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ENIGMA 128 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rock Batista (ranked 2710 p4p, 4495 weight class) and White Cole (ranked 321 p4p, 446 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rock Batista!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, White Cole!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Russell Pearce and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Batista closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Batista lands in his opponent's guard.
Batista is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Cole looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Batista looking to pass the guard.
Batista forces his way into half guard.
Batista trying to mount his opponent but Cole defends it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cole wants to get back to full guard.
Batista moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Cole.
Cole gets back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batista is trying to control. Cole wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Cole moves into full guard.
Cole working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Batista doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Batista manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Our spies down at at CHECMATE PRIME MMA inform us that Cole has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Batista postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Batista drops back looking for a leg! Cole is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Cole manages to kick Batista off! Batista jumps back into Cole's guard.
Cole keeping moving, preventing Batista from controlling successfully.
Cole escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Batista gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Batista passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Batista wants to control but Cole is keeping him busy.
Batista is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Cole is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Cole can't do much from the bottom here.
Batista is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Cole has escaped the position, nice work there.
Batista looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batista working away.
Cole is not content to let Batista control the position.
Cole tries to improve position but can't.
Batista working away.
Cole avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Batista.
Cole tries to bench press Batista off him but Batista keeps the position.
Cole wants to control but Batista postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Cole is looking to reverse the position.
Cole wants to control but Batista postures up.
Batista thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Batista thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Batista swings around for an armbar but Cole sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Batista's guard.
Batista looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Batista escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cole gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cole postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Batista is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Cole, into his guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rock Batista dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Batista looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Batista advances position into side control!
Cole is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Batista off and has taken his back!
Batista is really stuck here.
Cole working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Batista rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Cole is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Cole seems to be working for a kimura but Batista defends the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Batista defend it? Cole steps over the head and cranks it - Batista is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Cole!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). White Cole!
A victorious White Cole thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Rock Batista spoke after the fight, saying 'Don't worry I will be back!!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Klitschko (ranked 5476 p4p, 2770 weight class) and Roronoa Zoro (ranked 431 p4p, 282 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Yuri Klitschko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roronoa Zoro!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Lou da Vinci and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klitschko throws out a loose jab but Zoro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zoro changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Zoro stuffs the takedown.
Zoro lands with a shot to the body.
Klitschko throws the left hand but Zoro avoids the punch easily.
Sloppy strikes from Klitschko. Those never looked like landing.
Zoro digs a good body shot into Klitschko's ribs.
Zoro lands a nice looking body shot.
Zoro avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Klitschko takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Zoro lands a nice hook to Klitschko's body. Klitschko takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Zoro lands a nice hook to Klitschko's body. Klitschko takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Zoro has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Klitschko fails to land the takedown.
Zoro lands a glancing blow to the side of Klitschko's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zoro moves into range and connects with a jab.
Klitschko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zoro moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Zoro drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Klitschko defends it well.
Zoro getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Zoro slips a straight right by Klitschko.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good exchange - Zoro coming out on top.
Zoro slips a jab and a cross from Klitschko.
Zoro lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Zoro swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Klitschko.
Zoro cracks a nice hook into Klitschko's ribs.
Klitschko walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Zoro cracks Klitschko with a good jab.
Zoro lands a jab to Klitschko's midsection.
Zoro connects with a body shot that sends Klitschko's belly button to the back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Klitschko walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Klitschko throws a right hand that misses
and Zoro counters with a takedown into side control.
Klitschko gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Zoro content just to control the position here.
Zoro has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Klitschko is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Roronoa Zoro!
An out of breath Roronoa Zoro 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Teke Bamalog (ranked 1137 p4p, 3592 weight class) and Kaoru Nagashima (ranked 29 p4p, 104 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bamalog might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Stubborn Robot Original Nuttah. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 16 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Teke Bamalog!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kaoru Nagashima!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, John Kavanagh and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danga de danga de dang - Bamalog scores with a four punch combination!
Bamalog lands with a nice combination. Nagashima backs away looking to recover.
Nagashima shoots for a double leg takedown but Bamalog sprawls well. He's pushed Nagashima's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nagashima moves out of range of the body kick from Bamalog.
Nagashima has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Nagashima takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nagashima doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bamalog counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nagashima thinking.
Bamalog throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nagashima.
Nagashima goes for a double leg but Bamalog avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Bamalog continues to drive forward.
Teke Bamalog has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kaoru Nagashima.
Bamalog looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
And Nagashima tries to counter it with a takedown but Bamalog pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Nagashima fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Teke Bamalog seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nagashima blocks a leg kick.
Bamalog misses the shot to the body.
Bamalog throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nagashima is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bamalog thuds his shin into the meat of Nagashima's side.
Bamalog dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nagashima. That did some damage!
Bamalog misses with a hook to the body
so Nagashima counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Nagashima throwing strikes from guard but Bamalog blocks nicely.
Nagashima throwing strikes but missing.
Bamalog has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Nagashima off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Bamalog throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nagashima fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bamalog waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nagashima.
Bamalog throws the kick towards the body but Nagashima avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nagashima misses with a takedown attempt - Bamalog sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bamalog swinging wildly here.
Bamalog throws the kick towards the body but Nagashima avoids it.
Nagashima tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bamalog defends well and Nagashima ends up having to push Bamalog into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Nagashima fails to land the takedown.
Bamalog lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nagashima circles away quickly and effectively.
Bamalog paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nagashima shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Nagashima working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nagashima postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bamalog wants to get back to his feet but Nagashima is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Nagashima scoring with some ground and pound.
Bamalog is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Nagashima is controlling him.
Nagashima postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Nagashima is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bamalog preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bamalog working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nagashima.
Bamalog wants to stand but Nagashima is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nagashima looking to pass the guard.
Nagashima in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bamalog is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Nagashima cracks Bamalog with a solid left hand.
Nagashima working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bamalog has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Nagashima is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Bamalog misses with a punch on the inside.
Nagashima goes for a takedown attempt but Bamalog pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bamalog. Nagashima does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nagashima with the counter takedown but Bamalog avoids it easily.
Bamalog throws a body punch but Nagashima moves out of range.
Nagashima drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bamalog defends it well.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Nagashima.
Bamalog scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bamalog misses with a kick to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Teke Bamalog dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Bamalog throws the kick towards the body but Nagashima avoids it.
An inside leg kick lands from Bamalog.
Bamalog misses with a body punch
and Nagashima counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Nagashima.
Nagashima won't allow Bamalog to get back to his feet.
Bamalog has momentary wrist control but Nagashima slips an elbow through the middle.
Bamalog working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nagashima.
Nagashima landing with the ground and pound.
