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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ultimate Warrior (ranked 1374 p4p, 1264 weight class) and Shigeru Otori (ranked 153 p4p, 140 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ultimate Warrior!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Shigeru Otori!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Richard Clark and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab by Otori.
Otori scores with a punch to the head.
Warrior swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Otori.
Otori fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Warrior takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Otori connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Otori keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Warrior tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Otori paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Otori looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Warrior misses with a takedown
and Otori counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Warrior takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Warrior closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Otori misses with a straight right.
Warrior tries to counter with a takedown but Otori is quick to defend against it.
Otori ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Warrior moves away.
Warrior shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Otori's guard.
We've been hearing that Warrior has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Warrior throws a strike but Otori rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Warrior is working an open guard so Otori takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Otori cracks Warrior with a right hand to the side of the head.
Warrior rushes Otori and presses him up against the cage.
Warrior can't get the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warrior gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Otori regains guard.
Warrior stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Otori swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Warrior sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Warrior looking to pass the guard.
Warrior is looking to work some ground and pound but Otori has wrist control.
Warrior connects with a couple of short punches.
Warrior trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Otori is looking to stand up but Warrior isn't so interested in that idea.
Warrior wants to control from the top but Otori keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Otori keeping full guard, as Warrior tries to pass.
Warrior slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
A lull in the action here.
Otori is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Otori 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.
Warrior wants to control but Otori is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Otori is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Otori connects with a nice looking jab.
Otori throws a hook but Warrior blocks it.
Warrior fails in his attempt to clinch.
Otori digs a good body shot into Warrior's ribs.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Otori with a hook.
Warrior closes the distance and clinches up with Otori, looking for a takedown. Warrior pushes Otori against the cage but Otori circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ultimate Warrior. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Warrior wants to clinch.
Ultimate Warrior seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warrior ducks under a wild hook from Otori.
Warrior tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Otori swats away the attempt to clinch by Warrior.
Otori 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.
Warrior misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Otori to counter with a crisp jab.
Otori digs a good hook to Warrior's body.
Warrior throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Otori ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Warrior moves away.
Warrior rushes Otori and presses him up against the cage.
Warrior turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Warrior looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Otori is avoiding damage well.
Warrior is looking to take a break and control but Otori is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Warrior tries to move to mount but Otori blocks the move with his legs.
Warrior misses with the ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shigeru Otori dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Otori with the inside leg kick.
Otori has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Warrior shoots and misses
and Warrior takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Warrior tries to clinch but Otori is having none of it.
Otori connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Otori connects with the punch.
Shigeru Otori seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Warrior misses with a body shot.
Warrior takes the fight into the clinch.
Otori struggles to land a body shot inside as Warrior controls his hands.
Otori misses with a punch to the body.
Warrior tries for a takedown but Otori manages to get underhooks.
Otori tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Warrior blocks a body shot from Otori.
Otori with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A hook to the body from Otori.
Warrior turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Otori prevents Warrior from improving position.
Otori wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warrior working the body and head with strikes.
Warrior looks up at the clock and then as Otori takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Warrior smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Otori is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Warrior is controlling him well.
Ultimate Warrior overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Warrior trying to control the position but Otori is working away.
The strikes coming from Warrior are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Otori parries the strikes from Warrior easily there. Warrior is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Otori to escape.
Warrior tries for a kimura but Otori is defending well.
The strikes coming from Warrior are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warrior swings around for an armbar but Otori sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Warrior's guard.
Otori wants to stand but Warrior is controlling his posture from full guard.
Otori got a little sloppy there for a moment and Warrior has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Otori has managed to get both his arms back between Warrior's legs - danger averted.
Warrior has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Warrior has a closed guard, preventing Otori from standing up.
Warrior is trying to keep Otori in close.
Otori wanted to stand there but Warrior had control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Warrior is on top in guard.
Otori has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Warrior stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Otori 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.
Warrior trying to control but Otori is working from the bottom.
Otori wants to stand but Warrior is controlling the position.
Warrior controlling from the top position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Warrior accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Warrior throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Otori works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Warrior throws a big right hand that misses.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Otori wants to stand but Warrior is controlling the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Otori scores with a jab. Warrior acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Otori is looking to slow Warrior down with leg kicks.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Otori swats away the attempt to clinch by Warrior.
Otori scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Warrior tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Otori paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Otori looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Warrior tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Warrior wants to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Otori! But no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shigeru Otori 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! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Warrior misses with a looping left.
Otori swinging wildly here.
Warrior takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Warrior shoots in but Otori avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Otori connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Warrior momentarily.
Otori fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Warrior has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Otori scores with a nice right hand.
Otori with a hook.
Warrior misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck for Warrior with that takedown attempt.
Warrior fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Otori avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ultimate Warrior. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Warrior gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Otori.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warrior has Otori up against the cage in a clinch.
Warrior blocks a body shot from Otori.
Otori has had enough of the clinch but Warrior keeps him there for the moment.
Otori connects with a knee to the head.
Warrior prevents a body shot from Otori.
Warrior lands a hook that snaps the head of Otori backwards.
Warrior has picked Otori up - he's going for a ride! Warrior dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Warrior slows the pace down in half guard.
