't allow Baydar to get back to his feet.
Santos is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Santos is pushing down on Baydar's leg trying to pass to half guard. Baydar is fighting to maintain full guard but Santos has managed to sneak the leg through.
Santos is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Baydar is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Michel Santos!
Michel Santos bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexis Machine (ranked 3184 p4p, 3376 weight class) and Ioan Jacobowitz (ranked 427 p4p, 446 weight class). Machine kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Satan Is Real. Ioan Jacobowitz 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexis Machine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ioan Jacobowitz!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machine scores with a shot to the body.
Jacobowitz with a lazy takedown attempt
and Machine counters with a straight right hand.
Machine closes the distance and clinches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Machine.
Jacobowitz takes an elbow to the temple.
 It looks like Ioan Jacobowitz has been cut.
Machine lands an elbow that stopped Jacobowitz in his tracks for a moment.
Jacobowitz is looking for a takedown.
Machine lands an elbow inside that Jacobowitz shrugs off.
 Jacobowitz is rocked!
Machine gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jacobowitz is still on wobbly legs! Can Machine finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Machine creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Machine gets underhooks to prevent Jacobowitz's takedown attempt.
I was talking to Machine's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Alexis Machine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ioan Jacobowitz.
Machine pushes off an throws an elbow but Jacobowitz leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Machine lands a damaging elbow.
Jacobowitz avoids the elbow strike from Machine, against the cage.
Jacobowitz avoids the elbow strike from Machine, against the cage.
Machine prevents the takedown attempt.
Machine looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Machine misses with an elbow strike.
Machine throws an elbow that misses.
Jacobowitz takes an elbow to the temple.
Jacobowitz avoids a wild elbow strike from Machine.
Machine pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Machine just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jacobowitz's brow.
Jacobowitz goes for a takedown in the clinch but Machine prevents it.
Machine has Jacobowitz pressed against the cage. He pushes Jacobowitz back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Machine throws a beautiful elbow that sends Jacobowitz crashing to the floor! Machine piles on the pressure with more strikes! Jacobowitz is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexis Machine!
Alexis Machine looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'MMA math is really weird, right?'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Aiko Inhanamoto (ranked 2608 p4p, 4213 weight class) and Gary Garrison (ranked 321 p4p, 470 weight class). Garrison has chosen 300 Violin Orchestra as his entrance music. Gary Garrison is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Aiko Inhanamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gary Garrison!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Inhanamoto gets a clinch.
Garrison takes a shot to the head.
Inhanamoto lands an uppercut.
Inhanamoto lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right from Inhanamoto on the inside.
Garrison is trying to break free.
Garrison wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
I was talking to Inhanamoto's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A left hand lands to the body for Inhanamoto.
Inhanamoto scores with a shot to the side of Garrison's head.
Garrison wants to get back to striking at distance but Inhanamoto won't allow it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Inhanamoto.
Garrison tries to circle away but Inhanamoto has him pinned against the cage.
Inhanamoto keeps control of Garrison as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Inhanamoto lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Inhanamoto has Garrison pressed against the cage, preventing Garrison from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nice body punch from Inhanamoto - that landed with a thud.
Inhanamoto lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Inhanamoto digs a right hand underneath Garrison's ribcage. Garrison let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Inhanamoto.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Inhanamoto.
Garrison looks winded!
Inhanamoto lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Garrison or not.
A nice left hand lands by Inhanamoto.
Inhanamoto works on Garrison's body with a couple of short punches.
Inhanamoto lands a right hand.
Inhanamoto lands a body punch in the clinch.
Inhanamoto lands a nice uppercut.
Garrison tries to break the clinch but Inhanamoto is controlling the position.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Inhanamoto.
Inhanamoto scores with a shoulder strike.
Inhanamoto lands a nice shot to the body.
Inhanamoto lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Inhanamoto lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Inhanamoto lands with a left to the head.
Inhanamoto lands with a left to the head.
Garrison is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inhanamoto throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Garrison is still on wobbly legs! Can Inhanamoto finish him?
Inhanamoto lands a body shot in the clinch.
Inhanamoto lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Garrison takes a shot to the head.
Garrison wants to break the clinch but can't.
Inhanamoto lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Garrison.
A short right from Inhanamoto on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Inhanamoto scores with a nice short uppercut.
