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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Schmorgen Biscuit (ranked 3491 p4p, 3443 weight class) and Caleb DeCoteau (ranked 125 p4p, 122 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Caleb DeCoteau was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 36 - 39 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Schmorgen Biscuit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Caleb DeCoteau!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Biscuit looks to land a right hand but DeCoteau moved out of range.
DeCoteau feints a jab promting Biscuit to slip. DeCoteau then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Biscuit slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
 It looks like Schmorgen Biscuit has been cut.
DeCoteau throws a low kick, looking for Biscuit's leg but Biscuit calmly moves out of range.
Biscuit misses with a body punch
and DeCoteau counters with a straight right hand.
Biscuit gets a clinch.
Biscuit lands a body shot.
DeCoteau controlling the action here for a moment.
DeCoteau is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Biscuit tries to work over DeCoteau's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
DeCoteau has picked Biscuit up - he's going for a ride! DeCoteau dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
DeCoteau is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
DeCoteau seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Biscuit does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Biscuit tries to roll over but DeCoteau keeps him under control.
DeCoteau seems to be looking for submissions.
DeCoteau seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Biscuit does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are battling for position here. Biscuit manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
DeCoteau controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells DeCoteau's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Biscuit looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
DeCoteau throws an elbow that misses. Biscuit uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in DeCoteau's guard. Nice move by Biscuit!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Biscuit trying to control the position from guard on top but DeCoteau is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Biscuit is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
DeCoteau being controlled here, momentarily.
DeCoteau is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
DeCoteau keeping moving, preventing Biscuit from controlling successfully.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
DeCoteau trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Biscuit trying to control but DeCoteau is working from the bottom.
DeCoteau working for a triangle but Biscuit defends it easily.
DeCoteau not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Biscuit is looking to work some ground and pound but DeCoteau has wrist control.
DeCoteau wants to sweep but no luck.
DeCoteau is trying to hold Biscuit in close to prevent damage but Biscuit has managed to pass into half guard.
Ground and pound from Biscuit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
DeCoteau tries to get to full guard but Biscuit has control of the leg.
Biscuit is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
DeCoteau is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Biscuit pulls his head out easily.
DeCoteau has a hand on Biscuit's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Biscuit takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
DeCoteau is desperately trying to improve his position but Biscuit has a good base and remains in mount.
DeCoteau taking shots to the head.
DeCoteau tries to hold on but Biscuit pushes him away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Biscuit landing punches.
Biscuit lands a big elbow.
Biscuit pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Schmorgen Biscuit dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Schmorgen Biscuit's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Biscuit fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Biscuit closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
DeCoteau just misses with a punch to the body.
Biscuit attempts a counter takedown but DeCoteau avoids it well and moves away.
Biscuit lands a jab to the head.
Biscuit keeps the fight on the outside.
DeCoteau throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice shot by Biscuit.
DeCoteau throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Biscuit tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. DeCoteau is in Biscuit's guard.
DeCoteau wants to control from the top but Biscuit keeps moving.
Biscuit is trying to keep DeCoteau in close.
Biscuit throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Biscuit is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and DeCoteau defends well.
Biscuit isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. DeCoteau stacks Biscuit on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by DeCoteau!
DeCoteau tries for a kimura but Biscuit is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
DeCoteau wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Biscuit, who protects the arm well.
DeCoteau is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Biscuit knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
DeCoteau looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Biscuit struggling a bit here.
DeCoteau wants to take a breather but Biscuit manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for DeCoteau.
Biscuit wants to sweep but no luck.
Biscuit controls DeCoteau momentarily but DeCoteau frees himself.
Biscuit is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
DeCoteau throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Biscuit works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
DeCoteau must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Biscuit had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. DeCoteau defends it easily.
DeCoteau looking to pass the guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Biscuit looking for a guillotine here but DeCoteau defends easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Caleb DeCoteau showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Schmorgen Biscuit's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Biscuit keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from DeCoteau.
Biscuit half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
DeCoteau loads up on a big right hand but Biscuit slips the punch.
Biscuit looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Biscuit scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Schmorgen Biscuit overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
DeCoteau is looking to control Biscuit's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can DeCoteau avoid being mounted?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
DeCoteau is trying to get back to full guard.
Biscuit working over DeCoteau with some ground and pound. DeCoteau looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
DeCoteau wants to get back to full guard.
Biscuit looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Biscuit in particular looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Biscuit is nestled in close to DeCoteau, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
DeCoteau manages to get to full guard.
DeCoteau trying to control the position.
DeCoteau escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Biscuit gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Biscuit trying to control the position from guard on top but DeCoteau is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Biscuit is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
DeCoteau working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
DeCoteau wants to stand and escape but Biscuit is having none of it.
Biscuit stopping the sweep attempt from DeCoteau.
DeCoteau is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
DeCoteau is trying to control the position but Biscuit postures up.
Biscuit throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Biscuit connects with a body shot.
DeCoteau looks to throw the jab but Biscuit is out of range.
Biscuit closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. DeCoteau quickly recovers to half guard.
Biscuit is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that DeCoteau can do to turn this around?
DeCoteau tries to get to full guard but Biscuit has control of the leg.
Biscuit controlling the action here.
Biscuit's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeCoteau moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
DeCoteau trying to control the position.
DeCoteau had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Biscuit defends it easily.
Biscuit stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. DeCoteau swivels though and keeps the full guard.
DeCoteau not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
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.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Biscuit working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of DeCoteau's head.
DeCoteau looking for a sweep. Not yet DeCoteau, not yet.
DeCoteau being controlled here, momentarily.
Biscuit postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Biscuit stands up over DeCoteau, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Biscuit is working DeCoteau over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
DeCoteau is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
DeCoteau sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Biscuit defending well though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Schmorgen Biscuit showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Biscuit has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Schmorgen Biscuit!
Schmorgen Biscuit very nearly forgot to thank Brooklyn Apothecary amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Sanchez (ranked 18714 p4p, 3145 weight class) and Otso Toivonen (ranked 582 p4p, 407 weight class). Sanchez comes to the cage accompanied by Duele El Carazon. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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6 - 3 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid Muay Thai
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Good gas tank |
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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 19 - 21 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jesus Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Otso Toivonen!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toivonen darts in and clinches Sanchez up against the cage.
Sanchez is working for takedown but Toivonen is calmly controlling the position for now.
Toivonen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sanchez gets tackled into the cage by Toivonen. Toivonen maintains the clinch.
Toivonen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sanchez has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Toivonen gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Sanchez to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Toivonen wants to sweep here but Sanchez controlling him for the moment.
Sanchez advances position into side control!
Sanchez tries to advance to mount but Toivonen denies him.
Sanchez is looking to take a break and control but Toivonen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Toivonen gets back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Sanchez looking to control but Toivonen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Toivonen sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
The fighters are battling for position here. Toivonen manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Sanchez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Toivonen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Toivonen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sanchez controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Toivonen holds on and takes a little breather.
Toivonen trying to strike off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toivonen trying to control the position here.
Sanchez pushes down on Toivonen's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Toivonen is looking to improve his position.
Toivonen has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sanchez is working away from the top position though.
