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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Norman Boma (ranked 3443 p4p, 2772 weight class) and Kron Gracie (ranked 444 p4p, 371 weight class). Boma comes to the cage accompanied by 4 Minute - Hot Issue. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Norman Boma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kron Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Bruno Lombardi and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Boma has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Desert Fitness & Training (14 Elite Coaches) in the buildup to the fight.
Gracie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boma was well out of range. Poor timing from Gracie.
Boma tries to land a leg kick but Gracie saw it coming and moves away.
Boma pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gracie instigates a clinch.
Boma manages to break the clinch.
Gracie misses with a body shot.
Gracie misses with a body shot.
Boma fires out a quick counter leg kick but Gracie just manages to avoid it.
Gracie lands an overhand right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie lands an overhand right.
Boma takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Boma misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Gracie to counter with a crisp jab.
 Boma is rocked!
Gracie ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Boma out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kron Gracie!
Kron Gracie took some time post fight to say the following; 'Go back to Bellicose ya fool'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Stepan Grachev (ranked 2892 p4p, 2021 weight class) and Rudolf Meine (ranked 319 p4p, 249 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stepan Grachev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rudolf Meine!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Anthony Taglia and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Grachev checks a leg kick.
Grachev just misses with a punch to the body.
Meine works the jab nicely.
Meine looks to score with a jab to the body but Grachev is just out of range.
Grachev takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Grachev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Meine moves away.
Grachev fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Meine.
Stepan Grachev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Meine throws a leg kick but Grachev moved away.
Grachev instigates a clinch.
Meine throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Meine.
Meine throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Grachevs head.
Meine fails to pull guard.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grachev.
Nice body punch from Grachev - that landed with a thud.
Grachev working aggressively here.
Grachev misses with a punch on the inside.
Meine throws a head punch that misses.
I was talking to Grachev's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Meine lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Grachev misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Grachev.
Meine gets through Grachev's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Grachev cracks Meine with a nice body shot.
Grachev tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Meine's elbow.
Meine tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Meine blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Grachev swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Meine blocks an uppercut.
Grachev is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Grachev misses with a punch to the body.
A short left from Meine.
Meine blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Meine working aggressively here.
A short left from Meine.
Meine misses with a hook from the clinch.
Meine working aggressively here.
Grachev stalls.
Meine jumps guard but Grachev stands there with Meine around his waist. Meine gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Meine as Grachev tries to tie him up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meine tries to work over Grachev's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Meine working aggressively here.
Meine lands a body shot in the clinch.
Grachev lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Meine lands a left hand.
Meine wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Grachev has him pressed against the cage.
Meine blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Grachev lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Grachev trying to stall but Meine improves his position.
Grachev misses with some punches.
Grachev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Meine jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Grachev walks away with a smile on his face. Meine gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Stepan Grachev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rudolf Meine.
A jab from Grachev misses.
A leg kick checked by Grachev.
Meine has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Grachev.
Grachev looks to land a right hand but Meine moved out of range.
Meine misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meine tried to score with a low kick but Grachev checks it.
Grachev was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Meine slips under a jab.
Meine lands a nice shot that snaps Grachev's head back.
Meine lands a really nice looking cross but Grachev seems unphased.
Meine throws out a loose jab but Grachev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Meine lands a jab-cross combination.
Grachev slips a straight right by Meine.
Meine takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Meine lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Meine feints and then cracks Grachev's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Grachev down.
Grachev tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Meine is able to avoid easily.
Meine tries to counter with a clinch but Grachev shakes him off and moves away.
Grachev throws a big shot that misses.
Grachev staying out of range there.
Meine thows a body kick. Grachev tries to catch it but that hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Meine scores with a hook to the body. Grachev takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Meine throws a right hand that Grachev ducks under and follows up with a left that Grachev also avoids with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grachev darts in and clinches Meine up against the cage.
A body shot lands from Grachev.
Meine tries to work over Grachev's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Meine working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Grachev manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Grachev breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Meine throws a poor cross that misses
and Grachev counters with a nice uppercut.
A low kick lands for Grachev.
Both fighters circling a little - Grachev finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Meine lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Grachev circles away quickly and effectively.
Grachev uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Meine has time to react.
Meine misses with a double jab.
Meine has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Meine there as he acknowledges the shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Meine scores with a four punch combination!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grachev has Meine up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from Grachev on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rudolf Meine will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Meine throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Grachev rushes Meine and presses him up against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Grachev misses with a body punch.
Meine jumps guard but Grachev turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Grachev misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Meine.
Meine blocks an uppercut.
Meine jumps into guard, dragging Grachev to the mat.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Meine not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Grachev wanted to stand there but Meine had control of the position.
Grachev wants to stand and escape but instead Meine has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meine slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Grachev keeping full guard, as Meine tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meine is looking to advance position but Grachev has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Grachev stands up from mount. Strange move.
Meine misses the shot to the body.
Grachev takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Meine takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Meine's jab looks to have found its range, popping Grachev under the eye.
Meine throws a hook but Grachev blocks it.
Meine bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Grachev's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick from Grachev, right into the meat of the thigh.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grachev. Meine does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grachev with the inside leg kick.
Meine scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grachev lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Grachev looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Meine pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Grachev ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Good work by Grachev as he checks the leg kick.
Meine throws a shot from downtown. Grachev moves away and avoids it.
Grachev misses with a wild body shot.
Meine avoids a punch combination nicely.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Meine.
Meine keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Meine tries to counter by closing the distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grachev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grachev throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Meine misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Meine misses with a low kick.
Grachev misses with an uppercut.
Grachev lands a nice shot to the body.
Grachev misses with an uppercut.
Grachev takes one on the button.
Meine swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Grachev slips under a jab from Meine.
Rudolf Meine seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Meine moves out of range of the body kick.
Meine scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Meine with a hook.
Grachev takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Meine with the inside leg kick.
Grachev lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Meine finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Meine ducks under a wild hook from Grachev.
Grachev looks to score with a jab to the body but Meine is just out of range.
Meine ducks under a wild hook from Grachev.
Grachev swings for the body but Meine moves out of range.
Meine throws a series of punches but Grachev avoids them all with ease.
Meine with a jab.
Grachev throws a jab when Meine was well out of range.
Meine tries to counter with a clinch but Grachev shakes him off and moves away.
Meine scores with a one two! Grachev had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Grachev throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Meine chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Grachev tries to land a leg kick but Meine saw it coming and moves away.
Meine misses with a hook.
Grachev throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Grachev throws a head kick but Meine moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Rudolf Meine will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Grachev scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Meine walks into a straight right hand from Grachev.
Grachev closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grachev.
Grachev working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Meine.
Meine blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Grachev.
Grachev misses with the head strike.
Meine doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Meine doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short uppercut from Meine.