Bamalog keeping full guard, as Nagashima tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nagashima throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Nagashima in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bamalog wants to stand up but Nagashima is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagashima postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Nagashima missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nagashima postures up in Bamalog's guard and throws a big left but Bamalog blocks it.
Kaoru Nagashima has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bamalog wants to get back to his feet but Nagashima is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Nagashima is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Nagashima makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Nagashima throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bamalog works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nagashima landing with the ground and pound.
Nagashima tries to free his leg and advance position but Bamalog is retaining full guard.
Bamalog working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nagashima.
Bamalog keeping full guard, as Nagashima tries to pass.
Nagashima in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nagashima in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nagashima prevents Bamalog from getting back to his feet.
Nagashima scoring with some ground and pound.
Nagashima with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nagashima makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Nagashima throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bamalog working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nagashima.
Nagashima is looking to work some ground and pound but Bamalog has wrist control.
Nagashima throwing strikes from guard but Bamalog blocks nicely.
Bamalog preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nagashima scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bamalog preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nagashima throwing strikes from guard but Bamalog blocks nicely.
Nagashima is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Nagashima has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nagashima accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nagashima postures up in Bamalog's guard and throws a big left but Bamalog blocks it.
Bamalog working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nagashima.
Nagashima postures up in Bamalog's guard and throws a big left but Bamalog blocks it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nagashima working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bamalog wants to stand up but Nagashima is controlling him.
Nagashima loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bamalog working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nagashima.
Bamalog has momentary wrist control but Nagashima slips an elbow through the middle.
Nagashima stops Bamalog from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nagashima distracts Bamalog with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Nagashima working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nagashima postures up in Bamalog's guard and throws a big left but Bamalog blocks it.
Nagashima keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bamalog's head.
Nagashima throws a big elbow that misses.
Bamalog wants to stand and escape but Nagashima is having none of it.
Nagashima working some strikes from top position.
Bamalog is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Nagashima throws an elbow that misses. Bamalog uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Nagashima's guard. Nice move by Bamalog!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nagashima is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bamalog avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kaoru Nagashima showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bamalog looks to score with a jab to the body but Nagashima is just out of range.
Nagashima tries to counter by closing the distance.
Teke Bamalog is winning the standup battle so far.
Bamalog tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nagashima was well out of range. Poor timing from Bamalog.
A swing and a miss from Bamalog.
Bamalog feints and then cracks Nagashima's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nagashima down.
Bamalog lands with a kick to the ribs.
Nagashima goes for a double leg but Bamalog avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Bamalog continues to drive forward.
Bamalog wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Bamalog misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nagashima is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Bamalog lands with a kick to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nagashima darts in looking for a takedown but Bamalog gets double underhooks and turns Nagashima into the cage.
Bamalog misses with a kick to the body.
Nagashima moves out of range of the body kick from Bamalog.
Nagashima stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bamalog.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagashima uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bamalog.
Nagashima fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Teke Bamalog has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kaoru Nagashima.
Nagashima looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nagashima takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bamalog throws a combination that misses
and Nagashima counters with a takedown into side control.
Bamalog managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Nagashima.
Nagashima throws a strike aimed at the side of Bamalog's head but Bamalog avoids it well.
Nagashima in side control lands a decent elbow.
Bamalog avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Nagashima.
Nagashima lands some shots froms side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bamalog is trying to buck Nagashima off.
Nagashima working the head with strikes.
The strikes coming from Nagashima are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Nagashima postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Bamalog defending against the ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nagashima throws a strike aimed at the side of Bamalog's head but Bamalog avoids it well.
Nagashima lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Bamalog down.
Nagashima landing a few strikes.
Bamalog is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Nagashima asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Nagashima landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Bamalog takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bamalog is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Nagashima creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Nagashima in side control lands a decent elbow.
Nagashima lands a nice forearm strike.
Bamalog wants to get back to his feet but Nagashima drags him back down.
Bamalog on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Bamalog is pushing Nagashima's head away, looking to escape. Nagashima manages to hold on to the position though.
Nagashima is putting a hurting on Bamalog here, landing some big shots from side control.
 Bamalog is rocked!
Nagashima working the ground and pound.
Oh Bamalog is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nagashima scoring with punches from side control.
Nagashima in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Bamalog looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Nagashima turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kaoru Nagashima!
Post fight, an emotional Kaoru Nagashima said 'Going into this fight I knew I could not let Donkey Dan down, his elusive Donkey Kick is the one tool missing from my arsenal, Donkey Dan! TEACH ME YOUR WAYS!'.
The defeated Teke Bamalog had this to say: 'I'll kick ass this bastard'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sun Lutang (ranked 1079 p4p, 1478 weight class) and Rudolf Meine (ranked 156 p4p, 206 weight class). Lutang's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Enter The LuTang. 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Sun Lutang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rudolf Meine!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Bruno Lombardi and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lutang instigates a clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Meine.
Lutang scores with a shoulder strike.
Meine throws a head punch that misses.
Meine misses with the head strike.
Lutang tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Meine working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Meine swings wildly with an uppercut but Lutang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lutang tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Meine's elbow.
Lutang works on Meine's body with a couple of short punches.
Lutang lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Meine backwards.
Meine lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lutang blocking some punches.
Meine swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Meine blocks a body shot from Lutang.
Meine tries to pull guard but Lutang forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Meine takes a shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lutang creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lutang misses with a hook from the clinch.
Meine scores with a shot to the side of Lutang's head.
Lutang slowing the pace effectively.
Lutang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Meine working aggressively here.
Meine takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meine tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lutang just stands there and leans against the cage.
Lutang throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Meines head.
Meine struggles to land a body shot inside as Lutang controls his hands.
Lutang makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lutang doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Meine tries to throw a body punch but Lutang avoids it by throwing Meine back against the cage.
Meine prevents a body shot from Lutang.
Lutang tries a body shot but Meine blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Meine.
Meine takes a shot to the head.
Meine digs a right hand underneath Lutang's ribcage. Lutang let out a lung full of air as it connected.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lutang.
Lutang has a couple of punches blocked by Meine.
Lutang tries to throw a body punch but Meine avoids it by throwing Lutang back against the cage.
Lutang working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Meine throws a punch but it's blocked by Lutang.
A right handed body shot lands from Lutang.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A short body shot lands from Lutang as the two fighters clinch.
Lutang takes a shot to the head.
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!
Meine lands a shot to the body.
Meine fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lutang blocks an uppercut.
Meine can't find room to land a body shot as Lutang controls the action.
Lutang misses with a punch to the body.
Lutang working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Meine tries a body shot but Lutang blocks it.
Lutang working aggressively here.
Meine misses with a punch to the body.
Meine has a couple of punches blocked by Lutang.
Meine can't find room to land a body shot as Lutang controls the action.
Lutang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Meine lands a hook that snaps the head of Lutang backwards.
A shot in the inside from Meine.