Warrior has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Warrior throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warrior can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Otori is looking to escape.
Warrior looking to finish with strikes here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Warrior throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Otori is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Ultimate Warrior has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Warrior thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warrior thowing shots but they're missing.
Warrior throws some wild stikes that Otori manages to avoid easily.
Otori holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Warrior tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Otori is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Warrior sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Warrior wants to control the pace but Otori is squirming around nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Otori trying desperately to get to his feet.
Warrior looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Otori wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Warrior.
Warrior lands a heavy elbow.
Warrior tries to control but Otori wriggling away.
Warrior landing strikes from the mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ultimate Warrior showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Otori 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 James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shigeru Otori!
During a confident post fight interview, Shigeru Otori thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Antony (ranked 2176 p4p, 1618 weight class) and Brock Hardman (ranked 323 p4p, 249 weight class). Mark Antony 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Antony!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Brock Hardman!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Glass and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Antony throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Hardman has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hardman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Antony is trying to break free.
Antony working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Antony manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Antony lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Antony is pressed up against the cage. Hardman has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Antony down to the mat. Antony avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hardman throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Antony counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Antony throws a jab but it's blocked by Hardman.
Good exchange - Hardman coming out on top.
 It looks like Mark Antony has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antony misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hardman fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hardman throws a poor cross that misses
and Hardman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Antony on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hardman doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Antony counters with a nice uppercut.
Antony looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hardman rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Antony counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hardman's knee momentarily.
Hardman forces Antony back against the cage and clinches.
Hardman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hardman blocking some punches.
Hardman letting Antony take a breather here.
Antony blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antony gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hardman.
Mark Antony has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brock Hardman.
Antony stalling against the cage.
Hardman slowing the pace effectively.
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!
Hardman has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Antony regains guard immediately.
Hardman thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Hardman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Antony wants to stand but Hardman is controlling the position.
Antony wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antony keeping full guard, as Hardman tries to pass.
Antony looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hardman thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Antony pulls Hardman in close to his closed guard and prevents Hardman from doing any damage or advancing position.
Hardman trying to move into half guard but instead Antony has managed to sweep!
Antony trying to control the position from guard on top but Hardman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hardman is looking for a triangle but Antony pushes his legs off easily.
Antony stays in close to Hardman's body and controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Antony decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Antony bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hardman shoots in looking for a takedown but Antony manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hardman's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Antony is looking to counter with a body kick.
Hardman misses with a straight left.
Antony throws a quick counter head kick but Hardman was just out of range.
Hardman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Antony paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hardman throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Antony tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Hardman is in Antony's guard.
Antony is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hardman tries to free his leg and advance position but Antony is retaining full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mark Antony will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mark Antony's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hardman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hardman misses with a right hand
and Antony counters with a head kick from the bowels of hell that crumples Hardman! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Mark Antony!
Mark Antony thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Art Bowers (ranked 1654 p4p, 1422 weight class) and Sovor Trandel (ranked 218 p4p, 188 weight class). Trandel has chosen Fuel and Fire - Bride as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Art Bowers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Sovor Trandel!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Paul Tew and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Bowers misses.
Trandel swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bowers has been working on his boxing with his coaches at New York Public Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Bowers throws a left and a right that both miss
and Trandel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Trandel tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bowers misses with a jab to the body
and Trandel decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bowers's guard.
Bowers is wriggling around but Trandel manages to pass to half guard.
Bowers is trying to stand back up but Trandel is controlling him
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trandel is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bowers defends it well.
Bowers won't allow Trandel to pass to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trandel is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Trandel is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Bowers has managed to free his arm - good work.
Bowers is trying to stand.
Trandel is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Bowers sees it coming and defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Trandel trying to pass the guard but Bowers defending well.
Trandel passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Bowers!
Trandel mounts Bowers! Really nice guard pass there!
Trandel controlling the position easily from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trandel wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Trandel is still trying to improve position.
Trandel is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Bowers is surviving well by controlling Trandel's body position as best he can.
Bowers really wants to buck Trandel off and get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bowers prevents Trandel from taking his back.
Trandel is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Bowers has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Bowers!
Trandel is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bowers is aware though and is defending well.
Bowers would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Trandel looking for a sweep. Not yet Trandel, not yet.
Bowers postures up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sovor Trandel dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Bowers buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bowers throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It seemed like Trandel was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A telegraphed right hand from Bowers misses the target.
And Trandel tries to counter it with a takedown but Bowers pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Donk. Bowers catches Trandel right on the button with a cross.
Art Bowers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bowers.
Bowers throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bowers swinging wildly here.
Trandel feints the counter takedown.
Bowers misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Bowers throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bowers delivers a nice body kick.
Trandel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bowers.
Bowers misses with a looping left.
Bowers misses with an uppercut. Trandel saw that one coming.
Trandel feints the counter takedown.
Bowers misses the jab.
Bowers throws a body kick that misses.
Trandel appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bowers lands a nice shot to the body.
Art Bowers is winning the standup battle so far.
Bowers throws a head kick that misses.
And Trandel tries to counter it with a takedown but Bowers pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowers throws out a loose jab but Trandel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Trandel drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bowers defends it well.
Trandel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bowers.