Inhanamoto drops Garrison with a big right hand! Inhanamoto charges in looking to finish - Garrison manages to keep Inhanamoto in his guard and seems to have recovered somewhat.
Inhanamoto is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garrison seems to have recovered his senses.
Inhanamoto connects with a couple of short punches.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Inhanamoto works over Garrison with some ground and pound from guard.
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.
Inhanamoto gets to his feet. Garrison looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Garrison misses the jab.
Garrison will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've been informed that Garrison has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
A jab from Garrison does it's job there.
Garrison throws a nice looking combination but Inhanamoto bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Garrison misses with a few strikes there.
Inhanamoto is looking to counter the offense by Garrison and move into the clinch.
Gary Garrison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Garrison.
Inhanamoto fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Garrison, pushing him back against the cage.
A short left from Inhanamoto.
A right handed body shot lands from Inhanamoto.
Garrison is trying to break the clinch but Inhanamoto has him pressed against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aiko Inhanamoto dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Garrison jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Garrison scores with a hook to the body. Inhanamoto takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Garrison looks to land a combination but Inhanamoto avoids it well.
Inhanamoto wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Inhanamoto pushes Garrison up against the cage in a clinch.
Inhanamoto gets through Garrison's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Inhanamoto lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Inhanamoto lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Inhanamoto working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Inhanamoto scores with a nice hook to the head.
Inhanamoto lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Good body shot from Inhanamoto.
Inhanamoto lands a hook that snaps the head of Garrison backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Inhanamoto working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Garrison is trying to break the clinch but Inhanamoto has him pressed against the cage.
Inhanamoto lands a nice uppercut.
Garrison has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inhanamoto lands a nice uppercut.
Garrison is breathing heavily.
Inhanamoto throws a big uppercut that drops Garrison! More strikes from Inhanamoto and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Garrison lies dazed against the cage as Inhanamoto celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aiko Inhanamoto!
A very excited looking Aiko Inhanamoto made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Gary Garrison was interviewed post fight and said 'I'll be back'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dalmour Daxton (ranked 2773 p4p, 2451 weight class) and Jake Shields (ranked 338 p4p, 304 weight class). Shields comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Seven Nation Army kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Dalmour Daxton could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jake Shields's chin.
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dalmour Daxton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jake Shields!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daxton paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Shields moves into range and connects with a jab.
Shields gets a takedown into half guard.
Daxton looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Daxton is looking to control Shields's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Daxton avoid being mounted?
Daxton won't allow Shields to pass to mount.
Shields is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shields is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Daxton defends it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Daxton looking for submissions off his back.
Daxton is looking to improve his position.
Daxton has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shields is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Daxton has managed to free his arm - good work.
Shields is looking to pass Daxton's guard but actually Daxton recovers to full guard.
Shields is posturing up here but Daxton has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Shields tries to roll out but it's too tight and Shields has to tap! Slick submission there by Daxton!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dalmour Daxton!
Jake Shields spoke after the fight, saying 'As long as you're open-minded you can learn stuff from anyone.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aleksandar Ivkov (ranked 3181 p4p, 2670 weight class) and Indigo Pleateu (ranked 352 p4p, 308 weight class). Indigo Pleateu has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aleksandar Ivkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Indigo Pleateu!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ivkov avoids the body shot from Pleateu.
Pleateu walks into a jab.
Ivkov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ivkov throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Ivkov throws a series of punches but Pleateu avoids them all with ease.
Pleateu wants to counter the offense by Ivkov and move into the clinch position.
Ivkov throws a poor cross that misses
and Pleateu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ivkov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ivkov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ivkov has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Jungle Room in the buildup to the fight.
Pleateu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ivkov counters with a crisp one two that drops Pleateu! Ivkov thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Pleateu to his feet! Pleateu is in big trouble!
Pleateu is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pleateu walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Pleateu limp body while Ivkov jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Aleksandar Ivkov!
A very excited looking Aleksandar Ivkov made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Dirac (ranked 2183 p4p, 943 weight class) and Mac Anudo (ranked 274 p4p, 140 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paul Dirac!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Mac Anudo!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Daniel Franklin and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dirac tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dirac tries a low kick but Anudo avoids it.
Anudo misses with a body shot.
