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ENIGMA 125 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kamaru Usman (ranked 4368 p4p, 1609 weight class) and Rudolf Meine (ranked 443 p4p, 218 weight class). Usman kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Kamaru Usman | Training Motivation | Can't be touched. 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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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kamaru Usman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rudolf Meine!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, John Kavanagh and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meine throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Meine throws a body shot but no joy.
Usman throws a body punch but Meine moves out of range.
Meine dips to his left and cracks Usman with an uppercut!
A jab from Usman misses.
Meine wants to counter the offense by Usman and move into the clinch position.
Meine thows a body kick. Usman tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Usman has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Kamaru Usman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Usman misses with a straight left.
Meine throws a low kick but Usman avoids it.
Meine throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nice shot by Usman.
Meine lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Meine throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Usman throws a body punch but Meine moves out of range.
Meine throws a big shot that misses.
Meine pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Meine misses with an uppercut.
Usman moves out of range as Meine strikes.
Meine misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meine slips a jab and a cross from Usman.
Usman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Meine takes a swing at Usman's ribcage but misses.
Usman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Meine jabs Usman to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Usman takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Usman throws a body punch but Meine moves out of range.
Usman slips under a jab from Meine.
A swing and a miss from Usman.
Meine misses with a looping right.
Usman drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A swing and a miss from Usman.
Usman swinging wildly here.
Meine pushes Usman away with a front kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Meine avoids a punch combination nicely.
Usman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Meine sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Usman works the jab nicely.
Meine throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Usman throws a jab when Meine was well out of range.
Usman tests Meine's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Meine lands with a shot to the body.
Usman has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Meine finds it's way round the side to connect with Usman's head.
Meine scores with a body shot.
Meine slips under a jab from Usman.
Meine misses the jab.
Meine misses with a leg kick.
Meine throws a shot from downtown. Usman moves away and avoids it.
A little feinted left hand from Usman on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Meine dips to his left and cracks Usman with an uppercut!
Usman slips a straight right by Meine.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Usman misses.
Usman defending well as Meine loads up on a big left hand.
Usman has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Meine.
Usman avoids the body shot from Meine.
Decent striking displayed by Usman there.
A combination from Usman does no damage.
Meine misses with a wild body shot.
Usman chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Meine can pounce on him.
Meine throws a low kick but Usman avoids it.
Some wild striking there from Usman.
Meine moves away from the strike by Usman.
Some wild striking there from Meine.
A slow jab from Usman misses its intended target.
Meine thuds a left hand into Usman's body.
Usman throws a series of punches but Meine moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meine steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Usman.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Usman cracks Meine with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Usman takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Usman slips a jab and a cross from Meine.
Meine takes a jab right on the kisser.
Meine scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Meine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Usman was well out of range. Poor timing from Meine.
Usman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Meine closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Usman keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Usman moves out of range as Meine strikes.
Usman swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Meine. Usman shrugs it off though.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Meine lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Usman connects with a crisp jab.
Meine misses with an attempted mid kick.
Usman lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Meine at a distance.
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.
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.
Meine scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Good work by Usman as he checks the leg kick.
Meine showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Usman.
Usman misses with a hook.
Meine throws an overhand right that lands on Usman's shoulder, as Usman tries to avoid the shot.
Usman throwing a counter right hand but Meine manages to avoid it.
Usman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Usman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Meine.
Meine scores with a jab to the head.
Meine throws a big shot that misses.
Usman looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Rudolf Meine seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Usman lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meine just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Meine darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Meine. That's going to slow Usman down.
Meine takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Meine feints and then cracks Usman's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Usman down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Usman is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Usman misses with a straight left.
Meine blocks a jab.
Usman scores with a jab. Meine acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Usman blocks a jab.
Meine uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Usman.
Meine tries to counter by closing the distance.
Meine uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Usman.
Meine wants to counter the offense by Usman and move into the clinch position.
A telegraphed right hand from Meine misses the target.
As Meine looks to move away, Usman throws a big counter combo but Meine just gets out of the way.
Meine swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Usman misses the target.
Meine bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Meine moves out of range of the strikes.
Usman sets himself, and Meine steps forward looking for the clinch! Usman avoids it this time.
Meine shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Meine ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A solid leg kick lands there for Meine.
Meine scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Usman is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Meine connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Meine connects with an inside leg kick.
Usman throws a nice looking combination but Meine bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Meine lands with a cross.
Meine blocks a jab.
Meine ducks under a wild hook from Usman.
Meine is looking to land body kicks.
Usman is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Meine takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Meine keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Usman.
Meine is looking to slow Usman down with leg kicks.
Usman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Meine.
A big left from Usman misses.
Usman on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Usman throws a jab but it's blocked by Meine.
Meine tries to counter by closing the distance.
Meine fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Usman.
Usman avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Usman takes a jab right on the kisser.
Usman misses the shot to the body.
Usman slips a straight right by Meine.
Usman displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Meine fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A telegraphed right hand from Usman misses the target.
Usman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Meine connects with a looping right hand.
Meine tries to score with a low kick but Usman moves his leg out of the way.
Usman drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Meine on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Usman lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Meine backs up against the cage.
Usman is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Meine scores with a spinning back kick!
Meine uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Usman.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Usman shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Some wild striking there from Usman.
Usman avoids the body shot from Meine.
Meine misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Meine bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Usman's head.
Usman throws the left hand but Meine avoids the punch easily.
Meine throws a jab but it's blocked by Usman.
Usman missing with a left hand there. Meine was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Usman misses with an uppercut.
Usman with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Meine to score with a decent uppercut.
Usman takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Meine tests Usman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Usman works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Usman thuds his right hand into Meine's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
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.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Meine clobbers Usman with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Meine staying out of range there.
Meine thows a body kick. Usman tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Meine lands with a good body shot.
Usman throws a hook but Meine blocks it.
The fighters circling - Meine throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Meine walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Usman checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Usman throws a hook but Meine blocks it.
Meine throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Meine dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Usman throws out a loose jab but Meine uses good head movement to avoid it.
Meine is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice shot by Meine.
Meine throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Usman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Usman throws a hook but Meine blocks it.
Meine with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Meine ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Usman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Meine.
Usman will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Meine keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Usman.
Usman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Meine slips under a jab from Usman.
Usman misses with a two punch combination.
A swing and a miss from Usman.
Usman ducks under a wild hook from Meine.
Meine throws a looping overhand right but Usman ducks down to avoid it.
Meine throws a low kick but it's checked well by Usman.
Usman throwing a counter right hand but Meine manages to avoid it.
Meine fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Usman misses the target.
Meine steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Usman.
Meine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Usman manages to avoid it.
Meine throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Meine delivers a nice body kick.
Meine misses with a looping left.
Usman takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kamaru Usman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Meine pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A slow jab from Meine misses its intended target.
Usman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Meine.
Usman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Meine sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Meine ducks under a wild hook from Usman.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Meine tries to move into range but Usman moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Usman looks to land a right hand but Meine moved out of range.
Usman connects with a single shot there.
Usman scores with a hook.
Meine throws out a loose jab but Usman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Meine misses the jab.
Meine steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Usman.
Meine tries to counter with a clinch but Usman shakes him off and moves away.
Meine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Usman manages to avoid it.