Trandel moves away from the strike by Bowers.
Bowers lands with a good body shot.
Bowers lands with a hook. Trandel tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bowers turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bowers lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bowers throws an overhand right that lands on Trandel's shoulder, as Trandel tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowers throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Trandel is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Bowers fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nice straight punches there by Bowers. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bowers.
Bowers misses with a looping right.
Trandel is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Bowers jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bowers jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Trandel changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Trandel slips under a jab.
Trandel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bowers.
Trandel drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bowers defends it well.
Bowers misses with an uppercut. Trandel saw that one coming.
Art Bowers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trandel gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Trandel avoids the head kick by Bowers.
Trandel tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Bowers connects with a looping right hand.
Trandel takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bowers jabs at Trandel's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trandel avoids the body shot from Bowers.
Trandel swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A punch lands to the side of Trandel 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bowers misses the shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Art Bowers dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Bowers throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Trandel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And Trandel tries to counter it with a takedown but Bowers pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Bowers throws a shot to the body.
Bowers 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.
Bowers rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Trandel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Trandel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Trandel tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Bowers throws a chopping leg kick but Trandel manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Trandel with the counter takedown but Bowers avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bowers throws a low kick but Trandel avoids it.
Bowers throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bowers lands a lovely overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowers throws a hook to the side of Trandel's head but Trandel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bowers fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Trandel looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bowers lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Trandel moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bowers sizes up Trandel with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bowers misses with an uppercut
and Bowers takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Trandel takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bowers pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Trandel throws out a counter right but Bowers avoids it with no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowers misses with a lunging right hand
and Trandel counters with a left to the body.
Bowers misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Trandel looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bowers catches Trandel with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bowers throws a sloppy body shot
and Trandel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bowers scores with a jab to the body.
Bowers throws the left hand but Trandel avoids the punch easily.
Trandel appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Bowers.
Bowers lands with a cross.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bowers, as that shot connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowers tries a head kick but it misses.
Bowers throws a hook to the side of Trandel's head but Trandel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Trandel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And Trandel tries to counter it with a takedown but Bowers pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Bowers works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Trandel moves out of range of the body kick from Bowers.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Trandel! But no joy.
Bowers throws a poor cross that misses
and Trandel counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Trandel ducks under a wild hook from Bowers.
Trandel changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Bowers throws a poor cross that misses
and Trandel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Art Bowers has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bowers throws a jab when Trandel was well out of range.
Bowers throws an off balance right hand
and Trandel counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Trandel postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bowers wants to stand and escape but Trandel is having none of it.
Trandel wants to control from the top but Bowers keeps moving.
Trandel throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bowers works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Trandel looking to sit in guard and control but Bowers gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Trandel bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bowers's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Art Bowers showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bowers 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 James Atkins scores the fight 29:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Art Bowers!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jim Lahey (ranked 1788 p4p, 1095 weight class) and Lennart Hohenthal (ranked 101 p4p, 63 weight class). Lennart Hohenthal 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jim Lahey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lennart Hohenthal!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hohenthal misses with a lunging right hand
and Lahey counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
 It looks like Lennart Hohenthal has been cut.
Hohenthal swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Lahey counter with a right hand.
Hohenthal looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lahey looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hohenthal misses with an uppercut.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lahey darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hohenthal throws a shot from downtown. Lahey moves away and avoids it.
Lahey needs to keep his hands up - Hohenthal had a free shot at his head there.
Hohenthal throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hohenthal scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd cheers as Hohenthal lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lahey doesn't seem phased though.
 Lahey is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hohenthal lands with an uppercut that bounces Lahey off the cage and back into range.
Oh Lahey is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hohenthal looks to land a left hand but Lahey moved out of range nicely.
Hohenthal thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hohenthal throws a hook to the side of Lahey's head but Lahey sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lahey catches Hohenthal with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Hohenthal has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lahey throws a jab but it's blocked by Hohenthal.
Hohenthal shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Hohenthal connects with a nice short shot to Lahey's temple.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lahey is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hohenthal scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hohenthal throwing shots but Lahey is blocking nicely.
Lahey is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hohenthal scores with a couple of nice shots.
Lahey taking some punishment here, with Hohenthal in his half guard.
Hohenthal looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hohenthal tries to pass the half guard into mount. Lahey knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Hohenthal is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Hohenthal tries to pass the half guard into mount. Lahey knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Hohenthal looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lahey with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hohenthal 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hohenthal landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hohenthal lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Lahey! More strikes land and this one is all over! Hohenthal jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lennart Hohenthal!
An out of breath Lennart Hohenthal thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
The defeated Jim Lahey had this to say: 'This Fuckin SHIT Pirate cheated!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Cross (ranked 1933 p4p, 2158 weight class) and Patrick Turgeon (ranked 241 p4p, 260 weight class). Cross's entrance music is Folk Metal. A fine choice. 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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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jeremy Cross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Patrick Turgeon!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, William Gold and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cross throws a looping overhand right but Turgeon ducks down to avoid it.
Cross bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Turgeon's head.
It looks like Patrick Turgeon has been cut.
Turgeon moves into the clinch.
Turgeon lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cross lands a left hand that snaps the head of Turgeon backwards.