Dirac throws a sloppy head kick and Anudo moves out of range easily.
Dirac closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Dirac lands a nice shot to the body.
Anudo just leaning against Dirac, taking a breather.
Dirac misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dirac tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anudo's elbow.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dirac misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dirac tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Anudo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anudo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dirac tries a body shot but Anudo blocks it.
Anudo is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Dirac misses with a hook from the clinch.
Anudo tries for a takedown. No joy.
Our sources have told us that Dirac has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Dirac lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Anudo.
Anudo drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Dirac gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Paul Dirac has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mac Anudo.
Anudo has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Dirac clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Dirac prevents Anudo from getting a body triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Anudo is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Dirac. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
I really don't envy Dirac right now.
Anudo is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Dirac is tapping out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Mac Anudo!
After winning the bout, Mac Anudo thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kimo Polo (ranked 1318 p4p, 1606 weight class) and Banito Gianni (ranked 199 p4p, 239 weight class). Banito Gianni acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kimo Polo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Banito Gianni!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Polo wants to clinch.
Gianni looks to score with a jab to the body but Polo is just out of range.
Polo is looking for a counter combo.
Gianni misses with a hook.
Gianni connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
 It looks like Kimo Polo has been cut.
Polo rushes Gianni and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gianni lands a nice uppercut.
Gianni throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Polos head.
Gianni manages to break the clinch.
Polo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Polo throws a series of punches but Gianni avoids them all with ease.
A little jabbing left from Gianni on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Polo thuds his right hand into Gianni's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Polo throws the left hand but Gianni avoids the punch easily.
Gianni scores with the left hand. Polo knows he should have avoided that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Polo loads up on a big right hand but Gianni slips the punch.
Gianni clinches up with Polo and pushes him back against the cage.
Gianni misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Polo lands a right hand.
Gianni misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Polo misses with an elbow strike.
Gianni tries to work over Polo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gianni tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Polo's elbow.
Gianni blocks a body shot from Polo.
Gianni blocking some punches.
Polo working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gianni.
Polo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gianni blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gianni looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gianni working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gianni struggles to land a body shot inside as Polo controls his hands.
Gianni tries to work over Polo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Gianni.
Gianni lands a nice uppercut.
Gianni swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Polo blocking some punches.
Polo blocks a body shot from Gianni.
Polo tries to land a knee to the head but Gianni blocks with his arms.
Polo misses with a body punch.
Gianni working aggressively here.
Gianni breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gianni drops his shoulder and cracks Polo with a huge uppercut! Polo goes down! Can Gianni finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gianni stays in close to Polo's body and controls the position.
Let's hope that Gianni has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Polo pulls Gianni in to control the position.
Polo looking for a sweep. Not yet Polo, not yet.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Gianni stays in close to Polo's body and controls the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Polo misses with a series of wild punches.
Gianni scores with a nice strike.
Polo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gianni gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gianni lands a hook that snaps the head of Polo backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gianni lands with a short shot to the head.
Polo misses with some punches.
Polo misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Gianni fails to land.
Gianni can't find room to land a body shot as Polo controls the action.
Polo cracks Gianni with a nice body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Polo fails to land.
Gianni lands a hook to the side of the head.
Polo working aggressively here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Polo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Polo has a couple of punches blocked by Gianni.
Polo tries a knee to the head but Gianni blocks it.
Polo has a couple of punches blocked by Gianni.
Gianni tries to throw a body punch but Polo avoids it by throwing Gianni back against the cage.
Polo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Gianni as the two fighters clinch.
Polo lands a nice shot to the body.
Polo lands a right hand.
Gianni misses with a punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Banito Gianni dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kimo Polo's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Gianni clinches up against the cage.
Gianni has a couple of punches blocked by Polo.
Gianni blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gianni misses with some punches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Polo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gianni's brow.
Polo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gianni lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gianni has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Polo misses with some punches.
Gianni misses with a punch on the inside.
Gianni lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Polo pushes Gianni back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gianni lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gianni.
Polo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gianni avoids the elbow strike from Polo, against the cage.
Gianni lands a left hand that snaps the head of Polo backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gianni tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gianni lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gianni blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Polo throws a head punch that misses.
Gianni lands a hook that snaps the head of Polo backwards.