Meine blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Meine creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Meine fails to land.
Stepan Grachev has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Meine taking a breather.
Meine working aggressively here.
Meine scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Meine misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meine working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Good body shot from Meine.
Grachev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Grachev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Grachev - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Meine lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Grachev.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Meine creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Meine throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Grachevs head.
Grachev lands a body shot.
Meine working aggressively here.
A left hand lands to the body for Meine.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Meine scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Grachev blocks a body shot from Meine.
Meine throws a punch but it's blocked by Grachev.
Meine lands a shoulder strike.
Meine misses with a punch to the body.
Meine digs a right hand into Grachev's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Grachev's gas tank.
Meine blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Meine working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rudolf Meine is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grachev throws a punch but it's blocked by Meine.
Grachev tries to throw a body punch but Meine avoids it by throwing Grachev back against the cage.
Meine blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Grachev's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Grachev lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Grachev slowing the pace effectively.
Grachev throws a punch but it's blocked by Meine.
Grachev taking a breather.
Grachev tries a body shot but Meine blocks it.
Grachev trying to control the position but instead, Meine has worked for underhooks and has pushed Grachev into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grachev lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Grachev misses with a short punch on the inside.
Grachev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Grachev.
Meine is working Grachev over against the cage.
Grachev is stalling here.
Grachev content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Grachev leaning against his opponent.
Stepan Grachev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grachev misses with a hook from the clinch.
Grachev has a couple of punches blocked by Meine.
Meine blocks an uppercut.
Grachev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Meine throws a punch but it's blocked by Grachev.
Meine blocks a body shot from Grachev.
A short right from Grachev.
Meine blocks an uppercut.
Meine tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Meine blocks an uppercut.
Grachev has a couple of punches blocked by Meine.
Meine misses with a punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rudolf Meine.
Well Meine 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rudolf Meine!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eddie McDermott (ranked 2052 p4p, 2043 weight class) and Rock Batista (ranked 254 p4p, 252 weight class). McDermott comes to the cage accompanied by I'm Shipping up to Boston. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eddie McDermott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rock Batista!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Eddie Farnsworth and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice straight punches there by McDermott. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of McDermott.
Batista doesn't succeed with the takedown
and McDermott counters with a straight right hand.
Batista shoots in and drives through. McDermott sprawls well.
Batista shoots in for a double leg but McDermott sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Eddie McDermott has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rock Batista.
Batista defending well as McDermott loads up on a big left hand.
Batista has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McDermott.
McDermott lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
We've been hearing reports that McDermott has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Rock Batista seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Batista doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting McDermott counter with a right hand.
Batista shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and McDermott counters with a straight right hand.
Batista dives in for a single leg takedown but McDermott sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Batista with a poor takedown
and McDermott counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McDermott is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McDermott lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
McDermott tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Batista is able to avoid easily.
McDermott throws a jab when Batista was well out of range.
McDermott slaps away a takedown attempt from Batista, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDermott bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Batista is looking to clinch but McDermott is avoiding it.
Batista fails with the takedown.
McDermott pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McDermott keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Batista misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Batista darts in looking for a takedown but McDermott gets double underhooks and turns Batista into the cage.
An attempted straight right counter from McDermott misses the target.
McDermott scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
McDermott lands a leg kick that knocks Batista off balance momentarily.
Batista with a lazy takedown attempt
and McDermott counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Batista looks winded!
Good leg kick by McDermott.
McDermott darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Batista shoots and misses
and McDermott counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Batista has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from McDermott finds it's way round the side to connect with Batista's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDermott throws a hook but Batista avoids it easily.
Batista feints a counter leg kick.
Batista wants to clinch up but McDermott keeps it at a distance.
Nice jab there from McDermott.
McDermott cracks Batista with an open hand slap.
Batista takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Batista avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McDermott is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
McDermott lands a right hook to the body.
McDermott connects with an inside leg kick.
Batista has his takedown stuffed
letting McDermott counter with a right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from McDermott misses the target.
McDermott throws a leg kick which misses Batista's front leg but catches the back leg as Batista tries to avoid it.
McDermott getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Batista shoots and misses
and McDermott connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Batista fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDermott dips to his left and cracks Batista with an uppercut!
McDermott pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Batista doesn't succeed with the takedown
and McDermott counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Batista moves out of range of the strikes.
Batista shoots in for a takedown but McDermott shows good takedown defense.
McDermott is looking to counter punch.
Eddie McDermott is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Batista with a lazy takedown attempt
and McDermott counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McDermott scores with a jab to the body.
McDermott scores with a punch to the head.
McDermott connects with a single shot there.
McDermott cracks Batista with a right hand to the side of the head.
Batista gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and McDermott counters with a beautiful punch that sends Batista to the canvas!
 Batista is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McDermott has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Batista is proving hard to escape from.
McDermott stands and steps away. Batista gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Batista with a poor takedown
and McDermott counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McDermott pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
McDermott lands a jab to the nose.
Batista gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and McDermott cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Batista misses with a takedown attempt
and McDermott cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McDermott tests Batista's chin there with a solid looking shot.
McDermott throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McDermott digs a good hook to Batista's body.
McDermott loads up on a big right hand but Batista slips the punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McDermott lands with a cross.
Batista with a lazy takedown attempt
and McDermott counters with a head kick from the bowels of hell that crumples Batista! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Eddie McDermott!
Eddie McDermott decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated Rock Batista had this to say: 'Don't worry I will be back!!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sun Lutang (ranked 1126 p4p, 3993 weight class) and Kamaru Usman (ranked 157 p4p, 418 weight class). Lutang comes to the cage accompanied by Enter The LuTang. Usman has chosen Kamaru Usman | Training Motivation | Can't be touched as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Kamaru Usman enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Sun Lutang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kamaru Usman!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Anthony Taglia and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Usman paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Usman misses with a lunging right hand
and Lutang counters with a body kick that stops Usman in his tracks momentarily.
Lutang doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lutang moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Usman looks to throw the jab but Lutang is out of range.
Usman misses with an uppercut. Lutang saw that one coming.
Usman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lutang slips a jab and a cross from Usman.
Lutang dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lutang moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lutang connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Usman momentarily.
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!
Usman misses with a double jab.
Lutang slips under a jab.
Lutang throws a front kick that sends Usman stumbling back into the cage.
Usman with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kamaru Usman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab, jab by Lutang - just one landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Usman misses with a straight left.
Lutang moves away from the strike by Usman.
Usman tries to bum rush Lutang with a series of wild strikes but Lutang uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lutang tried to counter with a leg kick but Usman avoided it.
Lutang avoids the body shot from Usman.
Usman throws an off balance right hand
and Lutang counters with a thumping low kick.
Usman throws a right and a left that Lutang avoids nicely.