Turgeon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Turgeon scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Turgeon gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Jeremy Cross has been cut.
Cross can't break the clinch.
Turgeon told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Turgeon lands an elbow just above Cross 's eye.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Turgeon just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cross's brow.
Turgeon lands an elbow inside that Cross shrugs off.
Cross 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cross swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Turgeon lands a hook that snaps the head of Cross backwards.
Turgeon lands a nice elbow.
Turgeon lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Turgeon lands an elbow inside that Cross shrugs off.
Jeremy Cross's cut is getting worse.
Cross lands with a right to the head.
Turgeon misses with some punches.
Turgeon tries to throw a body punch but Cross avoids it by throwing Turgeon back against the cage.
Turgeon misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cross.
Turgeon lands an elbow inside that Cross shrugs off.
Cross misses with a body punch.
Cross breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cross misses the jab.
Cross connects with a leg kick.
Cross throws a poor cross that misses
and Turgeon counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Turgeon stuns Cross with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Turgeon missing with a left hand there. Cross was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A low kick from Cross is predictable there
and Turgeon makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Turgeon moves out of range of the strikes.
Turgeon looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Turgeon drives through and clinches with Cross against the cage.
Turgeon misses with some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Turgeon.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cross working hard to break the clinch.
Turgeon lands an elbow that stopped Cross in his tracks for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turgeon lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jeremy Cross's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Cross wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Turgeon has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Turgeon.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Turgeon.
Turgeon blocks a body shot from Cross.
Turgeon blocking some punches.
Cross breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cross takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Cross steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Turgeon.
It looked like Cross wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cross misses with an uppercut
and Turgeon counters with a crisp right hand that drops Cross! Turgeon lets Cross back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Turgeon avoids the head kick by Cross.
and Turgeon counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Cross! He's just covering up as Turgeon starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Patrick Turgeon!
In defeat, Jeremy Cross stepped up to the mic, saying 'BY THE LIGHT OF THE MOON!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roman Zhdanov (ranked 1453 p4p, 1429 weight class) and Klaus Tannenbaum (ranked 190 p4p, 189 weight class). Zhdanov comes to the cage accompanied by Малиновая Лада (Raspberry Lada) by Gayazov$ Brother$. Tannenbaum has chosen Andrea Bocelli: O Tannenbaum as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Roman Zhdanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Klaus Tannenbaum!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Phil Schofield and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tannenbaum slips under a jab.
Zhdanov misses with a wild body shot.
Tannenbaum keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tannenbaum is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Zhdanov with a body shot.
Zhdanov has been working on his boxing with his coaches at House of 1000 Corpses in the buildup to the fight.
Tannenbaum uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zhdanov.
Tannenbaum is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
A lazy body kick from Tannenbaum
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Zhdanov misses with a hook
and Tannenbaum makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Zhdanov throws a leg kick but Tannenbaum sees it coming and moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zhdanov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tannenbaum counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Tannenbaum throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Zhdanov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Zhdanov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tannenbaum throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from Zhdanov misses the target.
Zhdanov throws a lazy uppercut
and Tannenbaum counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tannenbaum swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tannenbaum keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Roman Zhdanov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tannenbaum fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Zhdanov.
A low kick from Zhdanov is predictable there
and Tannenbaum counters with a good low kick that Zhdanov was not able to check.
Zhdanov swings widly with a right hand
and Tannenbaum cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Zhdanov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhdanov misses with a lunging right hand
and Tannenbaum counters with an inside leg kick.
Tannenbaum throws a series of punches but Zhdanov moves out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Zhdanov, as that shot connected.
Zhdanov has Tannenbaum up against the cage in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zhdanov swings wildly with an uppercut but Tannenbaum uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tannenbaum throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Zhdanov working aggressively here.
Tannenbaum tries to stall but Zhdanov uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tannenbaum swings wildly with an uppercut but Zhdanov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zhdanov tries to throw a body punch but Tannenbaum avoids it by throwing Zhdanov back against the cage.
Tannenbaum stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tannenbaum tries a body shot but Zhdanov blocks it.
Tannenbaum holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tannenbaum is trying to break the clinch but Zhdanov is controlling him.
Zhdanov stalling in the clinch.
Tannenbaum is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tannenbaum wants to break free but Zhdanov has control.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zhdanov.
Tannenbaum lands with a short shot to the head.
Tannenbaum blocks the elbow strike.
A nice left hand lands by Zhdanov.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tannenbaum.
Tannenbaum looking to stall.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Zhdanov.
Zhdanov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tannenbaum looking to stall.
Zhdanov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zhdanov has Tannenbaum pushed against the cage.
Tannenbaum swings wildly with an uppercut but Zhdanov uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zhdanov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zhdanov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Zhdanov lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Zhdanov fails to land.
Zhdanov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Zhdanov misses with a hook from the clinch.
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!
A head punch on the inside from Zhdanov fails to land.
Zhdanov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tannenbaum's efforts to push away.
Zhdanov blocks a body shot from Tannenbaum.
Tannenbaum takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Klaus Tannenbaum has been cut.
Tannenbaum stalling in the clinch.
Zhdanov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tannenbaum is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Tannenbaum's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Zhdanov avoiding damage.