Gianni throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gianni blocking some punches.
Gianni softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gianni lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gianni lands a right hand that snaps the head of Polo backwards.
 Polo is rocked!
Gianni breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gianni closes the distance and clinches.
Gianni manages to break the clinch.
Polo gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Gianni gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Banito Gianni!
An out of breath Banito Gianni thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Kimo Polo spoke after the fight, saying 'Ohh that bitch can eat a bag of baby dicks. No way he is fighting clean. He couldn't be me in his dreams. '.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mancha Aisland (ranked 867 p4p, 1954 weight class) and Adeen OCarroll (ranked 129 p4p, 245 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mancha Aisland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adeen OCarroll!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aisland shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in OCarroll's guard.
OCarroll is trying to push Aisland off with his feet but Aisland grabs hold of one of the legs and drops back looking for a submission! He's cranking on one of OCarroll's ankles and OCarroll is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Ankle Lock). Mancha Aisland!
Mancha Aisland was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Dye (ranked 220 p4p, 677 weight class) and Neil Parker (ranked 33 p4p, 95 weight class). Parker comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Bring Me The Horizon - Obey kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Jack Dye has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Dye!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Neil Parker!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parker misses with the combination.
A counter left hand to the body from Dye misses its target.
Parker connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Parker throws a right and a left that Dye avoids nicely.
Dye definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Dye walks into a left hand.
Parker takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dye gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Parker connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dye. Dye circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Dye avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dye swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Parker throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dye counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Parker rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dye counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Parker thinking.
Dye connects with the punch.
Parker swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dye cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Parker misses with a two punch combination.
Dye is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Parker lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Parker.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dye counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Parker throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dye counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Parker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dye lunges at Parker with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Parker's hand.
Parker's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Parker duly obliges.
Dye lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Parker is rocked!
Dye is looking to clinch.
Parker with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dye to score with a decent uppercut.
Parker is still on wobbly legs! Can Dye finish him?
Dye darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Parker misses with a left hand
and Dye counters with a left to the body.
Parker throws a right hand that misses
and Dye counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Parker throws a poor cross that misses
and Dye counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Parker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dye was well out of range. Poor timing from Parker.
Dye fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Parker looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Parker misses.
Parker takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dye displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Parker throws out the jab.
A quick step to the side and Dye tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Parker seems to have recovered his senses.
Parker throws a series of punches but Dye avoids them all with ease.
Parker takes one on the button.
Parker misses with an uppercut. Dye saw that one coming.
Dye thuds a left hand into Parker's body.
Parker throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Dye to counter with a crisp jab.
Dye cracks Parker with a right hand to the side of the head.
Parker clobbers Dye with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dye lands a nice shot to the body.
Dye works Parker's body with a nice hook.
Dye misses with a body shot.
Neil Parker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Parker lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Parker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dye moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Parker might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Dye. Beautiful body shot.
A combination from Parker does no damage.
Dye avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A quick step to the side and Dye tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Parker takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dye's corner calls for a 1-2. Dye obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Dye is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Parker closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Parker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dye.
It looked like Dye was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Parker.
Left hook, right uppercut from Dye.
Dye takes a body punch but keeps moving.
We've been informed that Parker has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Parker looks to land a combination. Dye sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
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!
Parker throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Parker takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dye bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dye digs a good body shot into Parker's ribs.
Parker misses with a left hand
and Dye cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Parker fails to land with a series of punches.
Parker looks winded!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dye misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Parker.
Dye with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Parker looks to land a combination but Dye avoids it well.
Parker throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dye counters with a beautiful punch that sends Parker to the canvas!
It looks like Neil Parker has been cut.
Dye pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Parker is keeping the position for now.
Dye is looking to stand up but Parker won't let him.
Parker is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dye is controlling him.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Parker can do anything to dispel that myth.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Parker is wriggling around but Dye manages to pass to half guard.
Parker scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Dye manages to mount him!
Parker has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Dye dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Neil Parker's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dye closes the distance and clinches.
Parker has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Dye scores with a shot to the side of Parker's head.
Dye blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Parker lands a nice uppercut.
Parker working aggressively here.
Dye's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Parker misses with a left hand
and Dye counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Parker misses with a left hand
and Dye counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Dye.