Lutang throws out a loose jab but Usman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lutang moves out of range of the strikes.
Usman lands with an overhand left.
Lutang turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Usman swinging wildly here.
Lutang lands a nice shot that snaps Usman's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lutang throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Usman throws a jab when Lutang was well out of range.
Usman throws a lazy right hand but Lutang sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lutang lunges at Usman with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Usman's hand.
Lutang scores with a kick to the midsection.
Usman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lutang.
Lutang staying out of range there.
Usman dips to his left and cracks Lutang with an uppercut!
Lutang throws a body shot but no joy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Usman! But no joy.
Lutang misses the shot to the body.
Usman takes one to the chin there.
Usman 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.
Usman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lutang throwing a counter right hand but Usman manages to avoid it.
Usman throws a one two combo.
Usman connects with a nice looking jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Usman throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lutang cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Usman checks a leg kick.
Usman swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Usman throws the left hand but Lutang avoids the punch easily.
Lutang throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Usman counters with a straight right hand.
A jab-cross combination lands for Usman and sends Lutang crashing to the mat! Usman follows him down to the mat - Lutang regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Lutang is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lutang is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Oh Lutang is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Usman wants to control but Lutang is keeping him busy.
Lutang seems to have got his legs back now.
Lutang is controlling Usman's trapped leg to prevent Usman from advancing to side control.
Lutang works his way to full guard. Good work.
Usman throws a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Usman being controlled here momentarily.
Usman won't allow Lutang to get back to his feet.
Usman is looking to work some ground and pound but Lutang has wrist control.
Usman must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Lutang avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lutang wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Lutang is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Dr Hatsumi's Clinic that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lutang's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kamaru Usman dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Usman tests Lutang's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lutang throws a hook but Usman blocks it.
Usman swings widly with a right hand
and Lutang counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Usman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Donk. Lutang catches Usman right on the button with a cross.
Usman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lutang.
Lutang staying out of range there.
Lutang seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Usman misses the jab.
Lutang is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Usman misses with a right hand
and Lutang makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Usman really felt that one!
Usman connects with a single shot there.
Usman misses with a looping left.
Usman lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Usman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Lutang lands an impressive looking overhand right. Usman doesn't seem phased though.
Nice defenses there by Lutang.
Lutang slips under a jab from Usman.
Usman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Usman bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lutang's head backwards.
Lutang misses with a body shot.
Usman misses with a double jab
enabling Lutang to counter with a crisp jab.
Usman throws a combination that misses
and Lutang makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Usman misses with a double jab
and Lutang counters with a solid body kick.
Usman throws a shot from downtown. Lutang moves away and avoids it.
Lutang with a nice calf kick.
Lutang connects with a leg kick.
Lutang uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lutang looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Usman misses with a double jab.
Lutang tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Usman manages to circle out of the way.
Usman misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Usman misses the target.
Lutang throws out a loose jab but Usman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Usman rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lutang moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lutang.
Lutang lands with a right to the head.
Usman blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Lutang on the inside.
A short right from Lutang on the inside.
Usman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lutang lands a shoulder strike.
Lutang has a couple of punches blocked by Usman.
A head punch on the inside from Lutang fails to land.
Usman prevents a body shot from Lutang.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Usman tries to break free but Lutang pushes him back against the cage.
Lutang throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Usmans head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lutang.
Lutang can't find room to land a body shot as Usman controls the action.
Nice body punch from Lutang - that landed with a thud.
Usman working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Lutang fails to land.
Nice body punch from Lutang.
Usman misses with some punches.
Lutang misses with some punches.
Lutang fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lutang throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lutang.
Lutang takes a shot to the head.
Lutang lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lutang lands with a right to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lutang takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Usman misses with an elbow over the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lutang misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Usman.
Lutang throws a head punch that misses.
Lutang lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Usman backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lutang throws a head punch that misses.
Lutang lands with a short shot to the head.
Lutang lands a hook that snaps the head of Usman backwards.
Lutang lands an uppercut.
Lutang misses with the head strike.
Lutang misses with the head strike.
Lutang lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Usman misses with an elbow over the top.
Lutang misses with a punch on the inside.
Usman pushes Lutang back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sun Lutang has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lutang misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lutang misses with the head strike.
Usman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Usman just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lutang's brow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sun Lutang dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Usman scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lutang scores with a jab. Usman acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Usman.
Lutang lands a jab to Usman's midsection.
Lutang drives through and clinches with Usman against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lutang.
Lutang misses with a body punch.
Lutang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Usman swings wildly with an uppercut but Lutang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lutang lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the fighters up against the cage, Usman throws an elbow but misses.
A frustrated look appears on Usman's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Usman wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lutang has a couple of punches blocked by Usman.
Lutang blocking some punches.
Usman has a couple of punches blocked by Lutang.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lutang.
A right hand to the body from Lutang.
Lutang blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lutang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lutang lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Usman looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A head punch on the inside from Lutang fails to land.
Usman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lutang lands with a left to the head.
Lutang blocks an uppercut.
Usman misses with the head strike.
Usman working aggressively here.
Lutang lands a right hand.
A right hand to the body from Lutang.
Usman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lutang lands a shoulder strike.
Lutang throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lutang creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot in the inside from Lutang.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Usman throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Usman prevents a body shot from Lutang.
Lutang lands a hook that snaps the head of Usman backwards.
Lutang working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Lutang.
Lutang gets through Usman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lutang presses Usman against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Usman prevents a body shot from Lutang.
Lutang lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lutang lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lutang lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Usman backwards.
Lutang misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Usman blocks an uppercut.
Usman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A shot in the inside from Lutang.
Lutang struggles to land a body shot inside as Usman controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Usman fails to land.
Usman can't break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Lutang - that landed with a thud.
Lutang lands with a left to the head.
Lutang keeps control of Usman as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lutang.
Usman blocking some punches.
Lutang tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Usman's elbow.
Lutang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lutang.
Lutang has a couple of punches blocked by Usman.
Usman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lutang throws a head punch that misses.
Usman blocks a body shot from Lutang.
Lutang cracks Usman with a nice body shot.
Lutang tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Usman's elbow.
Usman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Usman throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lutang counters with a leg kick.
Lutang fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Usman, pushing him back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Lutang.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Usman blocking some punches.
Lutang blocks the elbow strike.
Lutang tries to work over Usman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lutang works on Usman's body with a couple of short punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lutang doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lutang lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lutang misses with a punch to the body.
Usman's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lutang softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Usman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Usman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lutang misses with a punch to the body.
Lutang misses with an elbow over the top.
Lutang working aggressively here.
Lutang throws a head punch that misses.
Lutang lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Usman backwards.
Lutang throws a punch but it's blocked by Usman.
Lutang lands a shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sun Lutang showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lutang 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sun Lutang!
