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Sucker Punch Pro Series 206 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Beaudell Beckham Jr (ranked 1106 p4p, 1311 weight class) and Vinny Corcoran (ranked 168 p4p, 189 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 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Beaudell Beckham Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vinny Corcoran!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corcoran moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Beckham Jr goes down! Can Corcoran finish him!?
 It looks like Beaudell Beckham Jr has been cut.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Beckham Jr wants to sweep here but Corcoran controlling him for the moment.
Beckham Jr seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Beckham Jr seems keen to control Corcoran's posture.
Corcoran stands and steps away. Beckham Jr gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Corcoran displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Beckham Jr throws out the jab.
Beckham Jr lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
 It looks like Vinny Corcoran has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Beckham Jr lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Beckham Jr paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Beckham Jr misses with a looping left.
Corcoran throws a head kick but Beckham Jr moves out of range.
Corcoran swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Corcoran tries a head kick but it misses.
Beckham Jr misses with a wild combination.
Corcoran shapes to counter with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Beckham Jr catches Corcoran right on the button with a cross.
Beckham Jr connects with an inside leg kick.
Corcoran slips under a jab.
Beckham Jr misses with a right hand
letting Corcoran counter with a right hand.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Corcoran.
Beckham Jr misses with a straight right.
Beckham Jr misses with a hook
and Corcoran counters with a combination of strikes to the head and body that crumple Beckham Jr!
Beckham Jr slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Corcoran stopping the sweep attempt from Beckham Jr.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Beckham Jr holds on and takes a little breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corcoran gets to his feet. Beckham Jr looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Beckham Jr throws the left hand but Corcoran avoids the punch easily.
Corcoran throws a big counter head kick but Beckham Jr avoids it with no problem.
Corcoran avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Beckham Jr plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Beckham Jr stalks Corcoran and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Corcoran's face. Corcoran staggers backwards, shaken.
Beckham Jr feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Corcorans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Beckham Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Corcoran was well out of range. Poor timing from Beckham Jr.
Nice defenses there by Corcoran.
Corcoran waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Beckham Jr.
Beckham Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Corcoran.
Corcoran looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Beckham Jr missing with a left hand there. Corcoran was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Beckham Jr is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Corcoran dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Beaudell Beckham Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beckham Jr throws a shot from downtown. Corcoran moves away and avoids it.
Corcoran misses with a hook.
Beckham Jr jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Beckham Jr moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Corcoran.
Beckham Jr was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Corcoran defending well as Beckham Jr loads up on a big left hand.
Beckham Jr fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Corcoran throws a head kick that misses.
Beckham Jr throws a right hand that Corcoran ducks under and follows up with a left that Corcoran also avoids with ease.
Corcoran is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Beckham Jr takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nice straight punches there by Beckham Jr. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Beckham Jr.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beckham Jr pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Corcoran back to the cage. Beckham Jr follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Beckham Jr, as that shot connected.
Beckham Jr throws out a loose jab but Corcoran uses good head movement to avoid it.
Corcoran ducks under a wild hook from Beckham Jr.
Corcoran throws a big shot that misses.
Corcoran slips a jab from Beckham Jr.
Beckham Jr fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Corcoran, pushing him back against the cage.
Beckham Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Corcoran breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Beckham Jr.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Corcoran moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A slow jab from Corcoran misses its intended target.
Beckham Jr connects with a good right hand that stumbles Corcoran. Corcoran circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Beaudell Beckham Jr dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Beckham Jr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Corcoran counter with a right hand.
Beckham Jr throws a nice outside leg kick.
Beckham Jr misses with an uppercut
letting Corcoran counter with a right hand.
Beaudell Beckham Jr's cut is getting worse.
Beckham Jr looks to land a left hand but Corcoran moved out of range nicely.
Nice defenses there by Corcoran.
Corcoran now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A head kick misses from Beckham Jr.
Beckham Jr looks to land a left hand but Corcoran moved out of range nicely.
Corcoran gets tackled into the cage by Beckham Jr. Beckham Jr maintains the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Corcoran tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Beckham Jr's elbow.
Beckham Jr looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Beckham Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Beckham Jr fails to land.
Corcoran misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Beckham Jr.
Corcoran fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corcoran lands an uppercut.
Corcoran doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Corcoran makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Corcoran has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Corcoran lands a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Corcoran.