It looked like Usman wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Usman slips under a jab from Meine.
Nice defenses there by Meine.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Usman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Meine throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
It looked like Usman wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Meine takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Meine throws a jab but it's blocked by Usman.
Meine misses with an attempted mid kick.
Usman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Meine is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Meine scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Meine misses with a looping right.
Meine stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A lazy left from Meine finds it's target.
Meine misses with a body shot.
Usman misses the jab.
Meine looks to throw the jab but Usman is out of range.
Usman throwing a counter right hand but Meine manages to avoid it.
Meine swings for the body but Usman moves out of range.
Usman is looking to counter punch.
Meine throws a lazy body kick
and Usman counters with a nice uppercut.
Meine misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meine misses with a left hand
and Usman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Meine. Usman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Meine avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Usman throws a jab but it's blocked by Meine.
Meine jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Usman with a jab.
A shot to the liver by Meine. Beautiful body shot.
Usman misses with a double jab.
Meine tries to counter by closing the distance.
Meine lands with a nice body punch.
Usman throws a hook but Meine avoids it easily.
Meine slips under a jab.
A swing and a miss from Usman.
Usman throws a nice looking combination but Meine bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Usman slips under a jab.
Usman misses with a series of wild punches.
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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rudolf Meine!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Davon Davis (ranked 1591 p4p, 1650 weight class) and Gunnar Gunnarsson (ranked 212 p4p, 222 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Gunnar Gunnarsson enters the cage!
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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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Davon Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gunnar Gunnarsson!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Russell Pearce and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Davis. Gunnarsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Davis lands with an uppercut that bounces Gunnarsson off the cage and back into range.
Davis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Davis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gunnarsson.
Davis thows a body kick. Gunnarsson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Davon Davis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davis throws a hook but Gunnarsson avoids it easily.
Davis scores with a kick to the body.
Davis scores with a jab to the body.
Gunnarsson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Davis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gunnarsson.
Davis goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davis throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Gunnarsson throws a looping overhand right but Davis ducks down to avoid it.
Gunnarsson ducks under a wild hook from Davis.
Davis throws a hook to the side of Gunnarsson's head but Gunnarsson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gunnarsson throws out a counter right but Davis avoids it with no problem.
A slapping body kick lands there for Davis.
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!
Davis throws a predictable looking body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Davis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson throws a jab when Davis was well out of range.
Davis throws a head kick that misses.
Davis lands with a thumping leg kick.
Davis scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Davis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Davis misses with a lunging right hand
letting Gunnarsson counter with a right hand.
 It looks like Davon Davis has been cut.
Gunnarsson blocks a head kick by Davis.
Gunnarsson misses with a looping left.
Gunnarsson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Davis has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Slaughter Houze in the buildup to the fight.
Gunnarsson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A low kick from Davis misses
and Gunnarsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gunnarsson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gunnarsson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Davis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Davis walks into a stiff left hand from Gunnarsson.
A slow jab from Gunnarsson misses its intended target.
Gunnarsson avoids the head kick by Davis.
A nice side step and Gunnarsson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Davis tries a low kick but Gunnarsson avoids it.
Gunnarsson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Davis avoids the body shot from Gunnarsson.
Davis connects with a right hand. Gunnarsson shakes it off.
Davis with the inside leg kick.
Gunnarsson 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.
Davis throws a body punch but Gunnarsson moves out of range.
Gunnarsson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Davis.
Davis throws a sloppy head kick and Gunnarsson moves out of range easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gunnarsson! But no joy.
A slapping body kick lands there for Davis.
Davis comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gunnarsson blocks a head kick by Davis.
Gunnarsson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Davis.
Davis with a hook.
Gunnarsson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Davis can pounce on him.
Davis avoids the body shot from Gunnarsson.
And Davis counters with a quick kick to the body but Gunnarsson blocks it.
Davis throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Gunnarsson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A low kick from Davis misses
and Gunnarsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Davon Davis's cut is getting worse.
Davis lands a nice shot to the body.
Gunnarsson scores with a body shot.
Gunnarsson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Davis throws out a powerful jab.
Gunnarsson misses with an uppercut. Davis saw that one coming.
Gunnarsson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Davis at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gunnarsson scores with a three punch combo!
Gunnarsson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Davis.
Davis cracks Gunnarsson with an open hand slap.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson drops his hands momentarily and Davis takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Donk. Davis catches Gunnarsson right on the button with a cross.
Davis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gunnarsson throws out the jab.
Davis blocks a head kick by Gunnarsson.
Davis connects with an inside leg kick.
Davis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gunnarsson. Davis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Davis is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Davis misses with a low kick.
A nice side step and Gunnarsson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Davis misses the shot to the body.
Davis fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gunnarsson on the side of the head.
Davis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gunnarsson.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Davis misses with a kick to the body
and Gunnarsson counters with a right hand to the body.
Davis gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Gunnarsson counters with a stiff right hand.
A head kick from Davis lands but Gunnarsson takes it in his stride.
Davis wants to land a leg kick but Gunnarsson is out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Davon Davis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Davon Davis's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gunnarsson slips under a jab from Davis.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Gunnarsson might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Davis has got the better of the exchanges.
Davis looks to land a body kick but Gunnarsson moved away.
Davis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gunnarsson can do to turn this around?
Davis fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gunnarsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Davis was well out of range. Poor timing from Gunnarsson.
A little feinted left hand from Davis on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Davis lands with an uppercut that bounces Gunnarsson off the cage and back into range.
Davis throws a poor cross that misses
and Gunnarsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A chopping leg kick lands by Davis.
Nice uppercut there from Davis.
Davis connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gunnarsson's hands.
Davis scores with a nice body kick.
A nice leg kick from Davis, right into the meat of the thigh.
Davis takes a swing at Gunnarsson's ribcage but misses.
Davon Davis is winning the standup battle so far.
Gunnarsson misses with a looping left.
Gunnarsson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gunnarsson connects with a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gunnarsson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Gunnarsson.
Davis lands with a kick to the ribs.
Davis connects with a leg kick.
Davis feints and then cracks Gunnarsson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gunnarsson down.
Nice uppercut there from Davis.
Gunnarsson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Davis just misses with a punch to the body.
Davis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gunnarsson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Davis throws a right hand that Gunnarsson ducks under and follows up with a left that Gunnarsson also avoids with ease.
Davis scores with the left hand. Gunnarsson knows he should have avoided that one.
Davis scores with a kick to the midsection.
A low kick from Davis misses
and Gunnarsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Davon Davis's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Gunnarsson slips under a jab from Davis.
Gunnarsson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gunnarsson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Davis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gunnarsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice shot lands for Davis.
That kick from Davis tenderised Gunnarsson's leg. Gunnarsson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gunnarsson connects with a jab.
A big left from Davis misses.
Gunnarsson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Davis.
Davis slips under a jab.
Gunnarsson misses with a hook to the body
and Davis counters with a leg kick.
Davis moves away from the strike by Gunnarsson.
As Gunnarsson looks to move away, Davis throws a big counter combo but Gunnarsson just gets out of the way.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gunnarsson, as that shot connected.
Jeez, Davon Davis's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Gunnarsson misses with a straight right.
Gunnarsson slips a jab from Davis.
Gunnarsson throws out a counter right but Davis avoids it with no problem.
Davis throws a head kick that misses.
Davis throws a looping overhand right but Gunnarsson ducks down to avoid it.