An out of breath Sun Lutang thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Davon Davis (ranked 1189 p4p, 1220 weight class) and Eric Draven (ranked 165 p4p, 166 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Davon Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eric Draven!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Franklyn Lucas and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis looks to throw the jab but Draven is out of range.
Draven throws a hook but Davis blocks it.
Draven is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Draven ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Davis moves away.
Davis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Davis missing with a left hand there. Draven was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Draven closes the distance and clinches.
Davis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Davis attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Davis throws a body kick that misses.
Davis throws the kick towards the body but Draven avoids it.
Davis plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Draven checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Draven counters with a body kick.
Draven throws a leg kick but Davis moved away.
Draven checks a low kick from Davis.
Draven getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Davis misses with a head kick.
Davis throws a sloppy head kick and Draven moves out of range easily.
Davis throws a big shot that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Davis lands a nice looking kick to the body. Draven takes a step back to recover.
A jab from Draven misses.
Draven throws a lazy right hand but Davis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Draven misses with a low kick as Davis jumps back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Draven moves out of range as Davis throws a body kick.
Draven throws a wild body kick that Davis sees coming a mile off.
A low kick from Draven misses
and Davis counters with a nice leg kick.
Draven with a jab.
Davis has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Slaughter Houze in the buildup to the fight.
Draven throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A nice leg kick from Davis, right into the meat of the thigh.
Draven comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Davis tries to score with a low kick but Draven moves his leg out of the way.
Draven lands with a thumping leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Davis misses.
Draven throws out a counter right but Davis avoids it with no problem.
Davis misses with a looping left.
Nice straight punches there by Davis. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Davis.
A telegraphed right hand from Davis misses the target.
Davis backing away here, and Draven unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Draven lands with a nice body punch.
Davis attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Draven misses the target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Davis just misses with a punch to the body.
Davis closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Draven throws a lazy right hand but Davis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Good shot there by Davis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis looks to score with a jab to the body but Draven is just out of range.
Draven throws a hook but Davis blocks it.
Draven throws the left hand but Davis avoids the punch easily.
Davis throws a quick counter head kick but Draven was just out of range.
Davis throws an overhand right that lands on Draven's shoulder, as Draven tries to avoid the shot.
Draven bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Davis's head.
Davis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters circling - Davis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Davis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Draven.
Davis throws a jab when Draven was well out of range.
Draven is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Draven scores with a crisp jab that stopped Davis in his tracks.
Draven throws a low kick but Davis moves out of range easily.
Draven on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Davis. Davis obviously looking to wear him down.
Davis keeps the fight on the outside.
Draven delivers a nice body kick.
Davis throws a shot from downtown. Draven moves away and avoids it.
Draven throws a body punch but Davis moves out of range.
Draven fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Davis is out of range.
Davis moves away from the strike by Draven.
Draven throws a low kick, looking for Davis's leg but Davis calmly moves out of range.
Davis throws a head kick that misses.
Davis throws a hook but Draven avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draven shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Davis scores with a leg kick.
A solid body kick from Davis.
Draven moves out of range as Davis strikes.
A big right from Davis misses.
Draven finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Draven doesn't manage to clinch there - Davis circles away.
Davis swings for the body but Draven moves out of range.
Draven instigates a clinch.
Draven fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Draven tries a body shot but Davis blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Draven.
Davis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Draven's elbow.
Davis with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Davis blocking some punches.
Draven throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Draven scores with a shoulder strike.
Davis wants to break the clinch but can't.
Davis lands with a right to the head.
Davis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Davis tries to work over Draven's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Davis avoiding damage as Draven throws knees to the body.
Draven blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Draven misses with an elbow strike.
Draven lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
 It looks like Davon Davis has been cut.
Draven lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Davis.
Draven jumps guard but Davis stands there with Draven around his waist. Draven gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Draven throws a punch but it's blocked by Davis.
Davis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Davis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Davis tries to land a knee to the head but Draven blocks with his arms.
Draven throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Daviss head.
Davis tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Draven throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Davis blocks it with crossed arms.
Draven tries to pull guard but Davis holds him up against the cage and eventually Draven drops back down to his feet.
Davon Davis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eric Draven.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Davis gets through Draven's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Draven lands an elbow inside that Davis shrugs off.
Davis lands a knee to the head.
Draven tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Eric Draven will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Davon Davis's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Davis connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Davis 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.
Draven loads up on a big right hand but Davis slips the punch.
Davis connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Draven momentarily.
Good work by Davis as he checks the leg kick.
Davis appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Draven displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Davis throws out the jab.
Draven takes a jab right on the kisser.
Draven tries to clinch but Davis is having none of it.
Davis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Draven throws the left hand but Davis avoids the punch easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Davis goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Davis lands a body shot.
Davis throws a hook but Draven blocks it.
Davis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Davis.
Davis moves out of range of the body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Davis. Draven does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Davis lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Davis keeps the fight on the outside.
A jab lands there for Davis.
Davis ducks under a wild hook from Draven.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draven takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Davis misses with a looping right.
Draven takes the fight into the clinch.
Draven with a knee to the head.
Draven pulls guard.
Draven controls Davis momentarily but Davis frees himself.
Davis trying to stand up but can't free himself from Draven's guard.
Davis stands up and waves to Draven to follow him.
Draven throws a nice inside leg kick.
Davis moves out of range as Draven strikes.
Davis scores with the left hand. Draven knows he should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Draven.
Draven moves out of range as Davis strikes.
Both fighters circling a little - Draven finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slapping body kick lands there for Davis.
Draven throws a leg kick but Davis checks it.
Draven looks to land a right hand but Davis moved out of range.
Davis thinks about countering with a head kick.
Draven showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Davis.
Draven stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Davis.
Draven slips a straight right by Davis.
Draven pushes Davis up against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Draven.
Draven has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Davis seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Draven can turn it around.
Draven gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Draven misses with an elbow over the top.
Draven lands an elbow that stopped Davis in his tracks for a moment.
Draven misses with a hook from the clinch.
Davis has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Davis misses with a knee strike.
Draven tries a body shot but Davis blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dravens head.
Draven tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Davis smiles and moves away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Davis, as that shot connected.
Davis ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Davis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Davis fails to land with a series of punches.
Davis misses with a body shot.
Davis backing away here, and Draven unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Davis connects with an inside leg kick.
Davis scores with a leg kick.
Davon Davis is winning the standup battle so far.
Davis looks to score with a jab to the body but Draven is just out of range.
Draven gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Draven misses with a hook. Davis ducked under it nicely.
Davis lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Donk. Davis catches Draven right on the button with a cross.
Draven swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Davis.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Davis lands with a cross.
Draven throws out a loose jab but Davis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Draven throws a big shot that misses.
A swing and a miss from Davis.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draven buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Davis slips under a jab.
Draven has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Davis.