Corcoran throws a head punch that misses.
Corcoran lands a left hand that snaps the head of Beckham Jr backwards.
Corcoran tries to work over Beckham Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Beckham Jr takes a shot to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Beckham Jr.
Corcoran tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Corcoran blocks an uppercut.
Corcoran working aggressively here.
Beckham Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Corcoran scores with a shot to the side of Beckham Jr's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Corcoran looking to stall.
Corcoran misses with a hook from the clinch.
Corcoran lands a shot to the body.
Corcoran escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beckham Jr misses with a double jab
and Corcoran makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Beckham Jr connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Beckham Jr misses with a combination
and Corcoran counters with a big head kick but Beckham Jr shrugs it off.
Beckham Jr is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Corcoran doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Beckham Jr crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Beckham Jr's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vinny Corcoran!
A very excited looking Vinny Corcoran 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Beardsley (ranked 1108 p4p, 1280 weight class) and Drew Barnes (ranked 152 p4p, 171 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Peter Beardsley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Drew Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes throws a poor cross that misses
and Beardsley makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Barnes there.
Beardsley ducks under a wild hook from Barnes.
Barnes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barnes looks to throw the jab but Beardsley is out of range.
Beardsley throwing a counter right hand but Barnes manages to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Beardsley.
Beardsley moves away from the strike by Barnes.
Beardsley half committed to a counter leg kick.
Barnes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fighters circle momentarily. Beardsley darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
It looks like Drew Barnes has been cut.
Beardsley throws a low kick but it's checked well by Barnes.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Beardsley. Barnes shrugs it off though.
Beardsley swings away with a body shot that misses
and Barnes counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Beardsley is trying to control the position but Barnes postures up.
Barnes is in close to Beardsley's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Barnes stands up over Beardsley, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Beardsley has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Barnes can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Barnes won't allow Beardsley to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes distracts Beardsley with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Beardsley seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Beardsley managing to control the position.
Barnes loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Barnes forces his way into half guard.
Barnes drops an elbow to the side of Beardsley's head.
It looks like Peter Beardsley has been cut.
Beardsley moves into full guard.
Beardsley is adopting a defensive guard.
Barnes cracks Beardsley with a solid left hand.
Barnes lands a couple of elbows.
Barnes content to stall in guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Beardsley trying to control the position.
My spies in Mentor Gym inform me that Barnes has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beardsley has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Barnes is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Beardsley.
Beardsley is looking to reverse the position.
Barnes is chipping away with strikes.
Beardsley takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Barnes lands a nice forearm strike.
Beardsley regains half guard.
Barnes drops an elbow to the side of Beardsley's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barnes seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Beardsley does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Beardsley wants to control but Barnes is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Beardsley looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Barnes seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Barnes.
Barnes is nestled in close to Beardsley, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Barnes has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Beardsley is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Barnes scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Barnes 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.
Beardsley taking some punishment here, with Barnes in his half guard.
Peter Beardsley's cut is getting worse.
Barnes scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Peter Beardsley's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Barnes seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
 Beardsley is rocked!
Jeez, Peter Beardsley's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Peter Beardsley's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Drew Barnes!
Drew Barnes decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Law (ranked 720 p4p, 693 weight class) and Jun Liu (ranked 111 p4p, 105 weight class). Law kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Country Boy Can Survive. 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tyson Law!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jun Liu!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liu throws a shot from downtown. Law moves away and avoids it.
Liu tries to land a front kick but Law steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A lazy left from Liu finds it's target.
Law misses with a takedown attempt - Liu sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Liu looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Liu scores with a jab to the jaw.
Law has closed the distance and engaged Liu in a clinch.
Liu lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Liu misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Law is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Liu gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Law blocking some punches.
Law 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.
Law prevents a body shot from Liu.
Law blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Law taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liu lands a shoulder strike.
Liu tries to break the clinch but Law is controlling the position.
Liu is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyson Law. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Liu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Liu lands an uppercut.
Liu can't break the clinch.
Liu controlling the action here for a moment.
Liu has a couple of punches blocked by Law.
Law tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Liu just stands there and leans against the cage.
Law jumps guard.
Liu avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liu is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Law not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Liu controls from within his opponent's guard.
Law is looking for a triangle but Liu pushes his legs off easily.