Tannenbaum breaks the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roman Zhdanov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Klaus Tannenbaum's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Zhdanov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tannenbaum counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tannenbaum moves away from the strike by Zhdanov.
Tannenbaum misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zhdanov moves out of range as Tannenbaum strikes.
Nice defenses there by Tannenbaum.
Zhdanov tries to close the distance and clinch but Tannenbaum swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tannenbaum throws out a counter right but Zhdanov avoids it with no problem.
Nice jab there from Zhdanov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tannenbaum is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tannenbaum ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice defenses there by Tannenbaum.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhdanov throws the left hand but Tannenbaum avoids the punch easily.
Zhdanov lands the left hand.
Tannenbaum slips a straight right by Zhdanov.
Tannenbaum only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Zhdanov closes the distance and clinches.
Tannenbaum working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tannenbaum's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Roman Zhdanov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zhdanov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tannenbaum counters with a solid body kick.
Zhdanov looks to land a right hand but Tannenbaum moved out of range.
Zhdanov connects with the punch.
Tannenbaum scores with a hook to the body. Zhdanov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Klaus Tannenbaum seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tannenbaum rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Zhdanov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A low kick from Zhdanov misses
and Tannenbaum counters with a stiff right hand.
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!
Tannenbaum slips a straight right by Zhdanov.
Zhdanov throws a right hand that misses
and Tannenbaum counters with a stiff right hand.
Zhdanov misses with a straight left.
Zhdanov misses with an uppercut
and Tannenbaum counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tannenbaum fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tannenbaum shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Zhdanov but Zhdanov pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhdanov lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Tannenbaum lands a slapping body shot.
Zhdanov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tannenbaum.
Zhdanov moves in looking to clinch but Tannenbaum pushes him off.
Tannenbaum doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A jab from Tannenbaum misses.
Tannenbaum gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Zhdanov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zhdanov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tannenbaum.
Zhdanov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Zhdanov throws a hook but Tannenbaum avoids it easily.
Tannenbaum throws a big shot that misses.
Tannenbaum avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tannenbaum swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zhdanov tried to counter with a leg kick but Tannenbaum avoided it.
Zhdanov ducks right into an uppercut from Tannenbaum.
Zhdanov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Zhdanov throws a shot from downtown. Tannenbaum moves away and avoids it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A solid body kick from Tannenbaum.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Roman Zhdanov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Klaus Tannenbaum'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!
Tannenbaum lands a jab to the nose.
Zhdanov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tannenbaum looks to score with a jab to the body but Zhdanov is just out of range.
Zhdanov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tannenbaum breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tannenbaum lands a head kick!
A big left from Zhdanov misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tannenbaum ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tannenbaum doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Zhdanov misses with a looping right.
Zhdanov throws a lazy right hand but Tannenbaum sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Zhdanov.
Tannenbaum lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Tannenbaum checks a low kick from Zhdanov.
Zhdanov misses with a hook.
Zhdanov throws a nice head kick!
Tannenbaum slips under a jab from Zhdanov.
Tannenbaum looks to land a left hand but Zhdanov moved out of range nicely.
Zhdanov throwing a counter right hand but Tannenbaum manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Zhdanov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhdanov looks to land a left hand but Tannenbaum moved out of range nicely.
Tannenbaum lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Zhdanov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zhdanov throws a body shot but no joy.
Tannenbaum throws out a counter right but Zhdanov avoids it with no problem.
Tannenbaum defending well as Zhdanov loads up on a big left hand.
Zhdanov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Zhdanov lands a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tannenbaum misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zhdanov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nice body punch from Tannenbaum.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tannenbaum lands with a light punch inside.
Tannenbaum breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tannenbaum shoots in looking for a takedown. Zhdanov tries to sprawl out of it but Tannenbaum keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Zhdanov manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tannenbaum pulls out of a head kick attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Zhdanov misses the target.
Zhdanov throws a leg kick which misses Tannenbaum's front leg but catches the back leg as Tannenbaum tries to avoid it.
Zhdanov avoids the body shot from Tannenbaum.
Zhdanov throws a looping overhand right but Tannenbaum ducks down to avoid it.
A jab from Zhdanov misses.
Tannenbaum throws a head kick but Zhdanov moves out of range.
Klaus Tannenbaum has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tannenbaum ducks under a wild hook from Zhdanov.
A solid body kick from Tannenbaum.
Zhdanov moves out of range of the body kick from Tannenbaum.
Zhdanov throws a poor cross that misses
letting Tannenbaum counter with a right hand.
A head kick misses from Tannenbaum.
Zhdanov misses with an uppercut.
Tannenbaum lands a nice looking kick to the body. Zhdanov takes a step back to recover.
Zhdanov scores with a nice strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Roman Zhdanov.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Zhdanov, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roman Zhdanov!
Roman Zhdanov 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 Don Cortez (ranked 1804 p4p, 1327 weight class) and Brock Harrisburg (ranked 81 p4p, 66 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Don Cortez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brock Harrisburg!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Sam Margolis and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harrisburg walks into a jab.
Cortez scores with a punch to the head.
Nice straight punches there by Harrisburg. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Harrisburg.
Harrisburg misses with a combination
and Cortez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Harrisburg. That snapped Cortez's head back.