Davis slips a straight right by Draven.
Draven keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A clash of legs there as Davis blocks the low kick.
Draven throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Draven pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Davis pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Draven loads up on a big right hand but Davis slips the punch.
Davis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Davis on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Draven. Draven obviously looking to wear him down.
Draven walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Davis throws a leg kick that misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Davis.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jab by Davis.
Davis throws a head kick that misses.
Davis takes one to the chin there.
Davis slips a jab from Draven.
Draven uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Davis.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Davon Davis dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Davon Davis's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Davis walks into a jab.
Draven 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.
Davis thuds his right hand into Draven's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A slow jab from Davis misses its intended target.
Davis throws a head kick that misses.
Davis goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Draven swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Draven.
Davis takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Draven dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Draven throws the left hand but Davis avoids the punch easily.
Draven lands with a straight right. Davis didn't see that one coming.
Davis scores with a head kick.
Davis throws a nice outside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Draven. That's going to slow Davis down.
Draven drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Draven's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Draven has Davis up against the cage in a clinch.
Draven manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Davis gets to his feet - Draven follows without any prompting.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draven lands an overhand right.
Davis thuds his right hand into Draven's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Draven tries to clinch but Davis is having none of it.
Davis throws a leg kick but Draven checks it.
An inside leg kick from Davis misses.
Draven uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Davis.
Davis avoids a kick to the body.
Davis throws a leg kick which misses Draven's front leg but catches the back leg as Draven tries to avoid it.
Draven takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Davis wants to slow Draven down by chopping away at his legs.
A big left from Davis misses.
Draven swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Draven connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Draven throws a big shot that misses.
Draven tries to close the distance and clinch but Davis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Davis lands a slapping body shot.
Draven throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Davis bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Draven's head backwards.
A big right from Davis misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Davis checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A counter left hand to the body from Davis misses its target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Draven looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Davis ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Davis tries to move into range but Draven moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Davis has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Draven finds it's way round the side to connect with Davis's head.
Draven with the inside leg kick.
Draven avoids a kick to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Davis.
Draven throws a looping overhand right but Davis ducks down to avoid it.
Draven misses with an uppercut. Davis saw that one coming.
A slow jab from Draven misses its intended target.
Davis connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jab by Davis.
Davis scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Draven doesn't seem bothered though.
Draven displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Davis throws out the jab.
Draven follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Davis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Draven.
Draven keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Davis checks a low kick from Draven.
Davis sizes up Draven with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Davis throws a hook but Draven avoids it easily.
Draven moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draven bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Draven scores with a kick to the body.
Davis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Draven was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Draven connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Some bone on bone action there as Draven checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Davis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Davis ducks under a wild hook from Draven.
As Draven backs away, Davis returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Draven throws a looping overhand right but Davis ducks down to avoid it.
Draven does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Davis checks a low kick from Draven.
Draven jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Draven throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Draven misses with an uppercut
and Davis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Davis throws a low kick, looking for Draven's leg but Draven calmly moves out of range.
Davis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Draven.
Draven throws a leg kick which misses Davis's front leg but catches the back leg as Davis tries to avoid it.
Draven connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Davis's hands.
Davis lands a leg kick that knocks Draven off balance momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Davis.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis throws a shot from downtown. Draven moves away and avoids it.
Draven scores with a leg kick.
Draven connects with an inside leg kick.
Draven slips under a jab.
Draven avoids the body shot from Davis.
Davis throws a leg kick but Draven checks it.
Draven cracks Davis with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Davis lands a jab to the head.
Davis throws a looping overhand right but Draven ducks down to avoid it.
Davis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Draven.
Some bone on bone action there as Davis checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Davis lands with a kick to the temple. Draven shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Draven has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Draven takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Draven misses with an uppercut. Davis saw that one coming.
Davis throws a jab but it's blocked by Draven.
Draven fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Davis checks it well.
Draven checks a low kick from Davis.
An inside leg kick lands from Draven.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Eric Draven.
I think Draven 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Eric Draven!
After winning the bout, Eric Draven 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Petcharon Darawan (ranked 1478 p4p, 2092 weight class) and Arturo Ellacuria (ranked 167 p4p, 222 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 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Petcharon Darawan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arturo Ellacuria!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Lou da Vinci and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darawan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Darawan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Darawan checks the leg kick nicely there.
Darawan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Darawan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Darawan misses with a looping left.
Ellacuria takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nice defenses there by Ellacuria.
Darawan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A shot to the body from Ellacuria misses
and Darawan counters with a straight right hand.
Ellacuria is rocked!
Darawan misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ellacuria throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Darawan lands a big right hand that sends Ellacuria crashing to the mat! Darawan stays standing though and waves Ellacuria back to his feet!
Ellacuria is still on wobbly legs! Can Darawan finish him?
 It looks like Arturo Ellacuria has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Darawan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ellacuria moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellacuria finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ellacuria slips a jab from Darawan.
Ellacuria ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ellacuria seems to have recovered his senses.
Darawan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ellacuria throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Darawan checks a low kick from Ellacuria.
As Ellacuria backs away, Darawan returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Darawan misses the jab.
Ellacuria wants to counter with a clinch but Darawan pushes him away.
Ellacuria lands a nice looking body shot.
Ellacuria throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ellacuria scores with a spinning back kick!
Darawan lands a head shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ellacuria. That's going to slow Darawan down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darawan loads up on a big right hand but Ellacuria slips the punch.
A big right from Darawan misses.
Ellacuria will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Darawan is looking to counter punch.
Darawan misses with an uppercut
and Ellacuria cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ellacuria checks a leg kick nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ellacuria! But no joy.
Darawan misses with a right hand
enabling Ellacuria to counter with a crisp jab.
Ellacuria bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ellacuria is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Darawan.
A lazy left from Darawan finds it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darawan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ellacuria throws a leg kick which misses Darawan's front leg but catches the back leg as Darawan tries to avoid it.
Ellacuria tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Darawan feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Ellacuria sprawling to the canvas! Ellacuria rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Darawan finish him?!
Ellacuria takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Darawan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ellacuria slips under a jab from Darawan.
Darawan lands a head shot.
Darawan throws a predictable looking body shot
and Darawan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Darawan checks a leg kick.
A big left from Darawan misses.
Ellacuria turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ellacuria uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Darawan.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ellacuria.
Darawan tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Darawan looks to throw the jab but Ellacuria is out of range.
Darawan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Darawan checks a low kick from Ellacuria.
Darawan cracks Ellacuria with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Ellacuria falls to his knees and Darawan doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Petcharon Darawan!
A very excited looking Petcharon Darawan 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Juan David Franco (ranked 1343 p4p, 3723 weight class) and Devon Jackson (ranked 208 p4p, 470 weight class). Franco comes to the cage accompanied by Bullet For My Valentine- Tears Don't Fall. Devon Jackson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Juan David Franco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Devon Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Jonathan Paton and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franco throws a head kick that misses.