Toivonen is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Sanchez is staying active.
Toivonen is doing well to control the position and prevent Sanchez from advancing to side control.
Sanchez wants to pass to mount but Toivonen is defending the position.
Sanchez wants to take a breather but Toivonen is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez wants to pass the guard but Toivonen is defending well.
Toivonen trying to hold on to Sanchez's head to control him but Sanchez postures up.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Toivonen is not content to let Sanchez control the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Sanchez closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Sanchez lands in his opponent's guard.
Sanchez looking to pass the guard.
Sanchez trying to move into half guard but instead Toivonen has managed to sweep!
Sanchez keeping full guard, as Toivonen tries to pass.
Toivonen slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toivonen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Toivonen postures up.
Toivonen wants to control from the top but Sanchez keeps moving.
Toivonen stopping the sweep attempt from Sanchez.
Sanchez looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Sanchez keeping moving, preventing Toivonen from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Toivonen wants to pass the guard but Sanchez is keeping the position.
Sanchez manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Toivonen manages to get himself to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jesus Sanchez dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Toivonen drives through and clinches with Sanchez against the cage.
Toivonen has Sanchez pressed against the cage.
Sanchez tries for a takedown. No joy.
Toivonen stalling in the clinch.
Sanchez wants a takedown.
Toivonen breaks the clinch.
Toivonen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Toivonen misses.
Sanchez half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Toivonen gets a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Toivonen taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Toivonen just leaning against Sanchez, taking a breather.
Toivonen receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Toivonen stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Sanchez is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesus Sanchez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Toivonen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toivonen gets through Sanchez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sanchez drops down looking for an ankle pick but Toivonen pulls his leg out and moves away.
Sanchez with a poor takedown
and Toivonen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Toivonen has closed the distance and engaged Sanchez in a clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Toivonen.
Sanchez changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Toivonen fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Toivonen closes the distance and pushes Sanchez back into the cage.
Sanchez drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Toivonen gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Toivonen has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Sanchez seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Toivonen can turn it around.
Toivonen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sloppy strikes from Toivonen. Those never looked like landing.
Sanchez drives through with a takedown into Toivonen's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toivonen keeping full guard, as Sanchez tries to pass.
Toivonen pulls Sanchez in close to prevent any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanchez wants to pass the guard but Toivonen is keeping the position.
Sanchez is working hard here to advance position.
Toivonen keeping moving, preventing Sanchez from controlling successfully.
Sanchez is stalling in the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Toivonen is keeping the position for now.
Toivonen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sanchez might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sanchez tries to free his leg and advance position but Toivonen is retaining full guard.
Sanchez works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Toivonen regains full guard. Nicely done.
Sanchez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Toivonen is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toivonen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Toivonen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Toivonen is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Sanchez!
Sanchez is looking to get to half guard.
Toivonen throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanchez bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Jesus Sanchez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sanchez tries to free his leg and advance position but Toivonen is retaining full guard.
Toivonen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sanchez is one step ahead there.
Toivonen keeping moving, preventing Sanchez from controlling successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Otso Toivonen 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! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Sanchez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sanchez on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
It looks like Jesus Sanchez has been cut.
Sanchez drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sanchez trying to move into half guard but instead Toivonen has managed to sweep!
Toivonen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sanchez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sanchez looking for a sweep. Not yet Sanchez, not yet.
Sanchez keeping moving, preventing Toivonen from controlling successfully.
Sanchez bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Toivonen's guard.
Sanchez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Toivonen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sanchez trying to control the position from guard on top but Toivonen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toivonen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sanchez looking to sit in guard and control but Toivonen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sanchez being controlled here, momentarily.
Sanchez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Toivonen is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Toivonen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sanchez looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Toivonen puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Toivonen is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Sanchez gets full guard.
Toivonen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Toivonen stays in close to Sanchez's body and controls the position.
Sanchez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sanchez prevents Toivonen from improving his position.
Sanchez perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is trying to control. Toivonen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Toivonen wants to improve his position but Sanchez is controlling well.
Toivonen won't allow Sanchez to pass to mount.
Toivonen trying to control but Sanchez postures up.
Sanchez works his foot free and advances to mount.
Toivonen can't escape the position.
Sanchez can't control as he wanted to and Toivonen manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toivonen is concentrating on defense, preventing Sanchez from advancing position.
Sanchez is trying to control the action in half guard but Toivonen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sanchez tries to pass to full mount but Toivonen defends it.
Sanchez is trying to control. Toivonen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Sanchez frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Sanchez wants to control the pace but Toivonen is squirming around nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sanchez is really struggling to control Toivonen but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Toivonen tries to hold on but Sanchez postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jesus Sanchez showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sanchez has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesus Sanchez!
Jesus Sanchez decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Medieval Mercenary (ranked 3178 p4p, 2234 weight class) and Mason Rogers (ranked 378 p4p, 296 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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 10 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Medieval Mercenary!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Mason Rogers!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rogers throws a head kick that half lands.
Rogers avoids the head kick by Mercenary.
Mercenary throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rogers counters with a low kick, right behind Mercenary 's knee.
We've been told by Mercenary's head coaches at Blood and Iron Training that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Mercenary misses with a hook
and Rogers counters with a stiff right hand.
Rogers's coach down at Deathsquad was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Rogers's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Mercenary scores with a nice strike.
A good leg kick by Rogers.
Mercenary takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rogers staying out of range there.
Mercenary throws a jab but it's blocked by Rogers.
Mercenary throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Rogers connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rogers has managed to clinch.
Rogers with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mercenary with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rogers tries to land knees in the clinch but Mercenary avoids the damage to the body.
Mercenary landing knees to the head.
Rogers tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Rogers is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mercenary is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercenary lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rogers backwards.
Rogers's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rogers stalling in the clinch.
Rogers lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mercenary backwards.
Mercenary drops Rogers with a big knee straight up the middle! Rogers is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
 Rogers is rocked!
 It looks like Mason Rogers has been cut.
Mercenary throws an overhand right that lands on Rogers's shoulder, as Rogers tries to avoid the shot.
Rogers is still on wobbly legs! Can Mercenary finish him?
A head kick misses from Rogers.
Mercenary misses with a hook.
Rogers seems to have recovered his senses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mercenary lands a really nice looking cross but Rogers seems unphased.
Rogers tries to clinch but Mercenary moves out of range.
Mercenary takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mercenary throws a sloppy head kick and Rogers moves out of range easily.
Mercenary throws a head kick that misses.
Rogers scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Rogers - that will leave a mark!
Mercenary misses with a straight right.
Mercenary throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Rogers to counter with a crisp jab.
Mercenary throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mercenary throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Rogers counters with a leg kick.
Rogers misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Mercenary misses its target.
Rogers stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rogers throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mercenary on the side of the head.
Rogers scores with a hook.
Rogers misses with a takedown attempt - Mercenary sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Rogers slips under a jab from Mercenary.
Rogers blocks a head kick by Mercenary.
Mercenary lands a head kick!
Rogers bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercenary lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Rogers backs up against the cage.
Rogers throws a jab but it's blocked by Mercenary.
Mercenary lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rogers throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Rogers scores with a nice head shot.