Meine misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lutang misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Meine misses with a body punch.
Meine tries to work over Lutang's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lutang lands an uppercut.
Lutang tries a body shot but Meine blocks it.
Lutang lands a right hand.
Lutang tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lutang tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lutang has a couple of punches blocked by Meine.
Meine tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lutang's elbow.
Lutang makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Meine lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lutang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Meine.
Lutang digs a right hand underneath Meine's ribcage. Meine let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lutang blocks an uppercut.
Meine makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Meine blocking some punches.
Lutang has a couple of punches blocked by Meine.
Meine lands a shot to the body.
Meine blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Meine throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lutangs head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Meine.
Lutang blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lutang lands a hook that snaps the head of Meine backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Meine misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lutang misses with a body punch.
Lutang blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Meine.
Meine pulls Lutang into guard.
Meine looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Lutang has picked Meine up and slammed him! Meine can't keep hold of the triangle and Lutang manages to pass to side control!
Lutang working away.
Lutang knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Meine on the ground.
Meine tries to bench press Lutang off him but Lutang keeps the position.
Lutang controlling the position from side mount.
Meine is not content to let Lutang control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
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 Sun Lutang 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.
Meine misses with a wild combination.
A solid leg kick lands there for Meine.
Lutang is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Meine.
Meine lands a body shot.
Meine lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rudolf Meine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Meine tries to bum rush Lutang with a series of wild strikes but Lutang uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Meine attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meine throws a nice inside leg kick.
Meine fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lutang has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lutang thuds his right hand into Meine's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lutang finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick lands for Meine.
Lutang lands a nice hook to Meine's body. Meine takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lutang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Meine.
Meine throws a front kick aimed at Lutang's knee but Lutang avoids it well.
Meine moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Meine delivers a nice body kick.
Lutang missing with a left hand there. Meine was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Meine throws out a loose jab but Lutang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lutang fires out a quick counter leg kick but Meine just manages to avoid it.
Lutang darts in and clinches Meine up against the cage.
Meine misses with a punch on the inside.
Meine lands with a right to the head.
Lutang tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Meine's elbow.
Lutang misses with an elbow over the top.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Meine.
Meine lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lutang lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Meine throws a head punch that misses.
Meine misses with the head strike.
A short right from Lutang on the inside.
Lutang lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lutang lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lutang presses Meine against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Lutang.
Meine tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lutang's elbow.
Meine tries to pull guard but Lutang forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Meine fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Meine tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lutang's elbow.
Lutang lands a hook that snaps the head of Meine backwards.
Lutang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lutang lands a right hand.
Lutang scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Meine fails to land.
Lutang misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lutang blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Meine blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Meine works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lutang working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lutang lands a shoulder strike.
Meine can't find room to land a body shot as Lutang controls the action.
Lutang tries a body shot but Meine blocks it.
Meine misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lutang lands a hook that snaps the head of Meine backwards.
Lutang lands a right hand that snaps the head of Meine backwards.
Meine scores with a nice hook to the head.
Meine escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Meine throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lutang stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lutang avoids the head kick by Meine.
Rudolf Meine seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Meine sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Lutang slips a jab from Meine.
Meine looks to score with a jab to the body but Lutang is just out of range.
Meine throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
It looked like Lutang wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lutang lands a lovely overhand right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Meine misses with a body shot.
Meine scores with a nice head shot.
Lutang throws out a leg kick but Meine moves out of range and Lutang only half commits.
Meine is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Meine misses with a low kick as Lutang jumps back.
Lutang moves away from the strike by Meine.
Meine throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little feinted left hand from Lutang on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Meine throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Meine wants to land a leg kick but Lutang is out of range.
Lutang throwing a counter right hand but Meine manages to avoid it.
Meine blocks a jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Meine blocks the leg kick.
A nice leg kick from Meine, right into the meat of the thigh.
Meine checks a low kick from Lutang.
Meine is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
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 Sun Lutang will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Lutang doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Meine with the inside leg kick.
Lutang takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Meine moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Meine is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lutang rather than just go for the knockout.
Meine misses with a wild combination.
A quick step to the side and Lutang tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Meine thumps Lutang with a low kick.
Meine tries to work over Lutang's front leg with a kick but Lutang checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lutang.
Lutang is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Meine throws a right and a left that both miss.
Meine lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lutang swings for the body but Meine moves out of range.
Rudolf Meine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lutang blocks a leg kick.
Lutang throws a front kick aimed at Meine's knee but Meine avoids it well.
Meine tries to counter by closing the distance.
Meine avoids the body shot from Lutang.
Meine misses with a body punch
and Lutang counters with a nice uppercut.
A big left from Meine misses.
Meine chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lutang can pounce on him.
Meine throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Lutang counters with a straight right hand.
Lutang is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Lutang moves out of range as Meine strikes.
A big right from Meine misses.
Lutang connects with a single shot there.
Meine swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Meine throws a hook to the side of Lutang's head but Lutang sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
As Meine backs away, Lutang returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meine lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lutang looks to score with a jab to the body but Meine is just out of range.
Meine throws a right and a left that Lutang avoids nicely.
Meine misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lutang.
Lutang has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lutang will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Meine up against the cage.
Meine working aggressively here.
Meine lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lutang backwards.
Lutang misses with a punch on the inside.
Lutang lands a shoulder strike.
Lutang struggles to land a body shot inside as Meine controls his hands.
Lutang blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Meine lands a hook that snaps the head of Lutang backwards.
Meine misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lutang lands with a light punch inside.
Lutang throws a punch but it's blocked by Meine.
Meine lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lutang.
Meine lands a nice uppercut.
Meine tries to throw a body punch but Lutang avoids it by throwing Meine back against the cage.
Meine has a couple of punches blocked by Lutang.
Sun Lutang has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lutang lands a nice shot to the body.
Lutang struggles to land a body shot inside as Meine controls his hands.
Lutang lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Meine backwards.
Lutang doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lutang tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Meine's elbow.
Lutang lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lutang prevents a body shot from Meine.
Lutang lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Meine.
Meine throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lutangs head.
Lutang lands with a light punch inside.
Lutang lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Meine backwards.
Meine lands a body punch in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Meine blocks a body shot from Lutang.
Lutang tries a body shot but Meine blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Meine fails to land.
Meine fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Lutang on the inside.
Lutang misses with a punch on the inside.
Meine blocks a body shot from Lutang.
Meine swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Meine prevents a body shot from Lutang.
Meine tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lutang just stands there and leans against the cage.
Meine misses with a punch on the inside.
Lutang lands a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Meine creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lutang wants to stall.
Lutang is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Meine lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lutang misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lutang lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lutang lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lutang is leaning against Meine and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Meine misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lutang doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
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 Sun Lutang.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lutang, 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Sun Lutang!