Jackson scores with a nice strike.
A low kick from Jackson is predictable there
and Franco counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Franco misses with a head kick.
Jackson throws a fast counter high kick but Franco manages to duck under it in time.
Franco misses with a body kick.
Franco throws a head kick but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson misses with a body kick.
Franco throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Franco throws a hook to the side of Jackson's head but Jackson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Franco darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A head kick by Franco misses
and Jackson counters with a three punch combo that has Franco backing up. Franco nods at Jackson to acknowledge the strikes.
Juan David Franco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson misses with a hook. Franco ducked under it nicely.
Jackson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Franco is out of range and Jackson settles back down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson blocks a head kick by Franco.
Franco throws a sloppy head kick and Jackson moves out of range easily.
Jackson misses with a looping left.
Franco pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Jackson back to the cage. Franco follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Jackson moves into the clinch.
I was talking to Franco's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franco manages to break the clinch.
Franco turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jackson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jackson throws a jab when Franco was well out of range.
Nice defenses there by Franco.
Jackson avoids the body shot from Franco.
Franco throws a head kick but Jackson moves out of range.
Franco plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Jackson looks to land a left hand but Franco moved out of range nicely.
Franco throws a sloppy head kick and Jackson moves out of range easily.
Franco cracks Jackson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Franco slips under a jab.
Jackson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jackson is rocked!
Jackson wants to clinch
and Franco counters with a big right hand! Oh Jackson is in trouble here! Franco follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juan David Franco!
An out of breath Juan David Franco thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fábio Araújo (ranked 2034 p4p, 1281 weight class) and Zeke Titus (ranked 273 p4p, 178 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fábio Araújo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Zeke Titus!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Jorge Garcia and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Araújo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Titus lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Araújo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Titus doesn't seem bothered though.
Araújo throws a jab when Titus was well out of range.
Araújo lands a nice looking body shot.
Araújo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Blacktalians MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Titus misses with a takedown attempt
and Araújo counters with a three punch combo that has Titus backing up. Titus nods at Araújo to acknowledge the strikes.
Araújo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Titus. That did some damage!
Titus shoots in and bounces Araújo off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Titus pushes down on Araújo's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Titus missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Araújo holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Titus seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Araújo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Araújo has hold of Titus's hands but Titus slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
My spies in Slaughter Houze inform me that Titus has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Titus has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Araújo wants to get back to full guard.
Titus lands with a punch from half guard.
Titus not doing much here.
Araújo on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Araújo is looking for a sweep. Titus is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
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. Titus connects with a nice short shot to Araújo's temple.
Well, if Titus is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Titus is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Titus with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Titus thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Araújo is not content to let Titus control the position.
Titus landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Titus trying to control the action but Araújo is working from the bottom.
Titus thows a huge punch but Araújo dodges it nicely.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Araújo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Titus misses with a hook. Araújo ducked under it nicely.
Titus closes this distance looking for a takedown but Araújo circles away.
Titus shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Titus throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Araújo trying to control but Titus postures up.
Titus sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Titus scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Araújo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Titus.
Titus is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Araújo reverses the position - he's now on top in Titus's guard.
Titus 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zeke Titus dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Araújo needs to keep his hands up - Titus had a free shot at his head there.
Araújo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Titus misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Titus. Araújo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Titus shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Araújo is trying to defend but Titus finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Titus performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Araújo is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Titus scores with a couple of nice shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
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. Titus connects with a nice short shot to Araújo's temple.
Titus lands strikes from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Titus sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Araújo defending well though.
Titus landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Araújo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Titus.
Titus missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Titus with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Araújo on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Titus has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Araújo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Titus is nestled in close to Araújo, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Titus missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Titus looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Araújo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Titus.
Araújo tries to roll over but Titus keeps him under control.
Titus throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Titus is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Titus wants to control from the top but Araújo keeps moving.
Titus stopping the sweep attempt from Araújo.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Titus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Araújo.
Titus misses with a few strikes there.
Araújo misses with a body shot.
That kick from Araújo tenderised Titus's leg. Titus is trying to keep his angry face on.
Araújo misses the jab.
Titus feints the counter takedown.
Titus moves out of range of the strikes.
Araújo wants to clinch.
Fábio Araújo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Titus swings widly with a right hand
and Araújo counters with a stiff right hand.
Titus throws a leg kick but Araújo sees it coming and moves out of range.
Araújo fires out a quick counter leg kick but Titus just manages to avoid it.
Araújo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Titus avoids the body shot from Araújo.
Nice body punch from Araújo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Araújo misses with a hook.
Araújo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Araújo is looking to wear down Titus with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Araújo throws a big shot that misses.
Araújo with the inside leg kick.
Araújo stuns Titus with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Araújo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Titus lands a nice shot to the body.
Araújo connects with a jab.
Araújo throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Titus counters with a nice double leg into side control. Araújo won't be happy with that.
Titus throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Titus lands a decent elbow from side control.
A lull in the action here.
Titus is trying to ground and pound but Araújo uses the momentary lack of control by Titus to regain half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zeke Titus 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!
Titus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Araújo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Titus misses with a takedown attempt - Araújo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Titus lands a jab to Araújo's midsection.
Titus misses with a right hand
and Araújo counters with a straight right hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Araújo. That's going to slow Titus down.
Titus darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Titus is defended easily by Araújo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Decent striking displayed by Titus there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Titus shoots in but no luck this time.
Fábio Araújo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zeke Titus.
Titus shoots in for a double leg but Araújo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Titus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Araújo connects with a leg kick.
Titus checks the leg kick.
Titus on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Titus shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Araújo as he avoids it easily.
Araújo feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Titus doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A lazy left from Araújo finds it's target.
Titus manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Araújo on his heels. He'll look to pass Araújo's guard now, I'm sure.
Araújo trying to control the position.
Titus throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Araújo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Titus missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Titus missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Araújo wants to sweep but no luck.
Titus wants to control from the top but Araújo keeps moving.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Titus missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Titus is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jab by Araújo.
Araújo works the jab nicely.
Titus dives in and grabs Araújo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Araújo pushes down on Titus's head and hops out.
Araújo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Titus is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A jab from Titus finds it's way through Araújo's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Araújo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Titus.
Titus thows a left - swing and a miss!
Araújo lands a jab to the nose.
Fábio Araújo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Titus moves out of range as Araújo strikes.
Titus throws an overhand right that lands on Araújo's shoulder, as Araújo tries to avoid the shot.
Titus looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Titus sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Araújo defending well though.
Fábio Araújo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zeke Titus has got the better of the ground game so far.
Titus not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Araújo tries to roll over but Titus keeps him under control.