Rogers throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Mercenary looks to throw a body kick
and Rogers counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mercenary throws a sloppy head kick
and Rogers counters with a one-two to the body.
 Mercenary is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mercenary throws a jab when Rogers was well out of range.
Mercenary throws out a loose jab but Rogers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mercenary throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Rogers blocks a jab.
A jab lands there for Mercenary.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rogers scores with a body shot.
Mercenary is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rogers throws a sloppy head kick
and Mercenary counters with a left to the body.
Mercenary misses with a hook.
Rogers raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Rogers is looking to clinch.
Mercenary throws a series of punches but Rogers moves out of range.
Rogers throws out a counter right but Mercenary avoids it with no problem.
Mercenary misses with a head kick.
Rogers lands with a good body shot.
A head kick by Mercenary misses
and Rogers counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rogers scores with a head kick. Mercenary tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Oh Mercenary is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mercenary throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mercenary throws a sloppy head kick
and Rogers counters with a nice uppercut.
Rogers lands an overhand right.
Mercenary throws a sloppy head kick and Rogers moves out of range easily.
Rogers shapes to counter with a head kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mason Rogers will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mason Rogers's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Some wild striking there from Mercenary.
Mercenary seems to have got his legs back now.
A shot to the body from Mercenary misses
and Mercenary takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rogers chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rogers gets a clinch.
Mercenary with a knee to the head.
Mercenary lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rogers scores with a shot to the side of Mercenary's head.
Mercenary misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rogers.
Mercenary blocks an uppercut.
Mercenary tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rogers avoids it.
Mercenary working aggressively here.
Rogers misses with a body punch.
Mercenary lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rogers backwards.
Mercenary misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mercenary throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rogerss head.
Rogers scores with a nice hook to the head.
Medieval Mercenary has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mercenary using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rogers has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rogers with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Mercenary as the two fighters clinch.
Mercenary with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mercenary struggles to land a body shot inside as Rogers controls his hands.
Mercenary lands with a light punch inside.
Rogers lands an elbow that stopped Mercenary in his tracks for a moment.
Mercenary lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mercenary has a couple of punches blocked by Rogers.
Rogers avoiding damage as Mercenary throws knees to the body.
Mercenary lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from Rogers.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rogers.
Mercenary misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mercenary.
Mercenary misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rogers using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mercenary has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rogers throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mercenary blocks it with crossed arms.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mercenary.
Rogers lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercenary throws a head punch that misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Mercenary tries to land a knee to the head but Rogers blocks with his arms.
Mercenary fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mercenary misses with a punch on the inside.
Rogers lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mercenary backwards.
Mercenary lands with a light punch inside.
Mercenary gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rogers.
Mercenary gets through Rogers's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rogers has Mercenary pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Mercenary manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Mercenary landing knees to the head.
Knees to the body from Mercenary.
Rogers misses with a knee to the head.
Mercenary with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mercenary tries to land knees in the clinch but Rogers avoids the damage to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mercenary misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mercenary using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rogers has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mercenary landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Mercenary fails to land.
Rogers tries for a takedown but Mercenary manages to get underhooks.
Medieval Mercenary has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mason Rogers.
Rogers tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mercenary as Rogers tries to tie him up.
Mercenary misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rogers.
Mercenary misses with a punch on the inside.
Mercenary lands an uppercut.
Rogers fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rogers tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rogers pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rogers lands a nice hook to Mercenary's body. Mercenary takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mercenary tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rogers was well out of range. Poor timing from Mercenary.
Mercenary lands with a shot to the body.
Mercenary takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rogers blocks a head kick by Mercenary.
Rogers now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Rogers throws a leg kick but Mercenary moved away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mercenary throws an off balance right hand
and Rogers counters with a slapping leg kick.
Mercenary misses with a few strikes there.
Rogers moves out of range of the strikes.
It seemed like Rogers was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rogers moves into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rogers throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mercenary lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rogers swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rogers lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mercenary backwards.
Rogers makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rogers blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rogers gets through Mercenary's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mercenary is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rogers is defending well for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mercenary swings wildly with an uppercut but Rogers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mercenary misses with a punch to the body.
Rogers presses Mercenary against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rogers.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Medieval Mercenary dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mason Rogers's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Mercenary blocks the body kick.
Mercenary takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Mercenary scores with a jab to the head.
Mercenary misses with a hook.
Rogers throws a counter combo.
Rogers scores with a jab to the body.
Mercenary misses with an uppercut. Rogers saw that one coming.
Rogers defending well as Mercenary loads up on a big left hand.
Rogers throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mercenary thinks about countering with a head kick.
Mercenary pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mercenary takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mercenary throws a head kick but Rogers moves out of range.
A punch combination from Rogers misses.
Rogers slips a jab from Mercenary.
Mercenary gets tackled into the cage by Rogers. Rogers maintains the clinch.
Mercenary connects with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mercenary.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Rogers has picked Mercenary up - he's going for a ride! Rogers dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Rogers controlling the action here.
Rogers sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mercenary defending well though.
Rogers is trying to control. Mercenary wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Rogers missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Mercenary!
Rogers trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Rogers tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers won't let Mercenary get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Rogers raining down shots from the mount!
Rogers wants to control the pace but Mercenary is squirming around nicely.
Rogers throwing strikes here but Mercenary is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rogers breaks from Mercenary's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Mercenary trying desperately to get to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rogers controlling his opponent.
Rogers throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Rogers controlling the pace for now.
Rogers lands a heavy elbow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rogers controlling from the full mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mason Rogers comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rogers has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mason Rogers!
A relieved looking Mason Rogers thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Biscuit Oliva (ranked 1852 p4p, 2062 weight class) and Banana Republic (ranked 56 p4p, 102 weight class). Oliva comes to the cage accompanied by Vo Williams - Primal (ft. Vyceroy). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Biscuit Oliva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Banana Republic!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Republic avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Republic darts in and clinches Oliva up against the cage.
Oliva jumps guard but Republic turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Republic with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Republic lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oliva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Republic misses with an elbow strike.
Republic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Republic manages to break the clinch.
Republic moves out of range of the body kick.
Republic looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Oliva misses with a leg kick.
Oliva throws a low kick, looking for Republic's leg but Republic calmly moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oliva tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Republic looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Oliva misses with a low kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Oliva!
Oliva has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Oliva bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliva looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Republic shapes to counter with a head kick.
Oliva throws a leg kick
and Republic counters with a stiff right hand.
Republic gets caught flat footed, as Oliva shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Republic keeping moving, preventing Oliva from controlling successfully.
Oliva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Republic is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oliva stays in close to Republic's body and controls the position.
Oliva looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliva sitting in guard here, content to control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Oliva has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Oliva closes the distance and pushes Republic back into the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Oliva.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliva has a couple of punches blocked by Republic.
Republic misses with a body punch.
Oliva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Republic's elbow.
Republic is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Republic swings wildly with an uppercut but Oliva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Republic lands a right hand.
A body shot lands from Oliva.
Republic looks winded!
Oliva struggles to land a body shot inside as Republic controls his hands.