A victorious Sun Lutang 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fábio Araújo (ranked 2450 p4p, 2072 weight class) and Davon Davis (ranked 352 p4p, 306 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fábio Araújo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Davon Davis!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Joseph Jones and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis slips a straight right by Araújo.
Davis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Araújo crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Davis - the referee stops the clock and Araújo gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Davis. Araújo manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A head kick from Araújo lands but Davis takes it in his stride.
 It looks like Davon Davis has been cut.
Davis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Araújo. That did some damage!
A jab lands there for Davis.
Davis lands with a kick to the ribs.
Davon Davis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davis throws a body kick that misses.
Davis moves away from the strike by Araújo.
Araújo throws a jab but it's blocked by Davis.
Davis lands with a nice body punch.
Araújo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Davis.
Davis lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Araújo at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Davis lands with a kick to the temple. Araújo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Araújo lands with an overhand left.
Araújo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Davis lands a slapping body shot.
Araújo throws a lazy head kick
and Davis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Araújo throws a jab when Davis was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis misses with a kick to the body.
Davis feints and then cracks Araújo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Araújo down.
Davis scores with a hook to the body. Araújo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A jab from Araújo misses.
Araújo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Davis's hands.
Davis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Araújo tried to counter with a leg kick but Davis avoided it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Davis.
Araújo misses with a few strikes there.
Davis misses with a hook.
Araújo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Araújo lands a nice shot that snaps Davis's head back.
Davis lets loose with a powerful body kick. Araújo will feel that in the morning.
Davis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Davis 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Araújo throws a leg kick but Davis sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Araújo misses with a leg kick.
A lazy left from Davis finds it's target.
Araújo throws a big shot that misses.
Araújo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Davis connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Araújo scrambles back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Araújo slips under a jab.
Davis lands a leg kick that knocks Araújo off balance momentarily.
Araújo missing with a left hand there. Davis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Davis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Araújo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Davis's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Araújo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Davis scrambles back to his feet.
Araújo defending well as Davis loads up on a big left hand.
Davis defending well as Araújo loads up on a big left hand.
Davis counters with a body kick.
Davis scores with a hook to the body. Araújo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Davis jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A nice leg kick lands there from Araújo.
A slapping leg kick lands for Davis.
Davis getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Davis cracks Araújo with an open hand slap.
A nice leg kick lands there from Davis.
Araújo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Davis chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Araújo misses with an uppercut.
Araújo looks to land a body kick but Davis moved away.
A swing and a miss from Davis.
Araújo misses with an uppercut. Davis saw that one coming.
Davis looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Davis.
Davis misses with an uppercut. Araújo saw that one coming.
Davis lands a nice looking body kick.
Davis connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sloppy strikes from Araújo. Those never looked like landing.
Davis blocks a head kick by Araújo.
Araújo is looking to chop away at Davis's legs.
Araújo avoids the head kick by Davis.
Araújo throws a sloppy head kick and Davis moves out of range easily.
Davis goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Davis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Araújo.
Davis scores with a spinning back kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Araújo tries to land a leg kick but Davis saw it coming and moves away.
Davis looks to land a right hand but Araújo moved out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Araújo.
Davis was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Araújo avoids the head kick by Davis.
Davis punishes Araújo's body with a nice straight punch.
Davis scores with a jab. Araújo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Araújo tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice jab there from Davis.
Davis scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jab by Davis.
Davis closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Araújo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Davis cracks Araújo with an open hand slap.
Davis connects with a jab.
Davis scores with a push kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Davis.
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.
That's time! Araújo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Davis misses with a low kick.
Araújo throws a big counter combination but Davis scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Davis throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Davis throws a looping overhand right but Araújo ducks down to avoid it.
Araújo tried to counter with a leg kick but Davis avoided it.
Davis scores with a shot to the body.
Davis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Araújo.
Davis throws out a counter right but Araújo avoids it with no problem.
A telegraphed right hand from Davis misses the target.
Davis misses with a head kick.
Araújo lunges at Davis with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Davis's hand.
Nice body kick from Davis.
Araújo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Davis feints and then cracks Araújo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Araújo down.
Davis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Araújo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Araújo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big right from Araújo misses.
Araújo takes one to the chin there.
Davis throws an overhand right that lands on Araújo's shoulder, as Araújo tries to avoid the shot.
Araújo blocks the body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Araújo scoring well with a low kick there.
Davis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis scores with a nice right hand.
Araújo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Davis.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Araújo might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Davis ducks under a wild hook from Araújo.
A little jabbing left from Davis on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A slow jab from Araújo misses its intended target.
Davis throws out a counter right but Araújo avoids it with no problem.
Davis scores with a decent looking hook.
Davis looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Araújo lands with a kick to the temple. Davis shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Araújo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Araújo throws a right and a left that Davis avoids nicely.
Davis fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Araújo on the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Davis.
Araújo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Davis misses with a low kick.
Davis bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Araújo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Araújo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Araújo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Davis. Davis obviously looking to wear him down.
A swing and a miss from Davis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Araújo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Araújo will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Araújo.
Araújo throws a head kick that misses.
Davis lands with a slapping head kick.
Davis plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Araújo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Davis! But no joy.
Araújo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Araújo moves out of range as Davis throws a body kick.
Araújo shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Davis eats them both and turns towards Araújo to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That has opened up Davon Davis's cut even more.
Araújo throws a leg kick
and Davis counters with a straight right hand.
Davis throws a nice looking combination but Araújo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Araújo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Davis throws the left hand but Araújo avoids the punch easily.
Araújo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Davis lands with a thumping leg kick.
Araújo drops his hands momentarily and Davis takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Araújo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Araújo blocks the body kick.
Davis throws a quick inside leg kick.
Davis throws a head kick but Araújo moves out of range.
Araújo throws a leg kick but Davis sees it coming and moves out of range.
Davis lands with a nice body punch.
Nice shot by Araújo.
Davis blocks a head kick by Araújo.
Davis is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Nice defenses there by Araújo.
Davis misses with a hook. Araújo ducked under it nicely.
Davon Davis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A solid body kick from Davis.
Davis throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Araújo's head.
Araújo sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Davis sizes up Araújo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Davis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Araújo on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Araújo throws out a loose jab but Davis uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The cut above Davon Davis's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Davis lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Davis with a nice calf kick.
Davis lunges at Araújo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Araújo's hand.
Araújo avoids a kick to the body.
Araújo is looking to counter punch.
Davis throws a sloppy head kick
letting Araújo counter with a right hand.
Davis dodges the punch combination from Araújo.
Davis counters with a body kick.
Davis scores with a shot to the body.
Davis lets loose with a powerful body kick. Araújo will feel that in the morning.
Davis throws out a loose jab but Araújo uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Davis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Araújo's sensitive parts.