Titus content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Titus trying to control the action but Araújo is working from the bottom.
Titus lands with a punch from half guard.
Titus winds up and cracks Araújo with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Titus passes to side control.
Titus scoring with punches from side control.
Titus grinds an elbow into Araújo's temple.
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 Fábio Araújo.
I think Titus 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zeke Titus!
After winning the bout, Zeke Titus 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between AJ Brown (ranked 793 p4p, 817 weight class) and Dale Doback (ranked 108 p4p, 113 weight class). Brown comes into the arena with Ace Hood - Undefeated blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, AJ Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Dale Doback!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Russell Pearce and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doback throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Doback misses with an uppercut. Brown saw that one coming.
Brown lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Brown steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Doback.
Brown slips under a jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Doback as he connects with a hook.
Brown jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Doback fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brown manages to avoid it.
Doback moves out of range as Brown strikes.
Doback takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Doback. Brown does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown pushes Doback up against the cage in a clinch.
Doback scores with a knee to the head.
Brown lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice left hand lands by Brown.
Doback blocking some punches.
Doback swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doback blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Doback goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Doback lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Brown struggles to land a body shot inside as Doback controls his hands.
Doback tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brown's elbow.
Brown doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brown misses with a hook to the ribs.
Doback with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Doback blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Doback misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brown working aggressively here.
Doback throws a punch but it's blocked by Brown.
Doback misses with a punch on the inside.
Brown working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Doback pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brown has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Xtreme Black House in the buildup to the fight.
Doback staying out of range there.
A nice side step and Doback releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Good work by Doback as he checks the leg kick.
Doback throws a chopping leg kick but Brown manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Brown forces Doback back against the cage and clinches.
Brown blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brown working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Brown.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doback prevents a body shot from Brown.
Brown misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Doback tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brown's elbow.
Doback tries to throw a body punch but Brown avoids it by throwing Doback back against the cage.
Doback lands a nice uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Doback.
Doback blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brown lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Doback backwards.
Doback lands a right hand.
Doback with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Brown fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Doback with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Brown fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brown tries a body shot but Doback blocks it.
Doback misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brown.
Brown has a couple of punches blocked by Doback.
Doback lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Doback.
A head punch on the inside from Brown fails to land.
Doback misses with a hook from the clinch.
Doback tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Doback - that landed with a thud.
A short uppercut from Brown.
Doback can't find room to land a body shot as Brown controls the action.
Brown blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Doback tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brown avoids it.
Doback breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brown slips under a jab.
Doback takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Brown lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Brown keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Doback throws a looping overhand right but Brown ducks down to avoid it.
Doback throws the left hand but Brown avoids the punch easily.
Brown throwing a counter right hand but Doback manages to avoid it.
Brown moves away from the strike by Doback.
Doback misses with a hook. Brown ducked under it nicely.
A slapping leg kick lands for Doback.
Doback fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brown looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Doback keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brown.
A little jabbing left from Doback on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown blocks a jab.
Doback misses with a jab to the body
and Brown counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Brown. That's going to slow Doback down.
Brown stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Doback.
AJ Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Doback loads up on a big right hand but Brown slips the punch.
It looked like Brown wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Doback throws a lazy right hand but Brown sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brown uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Doback lands a nice shot that snaps Brown's head back.
Brown avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Doback rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Brown cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Doback keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brown takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Brown paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Brown bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Doback's head.
Brown moves into range and clinches up with Doback.
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 AJ Brown will probably get the nod.
That's time! Brown's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Doback tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Brown is able to avoid easily.
Doback moves out of range of the strikes.
Brown pushes Doback away with a front kick.
Doback takes one to the side of the head.
Brown throws a head kick but Doback moves out of range.
Brown jabs Doback right on the nose. Doback blinks but takes it well.
Doback misses with a looping right.
Brown swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Brown is looking to score with low kicks.
Doback avoids the body shot from Brown.
Brown lands a jab to the nose.
Brown throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little jabbing left from Doback on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A chopping leg kick lands by Brown.
Brown closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Doback ducks right into an uppercut from Brown.
Brown gets a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Doback lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doback wants to stall.
Doback lands with a short shot to the head.
Doback lands a right hand that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Brown fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Doback throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Brown tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Doback's elbow.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Doback misses with a knee strike.
Doback lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Brown tries to work over Doback's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Doback misses with an elbow over the top.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Doback.
It looks like AJ Brown has been cut.
Doback misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Brown creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Brown blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Doback stalling in the clinch.
Doback stalling in the clinch but Brown improves position.
Brown doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short left from Doback.
Doback lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Doback misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brown lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Brown misses with some punches.
Doback's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Doback misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brown.
Doback throws a lazy right hand but Brown sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Doback misses with an uppercut.
Doback on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Brown checks a low kick from Doback.
Brown slips a straight right by Doback.
Doback swings for the body but Brown moves out of range.
Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Doback moves away.
Doback throws a series of punches but Brown avoids them all with ease.
Brown throws a sloppy head kick and Doback moves out of range easily.
Brown buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Doback throws a sloppy body shot
and Brown counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doback throws a right and a left that both miss.
Brown connects with a good right hand that stumbles Doback. Doback circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Doback throws a hook to the side of Brown's head but Brown sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brown lands a lovely overhand right.
Doback misses with a low kick.
A quick step to the side and Brown tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Doback cracks Brown with a right hand to the side of the head.
Doback wants to slow Brown down by chopping away at his legs.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Brown tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Doback's elbow.
Doback tries a knee to the head but Brown blocks it.
Brown lands a shoulder strike.
Doback tries to work over Brown's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brown misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brown makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Brown misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Doback throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doback swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dale Doback seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doback scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Brown tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Doback's elbow.
Brown is leaning against Doback and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Brown blocking some punches.
Doback blocks a body shot from Brown.
Doback throws an elbow that misses.
Brown lands with a short shot to the head.
Brown lands a body punch in the clinch.
Brown swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brown pushes Doback back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brown lands a body shot.
Doback is breathing heavily.
Brown lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Doback fails to land.
Brown misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brown lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Doback takes a shot to the head.
A short uppercut from Brown.
Brown misses with the head strike.
Brown misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Brown.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
AJ Brown dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on AJ Brown's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A nice leg kick from Brown, right into the meat of the thigh.
Brown ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Doback misses with a few strikes there.
AJ Brown is winning the standup battle so far.
Brown scores with a hook.
Doback misses with a hook. Brown ducked under it nicely.
Brown throws out a loose jab but Doback uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Brown.
Doback looks to land a left hand but Brown moved out of range nicely.
Brown with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Doback scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown lands a slapping body shot.
Doback connects with the punch.
Brown looks to land a left hand but Doback moved out of range nicely.
Doback throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brown sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown loads up on a big right hand but Doback slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Doback.