Republic swings wildly with an uppercut but Oliva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oliva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Oliva is working Republic over against the cage.
Oliva fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Biscuit Oliva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oliva works on Republic's body with a couple of short punches.
Oliva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Republic's elbow.
Oliva lands a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Oliva scores with a nice short uppercut.
Oliva lands a body punch in the clinch.
Oliva lands a right hand that snaps the head of Republic backwards.
Oliva working aggressively here.
Oliva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliva is working for takedown but Republic is calmly controlling the position for now.
Republic prevents a body shot from Oliva.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Oliva.
Still in the clinch, Oliva scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oliva scores with a nice hook to the head.
Republic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Oliva misses with the head strike.
Republic misses with some punches.
Oliva lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Republic backwards.
Oliva throws a head punch that misses.
Republic working aggressively here.
Oliva has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Republic regains guard immediately.
Oliva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Republic is keeping the position for now.
Oliva not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Oliva content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Biscuit Oliva dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Republic takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Oliva throws a leg kick but Republic sees it coming and moves out of range.
Oliva tries to land a leg kick but Republic saw it coming and moves away.
Republic throws out a counter right but Oliva avoids it with no problem.
Oliva swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Republic now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A low kick from Oliva misses
and Republic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Republic on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A low kick from Oliva is predictable there
and Republic counters with a nice uppercut.
A thudding body kick lands there by Oliva!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oliva misses with a low kick.
Republic looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Republic blocks a leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Republic! But no joy.
Oliva will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Republic throws out a counter right but Oliva avoids it with no problem.
Oliva throws a low kick but it's checked well by Republic.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliva throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Republic! But no joy.
Oliva throws a solid leg kick but Republic takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Oliva.
Republic appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Oliva throws a leg kick
and Republic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Biscuit Oliva is winning the standup battle so far.
Oliva moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Oliva fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Republic checks it well.
Republic looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Good leg kick by Oliva.
Oliva with a poor takedown
letting Republic counter with a right hand.
Oliva finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Oliva throws a leg kick that is checked
and Republic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Oliva throws a leg kick that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Republic! But no joy.
Oliva throws a chopping leg kick but Republic manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
It seemed like Republic was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Oliva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Republic can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliva looks to land a body kick but Republic moved away.
Oliva wants to land a leg kick but Republic is out of range.
Oliva tries to land a leg kick but Republic saw it coming and moves away.
Oliva throws a leg kick
and Republic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Oliva misses with a low kick as Republic jumps back.
Oliva throws a leg kick but Republic sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Republic shapes to counter with a head kick.
Oliva fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Oliva throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Republic checks the leg kick nicely there.
Republic tries to counter by closing the distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oliva is looking to score with low kicks.
That kick from Oliva tenderised Republic's leg. Republic is trying to keep his angry face on.
Republic steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Oliva. That one must have hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliva fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Republic is out of range.
Republic is trying to counter with his kicks.
A leg kick checked by Republic.
Republic appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Oliva shoots in for a takedown but Republic shows good takedown defense.
Republic shapes to counter with a head kick.
Republic wants to clinch.
Biscuit Oliva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oliva tries to score a power double leg takedown but Republic sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Oliva somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Biscuit Oliva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oliva throws a leg kick that misses.
A nice side step and Republic releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Republic takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Republic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Oliva throws a body kick that misses
and Republic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Oliva throws a low kick but it's checked well by Republic.
Oliva is looking to score with low kicks.
Oliva sets himself, and Republic steps forward looking for the clinch! Oliva avoids it this time.
A lazy body kick from Oliva
and Republic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A low kick from Oliva is predictable there
and Republic counters with a stiff right hand.
Oliva tries a low kick but Republic avoids it.
Republic swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Oliva throws a leg kick
and Republic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Oliva swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Republic looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Oliva finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Oliva throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Biscuit Oliva dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Oliva pivots, looking for a leg kick but Republic is out of range and Oliva settles back down.
Oliva drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Oliva trying to control the action but Republic is working from the bottom.
Republic takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Oliva is looking to take a break and control but Republic is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Oliva is really struggling to control Republic but he's trying to hold on to the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oliva is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Check out the look on Oliva's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Oliva wants to control but Republic is keeping him busy.
Biscuit Oliva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Banana Republic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Republic regains half guard, as Oliva was trying to land strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Oliva thows a huge punch but Republic dodges it nicely.
Oliva passes the guard and advances to mount!
Republic has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Oliva's lack of action.
Oliva controlling the pace.
Oliva wants to take a breather but Republic is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliva wants to free his trapped foot but Republic is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Oliva not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Still in half guard, Oliva seems content to control.
Republic felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Republic won't allow Oliva to pass to mount.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Republic is staying active underneath Oliva, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A nice inside leg kick there by Oliva. That's going to slow Republic down.
A nice leg kick from Oliva, right into the meat of the thigh.
The fight stays on the outside here - Republic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Oliva misses with a kick to the body
and Republic counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Oliva misses with a punch to the body.
Oliva gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Republic makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Oliva lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Republic has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Republic and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Republic defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Oliva.
And that's the end of the fight!
Biscuit Oliva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Oliva has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Biscuit Oliva!
A victorious Biscuit Oliva 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Biff Raper (ranked 1586 p4p, 1345 weight class) and Devin Hill (ranked 47 p4p, 67 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 36 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Biff Raper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Devin Hill!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hill moves into range and clinches up with Raper.
Raper can't find room to land a body shot as Hill controls the action.
Hill landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Raper on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Raper breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hill showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Raper.
A jab from Raper misses.
Hill misses with a two punch combination.
Sloppy strikes from Raper. Those never looked like landing.
Hill is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Hill throws a big shot that misses.
Hill on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hill lands a jab-cross combination.
Nice defenses there by Raper.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Raper with a jab.
Hill throws a right and a left that Raper avoids nicely.
Raper throws a quick counter head kick but Hill was just out of range.
Raper avoids the body shot from Hill.
Hill throws a right and a left that both miss.
Devin Hill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raper looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Raper getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Raper looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hill throws a head kick that Raper semi-blocks.
Biff Raper is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hill shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Raper manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Raper wants to stand but Hill is controlling the position.
Raper is pulling down on Hill's head to control his posture.
Hill seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Hill passes Raper's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hill is looking to take a break and control but Raper is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
My spies in 3Band MMA inform me that Hill has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Hill thows a huge punch but Raper dodges it nicely.
Hill missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Raper won't allow Hill to pass to mount.
Raper desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Hill drops an elbow to the side of Raper's head.
Raper gets back to full guard.
Raper controls Hill momentarily but Hill frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Raper's head.
Hill passes into half guard.
Hill is trying to control. Raper wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hill is pressing down on Raper's thigh, looking to free his foot. Raper is holding on for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hill is trying to control. Raper wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Raper avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hill.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hill wants to lay and pray for a moment but Raper keeps working.
Hill is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hill thowing shots but they're missing.
Hill throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Raper is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Raper keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Hill lands a nice shot to the head.
Hill wants to control the pace but Raper is squirming around nicely.
Hill is landing with some decent strikes but Raper is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Devin Hill dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Raper misses with a straight right.