A low kick from Davis misses
and Araújo counters with a good low kick that Davis was not able to check.
Araújo throws a hook to the side of Davis's head but Davis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Araújo.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Davon Davis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Davon Davis's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Araújo motions for Davis to come forward. Araújo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Davis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Davis lets loose with a powerful body kick. Araújo will feel that in the morning.
Araújo lands a jab to the nose.
Davis lands the left hand.
Davis takes a swing at Araújo's ribcage but misses.
Nice shot by Davis.
Araújo needs to keep his hands up - Davis had a free shot at his head there.
Davis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Araújo looks to throw the jab but Davis is out of range.
Davis staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Araújo checks a low kick from Davis.
Araújo is looking to counter punch.
Davis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Araújo moves away.
Davis misses with an uppercut.
Araújo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Araújo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Davis misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Araújo avoids the head kick by Davis.
Davis lands a nice looking body kick.
A swing and a miss from Davis.
Davis throws a hook but Araújo blocks it.
An attempted straight right counter from Araújo misses the target.
Davis looking to land some kicks to the body here.
An attempted straight right counter from Araújo misses the target.
Araújo throws a hook to the side of Davis's head but Davis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A good leg kick by Davis.
Araújo misses with a straight left.
Araújo moves out of range of the body kick.
Araújo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Davis chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Araújo can pounce on him.
Araújo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A solid body kick from Davis.
Some bone on bone action there as Davis checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Araújo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Davis plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Araújo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Davis cracks Araújo with an open hand slap.
Araújo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Davis. Davis obviously looking to wear him down.
Araújo throws a series of punches but Davis moves out of range.
Davis has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Araújo.
Davis scores with a jab to the jaw.
Davis checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Davis throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Davis staying out of range there.
Davis fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Araújo moves out of range as Davis strikes.
Davis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Araújo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Araújo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Davis throws a leg kick but Araújo sees it coming and moves out of range.
Davis shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Araújo eats them both and turns towards Davis to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Araújo throws a hook to the side of Davis's head but Davis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis throws the kick towards the body but Araújo avoids it.
Nice shot lands for Davis.
Davis just misses with a punch to the body.
Araújo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Araújo throws out a leg kick but Davis moves out of range and Araújo only half commits.
Davis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Araújo was well out of range. Poor timing from Davis.
Araújo cracks Davis with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Araújo scores with a punch to the head.
Fábio Araújo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Davon Davis's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Davis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Davis lands a slapping body shot.
Davis misses with a straight left.
Araújo misses with a body kick.
Davis darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Davis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Araújo misses with the combination.
Davis tries a quick counter leg kick but Araújo is wise to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Davis getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Davis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Araújo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Araújo misses with a hook. Davis ducked under it nicely.
Davis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Araújo misses with a body kick.
Davis swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Davis tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Davis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Araújo is looking to counter punch.
A big left from Davis misses.
Davis blocks a head kick by Araújo.
Davis punishes Araújo's body with a nice straight punch.
Araújo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Davis jabs Araújo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A solid leg kick lands there for Davis.
Davis throws a hook to the side of Araújo's head but Araújo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Araújo tried to counter with a leg kick but Davis avoided it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Davon Davis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Davis has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Davon Davis!
Davon Davis decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danny Dawkins (ranked 781 p4p, 1016 weight class) and Zeke Titus (ranked 115 p4p, 153 weight class). Dawkins comes to the cage accompanied by Harry Slash And The Slashtones - This Is Extreme. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 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 9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Zeke Titus!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Jonathan Paton and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch lands to the side of Dawkins 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Titus needs to keep his hands up - Dawkins had a free shot at his head there.
Titus tries to sprawl but Dawkins drives through with a takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The fighters are battling for position here. Titus manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dawkins's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Dawkins being controlled here momentarily.
Dawkins landing with the ground and pound.
Dawkins working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Dawkins stopping the sweep attempt from Titus.
Dawkins content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Titus pulls Dawkins in close to his closed guard and prevents Dawkins from doing any damage or advancing position.
Dawkins wants to control from the top but Titus keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Titus utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dawkins connects with a couple of short punches.
Titus seems keen to control Dawkins's posture.
Let's hope that Titus has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Titus is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Titus trying to control the pace.
Dawkins is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Titus pulls his head out easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Titus is looking to take a break and control but Dawkins is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dawkins trying to control but Titus postures up.
Titus seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Titus is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Dawkins knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Titus on the ground.
Dawkins is looking to improve his position.
Titus scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Dawkins might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Titus working Dawkins over with strikes.
Titus has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Titus lands with a punch from half guard.
Titus winds up and cracks Dawkins with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Titus looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Titus controlling the action here.
Titus trying to pass the guard but Dawkins defending well.
Dawkins tries to get to full guard but Titus has control of the leg.
Dawkins trying to get back to full guard but Titus takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Dawkins wants to control but Titus is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Titus trying to control but Dawkins is having none of it.
Dawkins on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Dawkins tries to get out of the position.
Dawkins tries to hold on but Titus pushes him away.
Dawkins tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Titus with good strikes from the mount here!
Titus connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Dawkins keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Titus tries to control but Dawkins wriggling away.
Titus cracks Dawkins with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dawkins tries to reverse the position but Titus maintains control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zeke Titus dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Dawkins ducks right into an uppercut from Titus.
Dawkins misses with a wild body shot.
Dawkins looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Titus cracks a nice hook into Dawkins's ribs.
Dawkins jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Titus takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Titus drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Titus stands up over Dawkins, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Titus chips away with some ground and pound.
Dawkins tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Titus chips away with some ground and pound.
Titus postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dawkins looking to hit a scissor sweep but Titus is one step ahead there.
Zeke Titus has got the better of the ground game so far.
Titus cracks Dawkins with a solid left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawkins looking to control.
Dawkins is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Titus is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Titus preventing the sweep.
Dawkins lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Titus pulls Dawkins in close to prevent any damage.
Titus avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Titus is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Dawkins is refusing to be controlled, as Titus sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Titus might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Dawkins haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Dawkins tries to roll over but Titus keeps him under control.
Titus wants to take a breather but Dawkins is having none of it.
Dawkins is looking to improve his position.
Nice strikes from Titus there.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Titus in particular looking to stall.
Titus wants to control but Dawkins is keeping him busy.
Dawkins wants to improve his position but Titus is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Titus works his way into side control.
Titus landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Dawkins takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Dawkins is rocked!
Titus wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dawkins keeps working.
A big shot lands for Titus! That's hurt Dawkins! Will he recover? Titus fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zeke Titus!