Davis throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson scoring well with a low kick there.
Davis throws a one two combo.
Davis connects with a solid leg kick.
A jab from Gunnarsson misses.
Davis throws a solid leg kick but Gunnarsson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Davis.
Davis misses with an uppercut. Gunnarsson saw that one coming.
Davis scores with a nice right hand.
A nice leg kick from Davis, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gunnarsson needs to keep his hands up - Davis had a free shot at his head there.
Davis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Davis throws a lazy uppercut
and Gunnarsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Davon Davis's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Gunnar Gunnarsson!
Our winner, Gunnar Gunnarsson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Spider Monkey (ranked 1230 p4p, 1501 weight class) and Chrysanthos Xanthopoulos (ranked 162 p4p, 202 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Chrysanthos Xanthopoulos was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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170
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180
8 - 5 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Spider Monkey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chrysanthos Xanthopoulos!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Anthony Taglia and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xanthopoulos shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Monkey works his way to full guard. Good work.
Monkey had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Xanthopoulos defends it easily.
Monkey is looking for a triangle but Xanthopoulos pushes his legs off easily.
Xanthopoulos avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xanthopoulos stands up over Monkey, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Xanthopoulos lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Monkey is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xanthopoulos distracts Monkey with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Xanthopoulos stopping the sweep attempt from Monkey.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Xanthopoulos accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Xanthopoulos throws an elbow that misses. Monkey uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Xanthopoulos's guard. Nice move by Monkey!
Monkey looking to pass the guard.
Monkey advances position into side control!
Xanthopoulos manages to work his way to half guard, despite Monkey's best efforts.
Xanthopoulos is trying to get back to full guard.
Monkey is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monkey is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Monkey trying to mount his opponent but Xanthopoulos defends it.
Xanthopoulos trying to control from the bottom.
Monkey seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Xanthopoulos does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Monkey is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Xanthopoulos sees it coming and defends easily.
Xanthopoulos wants to improve his position but Monkey is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xanthopoulos is trying to stand.
Xanthopoulos wants to get back to full guard.
Monkey is keen to just control but Xanthopoulos is a slippery customer.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Xanthopoulos wants to get back to full guard.
Xanthopoulos blocking the ground and pound attempt from Monkey.
Xanthopoulos is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Monkey's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Monkey's back!
Xanthopoulos wants to control but Monkey manages to buck him off and is now in Xanthopoulos's guard! Nice work there by Monkey!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Xanthopoulos keeping moving, preventing Monkey from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monkey stopping the sweep attempt from Xanthopoulos.
Xanthopoulos wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Xanthopoulos manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Monkey manages to get himself to full guard.
Monkey working for a triangle but Xanthopoulos defends it easily.
Xanthopoulos distracts Monkey with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Chrysanthos Xanthopoulos will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Monkey misses with an uppercut
and Xanthopoulos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Xanthopoulos scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Monkey uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Xanthopoulos.
Spider Monkey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Monkey throws a jab but it's blocked by Xanthopoulos.
Xanthopoulos steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Monkey.
Xanthopoulos lands an overhand right.
Xanthopoulos takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
 It looks like Chrysanthos Xanthopoulos has been cut.
Xanthopoulos fails to land with a series of punches.
Xanthopoulos misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Monkey ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Xanthopoulos looks to land a left hand but Monkey moved out of range nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Xanthopoulos shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Monkey connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Monkey dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Monkey fakes the leg kick and cracks Xanthopoulos in the body.
Xanthopoulos shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Monkey's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monkey tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Xanthopoulos must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Xanthopoulos avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Monkey bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Xanthopoulos's guard.
Monkey slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Xanthopoulos stops Monkey from passing to mount.
Monkey tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Monkey has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Xanthopoulos can't do much from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xanthopoulos tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Monkey wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
You can see the frustration on Xanthopoulos's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Monkey is looking to take a break and control but Xanthopoulos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Monkey tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Xanthopoulos gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Monkey is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Xanthopoulos!
Monkey wants to control the pace but Xanthopoulos is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monkey working for a submission but Xanthopoulos is keeping him at bay.
Xanthopoulos is squirming around, avoiding Monkey's attempts to control the action.
Xanthopoulos tries to reverse the position but Monkey maintains control.
Monkey looking to control but Xanthopoulos is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Xanthopoulos tries to hold on but Monkey postures up.
Monkey working for a guillotine from mount but Xanthopoulos is in no mood to give up.
Monkey wants to control the pace but Xanthopoulos is squirming around nicely.
Xanthopoulos can't escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monkey wants to control the pace but Xanthopoulos is squirming around nicely.
Xanthopoulos is working to get back to half guard.
Xanthopoulos slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Xanthopoulos is looking for a sweep. Monkey is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Xanthopoulos is trying to stand back up but Monkey is controlling him
Monkey is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Monkey is working for an americana but Xanthopoulos has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Monkey was thinking about the submission.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Spider Monkey dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Chrysanthos Xanthopoulos's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Monkey slips under a jab from Xanthopoulos.
Xanthopoulos falls off balance throwing a combination
and Monkey counters with a leg kick.
Monkey fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Xanthopoulos has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Monkey throws a leg kick that misses.
Xanthopoulos moves forwards but Monkey connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nice defenses there by Xanthopoulos.
Monkey looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Monkey scoring well with a low kick there.
Monkey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Xanthopoulos.
Xanthopoulos shoots in for a double leg but Monkey sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Xanthopoulos cracks Monkey with an open hand slap.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Monkey jabs Xanthopoulos to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Xanthopoulos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Monkey pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Xanthopoulos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Monkey.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Monkey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xanthopoulos lands with an overhand left.
Spider Monkey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A low kick lands for Monkey.
Monkey fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Xanthopoulos has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Monkey misses with a straight right.
Monkey looks to land a left hand but Xanthopoulos moved out of range nicely.
Xanthopoulos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Monkey half committed to a counter leg kick.
Monkey dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Xanthopoulos. That did some damage!
Monkey is looking to chop away at Xanthopoulos's legs.
Xanthopoulos changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Nice shot by Xanthopoulos.
Xanthopoulos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Xanthopoulos's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Monkey connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Xanthopoulos scrambles back to his feet.
Monkey closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Monkey misses with an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Monkey tries to score with a low kick but Xanthopoulos moves his leg out of the way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monkey throws a shot to the body.
Monkey cracks Xanthopoulos with a right hand to the side of the head.
Monkey scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Monkey with a jab.
Donk. Xanthopoulos catches Monkey right on the button with a cross.
Xanthopoulos throws a nice looking combination but Monkey bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A big right from Monkey misses.
Xanthopoulos with the counter takedown but Monkey avoids it easily.
Xanthopoulos slips a straight right by Monkey.
Xanthopoulos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A clash of legs there as Xanthopoulos blocks the low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Monkey.
Xanthopoulos shoots in and gets a takedown into Monkey's guard.
Xanthopoulos postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Xanthopoulos sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Monkey's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monkey tries to get to full guard but Xanthopoulos has control of the leg.
Xanthopoulos wants to pass to mount but Monkey is defending the position.
Monkey trying to control here.
Xanthopoulos not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Monkey is trying to get back to full guard.
Chrysanthos Xanthopoulos has got the better of the ground game so far.
Xanthopoulos trying to control from half guard but Monkey is working away.