Cortez misses with a straight left.
Cortez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harrisburg.
Cortez half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Cortez takes a swing at Harrisburg's ribcage but misses.
Cortez lands a jab.
Cortez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harrisburg.
Harrisburg slips a jab from Cortez.
Cortez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cortez has been working on his boxing with his coaches at kill or be killed F boring Fights in the buildup to the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cortez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harrisburg misses with a hook.
Harrisburg is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cortez.
Cortez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A cross from Harrisburg lands.
Harrisburg misses with a hook. Cortez ducked under it nicely.
Decent striking displayed by Harrisburg there.
Donk. Cortez catches Harrisburg right on the button with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrisburg swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cortez tries to bum rush Harrisburg with a series of wild strikes but Harrisburg uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Harrisburg with a hook.
Cortez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harrisburg.
Cortez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brock Harrisburg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harrisburg connects with a jab.
Cortez lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Harrisburg scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Harrisburg misses with a hook
and Cortez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Harrisburg slips a straight right by Cortez.
Cortez ducks right into an uppercut from Harrisburg.
Harrisburg 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harrisburg takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Harrisburg throws a shot from downtown. Cortez moves away and avoids it.
Good standup being displayed there by Cortez as he connects with a hook.
Harrisburg works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Harrisburg misses the target.
Harrisburg throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Harrisburg throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cortez throws a right hand that misses
and Harrisburg counters with a nice uppercut.
We've been informed that Harrisburg 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cortez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cortez looks to score with a jab to the body but Harrisburg is just out of range.
Harrisburg throws a combination that misses
and Cortez counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Cortez takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Cortez lands a nice short elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harrisburg is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Cortez scores with a couple of nice shots.
Cortez stalling.
Cortez looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Cortez lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Cortez controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cortez prevents Harrisburg from standing back up.
Cortez slips a nice elbow through Harrisburg's hands, connecting with Harrisburg's forehead.
Cortez is taking a breather. Harrisburg says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Harrisburg can do anything to dispel that myth.
Cortez is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Cortez trying to control but Harrisburg is having none of it.
Cortez landing strikes from the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cortez lands a couple of good shots and Harrisburg has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Harrisburg is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Cortez is landing with strikes. Harrisburg can't take much more of this.
Cortez has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Cortez working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Harrisburg is doing well to defend. Cortez seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Harrisburg is forced to tap and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Don Cortez!
A very excited looking Don Cortez rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Swole Ricky Martin (ranked 1106 p4p, 1179 weight class) and Gage Bennett (ranked 169 p4p, 183 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Swole Ricky Martin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gage Bennett!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Atkins and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bennett has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Bennett defending well as Martin loads up on a big left hand.
Martin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bennett.
A nice side step and Bennett releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Martin blocks a jab.
Bennett has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bennett there as he acknowledges the shot.
Martin throws a sloppy body shot
and Bennett connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Martin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Martin.
A nice side step and Bennett releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Martin moves out of range of the strikes.
Bennett looks to land a left hand but Martin moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bennett on the side of the head.
It looks like Gage Bennett has been cut.
Bennett throws an off balance right hand
and Martin counters with an outside leg kick.
Martin on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Bennett finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Martin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Martin misses with a hook.
Martin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bennett.
As Bennett backs away, Martin returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Bennett misses with a right hand
and Martin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Martin 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 lazy body kick from Martin
and Bennett counters with a stiff right hand.
Martin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bennett misses with a body shot.
Martin slips a jab from Bennett.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bennett lands with a nice body punch.
Martin slips under a jab from Bennett.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martin misses with a hook.
Martin is looking to slow Bennett down with leg kicks.
Martin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bennett misses with a left hand
and Martin counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bennett ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Martin lands with a cross.
A slow jab from Martin misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennett lands with a nice body punch.
Both fighters circling a little - Martin finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Bennett lands with a shot to the body.
Martin looks to land a body kick but Bennett moved away.
Martin slips a jab from Bennett.
Martin tried to counter with a leg kick but Bennett avoided it.
Martin avoids the head kick by Bennett.
A jab from Bennett does it's job there.
Martin misses with a low kick.
Bennett is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bennett has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jab by Martin.
Bennett throws an overhand right that lands on Martin's shoulder, as Martin tries to avoid the shot.
Martin is looking to counter with a body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
That kick from Martin tenderised Bennett's leg. Bennett is trying to keep his angry face on.
Martin doesn't manage to clinch there - Bennett circles away.
Martin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Martin throws a leg kick which misses Bennett's front leg but catches the back leg as Bennett tries to avoid it.
Bennett connects with an inside leg kick.
Martin thumps Bennett with a low kick.
Bennett fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gage Bennett will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gage Bennett's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bennett misses with a looping right.
Martin throws a hook but Bennett avoids it easily.
Bennett moves out of range of the strikes.
A jab from Bennett misses.
Martin tests Bennett's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bennett. Martin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bennett takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bennett fails in his attempt to clinch.
Martin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bennett rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Martin counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bennett's knee momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin throws a jab when Bennett was well out of range.
Bennett appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Martin throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Martin scoring well with a low kick there.
Swole Ricky Martin is winning the standup battle so far.