Hill wants to counter with a clinch but Raper pushes him away.
Hill misses with a few strikes there.
An attempted straight right counter from Raper misses the target.
Raper throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hill misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Raper.
Raper throws a head kick but Hill moves out of range.
Raper's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Raper duly obliges.
It looks like Devin Hill has been cut.
Biff Raper is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hill throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Raper throws a hook but Hill blocks it.
Raper throws a combination. Hill tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Raper moves in looking to clinch but Hill pushes him off.
Hill swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Raper throws a series of punches but Hill moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big left from Hill misses.
Raper is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Hill blocks a head kick by Raper.
Hill will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hill scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill just misses with a punch to the body.
Hill lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Raper takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hill misses with a hook. Raper ducked under it nicely.
No joy there for Raper, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hill blocks a head kick by Raper.
Hill jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Raper takes one to the side of the head.
Hill has managed to clinch.
Raper throws an elbow but it misses.
Hill misses with a body punch.
Hill tries to land knees in the clinch but Raper avoids the damage to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hill just misses with a elbow thrown towards Raper's brow.
Raper throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Raper escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Raper moves into the clinch successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hill gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hill works his way into side control.
Raper is trying to improve his position.
Hill throws an elbow but Raper slips to the side and avoids it well.
Hill scoring with punches from side control.
Hill wants to control but Raper is keeping him busy.
Hill might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Raper haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Hill cracks Raper with a big elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill is looking to take a break and control but Raper is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hill working the ground and pound.
Hill is working to tighten his grip on Raper's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Raper has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Hill is really squeezing tight and eventually Raper passes out! Hill breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Devin Hill!
After winning the bout, Devin Hill thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Silva (ranked 1584 p4p, 1239 weight class) and Juan Carlos (ranked 237 p4p, 191 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Juan Carlos enters the cage!
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Excellent boxer
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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 20 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alex Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Juan Carlos!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva takes a swing at Carlos's ribcage but misses.
Carlos throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown but Carlos manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Silva's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nice defenses there by Silva.
Silva feinted with a counter takedown.
Carlos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Carlos catches Silva with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Carlos throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Silva stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Silva misses the jab.
Carlos throws out a counter right but Silva avoids it with no problem.
Carlos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A slow jab from Carlos misses its intended target.
A jab from Silva misses.
Silva throws out a loose jab but Carlos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carlos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Carlos stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Carlos wants it to stay on the feet.
Carlos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've been hearing reports that Silva has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Carlos ducks right into an uppercut from Silva.
Silva misses with an uppercut. Carlos saw that one coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carlos's jab looks to have found its range, popping Silva under the eye.
Carlos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silva.
Carlos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
Silva misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Carlos uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Silva has time to react.
Silva gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nice uppercut lands for Carlos. That snapped Silva's head back.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Carlos cracks Silva with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Silva swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Carlos counter with a right hand.
Carlos 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.
Carlos throws a hook but Silva avoids it easily.
Carlos avoids the body shot from Silva.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Carlos is just out of range.
Carlos lands with a kick to the temple. Silva shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Carlos was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
Carlos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carlos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silva uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Carlos has time to react.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Carlos sprawls well. Carlos wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Silva misses with a hook
and Carlos counters with a nice uppercut.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carlos connects with a single shot there.
Silva throws a poor cross that misses
and Carlos counters with a straight right hand.
Carlos looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Carlos shows good takedown defense.
Carlos fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Silva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Alex Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Carlos finds it's way through Silva's defenses.
Carlos throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Silva was covering up waiting for the punch and Carlos finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Silva trying to keep a closed guard but Carlos is proving a slippery customer.
Silva is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Silva working over Carlos with some ground and pound. Carlos looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Carlos is looking for a sweep. Silva is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Carlos has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Silva seems to be looking for submissions.
Carlos is trying to get back to full guard.
Silva is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Carlos gets full guard.
Carlos keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Carlos looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Silva throwing strikes from guard but Carlos blocks nicely.
Carlos is trying to keep Silva in close.
Silva trying to control but Carlos is working from the bottom.
Carlos is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Carlos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Carlos swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Silva will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Silva wants to control from the top but Carlos keeps moving.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Carlos 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.
A cross from Carlos lands.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Good leg kick by Carlos.
Silva misses with a straight left.
Silva throws a body punch but Carlos moves out of range.
Carlos misses with a wild body shot.
Silva changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Carlos tries to avoid it but Silva manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Carlos to the ground. Carlos escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Carlos looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Carlos misses with a two punch combination.
Carlos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Carlos chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Silva connects with a body shot.
Carlos avoids the body shot from Silva.
Carlos raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Silva lands a slapping body shot.
Carlos scores with a nice strike.
Silva looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Carlos!
Carlos bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carlos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Juan Carlos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Carlos throws a hook but Silva blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlos lands a head kick. Silva smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Silva connects with the punch.
Carlos swinging wildly here.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carlos manages to avoid it.
Carlos feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Silva is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Carlos looking to pass the guard.
Silva looking to control.
Carlos is fighting to break Silva's control of his arms but Silva is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Carlos seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Silva is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Carlos is now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carlos drops an elbow to the side of Silva's head.
Silva is not content to let Carlos control the position.
Silva manages to get to full guard.
Carlos stopping the sweep attempt from Silva.
Carlos slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Silva trying to control the position.
Carlos wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva looking for a sweep. Not yet Silva, not yet.
Juan Carlos has got the better of the ground game so far.
Carlos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Carlos passes Silva's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Silva is trying to get back to full guard.
Carlos is looking for a kimura here.
Silva trying to control from the bottom.
Carlos throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Carlos controlling the action here.
Carlos missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Carlos is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Silva doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Carlos.
Carlos slows the pace down in half guard.
Silva moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Silva trying to control the position here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Carlos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Carlos moves away from the strike by Silva.
Carlos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Carlos with the inside leg kick.
Carlos throws a leg kick which misses Silva's front leg but catches the back leg as Silva tries to avoid it.
Silva throws a looping overhand right but Carlos ducks down to avoid it.
Carlos lands with a good body shot.
Silva fails with the takedown
and Carlos counters with a stiff right hand.
Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
Silva throws a poor cross that misses
and Carlos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Carlos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Carlos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva misses with a hook. Carlos ducked under it nicely.
Silva avoids the head kick by Carlos.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carlos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Carlos avoids it really well and circles away.
Carlos lands a lovely overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva takes a kick to the side of the head.
Silva closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Carlos quickly recovers to half guard.
Carlos wants to control but Silva is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Carlos gets back to full guard.
Carlos controls Silva momentarily but Silva frees himself.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Carlos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva is looking to work some ground and pound but Carlos has wrist control.
Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Carlos is keeping the position for now.
Carlos is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Carlos keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carlos utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Carlos looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Carlos bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Silva's guard.
Carlos wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Carlos trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Silva bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Carlos's guard.
Silva advances to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carlos is trying is best to control the position here.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Carlos trying to control but Silva postures up.
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Carlos keeps working.
Silva trying to control the pace.
Silva's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva working Carlos over with strikes.
Carlos controlling the position for now.