Monkey looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Xanthopoulos thows a huge punch but Monkey dodges it nicely.
Well, if Xanthopoulos 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.
Monkey moves into full guard.
Xanthopoulos wants to control from the top but Monkey keeps moving.
Monkey bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Xanthopoulos's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Spider Monkey showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Monkey 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Spider Monkey!
A relieved looking Spider Monkey thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Petcharon Darawan (ranked 1166 p4p, 966 weight class) and Mario Santos (ranked 134 p4p, 108 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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145
10 - 5 - 1 |
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World class MT
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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 10 - 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 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Mario Santos!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, John Kavanagh and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darawan connects with a looping right hand.
Darawan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Darawan missing with a left hand there. Santos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Darawan moves out of range of the strikes.
Darawan throws the left hand but Santos avoids the punch easily.
Darawan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Santos sizes up Darawan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Santos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Santos checks a leg kick nicely.
Darawan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Santos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Darawan manages to avoid it.
Santos connects with a body shot.
Santos has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos walks into a left hand.
Santos takes the fight into the clinch.
Santos lands a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Santos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Santos on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos scores with a nice strike.
Santos throws a shot to the body.
Santos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Santos throws a right and a left that Darawan avoids nicely.
Santos throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Petcharon Darawan has been cut.
Santos moves away from the strike by Darawan.
Darawan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Santos closes the distance and clinches.
Darawan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Santos throws a punch but it's blocked by Darawan.
Santos misses with the head strike.
Darawan manages to break the clinch.
Darawan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
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!
Santos misses with a looping right.
An attempted straight right counter from Darawan misses the target.
Darawan throws a series of punches but Santos avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos has taken the fight to the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Santos fails to land.
Santos tries to stall but Darawan uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Santos breaks the clinch.
Santos swings for the body but Darawan moves out of range.
Darawan was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Santos throws a jab but it's blocked by Darawan.
Santos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Santos scores with a punch to the head.
Santos closes the distance but Darawan moves to the side
and Darawan counters with a nice uppercut.
The fighters circling - Santos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Darawan throws a hook to the side of Santos's head but Santos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A slow jab from Darawan misses its intended target.
It seemed like Santos was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darawan lands a head shot.
Santos moves out of range as Darawan strikes.
Santos tries to clinch
and Darawan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Santos misses with a looping left.
Darawan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Santos counters with a straight right hand.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Darawan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Darawan throws a shot from downtown. Santos moves away and avoids it.
Santos now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Darawan tries to land a leg kick but Santos saw it coming and moves away.
Santos cracks a nice hook into Darawan's ribs.
Santos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Darawan.
A countering left hand to the body from Santos misses.
Santos scores with a jab to the body.
A swing and a miss from Santos.
Santos closes the distance but Darawan moves to the side
and Darawan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mario Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos throws a left and a right that both miss
and Darawan counters with a stiff right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Darawan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Santos.
Darawan misses with a hook.
Santos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Darawan on the wrong end of a nice hook.
No joy there for Darawan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Santos tries to clinch but Darawan moves out of range.
Santos moves into the clinch.
Santos looking to stall.
Santos prevents Darawan from breaking the clinch.
Darawan is looking to break free of the clinch but Santos has double underhooks.
Santos is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Santos has Darawan pushed against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mario Santos will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Petcharon Darawan's cut.
That's time! Darawan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A shot to the liver by Santos. Beautiful body shot.
Santos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Darawan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Darawan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Petcharon Darawan is winning the standup battle so far.
Darawan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Santos counters with a left to the body.
Darawan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Santos on the side of the head.
Darawan misses with a looping left.
Darawan throws a lazy right hand but Santos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Santos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Darawan takes one on the chin but seems OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Darawan blocks an uppercut.
Darawan breaks the clinch.
Santos takes a swing at Darawan's ribcage but misses.
Santos tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Darawan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Darawan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Darawan throws a jab but it's blocked by Santos.
Donk. Santos catches Darawan right on the button with a cross.
A swing and a miss from Darawan.
Santos now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Darawan throws an overhand right that lands on Santos's shoulder, as Santos tries to avoid the shot.
Santos slips a jab from Darawan.
Santos walks into a stiff left hand from Darawan.
Darawan misses with a looping left.
Santos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Darawan throws out the jab.
Darawan has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Santos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Darawan circles away quickly and effectively.
Santos misses with a series of wild punches.
Santos moves out of range as Darawan strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from Santos misses the target.
Santos blocks a head kick by Darawan.
Darawan looks to land a right hand but Santos moved out of range.
Santos pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Darawan back to the cage. Santos follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santos punishes Darawan's body with a nice straight punch.
Santos throws a right and a left that Darawan avoids nicely.
Santos with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Santos ducks right into an uppercut from Darawan.
 Santos is rocked!
Darawan is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Darawan shuts the power down on Santos. Lights out, game over! Darawan is your winner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Petcharon Darawan!
An out of breath Petcharon Darawan 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eddie McDermott (ranked 1412 p4p, 1307 weight class) and Bugsy Seigel (ranked 199 p4p, 186 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think McDermott might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to I'm Shipping up to Boston. 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 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 9 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bugsy Seigel!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Columbo Gatti and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seigel looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
McDermott fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Seigel is out of range.
Seigel steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Seigel moves out of range as McDermott strikes.
McDermott shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Seigel misses with a right hand
and McDermott cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McDermott lands a right hook to the body.
McDermott misses with a body shot.
Seigel throws out a leg kick but McDermott moves out of range and Seigel only half commits.
Seigel tries to clinch up but McDermott circles away and keeps his distance.
McDermott throwing a counter right hand but Seigel manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDermott uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Seigel.
McDermott was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Seigel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McDermott.
Seigel with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling McDermott to score with a decent uppercut.
Seigel forces McDermott back against the cage and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seigel softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
McDermott blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Seigel stalling.
Seigel lands a right hand.
McDermott blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Seigel throws a knee to the head but misses.
Seigel throws a knee to the head but misses.
McDermott manages to break the clinch.
McDermott throws a head kick but Seigel moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Seigel misses.
McDermott tests Seigel's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A slow jab from McDermott misses its intended target.
Seigel throws the left hand but McDermott avoids the punch easily.
McDermott swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Seigel tries a quick counter leg kick but McDermott is wise to it.
A shot to the body from McDermott misses
and Seigel counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDermott works the jab nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A swing and a miss from McDermott.
Seigel wants to counter with a clinch but McDermott pushes him away.
McDermott throws a lazy right hand but Seigel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McDermott misses with a shot to the body
and Seigel counters with an outside leg kick.
McDermott swings widly with a right hand
and Seigel counters with a nice right hand that sends McDermott toppling to the canvas! McDermott scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Seigel finish him?!
It looks like Eddie McDermott has been cut.
McDermott misses with a body kick.
McDermott misses with a looping left.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Seigel.
McDermott is breathing heavily.
McDermott misses with a lunging right hand
and Seigel counters with a thumping low kick.
Seigel connects with a body shot.
Seigel lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. McDermott is looking to close the distance but Seigel sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! McDermott crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope McDermott is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Bugsy Seigel!
During a confident post fight interview, Bugsy Seigel thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danny Dawkins (ranked 1277 p4p, 962 weight class) and Peter Piper (ranked 175 p4p, 129 weight class). Dawkins comes into the arena with Harry Slash And The Slashtones - This Is Extreme blaring out of the sound system. Peter Piper has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Danny Dawkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Peter Piper!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Russell Pearce and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Piper tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dawkins was well out of range. Poor timing from Piper.