Brown lands with a thumping leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Brown.
Nice cross by Brown.
Brown throws a hook but Doback avoids it easily.
Doback tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brown was well out of range. Poor timing from Doback.
Brown pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brown is looking to slow Doback down with leg kicks.
Brown lands a body shot.
Brown moves into the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Doback.
Doback throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Brown throws a punch but it's blocked by Doback.
Brown tries to work over Doback's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brown.
Doback's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doback's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brown connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
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!
An inside leg kick lands from Brown.
Doback has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Brown finds it's way round the side to connect with Doback's head.
Brown swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Doback appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Brown misses with a low kick.
Brown misses with an uppercut.
Doback bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Brown's head.
Doback blocks a jab.
Brown lands a glancing blow to the side of Doback's head.
Doback keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dale Doback has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brown is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Doback can do to turn this around?
Doback avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brown bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brown looks to land a right hand but Doback moved out of range.
Doback doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Doback is out of range.
Brown takes the fight into the clinch.
Doback throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brown blocks it with crossed arms.
Brown throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dobacks head.
Brown blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Doback's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Doback working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
AJ Brown is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Doback tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Doback.
Doback tries to throw a body punch but Brown avoids it by throwing Doback back against the cage.
Doback tries a body shot but Brown blocks it.
Doback swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Doback tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Doback is trying to push Brown away but Brown has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Brown blocks an uppercut.
Doback throws a head punch that misses.
Doback throws a punch but it's blocked by Brown.
Doback misses with the head strike.
Brown blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Doback struggles to land a body shot inside as Brown controls his hands.
Brown has Doback pressed against the cage, preventing Doback from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Brown blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Doback lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doback swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
AJ Brown showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Brown 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... AJ Brown!
After winning the bout, AJ Brown thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Dale Doback spoke after the fight, saying 'Te Mauri, te Raoi ao te Tabomoa'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zekariays Solomon (ranked 128 p4p, 391 weight class) and Hrvoje Palmotic (ranked 21 p4p, 56 weight class). Palmotic has chosen One day I'll be king as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 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 12 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zekariays Solomon!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hrvoje Palmotic!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Jonathan Paton and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Solomon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Palmotic.
Palmotic is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Palmotic misses with an attempted mid kick.
Solomon changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Palmotic looks to throw the jab but Solomon is out of range.
Solomon feinted with a counter takedown.
Palmotic is looking to land body kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Palmotic scores with a kick to the midsection.
Palmotic keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Palmotic is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Solomon with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Solomon takes one to the chin there.
It looks like Zekariays Solomon has been cut.
Solomon has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Rage Training in the buildup to the fight.
Palmotic feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Solomons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Palmotic misses with a left hand
and Solomon counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Solomon postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Solomon scoring with punches to the head and body.
Solomon working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Solomon slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Solomon is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Palmotic is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Solomon is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Palmotic is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Palmotic is not content to let Solomon control the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Solomon working the ground and pound.
Solomon looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Palmotic can do anything to dispel that myth.
Solomon tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmotic is being controlled here.
Solomon 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.
Palmotic can't do much from the bottom here.
Solomon wants to lay and pray for a moment but Palmotic keeps working.
Palmotic keeping his opponent close.
Solomon working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
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.
Solomon wants to lay and pray for a moment but Palmotic keeps working.
Palmotic stops Solomon from passing to mount.
Solomon fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Solomon working the body and head with strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Palmotic wants to control but Solomon postures up.
Palmotic is trying to improve his position.
Solomon lands a nice forearm strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zekariays Solomon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zekariays Solomon's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Palmotic scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Solomon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Palmotic.
Solomon attempts a counter takedown but Palmotic avoids it well and moves away.
Solomon moves out of range of the strikes.
Solomon half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Palmotic misses with a looping right.
Hrvoje Palmotic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Palmotic throws a looping overhand right but Solomon ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Palmotic takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Palmotic lands with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Solomon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Palmotic throws a shot from downtown. Solomon moves away and avoids it.
Solomon tries to counter with a takedown but Palmotic is quick to defend against it.
Palmotic throws a sloppy head kick and Solomon moves out of range easily.
Solomon half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Solomon throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Palmotic was covering up waiting for the punch and Solomon finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Palmotic looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Solomon's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Solomon wants to control from the top but Palmotic keeps moving.
Palmotic looking for a sweep. Not yet Palmotic, not yet.
Solomon trying to control but Palmotic is working from the bottom.
Solomon is really struggling to control Palmotic but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Solomon working some strikes from top position.
Solomon in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Solomon wants to control from the top but Palmotic keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solomon postures up and lands a big shot to Palmotic's brow.
Solomon cracks Palmotic with a solid left hand.
Palmotic throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Palmotic really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Solomon. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Solomon distracts Palmotic with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Solomon postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Solomon trying to control but Palmotic is working from the bottom.
Solomon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Palmotic is keeping the position for now.
Solomon works over Palmotic with some ground and pound from guard.
Solomon stands up over Palmotic, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Solomon trying to control but Palmotic is working from the bottom.
Solomon connects with a couple of short punches.
Solomon is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Solomon lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Solomon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Palmotic can do to turn this around?
Solomon working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Palmotic's head.
Palmotic keeping moving, preventing Solomon from controlling successfully.
Palmotic controlling Solomon's posture.
Solomon trying to control the position from guard on top but Palmotic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Palmotic looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zekariays Solomon dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Zekariays Solomon's cut.
That's time! Solomon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Solomon on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Solomon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Palmotic.
Solomon tries to counter with a takedown but Palmotic is quick to defend against it.
A jab from Palmotic misses.
Solomon drops down looking for a counter takedown but Palmotic sprawls and moves away.
Solomon on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hrvoje Palmotic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Palmotic tries to land a body kick
and Solomon counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Palmotic!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Solomon working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Solomon throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Solomon has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Palmotic!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Solomon with shots to the head and body - Palmotic looks very uncomfortable down there.
Palmotic is in a horrible position here. Solomon smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Palmotic wants to control but Solomon is having none of it.
Solomon with shots to the head and body - Palmotic looks very uncomfortable down there.
Palmotic tries to hold on but Solomon postures up.
Solomon looking for a guillotine from mount but Palmotic is having none of it.
Solomon working Palmotic over with strikes here.
Zekariays Solomon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Solomon connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The referee warns Palmotic that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palmotic can't escape the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Solomon pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Palmotic really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Solomon is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Palmotic can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Solomon landing strikes from the mount and Palmotic is in trouble!
BOOM! Solomon connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Solomon fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Palmotic is rocked!
Palmotic is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Solomon loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Palmotic scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Solomon land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Solomon stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zekariays Solomon!
Zekariays Solomon retains his light heavyweight title!
Zekariays Solomon thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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