Martin misses with a head kick.
Bennett throws a hook but Martin avoids it easily.
Martin half committed to a counter leg kick.
Martin checks the leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Martin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bennett is looking to slow Martin down with leg kicks.
Bennett walks forward, straight into a front kick from Martin.
Martin moves into the clinch.
Bennett makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Martin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennett throws a punch but it's blocked by Martin.
Bennett blocks a body shot from Martin.
Bennett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bennett lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bennett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Martin.
A nice left hand lands by Martin.
Martin tries to throw a body punch but Bennett avoids it by throwing Martin back against the cage.
Bennett's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bennett throws a head punch that misses.
Bennett misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Martin.
Bennett is breathing heavily.
Bennett has a couple of punches blocked by Martin.
Martin lands a shot to the body.
Good body shot from Martin.
Bennett tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Martin.
Martin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bennett tries a body shot but Martin blocks it.
Martin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bennett blocks a body shot from Martin.
Martin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Martin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bennett backwards.
Martin tries to throw a body punch but Bennett avoids it by throwing Martin back against the cage.
Martin cracks Bennett with a nice body shot.
Martin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bennetts head.
Martin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Martin.
Martin tries a body shot but Bennett blocks it.
Martin fails to pull guard.
Still in the clinch, Martin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Martin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bennett's elbow.
Martin scores with a hook to the body.
Martin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Martin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bennett.
A shot in the inside from Martin.
Martin wants to take the fight to the mat but Bennett manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Martin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bennett misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martin lands a body shot in the clinch.
Martin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin lands with a right to the head.
Martin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Martin manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Martin has an active guard here but Bennett has managed to pass into half guard.
Martin manages to get to full guard.
Martin has his foot on Bennett's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bennett works his way back into a safe position though.
Martin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bennett can do to turn this around?
Martin is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Martin has a closed guard, preventing Bennett from standing up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Swole Ricky Martin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gage Bennett's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Martin scores with a nice body kick.
Martin lands with an overhand left.
Bennett closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Martin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bennett throws a counter combo.
Martin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bennett swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Martin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bennett checks it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bennett looks to score with a jab to the body but Martin is just out of range.
Bennett swings for the body but Martin moves out of range.
Bennett misses with a series of wild punches.
Martin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett misses with a hook. Martin ducked under it nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Martin misses the target.
Martin thumps Bennett with a low kick.
Bennett misses with a right hand
and Martin counters with a two punch combo.
Martin moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bennett with the inside leg kick.
Bennett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Martin manages to avoid it.
Martin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bennett displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Martin throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennett thuds his right hand into Martin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Martin tries to clinch up
and Bennett counters with a nice uppercut.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bennett.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martin cracks Bennett with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Bennett looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Martin finish him?
 Bennett is rocked!
Martin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bennett.
Bennett is still on wobbly legs! Can Martin finish him?
Martin lands an uppercut, right on the button! Bennett tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Swole Ricky Martin!
Swole Ricky Martin seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Needno Badges (ranked 1234 p4p, 1109 weight class) and Ralph Hall (ranked 173 p4p, 154 weight class). Hall has chosen Pinball Wizard as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Needno Badges could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ralph Hall's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Needno Badges!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ralph Hall!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, William Gold and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall clinches with his opponent.
Hall tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Badges smiles and moves away.
Badges pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hall swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hall avoids the body shot from Badges.
Badges ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hall moves away.
Hall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hall scores with a jab to the body.
Hall lands with a good body shot.
Hall's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Badges connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hall scrambles back to his feet.
Badges is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hall.
Hall takes one to the side of the head.
Badges tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hall paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hall avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hall fails with a takedown attempt.
Badges takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall misses with a hook. Badges ducked under it nicely.
Badges waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hall.
Hall moves away from the strike by Badges.
Badges keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Needno Badges is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hall takes a swing at Badges's ribcage but misses.
Hall lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Badges throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Badges ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hall moves away.
Hall throws out a powerful jab.
Badges scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Badges uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hall.
Badges avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Badges takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badges wants to clinch
so Hall counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hall drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Badges dives on top into guard.
Hall is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hall looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Badges is defending well. Hall quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Badges has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Hall celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ralph Hall!
A very excited looking Ralph Hall rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Galen Dall Jr (ranked 447 p4p, 238 weight class) and Aubrey Grant (ranked 69 p4p, 39 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Galen Dall Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Aubrey Grant!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Glass and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dall Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Grant.
Grant moves out of range as Dall Jr strikes.
Dall Jr looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Aubrey Grant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dall Jr closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Grant wants to control but Dall Jr postures up.
Dall Jr tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grant struggling a bit here.
Dall Jr trying to control the position but Grant is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Dall Jr is trying to control but Grant manages to pass to mount!
Grant sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dall Jr is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Dall Jr is working hard here to advance position.
Grant sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Dall Jr looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Dall Jr wants to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dall Jr trying to control the action but Grant just sinks the hooks in.
Dall Jr is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Dall Jr tries to escape but Grant has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Dall Jr is keeping busy.
Grant gets his hands free as Dall Jr looks to control.