An attempted straight right counter from Dawkins misses the target.
Piper misses with a wild combination.
Dawkins gets a takedown into half guard.
Dawkins throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dawkins thows a huge punch but Piper dodges it nicely.
Piper blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dawkins.
Piper keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dawkins missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dawkins missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Piper trying to hold on to Dawkins's head to control him but Dawkins postures up.
Dawkins 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.
Dawkins is looking to take a break and control but Piper is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawkins is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Dawkins controlling the action here.
Piper blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dawkins.
Dawkins scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Dawkins working Piper over with strikes.
Dawkins not landing any meaningful shots this time.
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. Dawkins connects with a nice short shot to Piper's temple.
Piper taking some punishment here, with Dawkins in his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Piper keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dawkins is trying to control. Piper wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Dawkins thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Piper's head.
Dawkins sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Piper defending well though.
Dawkins with the ground and pound but Piper uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Dawkins stopping the sweep attempt from Piper.
Dawkins tries to free his leg and advance position but Piper is retaining full guard.
Dawkins is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Dawkins working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dawkins wants to control from the top but Piper keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dawkins postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Dawkins with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dawkins is looking to work some ground and pound but Piper has wrist control.
Dawkins scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Dawkins throwing strikes but missing.
Dawkins throwing strikes but missing.
Piper keeping full guard, as Dawkins tries to pass.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins shoots in looking for a takedown but Piper manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dawkins's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Piper enables Dawkins to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Piper manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Dawkins is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Dawkins passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Dawkins misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Dawkins misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Dawkins in the domination position with Piper hanging on.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dawkins scoring with punches from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dawkins in side control lands a decent elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Dawkins dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Piper lands with an uppercut that bounces Dawkins off the cage and back into range.
Dawkins is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Piper can do to turn this around?
Piper looks to land a left hand but Dawkins moved out of range nicely.
Dawkins throwing a counter right hand but Piper manages to avoid it.
Piper throws a body punch but Dawkins moves out of range.
Piper tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dawkins scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Dawkins looks up at the clock and then as Piper takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Dawkins smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Dawkins has control of an arm but Piper manages to advance to Dawkins's back!
Dawkins wants to escape the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dawkins is working hard here to advance position.
Dawkins trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Dawkins can't escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piper biding his time, looking for the opening.
Dawkins tries to break free.
Dawkins turns into Piper and is now in his guard.
Piper wants to sweep but no luck.
Danny Dawkins overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins postures up in Piper's guard and throws a big left but Piper blocks it.
Piper looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dawkins pushes down on Piper's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dawkins lands a nice short elbow.
Piper holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Dawkins is thwarting Piper's attempts to control the position.
Dawkins lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Dawkins missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Dawkins seems content to control.
Piper wants to control but Dawkins is keeping busy.
Dawkins throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Piper has hold of Dawkins's hands but Dawkins slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Dawkins looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Dawkins landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Dawkins throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dawkins slips a nice elbow through Piper's hands, connecting with Piper's forehead.
Dawkins throwing shots but Piper is blocking nicely.
Dawkins trying to control the action but Piper is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins working over Piper with some ground and pound. Piper looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Piper is doing well to control the position and prevent Dawkins from advancing to side control.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dawkins lands a nice short elbow.
Dawkins not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dawkins working the head and body with strikes.
Nice strikes from Dawkins there.
Dawkins sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Piper defending well though.
Piper blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dawkins.
Dawkins wants to lay and pray for a moment but Piper keeps working.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Dawkins dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Nice shot lands for Dawkins.
Piper gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Dawkins to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Dawkins postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dawkins might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Dawkins trying to control the position from guard on top but Piper is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dawkins pushes down on Piper's leg and manages to get into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dawkins throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Piper taking some punishment here, with Dawkins in his half guard.
Dawkins thows a huge punch but Piper dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Dawkins there.
Piper is trying to get back to full guard.
Dawkins wants to take a breather but Piper is having none of it.
Dawkins thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Piper's head.
Piper taking some punishment here, with Dawkins in his half guard.
Nice strikes from Dawkins there.
Piper tries to get to full guard but Dawkins has control of the leg.
Dawkins not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Piper is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dawkins scores with a couple of nice shots.
Peter Piper has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Dawkins throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dawkins sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Piper defending well though.
Dawkins sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Piper defending well though.
Piper won't allow Dawkins to pass to mount.
Dawkins looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Piper with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Piper is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dawkins scores with a couple of nice shots.
Dawkins missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dawkins throws a strike but Piper avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Piper trying to keep a closed guard but Dawkins is proving a slippery customer.
Dawkins postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piper being controlled here, momentarily.
Dawkins working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Dawkins scoring with punches to the head and body.
Piper wants to sweep but no luck.
Dawkins scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Dawkins postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dawkins makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Dawkins postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Dawkins wants to control from the top but Piper keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Piper wants to sweep here but Dawkins controlling him for the moment.
Piper keeping moving, preventing Dawkins from controlling successfully.
Dawkins with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Dawkins looking to sit in guard and control but Piper gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Dawkins seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Piper is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Dawkins looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that's the end of the fight!
Danny Dawkins showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dawkins, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danny Dawkins!
A relieved looking Danny Dawkins thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nori Voluspa (ranked 955 p4p, 591 weight class) and Agansing Rai (ranked 132 p4p, 83 weight class). Rai has chosen Break Stuff as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Agansing Rai has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Nori Voluspa's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nori Voluspa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Agansing Rai!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Dean Styles and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Voluspa doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Rai counters with a straight right hand.
Voluspa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rai swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Voluspa misses with a takedown attempt
and Rai counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Voluspa takes one to the side of the head.
Voluspa with a poor takedown
and Rai counters with a nice body shot.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nori Voluspa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Voluspa misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Voluspa has his takedown stuffed
and Rai counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Voluspa shoots and misses
and Rai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Voluspa shoots and misses
and Rai connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rai lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rai looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Voluspa shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rai defends it nicely.
A nice side step and Rai releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rai cracks Voluspa with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Voluspa looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Rai finish him?
 Voluspa is rocked!
Rai has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Rai enables Voluspa to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Rai manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
We've been hearing that Voluspa has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Voluspa won't allow Rai to get back to his feet.
Voluspa wants to control from the top but Rai keeps moving.
Rai wants to get back to his feet but Voluspa is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Voluspa tries to free his leg and advance position but Rai is retaining full guard.
Rai is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Voluspa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rai is keeping the position for now.
Voluspa is in close to Rai's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Rai keeping moving, preventing Voluspa from controlling successfully.
Voluspa pushing down on Rai's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Voluspa wants to pass the guard but Rai is defending well.
Rai gets full guard.
Rai keeping moving, preventing Voluspa from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voluspa passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Rai is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Voluspa is controlling him well.
Rai regains half guard.
Voluspa has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Rai wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Rai is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voluspa trying to control but Rai is having none of it.
Voluspa is stalling here but it's allowed Rai to get half guard.