Zeke Titus seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
In defeat, Danny Dawkins stepped up to the mic, saying 'I don't care about a belt, I don't care about a title, (smacking himself in the forehead for emphasis to increase the blood flow), on this night, I will work for free.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nicandro Aloisio (ranked 490 p4p, 581 weight class) and Agansing Rai (ranked 68 p4p, 81 weight class). Rai is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Break Stuff. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nicandro Aloisio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Agansing Rai!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Jorge Garcia and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by Aloisio.
A big left from Rai misses.
Aloisio lands a jab.
Rai bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nicandro Aloisio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aloisio ducks under a wild hook from Rai.
A chopping leg kick lands by Aloisio.
Aloisio moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rai throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Aloisio misses the jab.
Aloisio throws a looping overhand right but Rai ducks down to avoid it.
Rai is looking to score with low kicks.
Rai walks into a left hand.
Rai is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Aloisio getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Aloisio moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rai throws a nice looking combination but Aloisio bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Aloisio throws a big shot that misses.
Aloisio connects with the punch.
Aloisio scores with a jab to the jaw.
Aloisio jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rai on the wrong end of a nice hook.
We've been told by Aloisio's head coaches at White Eagle that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Rai ducks under a wild hook from Aloisio.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Rai. Those never looked like landing.
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.
Aloisio scores with a shot to the body.
Aloisio thumps Rai with a low kick.
Aloisio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rai was well out of range. Poor timing from Aloisio.
Rai goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Aloisio misses with a hook.
Aloisio looks to throw the jab but Rai is out of range.
Rai looks to throw the jab but Aloisio is out of range.
Rai just misses with a punch to the body.
Aloisio throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Rai counter with a right hand.
Aloisio throws the left hand but Rai avoids the punch easily.
Aloisio misses with a looping left.
A little jabbing left from Rai on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rai fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Aloisio looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Aloisio misses with a looping left.
Rai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aloisio moves away.
Rai throws the left hand but Aloisio avoids the punch easily.
Aloisio appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Rai cracks Aloisio with a right hand to the side of the head.
Aloisio throws a right hand that misses
enabling Rai to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters circling - Rai throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aloisio slips a straight right by Rai.
Rai works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Aloisio throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Aloisio takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rai scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Aloisio slips a jab from Rai.
An attempted straight right counter from Aloisio misses the target.
Aloisio keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rai.
Rai tries to bum rush Aloisio with a series of wild strikes but Aloisio uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jab by Rai.
Rai is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Aloisio lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Aloisio connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rai misses the shot to the body.
Aloisio misses with a low kick.
Rai 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.
Aloisio connects with an inside leg kick.
Aloisio's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rai connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Aloisio scrambles back to his feet.
Aloisio takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rai checks a low kick from Aloisio.
Rai stalks Aloisio and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Aloisio's face. Aloisio staggers backwards, shaken.
Rai missing with a left hand there. Aloisio was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Rai.
Rai throws a hook to the side of Aloisio's head but Aloisio sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rai swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Aloisio counters with a stiff right hand.
Aloisio swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rai slips a straight right by Aloisio.
Rai fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Aloisio checks it well.
The fighters circling - Aloisio throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Aloisio on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Rai will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rai defending well as Aloisio loads up on a big left hand.
A jab from Aloisio misses.
Rai lands a two punch combo.
Rai ducks under a wild hook from Aloisio.
A little jabbing left from Rai on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The fighters circling - Aloisio throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Aloisio feints and then cracks Rai's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rai down.
A telegraphed right hand from Aloisio misses the target.
Rai lands with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aloisio lands a leg kick that knocks Rai off balance momentarily.
Rai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Aloisio throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rai misses with the combination.
Rai misses with an attempted mid kick.
Aloisio misses with a hook
and Rai counters with a low kick, right behind Aloisio 's knee.
Aloisio misses with a hook to the body
and Rai counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rai throws a jab when Aloisio was well out of range.
Aloisio throws a right hand that misses
and Rai connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Aloisio slips a jab from Rai.
Aloisio throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rai sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rai's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Aloisio throws the left hand but Rai avoids the punch easily.
Rai slips under a jab.
Aloisio throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rai bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rai misses with a kick to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Aloisio on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aloisio scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rai in his tracks.
Aloisio misses with an uppercut
and Rai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rai throws out a loose jab but Aloisio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aloisio lands with a shot to the body.
Rai throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Aloisio sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Agansing Rai will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Aloisio uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rai.
Agansing Rai seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Aloisio misses with a leg kick
and Rai counters with a stiff right hand.
Aloisio misses with a looping left.
A little jabbing left from Rai on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rai lands a nice shot to the body.
Aloisio attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Rai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Aloisio throws out the jab.
Aloisio with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Aloisio throws a lazy uppercut
and Rai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A cross from Aloisio lands.
Aloisio takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Aloisio misses with a low kick.
Aloisio walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Rai cracks Aloisio with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big right from Aloisio misses.
Aloisio shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nice jab there from Rai.
Aloisio avoids the body shot from Rai.
A big left from Aloisio misses.
Nice defenses there by Aloisio.
Aloisio throws a lazy uppercut
and Rai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rai misses with a looping left.
No joy there for Aloisio, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Aloisio checks the leg kick.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Aloisio might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Aloisio loads up on a big right hand but Rai slips the punch.
Rai now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Rai shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Aloisio throws a low kick but Rai avoids it.
Rai thumps Aloisio with a low kick.
Good leg kick by Aloisio.
Aloisio loads up on a big right hand but Rai slips the punch.
Rai throws a leg kick which misses Aloisio's front leg but catches the back leg as Aloisio tries to avoid it.
Aloisio throws the left hand but Rai avoids the punch easily.
Rai tries to score with a low kick but Aloisio moves his leg out of the way.
A jab from Aloisio misses.
Aloisio misses with a low kick.
Rai connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Aloisio's hands.
Rai throws an overhand right that lands on Aloisio's shoulder, as Aloisio tries to avoid the shot.
Aloisio takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Aloisio thows a left - swing and a miss!
Aloisio looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rai stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Aloisio slips a straight right by Rai.
Rai uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Aloisio.
Aloisio slips under a jab.
Aloisio swings widly with a right hand
and Rai connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Aloisio lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Aloisio throws a leg kick but Rai checks it.
Aloisio misses with a body kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Aloisio checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Aloisio ducks under a wild hook from Rai.
Aloisio throws a quick counter kick to the body but Rai avoids it.
A low kick lands for Aloisio.
Rai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aloisio tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rai fakes the leg kick and cracks Aloisio in the body.
Aloisio misses with a low kick.
Rai has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rai slips a straight right by Aloisio.
Aloisio displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rai throws out the jab.
Rai misses with a straight right.
Rai throws a lazy right hand but Aloisio sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aloisio dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rai on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Aloisio moves out of range as Rai strikes.
A big left from Rai misses.