Silva prevents Carlos from improving his position.
Silva looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Carlos keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Carlos wants to control but Silva is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Carlos tries to roll over but Silva keeps him under control.
Silva working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Carlos keeps working.
Silva prevents Carlos from improving his position.
Silva performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Alex Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva slips a nice elbow through Carlos's hands, connecting with Carlos's forehead.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Carlos has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Silva is working away from the top position though.
Juan Carlos is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Juan Carlos.
Well Carlos 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Carlos!
Juan Carlos 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roch Doisneau (ranked 1071 p4p, 1362 weight class) and Albert Pulkkinen (ranked 26 p4p, 37 weight class). Roch Doisneau 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roch Doisneau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Albert Pulkkinen!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doisneau misses the jab.
Doisneau looks to land a left hand but Pulkkinen moved out of range nicely.
And Pulkkinen responds with a good body kick, but Doisneau manages to step out the way in time.
Doisneau misses with a hook
and Doisneau takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Roch Doisneau has been cut.
Pulkkinen lands a slapping body shot.
Pulkkinen misses with a body punch
and Doisneau counters with a crisp right hand that drops Pulkkinen! Doisneau lets Pulkkinen back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
It looks like Albert Pulkkinen has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pulkkinen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Doisneau counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Pulkkinen out cold! What a finish! Doisneau is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Roch Doisneau!
An out of breath Roch Doisneau thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gunnar Bloodaxe (ranked 301 p4p, 488 weight class) and Adrian Picklesbly (ranked 49 p4p, 76 weight class). Picklesbly has chosen Angels in Heaven - Chris Rodrigues & the Spoon Lady as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Gunnar Bloodaxe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Adrian Picklesbly!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Picklesbly misses with an uppercut
and Bloodaxe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've been informed that Picklesbly has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Bloodaxe drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The fighters circling - Picklesbly throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bloodaxe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Picklesbly scores with a jab. Bloodaxe acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Picklesbly throws out a loose jab but Bloodaxe uses good head movement to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Picklesbly.
Bloodaxe is looking to counter with a body kick.
Picklesbly clobbers Bloodaxe with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Picklesbly misses with an uppercut. Bloodaxe saw that one coming.
Picklesbly scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bloodaxe doesn't seem bothered though.
Picklesbly takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Bloodaxe has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Bloodaxe misses with a leg kick
and Picklesbly counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Picklesbly dips to his left and cracks Bloodaxe with an uppercut!
Bloodaxe fails to land with a series of punches.
Picklesbly lands a jab to the head.
Picklesbly misses with an uppercut
and Bloodaxe counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Picklesbly gets tackled into the cage by Bloodaxe. Bloodaxe maintains the clinch.
Picklesbly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Picklesbly on the inside.
Picklesbly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bloodaxe working aggressively here.
Bloodaxe swings wildly with an uppercut but Picklesbly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bloodaxe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bloodaxe lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Picklesbly.
Bloodaxe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Picklesbly lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bloodaxe misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bloodaxe.
Picklesbly throws a punch but it's blocked by Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe avoids a wild elbow strike from Picklesbly.
Bloodaxe throws a head punch that misses.
Picklesbly lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bloodaxe blocks the elbow strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bloodaxe working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Picklesbly misses with an elbow strike.
Bloodaxe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Picklesbly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bloodaxe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bloodaxe takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Gunnar Bloodaxe has been cut.
Picklesbly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Picklesbly lands an elbow inside that Bloodaxe shrugs off.
Picklesbly lands a hook that snaps the head of Bloodaxe backwards.
Picklesbly lands a damaging elbow.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Bloodaxe lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Picklesbly.
A nice right hand lands inside from Picklesbly.
Bloodaxe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Picklesbly lands with a right to the head.
Picklesbly trying to control the position but instead, Bloodaxe has worked for underhooks and has pushed Picklesbly into the cage.
Picklesbly prevents a body shot from Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Picklesbly blocking some punches.
Bloodaxe tries to work over Picklesbly's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bloodaxe lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Picklesbly throws an elbow but it misses.
Bloodaxe lands a shoulder strike.
Bloodaxe lands a left hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe misses with the head strike.
Bloodaxe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Picklesbly lands with a short shot to the head.
Picklesbly lands a nice elbow.
Picklesbly blocks an uppercut.
Bloodaxe lands with a short shot to the head.
Bloodaxe throws a head punch that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Picklesbly.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bloodaxe.
Picklesbly lands with a left to the head.
Picklesbly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Picklesbly throws a punch but it's blocked by Bloodaxe.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Picklesbly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Picklesbly swings wildly with an uppercut but Bloodaxe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Picklesbly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Picklesbly blocks an uppercut.
Picklesbly looking to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Bloodaxe fails to land.
Bloodaxe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Picklesbly lands a hook to the side of the head.
Picklesbly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bloodaxe throws a head punch that misses.
Picklesbly misses with the head strike.
Picklesbly breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Picklesbly throws a leg kick that misses.
Picklesbly misses with a lunging right hand
and Bloodaxe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Picklesbly waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe tries to clinch but Picklesbly moves out of range.
Picklesbly is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bloodaxe.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Adrian Picklesbly will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gunnar Bloodaxe's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bloodaxe closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Picklesbly misses with a left hand
and Bloodaxe counters with a straight right hand.
Bloodaxe catches Picklesbly with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bloodaxe moves in looking to clinch but Picklesbly pushes him off.
Bloodaxe looks to throw the jab but Picklesbly is out of range.
Adrian Picklesbly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A shot to the liver by Picklesbly. Beautiful body shot.
Picklesbly uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe closes the distance and clinches.
Picklesbly blocking some punches.
Picklesbly is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Picklesbly lands an elbow inside.
A short body shot lands from Bloodaxe as the two fighters clinch.
Bloodaxe lands a hook that snaps the head of Picklesbly backwards.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Picklesbly just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bloodaxe's brow.
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!
Picklesbly breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Picklesbly scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Picklesbly throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bloodaxe throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Picklesbly on the side of the head.
Bloodaxe misses with a body kick.
Picklesbly 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.
Bloodaxe throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bloodaxe misses with a series of wild punches.
Picklesbly connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bloodaxe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Picklesbly.
Picklesbly misses the jab.
Picklesbly avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bloodaxe scores with the left hand. Picklesbly knows he should have avoided that one.
Bloodaxe paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Picklesbly throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bloodaxe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Picklesbly connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bloodaxe is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bloodaxe misses with an attempted mid kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Picklesbly misses with a straight right.
Bloodaxe swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bloodaxe blocks a jab.
Bloodaxe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Picklesbly.
Picklesbly throws an off balance right hand
and Bloodaxe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Picklesbly lands an overhand right.
Picklesbly fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Bloodaxe.
Picklesbly throws a big shot that misses.
Picklesbly stuns Bloodaxe with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Picklesbly moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Picklesbly misses with a lunging right hand
and Bloodaxe counters with a straight right hand.
Bloodaxe doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Picklesbly missing with a left hand there. Bloodaxe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bloodaxe takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Picklesbly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bloodaxe throwing a counter right hand but Picklesbly manages to avoid it.