Voluspa is trying to control the action in half guard but Rai is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Voluspa seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Voluspa is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Rai is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Agansing Rai dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Rai dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rai lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Voluspa throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Rai tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Voluspa is in Rai's guard.
Voluspa keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rai's head.
Voluspa trying to control the position from guard on top but Rai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Voluspa tries to free his leg and advance position but Rai is retaining full guard.
Rai keeping moving, preventing Voluspa from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rai wants to sweep but no luck.
Voluspa pushing down on Rai's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rai is staying active underneath Voluspa, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Rai on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Voluspa working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Rai on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Rai trying to get back to full guard but Voluspa takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Rai is squirming around, avoiding Voluspa's attempts to control the action.
Voluspa content just to control the position here.
Rai tries to hold on but Voluspa pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rai is squirming around, avoiding Voluspa's attempts to control the action.
Rai has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Voluspa is really struggling to control Rai but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Voluspa goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Rai turns into him and now he's in Voluspa's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rai is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Voluspa striking off his back but it's not causing Rai any problems.
Voluspa had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rai defends it easily.
Rai working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rai wanted to stand there but Voluspa had control of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Rai pushing down on Voluspa's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Rai is looking for a kimura here.
Rai tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Voluspa trying to control from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Nori Voluspa will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Rai slaps away a takedown attempt from Voluspa, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Voluspa shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Voluspa prevents Rai from improving his position.
Voluspa is working for a kimura here but Rai manages to reverse the position and he's now in Voluspa's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rai not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Rai must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Rai is looking to advance position but Voluspa has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rai slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Rai tries to get to full guard but Voluspa has control of the leg.
Voluspa is just content to waste time from the top position. Rai takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Voluspa trying to control the position from guard on top but Rai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Voluspa with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Voluspa lands a couple of digs.
Voluspa tries to free his leg and advance position but Rai is retaining full guard.
Voluspa keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rai's head.
Voluspa wants to control from the top but Rai keeps moving.
Voluspa missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Voluspa sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Rai's guard.
Voluspa wants to pass the guard but Rai is defending well.
Voluspa scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rai taking some punishment here, with Voluspa in his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Voluspa takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Rai wants to get back to his feet.
Rai wants to improve his position but Voluspa is controlling well.
Nori Voluspa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Voluspa missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Voluspa lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Rai is trying to maintain the position but Voluspa is very close to passing his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rai looks like he's trying to stand up.
Rai keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rai blocking the ground and pound attempt from Voluspa.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Voluspa landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Voluspa wants to take a breather but Rai is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nori Voluspa showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Voluspa 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 29:29
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Koa Bouddi (ranked 496 p4p, 678 weight class) and Bryce Helix (ranked 31 p4p, 44 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Koa Bouddi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bryce Helix!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Russell Pearce and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Helix throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bouddi definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Helix throws the left hand but Bouddi avoids the punch easily.
Helix moves into range and connects with a jab.
Helix has closed the distance and engaged Bouddi in a clinch.
Helix scores with a hook to the body.
Helix lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bouddi creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Helix's defenses.
Bouddi misses with some punches.
Helix lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Bouddi.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bouddi.
Helix swings wildly with an uppercut but Bouddi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bouddi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Helix's elbow.
Helix gets through Bouddi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Helix lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bouddi misses with an elbow over the top.
Helix breaks the clinch.
Koa Bouddi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bouddi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It seemed like Helix was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Helix has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Bouddi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bouddi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bouddi looks to score with a jab to the body but Helix is just out of range.
Helix tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Helix stuns Bouddi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Helix ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bouddi moves away.
Helix with the inside leg kick.
Helix takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bouddi. Helix does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bouddi throws a lazy right hand but Helix sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Helix keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bouddi.
Bouddi thuds a left hand into Helix's body.
Crunch! Bouddi slams his shin into Helix's torso.
Bouddi slips under a jab.
Bouddi stuns Helix with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Helix drops his hands momentarily and Bouddi takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Helix takes one to the chin there.
Helix lands with a hook. Bouddi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bouddi looks to score with a jab to the body but Helix is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helix looks to land a left hand but Bouddi moved out of range nicely.
Bouddi appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Helix attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Helix lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bouddi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nice defenses there by Bouddi.
The fighters circling - Helix throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Helix dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bouddi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Helix fails with a takedown attempt.
Helix lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Helix throws a body kick that misses
and Bouddi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bouddi misses with an uppercut.
Helix ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bouddi moves away.
Bouddi is looking to wear down Helix with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bouddi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bouddi throws out a loose jab but Helix uses good head movement to avoid it.
Helix feints a counter leg kick.
Helix swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bouddi counters with an inside leg kick.
Bouddi tries to clinch there but Helix circles away.
Bouddi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Helix swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bouddi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bouddi is looking to clinch.
Helix thumps Bouddi with a low kick.
Bouddi jabs at Helix's body.
Bouddi misses the shot to the body.
Bouddi misses with a wild body shot.
And Helix tries to counter it with a takedown but Bouddi pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Helix with a nice calf kick.
Helix takes a swing at Bouddi's ribcage but misses.
Bouddi swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Helix swings widly with a right hand
letting Bouddi counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bouddi clinches up with Helix and pushes him back against the cage.
Bouddi can't find room to land a body shot as Helix controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helix goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Helix prevents a body shot from Bouddi.
Bouddi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Helix tries to throw a body punch but Bouddi avoids it by throwing Helix back against the cage.
Helix blocking some punches.
Bouddi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bouddi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Helix backwards.
Helix blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Helix scores with a shot to the side of Bouddi's head.
Helix lands with a right to the head.
Helix tries to throw a body punch but Bouddi avoids it by throwing Helix back against the cage.
Bouddi lands a body punch in the clinch.
Helix throws a punch but it's blocked by Bouddi.
Bouddi works on Helix's body with a couple of short punches.
Bouddi struggles to land a body shot inside as Helix controls his hands.
Bouddi lands an elbow just above Helix 's eye.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Helix tries to work over Bouddi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Helix tries a body shot but Bouddi blocks it.
A short uppercut from Helix.
Helix cracks Bouddi with a nice body shot.
Helix wants to take the fight to the mat but Bouddi manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Helix takes an elbow to the forehead.
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 Koa Bouddi will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Helix pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It looks like Bryce Helix has been cut.
Helix just misses with a punch to the body.
Helix throws a body shot but no joy.
Bouddi is looking to clinch but Helix is avoiding it.
Koa Bouddi is winning the standup battle so far.
Helix looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bouddi is looking to clinch but Helix is avoiding it.
Bouddi is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bouddi defending well as Helix loads up on a big left hand.
Bouddi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Helix throws out the jab.
Bouddi misses with a wild body shot.
Helix walks into a straight right hand from Bouddi.
Helix goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bouddi forces Helix back against the cage and clinches.
Bouddi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Helix.
Helix blocks a body shot from Bouddi.
Bouddi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Helix backwards.
Helix has a couple of punches blocked by Bouddi.
Helix takes an elbow to the forehead.
Helix goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Helix breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Helix takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bouddi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Helix throws a body punch but Bouddi moves out of range.
Helix takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Helix avoids a kick to the body.
Helix takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bouddi tries to close the distance and clinch but Helix swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Helix ducks right into an uppercut from Bouddi.
Bouddi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bouddi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Helix.
Bouddi wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Helix.
Helix lands a slapping body shot.