Dye lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dye creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dye blocking some punches.
Parker prevents a body shot from Dye.
Parker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dye swings wildly with an uppercut but Parker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Parker has a couple of punches blocked by Dye.
Dye is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Parker can do to turn this around?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dye takes a shot to the head.
Parker prevents a body shot from Dye.
Dye misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dye scores with a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Dye.
Dye lands with a right to the head.
Dye lands a left hand.
Dye working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dye lands a nice uppercut.
Dye lands with a left to the head.
Parker softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Parker misses with the head strike.
Dye swings wildly with an uppercut but Parker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Dye scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dye blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dye blocking some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Dye takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Parker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jack Dye has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dye misses with a body punch.
Parker lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dye goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker pushes Dye back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dye tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Parker's elbow.
Dye blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Parker.
Dye lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dye.
Dye pushes Parker back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Dye.
Dye tries a body shot but Parker blocks it.
Dye goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Parker misses with some punches.
Dye lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Parker.
Dye breaks from the clinch.
Dye closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dye.
Parker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dye has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A shot in the inside from Dye.
Dye lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Parker backwards.
Parker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dye blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dye makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Parker blocks an uppercut.
Parker misses with a punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Dye as the two fighters clinch.
Parker misses with a punch on the inside.
Dye is leaning against Parker and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dye swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Parker misses with some punches.
Dye scores with a shoulder strike.
Parker prevents a body shot from Dye.
Dye gets through Parker's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Parker's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dye lands with a left to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dye.
Parker working aggressively here.
Dye lands with a left to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Parker misses with some punches.
The referee is keeping an eye on Dye - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Parker misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Dye.
Parker misses with a punch on the inside.
Parker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dye softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Parker throws a head punch that misses.
Parker misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Dye.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dye creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Parker has a couple of punches blocked by Dye.
Dye blocking some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dye.
Dye blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dye lands a nice uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Dye.
Parker is breathing heavily.
Dye tries a body shot but Parker blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dye creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Parker misses with the head strike.
Parker misses with the head strike.
Dye can't find room to land a body shot as Parker controls the action.
Dye presses Parker against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Dye.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Dye dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Neil Parker's cut.
That's time! Dye's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Dye drops Parker with a big left hand and mounts him. Parker is in big trouble!
Parker tries to buck Dye off but Dye takes his back!
Parker is trying to stand back up.
I would not like to be Parker right now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Parker wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Good control from Dye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker is trying to get back to his feet but Dye has full control of the position and if anything, Parker has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Dye biding his time, looking for the opening.
Parker is trying to stand back up.
Neil Parker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Dye keeps control of the position easily here as Parker tries to buck him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker is trying to stand back up.
I would not like to be Parker right now.
Parker is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Dye controlling the position well here. Parker rolled but Dye kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Parker trying to get back to his feet but Dye is in full control for now.
Jack Dye overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Parker is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Dye showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dye 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:26
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:26
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Dye!
Jack Dye retains his welterweight title!
A victorious Jack Dye thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stevo Caruga (ranked 176 p4p, 888 weight class) and Jonny Bar (ranked 33 p4p, 121 weight class). Jonny Bar will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stevo Caruga!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Jonny Bar!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bar shoots in looking for a takedown. Caruga tries to sprawl out of it but Bar keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Caruga manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Caruga shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Bar manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Caruga drops back looking for a leg! Bar is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bar manages to kick Caruga off! Caruga jumps back into Bar's guard.
Bar is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Caruga might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Caruga 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bar is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bar throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bar is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Caruga has managed to free his arm - good work.
Caruga wants to improve his position but Bar is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bar is working for a submission of some sort.
Caruga actively working from the bottom here.
Caruga looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Caruga looking for submissions off his back.
Bar takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Caruga trying to hold on to Bar's head to control him but Bar postures up.
Bar passes the guard and advances to mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Caruga is looking to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caruga tries to hold on but Bar postures up.
Bar looking to ground and pound but Caruga is blocking nicely.
Bar landing punches.
Bar working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Caruga definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Caruga is working to get back to half guard.
Bar landing punches.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Caruga is looking to improve his position but Bar isn't that keen on the idea.