Picklesbly lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bloodaxe takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A nice inside leg kick there by Picklesbly. That's going to slow Bloodaxe down.
Picklesbly tries a low kick but Bloodaxe avoids it.
Picklesbly with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bloodaxe is looking to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Picklesbly on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Picklesbly throws a shot from downtown. Bloodaxe moves away and avoids it.
Picklesbly looks to land a right hand but Bloodaxe moved out of range.
Bloodaxe is looking for a counter combo.
Picklesbly pulls out of a head kick attempt.
It looked like Bloodaxe wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The fighters circling - Picklesbly throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bloodaxe misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Picklesbly misses with a looping right.
Bloodaxe looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Bloodaxe misses with a hook. Picklesbly ducked under it nicely.
Bloodaxe lands with a slapping head kick.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Picklesbly. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Picklesbly misses with an uppercut
and Bloodaxe counters with a straight right hand.
Picklesbly scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bloodaxe staying out of range there.
Picklesbly misses with a combination
letting Bloodaxe counter with a right hand.
Bloodaxe blocks a jab.
Picklesbly misses with a right hand
and Bloodaxe counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Picklesbly misses with a looping left.
Picklesbly throws an off balance right hand
and Bloodaxe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Picklesbly misses with a looping left.
Bloodaxe moves in looking to clinch but Picklesbly pushes him off.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Adrian Picklesbly will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Gunnar Bloodaxe's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Picklesbly throws out a powerful jab.
Picklesbly throws a poor cross that misses
and Picklesbly takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bloodaxe moves out of range of the strikes.
Adrian Picklesbly seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Picklesbly works Bloodaxe's body with a nice hook.
Bloodaxe is looking to chop away at Picklesbly's legs.
Jab, jab by Bloodaxe - just one landing.
Picklesbly rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bloodaxe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A low kick lands for Bloodaxe.
Picklesbly lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Picklesbly scores with a body shot.
Picklesbly throws a jab but it's blocked by Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bloodaxe tries to clinch but Picklesbly is having none of it.
Picklesbly uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bloodaxe.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bloodaxe has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bloodaxe there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bloodaxe misses with a right hand
and Bloodaxe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Picklesbly misses with a looping left.
Picklesbly ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A left lands for Picklesbly.
A jab from Picklesbly misses.
Bloodaxe lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Picklesbly throws a poor cross that misses
and Bloodaxe counters with a stiff right hand.
Picklesbly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bloodaxe misses with a looping left.
Bloodaxe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Picklesbly.
Bloodaxe appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bloodaxe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Picklesbly.
Bloodaxe feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Picklesbly thows a leg kick but Bloodaxe checks it
and Picklesbly takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bloodaxe misses with a right hand
and Picklesbly cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Picklesbly throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Picklesbly throws the left hand but Bloodaxe avoids the punch easily.
Bloodaxe is looking to counter punch.
Gunnar Bloodaxe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Picklesbly misses with a left hand
and Bloodaxe counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Picklesbly slips a straight right by Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bloodaxe slips under a jab.
Picklesbly throws an overhand right that lands on Bloodaxe's shoulder, as Bloodaxe tries to avoid the shot.
Bloodaxe throws a quick counter head kick but Picklesbly was just out of range.
Bloodaxe looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Picklesbly waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bloodaxe.
As Picklesbly backs away, Bloodaxe returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Picklesbly blocks the body kick.
Picklesbly misses with a shot to the body
and Bloodaxe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bloodaxe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Picklesbly paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Picklesbly throws a right hand that misses
and Bloodaxe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Picklesbly on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Picklesbly misses with an uppercut.
A shot to the body from Picklesbly misses
and Bloodaxe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Picklesbly scores with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Picklesbly there.
Picklesbly misses with a right hand
and Bloodaxe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Picklesbly scores with a jab.
Picklesbly dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Picklesbly lands with an overhand left.
Bloodaxe scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Picklesbly scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Picklesbly misses.
Bloodaxe misses with an uppercut.
A little jabbing left from Picklesbly on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bloodaxe throws a looping overhand right but Picklesbly ducks down to avoid it.
Picklesbly looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bloodaxe takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bloodaxe misses with an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Picklesbly misses with a straight left.
As Picklesbly backs away, Bloodaxe returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Picklesbly lands a head shot.
Bloodaxe looks to throw the jab but Picklesbly is out of range.
Picklesbly swings widly with a right hand
and Bloodaxe counters with a straight right hand.
Picklesbly throws a lazy uppercut
and Bloodaxe counters with a leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Picklesbly.
A swing and a miss from Picklesbly.
Picklesbly lands a jab to the head.
Bloodaxe throws a hook but Picklesbly avoids it easily.
Picklesbly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bloodaxe was well out of range. Poor timing from Picklesbly.
Picklesbly misses with a looping right.
Picklesbly throws a leg kick which misses Bloodaxe's front leg but catches the back leg as Bloodaxe tries to avoid it.
Bloodaxe slips a straight right by Picklesbly.
Bloodaxe fires out a quick counter leg kick but Picklesbly just manages to avoid it.
Picklesbly misses with a left hand
and Bloodaxe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Adrian Picklesbly.
I've got Picklesbly winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Adrian Picklesbly!
During a confident post fight interview, Adrian Picklesbly thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Surianglek Sitsongrit (ranked 130 p4p, 91 weight class) and Eduardo Corassa (ranked 23 p4p, 19 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 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Surianglek Sitsongrit!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 12 - 2, fighting out of New York, Eduardo Corassa!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Sitsongrit there.
Sitsongrit digs a good hook to Corassa's body.
Corassa checks a low kick from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Corassa counter with a right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. Corassa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Corassa is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Sitsongrit connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Corassa's hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Corassa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sitsongrit was well out of range. Poor timing from Corassa.
Corassa walks into a left hand.
It looks like Eduardo Corassa has been cut.
Sitsongrit lands the left hand.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corassa tried to score with a low kick but Sitsongrit checks it.
A little feinted left hand from Sitsongrit on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nice body kick there by Sitsongrit.
Corassa moves away from the strike by Sitsongrit.
Corassa was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Sitsongrit misses with a lunging right hand
letting Corassa counter with a right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. Corassa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sitsongrit misses with a head kick.
Corassa has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Sitsongrit dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Corassa thuds his right hand into Sitsongrit's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
We've been told by Sitsongrit's head coaches at Hare of the Dog Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Sitsongrit misses with a kick to the body
and Corassa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Corassa throws a right hand that misses
letting Sitsongrit counter with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sitsongrit lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sitsongrit lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit with the inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Sitsongrit throws a push kick but Corassa slaps the foot to one side.
Corassa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sitsongrit.
Corassa replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Sitsongrit blocks it well.
Corassa scores with a head kick.
Surianglek Sitsongrit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sitsongrit connects with a solid leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corassa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sitsongrit sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Corassa listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Corassa misses with a looping right.
Sitsongrit lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sitsongrit connects with a body shot.
Sitsongrit lands a slapping body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Corassa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Surianglek Sitsongrit dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eduardo Corassa's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. Corassa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Surianglek Sitsongrit is winning the standup battle so far.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick that is checked
and Corassa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Corassa might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Sitsongrit has got the better of the exchanges.