Helix with a nice calf kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Helix misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bouddi looks to score with a jab to the body but Helix is just out of range.
Bouddi is looking to clinch.
Helix throws out a counter right but Bouddi avoids it with no problem.
Bouddi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Helix manages to avoid it.
Bouddi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Helix swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bouddi swings for the body but Helix moves out of range.
Bouddi throws a leg kick but Helix sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Helix misses with a hook.
Helix takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bouddi misses with a head kick.
Helix swats away the attempt to clinch by Bouddi.
Bouddi is looking to clinch.
Helix lands with a straight right. Bouddi didn't see that one coming.
Helix tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bouddi throws a good cross that connects.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helix throws a solid leg kick but Bouddi takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Helix.
Helix's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bouddi under the eye.
Bouddi wants to clinch.
Helix misses with a straight right.
Helix gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Bouddi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Helix uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bouddi.
Helix replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Bouddi blocks it well.
A head kick by Bouddi misses
and Helix counters with a straight right hand.
Helix misses with the body kick
and Bouddi counters with an outside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Helix.
Helix shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Helix misses with a looping left.
Helix throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Helix moves forwards but Bouddi connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helix throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bouddi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Helix misses with a low kick as Bouddi jumps back.
Helix scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bouddi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bouddi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Helix throws a body shot but no joy.
A little feinted left hand from Bouddi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Helix takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Helix jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bouddi wants to clinch.
Helix lands with a nice body kick.
Bouddi is looking to clinch.
Helix slips under a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Koa Bouddi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bryce Helix's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Bouddi scoring well with a low kick there.
Helix attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bouddi throws a leg kick that misses.
Helix with the inside leg kick.
Helix throws a chopping leg kick but Bouddi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bouddi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A shot to the liver by Bouddi. Beautiful body shot.
Bouddi tries to clinch but Helix moves out of range.
Helix pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Helix's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bouddi closes the distance but Helix moves to the side
and Helix counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bouddi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Helix as the two fighters clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bouddi.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Helix.
A shot in the inside from Helix.
A head punch on the inside from Helix fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Helix doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Koa Bouddi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bouddi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Helix.
Nice elbow from Bouddi.
Helix wants a takedown.
Bouddi lands with a light punch inside.
Bouddi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bouddi looking to slow down the pace here.
Bouddi looking to slow down the pace here.
Bouddi seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Helix is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Helix tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bouddi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Helix or not.
Helix misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bouddi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bouddi struggles to land a body shot inside as Helix controls his hands.
Bouddi can't find room to land a body shot as Helix controls the action.
Helix swings wildly with an uppercut but Bouddi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bouddi is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Bouddi tries to stall but Helix uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bouddi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Helix throws a head punch that misses.
Helix escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bouddi just misses with a punch to the body.
Bouddi lands a glancing blow to the side of Helix's head.
Helix with a poor takedown
and Bouddi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Koa Bouddi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bryce Helix.
Bouddi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Helix paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bouddi tries to work over Helix's front leg with a kick but Helix checks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bouddi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Helix throws a leg kick that misses.
Bouddi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Helix manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Helix lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bouddi misses with a looping right.
Helix doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bouddi misses with a low kick.
Bouddi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Bouddi misses
and Helix counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bouddi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A cross from Bouddi lands.
Bouddi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Helix checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bouddi is looking to clinch.
Nice body punch from Helix.
Koa Bouddi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Helix throws a half hearted mid kick.
A big right from Bouddi misses.
Helix jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Helix misses with a body shot.
Bouddi closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bouddi avoids the body shot from Helix.
Helix fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bouddi manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Helix 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bryce Helix has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Helix throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Helix misses with a wild body shot.
Bouddi has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Helix finds it's way round the side to connect with Bouddi's head.
Bouddi is looking to clinch but Helix is avoiding it.
Helix tries a low kick but Bouddi avoids it.
Helix chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bouddi can pounce on him.
Bouddi thumps Helix with a low kick.
Helix darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Bouddi kicks Helix off and gets back to his feet.
Helix takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bouddi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Helix to score with a decent uppercut.
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 Koa Bouddi.
Well Bouddi 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:28
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Koa Bouddi!
A victorious Koa Bouddi thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Granite (ranked 288 p4p, 941 weight class) and Iago Farfan (ranked 42 p4p, 136 weight class). Granite comes to the cage accompanied by Jungle . The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Jimmy Granite !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Iago Farfan!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Dean Styles and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Farfan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Granite 's hands.
It looks like Jimmy Granite has been cut.
Granite throws a big shot that misses.
Granite fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Farfan.
Farfan looks to score with a jab to the body but Granite is just out of range.
Farfan throws a leg kick
and Granite counters with a one-two to the body.
Farfan lands a right hook to the body.
Farfan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Granite is looking to counter punch.
Farfan cracks Granite with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Farfan takes a swing at Granite 's ribcage but misses.
Farfan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Granite .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farfan scores with a decent looking hook.
Farfan scores with a shot to the body.
Granite takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Iago Farfan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Farfan scores with a leg kick.
Farfan misses with a left hand
and Granite counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Granite jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Farfan misses with a body punch
and Granite counters with a straight right hand.
Granite avoids the head kick by Farfan.
Some wild striking there from Granite .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farfan lands a big uppercut and Granite crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Granite looks OK. Farfan waves Granite back to his feet!
Jimmy Granite 's cut is getting worse.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big left from Farfan misses.
Granite misses with a looping left.
Farfan connects with a looping right hand.
Farfan drops Granite with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Granite looks back up at him and smiles so Farfan waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Granite is rocked!
Granite connects with a body shot that sends Farfan's belly button to the back.
Oh Granite is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Farfan drops Granite with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Granite ! Farfan dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Iago Farfan!
A very excited looking Iago Farfan 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zekariays Solomon (ranked 95 p4p, 519 weight class) and AJ Brown (ranked 17 p4p, 73 weight class). Brown has chosen Ace Hood - Undefeated as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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 13 - 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 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, AJ Brown!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Franklyn Lucas and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown gets a clinch.
Solomon misses with a body punch.
Solomon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brown lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Solomon backwards.
A hook to the body from Brown.
Brown throws a punch but it's blocked by Solomon.
Brown swings wildly with an uppercut but Solomon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brown stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Solomon will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Brown up against the cage.
Solomon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brown misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Solomon.
Solomon can't find room to land a body shot as Brown controls the action.
Brown tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown can't find room to land a body shot as Solomon controls the action.
Brown prevents a body shot from Solomon.
Solomon lands a body punch in the clinch.
Solomon trying to control the position but instead, Brown has worked for underhooks and has pushed Solomon into the cage.
Brown misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Solomon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Solomon blocks a body shot from Brown.
Solomon tries to throw a body punch but Brown avoids it by throwing Solomon back against the cage.
Solomon pushes Brown back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Brown.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Solomon.
Solomon misses with a punch to the body.
Brown scores with a shoulder strike.
A right hand to the body from Brown.
Brown lands a body shot in the clinch.
Solomon is breathing heavily.
Brown tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brown prevents a body shot from Solomon.
Brown lands a shoulder strike.
Solomon is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Brown to keep the fight standing.
Solomon blocks an uppercut.
Brown lands with a left to the head.
Solomon blocks a body shot from Brown.
Brown misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Solomon working aggressively here.