Caruga tries to hold on but Bar postures up.
Caruga blocking the ground and pound.
Caruga blocking the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bar scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Bar looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Caruga avoids a series of strikes thrown by Bar.
Caruga is trying desperately to improve position.
Bar landing shots from mount.
Caruga is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Bar throws some wild stikes that Caruga manages to avoid easily.
Caruga wants to control but Bar is having none of it.
Caruga blocking the ground and pound.
Caruga is trying to escape the mount.
Bar unloads with some shots from mount but Caruga bucks and avoids them well.
Bar is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Caruga can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Bar working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caruga tries to hold on but Bar postures up.
Caruga is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Caruga is wriggling around trying to escape.
Caruga doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?
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!
Caruga tries to lock up and control but Bar gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bar looking to ground and pound but Caruga is blocking nicely.
Caruga is trying to escape the mount.
Bar throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Caruga because Bar loaded up on that one.
Caruga is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bar postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Caruga looks a forlorn figure.
Caruga wants to hold on but Bar pushes him away.
Bar throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jonny Bar dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Bar dives in and scores a takedown into Caruga's guard.
Bar with a nice head shot there.
Bar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bar throwing strikes from guard but Caruga blocks nicely.
Bar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bar avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Caruga is looking for a triangle but Bar pushes his legs off easily.
Caruga looking for a guillotine here but Bar defends easily.
Caruga working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bar doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bar manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bar drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bar jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Caruga preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caruga is trying to control the position but Bar postures up.
Caruga looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bar throwing strikes but missing.
Jonny Bar has got the better of the ground game so far.
Caruga working for a triangle but Bar defends it easily.
Bar postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Caruga had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bar defends it easily.
Bar passes Caruga's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Bar is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Bar is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Caruga is just riding it out for now. Bar eventually gives up the hold.
Bar is looking for a kimura here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caruga is trying to maintain the position but Bar is very close to passing his half guard.
Bar is working for a kimura but Caruga is defending it quite comfortably.
Caruga is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bar pulls his head out easily.
Caruga looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Caruga actively working from the bottom here.
Bar is pressing down on Caruga's thigh, looking to free his foot. Caruga is holding on for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bar is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Caruga actively working from the bottom here.
Caruga actively working from the bottom here.
Caruga avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bar.
Caruga looking for submissions off his back.
Bar is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Caruga sees it coming and defends easily.
Caruga blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bar.
Bar thows a huge punch but Caruga dodges it nicely.
Bar not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Caruga wants to control but Bar is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Caruga avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bar.
Caruga looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caruga won't allow Bar to pass to mount.
Caruga looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bar is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Caruga has managed to free his arm - good work.
Caruga actively working from the bottom here.
Caruga is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bar pulls his head out easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bar thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Caruga's head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bar not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Caruga actively working from the bottom here.
Bar is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Caruga is just riding it out for now. Bar eventually gives up the hold.
Caruga looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jonny Bar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bar is defended easily by Caruga.
Bar shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Caruga but Caruga pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bar shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Caruga as he jumps to the side.
Stevo Caruga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonny Bar.
Bar fails with a takedown attempt.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Caruga.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caruga looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Caruga tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Caruga has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Caruga wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bar, who protects the arm well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bar is looking for a sweep.
Bar sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Bar looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bar regains full guard. Nicely done.
Bar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bar working for a triangle but Caruga defends it easily.
Caruga 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.
Bar has his foot on Caruga's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Caruga works his way back into a safe position though.
Caruga passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bar is looking to improve his position.
Caruga is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Bar is just riding it out for now. Caruga eventually gives up the hold.
Bar slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Bar is looking for a triangle but Caruga pushes his legs off easily.
Caruga stands and throws Bar's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Caruga wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bar, who protects the arm well.
Caruga looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Bar regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caruga is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Bar doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Caruga.
Caruga is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bar defends it well.
Bar wants to get back to full guard.
Caruga is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Caruga is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Bar sees it coming and defends easily.
Caruga prevents Bar from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Caruga is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Bar slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Caruga 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.
Bar working for a triangle but Caruga defends it easily.
Bar looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bar throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Caruga thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stevo Caruga showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bar 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonny Bar!
Jonny Bar is the new light heavyweight champion!
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