Corassa misses with a head kick.
Sitsongrit feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Corassa blocks the leg kick.
Sitsongrit throws a sloppy head kick and Corassa moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit throws a low kick but it's checked well by Corassa.
Corassa now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Corassa takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Corassa blocks the low kick.
Corassa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Corassa looks to land a right hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range.
Sitsongrit is looking to counter punch.
A swing and a miss from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Corassa counters with a body kick.
Sitsongrit lands a nice hook to Corassa's body. Corassa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sitsongrit has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Sitsongrit misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sitsongrit bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick
and Corassa counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sitsongrit closes the distance and clinches.
Sitsongrit will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Corassa up against the cage.
Corassa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sitsongrit throws a head punch that misses.
Corassa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sitsongrit throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sitsongrit takes a swing at Corassa's ribcage but misses.
Sitsongrit throws a right hand that misses
and Corassa makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Sitsongrit really felt that one!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws a body punch but Corassa moves out of range.
Corassa avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
Corassa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A slow jab from Sitsongrit misses its intended target.
Corassa throws a quick inside leg kick.
Corassa stuns Sitsongrit with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Corassa there.
Corassa lands a high kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Sitsongrit - just one landing.
Corassa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Corassa throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Corassa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sitsongrit manages to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Corassa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sitsongrit was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Corassa was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Corassa! But no joy.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Corassa.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Eduardo Corassa will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Eduardo Corassa's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sitsongrit avoids the head kick by Corassa.
Corassa misses with a looping right.
Sitsongrit throws a body punch but Corassa moves out of range.
Sitsongrit paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nice defenses there by Corassa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sitsongrit throws a push kick but Corassa slaps the foot to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Corassa on the side of the head.
Sitsongrit is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Corassa can do to turn this around?
Sitsongrit throws a head kick but Corassa moves out of range.
Sitsongrit lands a body shot.
Sitsongrit misses with a double jab
and Sitsongrit takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sitsongrit throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit clobbers Corassa with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Corassa.
Corassa slips a straight right by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Corassa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sitsongrit scores with the left hand. Corassa knows he should have avoided that one.
Sitsongrit misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Corassa! But no joy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Corassa swings for the body but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Sitsongrit lands a nice leg kick that just misses Corassa's sensitive parts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws a predictable looking body shot
and Corassa counters with a head kick that drops Sitsongrit to the mat! Sitsongrit scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Sitsongrit is rocked!
Sitsongrit looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Oh Sitsongrit is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Corassa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sitsongrit. Sitsongrit obviously looking to wear him down.
Sitsongrit seems to have got his legs back now.
Sitsongrit throws a jab but it's blocked by Corassa.
Sitsongrit loads up on a big right hand but Corassa slips the punch.
Corassa let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from Corassa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Sitsongrit.
A combination from Sitsongrit does no damage.
Corassa moves out of range of the strikes.
Sitsongrit looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sitsongrit blocks a head kick by Corassa.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Corassa scores with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Surianglek Sitsongrit clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Eduardo Corassa's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Corassa takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sitsongrit walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Corassa checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sitsongrit jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Corassa scores with a head kick.
Sitsongrit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Corassa manages to avoid it.
Corassa appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit cracks Corassa with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sitsongrit moves into the clinch successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit blocking some punches.
Sitsongrit struggles to land a body shot inside as Corassa controls his hands.
Sitsongrit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sitsongrit lands with a right to the head.
Corassa breaks the clinch.
Sitsongrit lands a head kick. Corassa smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Corassa is rocked!
Corassa misses the shot to the body.
Sitsongrit is looking to counter with a body kick.
Sitsongrit connects with a right hand. Corassa shakes it off.
Sitsongrit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Corassa throws a big counter head kick but Sitsongrit avoids it with no problem.
Corassa fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Sitsongrit.
A head kick misses from Sitsongrit.
Corassa raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick
and Corassa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Corassa drops Sitsongrit with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Sitsongrit looks back up at him and smiles so Corassa waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sitsongrit ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sitsongrit swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch
and Corassa counters with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corassa misses with the body kick
and Sitsongrit counters with a stiff right hand.
Corassa takes one to the side of the head.
Corassa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sitsongrit.
Corassa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot.
Corassa doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Corassa jabs at Sitsongrit's body.
Jab, jab by Corassa - just one landing.
Corassa throws an off balance right hand
and Sitsongrit connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corassa throws a poor cross that misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a body kick.
Corassa takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sitsongrit closes the distance looking to clinch
and Corassa counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A bone on bone clash there as Corassa blocks the leg kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Corassa misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Surianglek Sitsongrit will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Eduardo Corassa's cut.
That's time! Sitsongrit's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
A shot to the liver by Corassa. Beautiful body shot.
Corassa looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Corassa dodges the punch combination from Sitsongrit.
Corassa blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Corassa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sitsongrit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Corassa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Corassa tenderised Sitsongrit's leg. Sitsongrit is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sitsongrit blocks a jab.
Sitsongrit is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Sitsongrit misses with a wild body shot.
Sitsongrit turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Corassa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sitsongrit.
Corassa lands a jab to the nose.
Eduardo Corassa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws a lazy right hand but Corassa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sitsongrit with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Corassa throws a body punch but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Sitsongrit swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Corassa's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sitsongrit scores with a hook to the body. Corassa takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Corassa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sitsongrit throws out the jab.
That kick from Sitsongrit tenderised Corassa's leg. Corassa is trying to keep his angry face on.
An inside leg kick lands from Corassa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corassa is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Corassa avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Corassa now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Corassa connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sitsongrit. Sitsongrit circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Corassa takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Sitsongrit lands with a kick to the temple. Corassa shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Nice defenses there by Sitsongrit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Corassa! But no joy.
Corassa staying out of range there.
Corassa throws a looping overhand right but Sitsongrit ducks down to avoid it.
Sitsongrit feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Surianglek Sitsongrit is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sitsongrit chopping away at his opponent's legs.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sitsongrit.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sitsongrit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Corassa.
Sitsongrit was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
And that's the end of the fight!
Surianglek Sitsongrit showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sitsongrit has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 49:46
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 48:47
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Surianglek Sitsongrit!
Surianglek Sitsongrit retains his lightweight title!
Surianglek Sitsongrit decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim Bob McDonald (ranked 100 p4p, 108 weight class) and Vunipola Veainu (ranked 5 p4p, 3 weight class). McDonald comes to the cage accompanied by Ray Wylie Hubbard - Redneck Mother. Vunipola Veainu has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jim Bob McDonald's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 46 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jim Bob McDonald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vunipola Veainu!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDonald keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
It looks like Vunipola Veainu has been cut.
McDonald misses with an uppercut.
McDonald lands with a nice body punch.
McDonald changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
McDonald works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Veainu shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
McDonald throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Veainu looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A decent looking cross lands there for McDonald.
McDonald rushes Veainu with punches - Veainu moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Veainu goes down! McDonald follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jim Bob McDonald!
Jim Bob McDonald decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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