Solomon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown misses with a hook to the ribs.
Solomon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brown working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Solomon digs a right hand underneath Brown's ribcage. Brown let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Solomon lands a body shot in the clinch.
Solomon looking to stall.
Good body shot from Brown.
Solomon effectively controlling the action here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Brown.
Brown doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brown lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Solomon or not.
Brown doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brown scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Brown misses with a punch on the inside.
Solomon tries a body shot but Brown blocks it.
Solomon stalling against the cage.
Brown lands a nice uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Brown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Brown.
Nice body punch from Brown - that landed with a thud.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Brown creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Solomon blocks a body shot from Brown.
Solomon is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Brown to keep the fight standing.
Brown makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Brown lands a body punch in the clinch.
Solomon misses with a body punch.
Brown struggles to land a body shot inside as Solomon controls his hands.
Brown makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Brown lands a right hand that snaps the head of Solomon backwards.
Brown tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Solomon's elbow.
A short right from Brown on the inside.
Solomon prevents a body shot from Brown.
Brown tries to work over Solomon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brown lands a right hand that snaps the head of Solomon backwards.
Brown blocks a body shot from Solomon.
Solomon taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Brown throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Solomons head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Solomon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Solomon tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zekariays Solomon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Solomon has a couple of punches blocked by Brown.
Solomon blocks a body shot from Brown.
Brown tries to work over Solomon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brown is working Solomon over against the cage.
Brown makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Brown lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Solomon backwards.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Solomon struggles to land a body shot inside as Brown controls his hands.
Brown lands with a right to the head.
Solomon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Brown as Solomon tries to tie him up.
Solomon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brown lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Solomon.
Brown working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Brown makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Brown lands a body shot in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Brown creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Brown scores with a shoulder strike.
Brown lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Brown tries to throw a body punch but Solomon avoids it by throwing Brown back against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
AJ Brown 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.
Brown with a hook.
Brown scores with a shot to the body.
Solomon walks into a jab.
Brown cracks Solomon with a good jab.
Brown lands a really nice looking cross but Solomon seems unphased.
Solomon needs to keep his hands up - Brown had a free shot at his head there.
Nice body punch from Brown.
Brown with a hook.
Solomon takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Brown throws a body shot but no joy.
Brown feints and then cracks Solomon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Solomon down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Solomon walks into a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Solomon moves away.
Brown throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Solomon attempts a counter takedown but Brown avoids it well and moves away.
Brown comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Brown takes the fight into the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Solomon is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Brown is defending well.
Brown lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Solomon tries a body shot but Brown blocks it.
A short left from Brown.
Brown tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brown lands a body shot.
Brown misses with a punch on the inside.
Brown can't find room to land a body shot as Solomon controls the action.
Brown lands a right hand that snaps the head of Solomon backwards.
Solomon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice left hand lands by Brown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown lands with a left to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Still in the clinch, Brown scores with a nice short uppercut.
Solomon misses with a punch to the body.
Brown pushes Solomon back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
AJ Brown seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Solomon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brown tries a body shot but Solomon blocks it.
Brown has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Brown doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brown throws a head punch that misses.
Brown lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Brown pushes Solomon back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Brown misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brown misses with a body punch.
Brown lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Solomon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Solomon content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Solomon takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Brown can't find room to land a body shot as Solomon controls the action.
Solomon tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Brown smiles and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown lands with a straight right. Solomon didn't see that one coming.
Brown throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Brown lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Brown swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Brown tries a head kick but it misses.
Solomon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brown.
Brown lands with an overhand left.
A jab from Brown misses.
Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Solomon moves away.
AJ Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Solomon has his takedown stuffed
and Brown counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zekariays Solomon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown scores with a jab.
Solomon takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Brown connects with a looping right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Solomon takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Brown lands a nice hook to Solomon's body. Solomon takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Brown takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Brown looks to land a body kick but Solomon moved away.
Solomon half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Brown lands the left hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
AJ Brown showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Solomon doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Brown swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Solomon tries to counter with a takedown but Brown is quick to defend against it.
Brown cracks Solomon with an open hand slap.
Solomon takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Solomon ducks under a wild hook from Brown.
Solomon takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Solomon dives in and scores a takedown into Brown's guard.
Solomon postures up in Brown's guard and throws a big left but Brown blocks it.
Brown wants to get back to his feet but Solomon is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Brown wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Solomon wants to pass the guard but Brown is keeping the position.
Solomon in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Brown preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Solomon wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Brown lands with a straight right. Solomon didn't see that one coming.
A left lands for Brown.
Brown misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown's corner calls for a 1-2. Brown obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Brown keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
AJ Brown seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Solomon on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Brown. Brown obviously looking to wear him down.
Brown throws a nice head kick!
Brown with a nice cross.
Brown is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
AJ Brown is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Solomon takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Brown misses with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solomon takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Brown moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Brown scores with a jab.
Solomon looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nice takedown defense from Brown. No joy for Solomon on that attempt.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Brown working aggressively here.
Brown misses with a body punch.
Brown tries to work over Solomon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brown misses with some punches.
Solomon misses with a punch to the body.
Brown lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Brown fails to land.
A short left from Brown.
Brown lands a left hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Solomon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Solomon prevents a body shot from Brown.
Nice body punch from Brown - that landed with a thud.
Brown lands a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown tries to throw a body punch but Solomon avoids it by throwing Brown back against the cage.
Brown tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brown lands a hook that snaps the head of Solomon backwards.
A short right from Brown on the inside.
Brown scores with a shoulder strike.
Brown tries to throw a body punch but Solomon avoids it by throwing Brown back against the cage.
Brown scores with a shot to the side of Solomon's head.
Brown tries to work over Solomon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Solomon prevents a body shot from Brown.
Brown tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Solomon can't find room to land a body shot as Brown controls the action.
Solomon jumps guard but Brown turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zekariays Solomon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Solomon is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Brown can't find room to land a body shot as Solomon controls the action.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
AJ Brown really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Brown instigates a clinch.
Solomon prevents a body shot from Brown.
Solomon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brown's elbow.
Solomon is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Brown to keep the fight standing.
Solomon is trying to stall.
A hook to the body from Brown.
Brown working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Brown lands a body shot.
Brown cracks Solomon with a nice body shot.
Brown lands a hook that snaps the head of Solomon backwards.
Brown scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Brown works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Brown.
Solomon can't find room to land a body shot as Brown controls the action.
Brown works on Solomon's body with a couple of short punches.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Solomon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Brown misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Brown creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Brown is working Solomon over against the cage.
Brown lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A hook to the body from Brown.
Brown lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Brown scores with a shoulder strike.
Brown lands a hook that snaps the head of Solomon backwards.
Brown scores with a shot to the side of Solomon's head.
Brown lands a right hand that snaps the head of Solomon backwards.
Solomon is rocked!
Brown tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Brown - that landed with a thud.
Solomon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Oh Solomon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brown cracks Solomon with a nice body shot.
Solomon seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right from Brown.
Brown lands a nice uppercut.
Brown lands a right hand.
Brown gets through Solomon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Brown throws a big uppercut that drops Solomon! More strikes from Brown and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Solomon lies dazed against the cage as Brown celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). AJ Brown!
AJ Brown is the new light heavyweight champion!
A very excited looking AJ Brown 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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