Dall Jr is in bad spot here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Grant controlling the position well here. Dall Jr rolled but Grant kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
I really don't envy Dall Jr right now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grant is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Dall Jr is in bad spot here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Grant controls the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aubrey Grant dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Dall Jr on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Grant misses with a low kick.
Grant shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Dall Jr takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Dall Jr throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Grant connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dall Jr with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Grant to score with a decent uppercut.
Dall Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grant was well out of range. Poor timing from Dall Jr.
Dall Jr lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Grant connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Grant loads up on a big right hand but Dall Jr slips the punch.
Dall Jr tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Grant manages to circle out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grant shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Dall Jr fails with the takedown.
Dall Jr is looking to clinch.
Grant feints and then cracks Dall Jr's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dall Jr down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dall Jr misses with an uppercut.
Grant bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dall Jr's head backwards.
Dall Jr takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dall Jr misses with a looping left.
Grant swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dall Jr misses the shot to the body.
Grant keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dall Jr takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Dall Jr misses with a low kick.
Grant lands a leg kick that knocks Dall Jr off balance momentarily.
Grant defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dall Jr.
Dall Jr connects with a right hand. Grant shakes it off.
Dall Jr fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dall Jr throws a jab when Grant was well out of range.
Grant throws a nice inside leg kick.
Grant fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dall Jr.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dall Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grant lands with an overhand left.
Dall Jr misses with a head kick.
Aubrey Grant is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dall Jr misses with a looping left.
Dall Jr walks into a straight right hand from Grant.
Grant takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dall Jr avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Dall Jr on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Dall Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Grant.
Dall Jr swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Grant throws out a leg kick but Dall Jr moves out of range and Grant only half commits.
Grant looks for the body kick but Dall Jr saw that one coming.
Grant moves into range and connects with a jab.
Dall Jr closes the distance and clinches.
Grant doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Grant lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dall Jr.
Grant missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grant throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dall Jr blocks it with crossed arms.
Dall Jr pulls guard.
Dall Jr looking to hit a scissor sweep but Grant is one step ahead there.
Dall Jr wants to hit a sweep here but Grant passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Dall Jr there!
Dall Jr is looking to improve his position but Grant isn't that keen on the idea.
Grant avoids the attempt from Dall Jr to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grant content just to control the position here.
Grant manages to capitalize on a mistake by Dall Jr to take his back!
I really don't envy Dall Jr right now.
Dall Jr is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Grant.
Dall Jr wants to escape the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aubrey Grant showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Dall Jr connects with a good right hand that stumbles Grant. Grant circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Aubrey Grant seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Grant takes one to the chin there.
Dall Jr fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Grant checks it well.
Dall Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Grant.
Grant throws a hook but Dall Jr avoids it easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Grant.
Grant misses with a few strikes there.
Dall Jr misses with a looping left.
Grant has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dall Jr fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dall Jr misses with a hook. Grant ducked under it nicely.
Grant connects with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horrible takedown attempt by Dall Jr or perhaps it was just good defense by Grant, which made it look bad.
Dall Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Grant.
Dall Jr was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Grant throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant throws a quick inside leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Grant.
Dall Jr takes one to the chin there.
Grant has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Dall Jr misses with a hook.
Grant slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Grant wants to land a leg kick but Dall Jr is out of range.
Grant will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Dall Jr turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Grant keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dall Jr clobbers Grant with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Grant dodges the punch combination from Dall Jr.
Dall Jr scores with a jab. Grant acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Dall Jr slips a straight right by Grant.
Galen Dall Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grant lands a right hook to the body.
Grant ducks under a wild hook from Dall Jr.
Grant blocks a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice defenses there by Dall Jr.
Grant throws a body punch but Dall Jr moves out of range.
Grant shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Grant looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dall Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Grant with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Grant lunges at Dall Jr with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dall Jr's hand.
Dall Jr lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Grant throws a lazy right hand but Dall Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dall Jr shoots in for a takedown but Grant shows good takedown defense.
Dall Jr throws a hook but Grant avoids it easily.
Dall Jr backing away here, and Grant unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Dall Jr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Grant counters with a good low kick that Dall Jr was not able to check.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dall Jr fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Grant avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Galen Dall Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grant staying out of range there.
A little jabbing left from Grant on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dall Jr on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nice body kick from Grant.
Dall Jr is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Grant chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A jab from Dall Jr misses.
Dall Jr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Grant counters with a stiff right hand.
Dall Jr throws a low kick but Grant moves out of range easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Dall Jr misses the target.
Dall Jr on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A head kick misses from Grant.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Dall Jr crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Grant - the referee stops the clock and Dall Jr gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Grant. Dall Jr manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grant feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dall Jrs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A jab from Grant does it's job there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dall Jr avoids the body shot from Grant.
Grant scores with a jab.
Dall Jr darts in and clinches Grant up against the cage.
Grant blocking some punches.
Dall Jr is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Grant swings wildly with an uppercut but Dall Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grant fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dall Jr tries a body shot but Grant blocks it.
Grant tries to land knees in the clinch but Dall Jr avoids the damage to the body.
Grant lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dall Jr backwards.
Grant lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Grant fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Dall Jr scores with a nice short uppercut.
Grant misses with a punch on the inside.
Grant lands a right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aubrey Grant comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Grant 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aubrey Grant!
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RATING
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