Aloisio is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Aloisio misses with an uppercut.
Rai misses the shot to the body.
Rai listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Aloisio throws out a loose jab but Rai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aloisio lands the left hand.
Aloisio tries to move into range but Rai moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nice body punch from Rai.
Rai throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
That kick from Aloisio tenderised Rai's leg. Rai is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rai paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Aloisio throws an off balance right hand
and Rai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A jab from Rai does it's job there.
Aloisio pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A countering left hand to the body from Rai misses.
Rai chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aloisio throws a front kick aimed at Rai's knee but Rai avoids it well.
Rai looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rai misses with an uppercut.
Aloisio ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rai jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Aloisio slips under a jab.
Rai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Aloisio pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Aloisio looks for the body kick but Rai saw that one coming.
A jab from Aloisio misses.
Aloisio throws a jab when Rai was well out of range.
Rai throws a body shot but no joy.
Aloisio throws a hook but Rai avoids it easily.
Aloisio slips a straight right by Rai.
Rai goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aloisio throws the left hand but Rai avoids the punch easily.
Rai misses with a straight right.
Rai takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Rai thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Agansing Rai showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Rai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Aloisio.
Nice shot by Rai.
Rai displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Aloisio ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Aloisio misses with a looping left.
Aloisio thuds his right hand into Rai's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Aloisio is looking to score with low kicks.
Aloisio moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A jab lands there for Aloisio.
Aloisio tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nice defenses there by Rai.
Rai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Aloisio.
Rai slips a jab from Aloisio.
Rai is looking for the big counter here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aloisio tries to score with a low kick but Rai moves his leg out of the way.
Rai misses with an uppercut.
Rai throws a jab but it's blocked by Aloisio.
Rai walks into a stiff left hand from Aloisio.
Rai throws a lazy right hand but Aloisio sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rai checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aloisio scores with a sloppy right hand. Rai should have avoided that one.
Rai 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.
Aloisio keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rai.
Aloisio feints and then cracks Rai's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rai down.
Rai scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Aloisio doesn't seem bothered though.
Aloisio wants to slow Rai down by chopping away at his legs.
Aloisio cracks Rai with an open hand slap.
Rai throws a nice looking combination but Aloisio bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Aloisio with a nice calf kick.
Aloisio connects with a body shot.
Aloisio tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rai is able to avoid easily.
Rai on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Aloisio slips a straight right by Rai.
Rai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aloisio moves away.
Rai misses with a body shot.
Aloisio throws a quick counter kick to the body but Rai avoids it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rai misses with an uppercut
and Aloisio counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Aloisio blocks a jab.
Aloisio throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rai counters with a stiff right hand.
Nicandro Aloisio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aloisio throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rai throws a sloppy head kick and Aloisio moves out of range easily.
Rai connects with a crisp jab.
Rai misses with an uppercut. Aloisio saw that one coming.
Rai checks a leg kick.
Aloisio tries to land a leg kick but Rai saw it coming and moves away.
The fighters circling - Rai throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rai walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nice jab there from Aloisio.
Aloisio throws a wild body kick that Rai sees coming a mile off.
Aloisio lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rai's sensitive parts.
A big left from Aloisio misses.
Aloisio has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rai.
Rai slips under a jab from Aloisio.
Aloisio lands with a cross.
Nice defenses there by Rai.
Rai lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aloisio swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Aloisio takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rai throws the left hand but Aloisio avoids the punch easily.
Aloisio wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Aloisio misses with a wild body shot.
Rai with the inside leg kick.
Rai throws a sloppy head kick and Aloisio moves out of range easily.
Aloisio connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rai throws a shot from downtown. Aloisio moves away and avoids it.
Agansing Rai is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Rai swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rai scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Aloisio rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rai counters with a straight right hand.
Aloisio misses with a body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rai! But no joy.
Rai's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Aloisio connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rai scrambles back to his feet.
It looks like Agansing Rai has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aloisio keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rai.
A swing and a miss from Aloisio.
Aloisio misses with a right hand
enabling Rai to counter with a crisp jab.
Aloisio throws the left hand but Rai avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aloisio throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rai connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rai uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Aloisio.
Aloisio fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rai checks it well.
Aloisio lands with a straight right. Rai didn't see that one coming.
A low kick lands for Rai.
Aloisio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Aloisio misses with a straight left.
Aloisio tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rai is able to avoid easily.
Rai lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Aloisio misses with a straight left.
Rai checks the leg kick.
Rai jabs Aloisio to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Aloisio misses with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A punch combination from Rai misses.
Aloisio misses with a lunging right hand
letting Rai counter with a right hand.
Rai scoring well with a low kick there.
Aloisio throws a leg kick but Rai moved away.
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 Nicandro Aloisio.
Well Rai 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Agansing Rai!
Agansing Rai seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Agent Smith (ranked 380 p4p, 889 weight class) and Spider Monkey (ranked 55 p4p, 129 weight class). Agent Smith is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Agent Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Spider Monkey!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Lou da Vinci and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Monkey manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Smith lands with a thumping leg kick.
Monkey is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Smith.
Monkey bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Monkey slips a jab and a cross from Smith.
Monkey throws out a counter right but Smith avoids it with no problem.
Agent Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Smith misses.
Monkey ducks right into an uppercut from Smith.
Smith avoids the body shot from Monkey.
Smith swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Monkey cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Smith tries to bum rush Monkey with a series of wild strikes but Monkey uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Monkey only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Smith falls off balance throwing a combination
and Smith is countered with a crisp right hand from Monkey that sends him to the canvas! Monkey follows him to the mat into side control.
Smith is rocked!
 It looks like Agent Smith has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monkey is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Smith knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Smith is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Roosters Coop, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Monkey is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Smith is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Monkey tries to move to mount but Smith blocks the move with his legs.
Monkey passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Smith!
Monkey wants to finish this one by submission but Smith is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Monkey.
Monkey is working for a guillotine from mount but Smith frees his head quite easily.
Monkey is trying to take his opponent's back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Smith fending off the submission attempt from Monkey.
Smith trying to control but not successfully.
Smith rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Monkey seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Smith does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Smith is pressing down on Monkey's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith looking to hit a scissor sweep but Monkey is one step ahead there.
Monkey trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Monkey postures up.
Monkey pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Smith is keeping the position for now.
Monkey stops Smith from standing up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Smith is on top in guard.
Monkey looking for a guillotine here but Smith defends easily.
Smith sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monkey has a closed guard, preventing Smith from standing up.
Monkey throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Smith escapes and throws Monkey's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Monkey is trying to get back to half guard.
Monkey is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Smith works his way into full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith tries to control but Monkey wriggling away.
Monkey is trying to escape the mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Spider Monkey will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Agent Smith's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Monkey throws a leg kick but Smith checks it.
Monkey just misses with a punch to the body.
Smith lands with a hook. Monkey tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Smith with a nice calf kick.
A left lands for Monkey.
The crowd cheers as Smith lands an impressive looking overhand right. Monkey doesn't seem phased though.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Monkey.
Monkey jabs Smith to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Monkey throws out a loose jab but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith tries to score with a low kick but Monkey moves his leg out of the way.
Monkey tries to counter with a clinch but Smith shakes him off and moves away.
Smith closes the distance but Monkey moves to the side
and Monkey counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Smith, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A punch combination from Smith misses.
Monkey flicks out a counter leg kick but Smith steps away.
Smith keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Monkey misses with an attempted mid kick.
Monkey has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Monkey throws a leg kick
and Smith counters with a stiff right hand.
Monkey keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smith.
Smith misses with a hook
and Monkey counters with a straight right hand.
Monkey avoids a punch combination nicely.
Monkey wants to counter with a clinch but Smith pushes him away.
Smith scores with a three punch combo!
Monkey walks into a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith moves away from the strike by Monkey.
Monkey takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Smith lands with a hook. Monkey tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Monkey blocks a leg kick.
Monkey steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Smith.
Smith swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Monkey lands a jab to the head.
Monkey takes one to the side of the head.
Smith gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Monkey.
Monkey waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Smith. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Smith to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
Oh Smith is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Smith lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Smith is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monkey throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Smith seems to have got his legs back now.
Monkey not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Smith might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Monkey escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Smith gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Smith has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Smith stands and steps away. Monkey gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Monkey slips under a jab.
Smith misses with a looping right.
Smith lands with a hook. Monkey tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Monkey.
Monkey flicks out a counter leg kick but Smith steps away.
Smith moves out of range as Monkey throws a body kick.
Monkey takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Smith throws a leg kick that misses.
Good shot there by Monkey.
Smith misses with a combination
and Monkey counters by clinching up.
Monkey lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Smith fails to land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Monkey blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Monkey lands an uppercut.
Monkey blocking some punches.
Smith throws a punch but it's blocked by Monkey.
Monkey blocking some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Spider Monkey will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Agent Smith's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Smith lands with a kick to the temple. Monkey shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Monkey has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Good standup being displayed there by Monkey as he connects with a hook.
Monkey slips a jab from Smith.
It seemed like Monkey was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Monkey throws a shot to the body.
Smith misses with an uppercut
and Monkey counters with a nice uppercut.
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice cross by Monkey.
Smith lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Monkey circles away quickly and effectively.
Smith tries to clinch but Monkey moves out of range.
Smith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
It seemed like Monkey was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Monkey misses with a straight right.
Monkey looks to land a body kick but Smith moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monkey buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Monkey misses with a low kick as Smith jumps back.
Monkey throws a leg kick that misses.
Monkey throws a body shot but no joy.
Monkey throws the left hand but Smith avoids the punch easily.
Spider Monkey seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A nice leg kick lands there from Smith.
Monkey misses with an uppercut
and Smith counters with a thumping low kick.
Monkey jabs Smith right on the nose. Smith blinks but takes it well.
A head kick misses from Smith.
Monkey looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A bone on bone clash there as Monkey blocks the leg kick.
The fighters circling - Smith throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monkey tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Smith is able to avoid easily.
A cross from Smith lands.
Smith cracks a nice hook into Monkey's ribs.
Agent Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Smith throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Monkey makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice defenses there by Monkey.
Monkey throws a front kick aimed at Smith's knee but Smith avoids it well.
Monkey moves away from the strike by Smith.
It seemed like Monkey was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Monkey misses with a lunging right hand
and Smith counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Smith is looking to clinch.
Monkey fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Smith is out of range.
Smith tried to counter with a leg kick but Monkey avoided it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monkey blocks a head kick by Smith.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Monkey.
Agent Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smith takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Monkey tests Smith's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Monkey throws a low kick, looking for Smith's leg but Smith calmly moves out of range.
Smith throws out a leg kick but Monkey moves out of range and Smith only half commits.
Monkey showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smith.
Monkey steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
A solid leg kick lands there for Monkey.
An inside leg kick lands from Smith.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Monkey connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Monkey takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Smith throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Smith darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Smith connects with a single shot there.
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!
Smith throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Monkey wants to counter the offense by Smith and move into the clinch position.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Monkey appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Smith tries to bum rush Monkey with a series of wild strikes but Monkey uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Monkey lands a nice leg kick that just misses Smith's sensitive parts.
Spider Monkey is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Smith misses with a looping right.
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 Agent Smith.
Well Monkey 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:29
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Shakes (ranked 483 p4p, 743 weight class) and Petcharon Darawan (ranked 58 p4p, 82 weight class). Shakes comes to the cage accompanied by About the Money- T.I.. Petcharon Darawan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus Shakes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Petcharon Darawan!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Jorge Garcia and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darawan scores with a sloppy right hand. Shakes should have avoided that one.
Shakes jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
It looks like Petcharon Darawan has been cut.
Shakes moves into range and clinches up with Darawan.
I was talking to Shakes's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Shakes lands an elbow that stopped Darawan in his tracks for a moment.
Darawan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shakes cracks a nice hook into Darawan's ribs.
Shakes swings for the body but Darawan moves out of range.
A nice side step and Darawan releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Darawan throws a shot from downtown. Shakes moves away and avoids it.
Darawan scores with a kick to the midsection.
Shakes is looking to clinch but Darawan is avoiding it.
Darawan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Shakes misses with a hook
and Darawan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Darawan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Shakes misses with a hook
and Darawan counters with a nice right hand that sends Shakes toppling to the canvas! Shakes scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Darawan finish him?!
Shakes is rocked!
Shakes looks to land a right hand but Darawan moved out of range.
Oh Shakes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Shakes closes the distance and clinches.
Darawan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Darawan throws out a loose jab but Shakes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Darawan looks to throw the jab but Shakes is out of range.
Shakes is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Darawan doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Shakes crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Shakes's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Petcharon Darawan!
Our winner, Petcharon Darawan, 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Death Knell (ranked 392 p4p, 337 weight class) and Iago Farfan (ranked 59 p4p, 50 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Death Knell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Iago Farfan!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Reed Andrews and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Farfan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've been told by Knell's head coaches at Outlaw MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A decent looking cross lands there for Farfan.
It looks like Death Knell has been cut.
Knell moves forwards but Farfan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Knell slips under a jab from Farfan.
Iago Farfan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Farfan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A nice leg kick from Farfan, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farfan lands a big uppercut and Knell crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Knell looks OK. Farfan waves Knell back to his feet!
Knell is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knell leaves his chin hanging out and Farfan seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Knell crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Iago Farfan!
Iago Farfan decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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