Law looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Law can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Liu controls the pace.
Liu is continuing to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Law looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Liu trying to control the position from guard on top but Law is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Law working for submissions but it's allowed Liu to get to half guard.
Law gets full guard.
Liu controlling from the top position.
Liu must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Liu trying to control but Law is working from the bottom.
Law throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Liu stopping the sweep attempt from Law.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Liu is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Liu works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Liu is controlling the pace.
Law is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Liu pulls his head out easily.
Law looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Liu is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Liu seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Law does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jun Liu dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Law misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Liu walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Law checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Law tries to counter with a takedown but Liu is quick to defend against it.
Law avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Liu misses with a jab, cross combination.
A swing and a miss from Liu.
Law takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Liu leaves Law with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Liu lands with an uppercut that bounces Law off the cage and back into range.
Law moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd cheers as Liu lands an impressive looking overhand right. Law doesn't seem phased though.
Liu has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liu thows a body kick. Law tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Law has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Law shoots in for a takedown but Liu shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyson Law. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Law shoots in but no luck this time.
Jun Liu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Liu throws a front kick that sends Law stumbling back into the cage.
Liu takes a swing at Law's ribcage but misses.
Liu misses with a jab, cross combination.
Law appears to be looking for a big counter.
Law tries to clinch up
and Liu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Liu throws a head kick but Law moves out of range.
Law drops down looking for a counter takedown but Liu sprawls and moves away.
Liu thuds his shin into the meat of Law's side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Law takes a jab right on the kisser.
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!
Law takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Liu throws a leg kick which misses Law's front leg but catches the back leg as Law tries to avoid it.
Liu misses with a series of wild punches.
Liu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Liu misses with a straight left.
Law tries to counter with a takedown but Liu is quick to defend against it.
A jab from Liu finds it's way through Law's defenses.
Liu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Liu scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Law shoots for a takedown but Liu saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liu digs a good hook to Law's body.
Liu lands a nice shot that snaps Law's head back.
Liu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Law shoots in and drives through. Liu sprawls well.
Law has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Liu finds it's way round the side to connect with Law's head.
Liu stalks Law and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Law's face. Law staggers backwards, shaken.
Liu swings for the body but Law moves out of range.
Law tries to counter with a takedown but Liu is quick to defend against it.
Liu tries a head kick but it misses.
Law changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Some wild striking there from Liu.
Law shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Liu kicks off Law and gets to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Liu falls off balance throwing a combination
and Law counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Law.
Law working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Law in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Law slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Law wants to control but Liu is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Law working the head with strikes.
Law postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Law tries for a kimura but Liu is defending well.
Liu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Law cracks Liu with a big right hand but Liu just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jun Liu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Liu throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Law decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Liu's guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Liu manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Liu is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Liu swings wildly with an uppercut but Law uses good head movement to avoid it.
Liu misses with the head strike.
Law tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Liu smiles and moves away.
Law looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Law drops his hands momentarily and Liu takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Liu scores with a hook to the body. Law takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Law shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Liu manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Liu uses the cage to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Law dives in and scores a takedown into Liu's guard.
Liu working a defensive guard here.
Law with a flurry of punches that miss.
Liu has control of Law's left arm, preventing Law from doing any damage.
Liu wants to stand but Law is controlling the position.
Law postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Liu is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Law sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Liu's guard.
Ground and pound from Law.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liu is trying to stand back up but Law is controlling him
Liu is trying to control but can't.
Law seems to be looking for submissions.
Law working over Liu with some ground and pound. Liu looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Law thows a huge punch but Liu dodges it nicely.
Liu is positioning himself well to prevent Law advancing to mount.
Law takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Law is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Liu is just riding it out for now. Law eventually gives up the hold.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Liu has hold of Law's hands but Law slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Law is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Liu sees it coming and defends easily.
Law throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Law drops an elbow to the side of Liu's head.
Liu is trying to get back to full guard.
Liu wants to control but Law is keeping busy.
Law is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Law thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Liu's head.
Law is thwarting Liu's attempts to control the position.
Law is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Liu doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Law.
Tyson Law has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liu tries to roll over but Law keeps him under control.
Law looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Liu with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Liu wants to control but Law is keeping busy.
Tyson Law overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Law is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Law uses his free foot to push down on Liu's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Liu.
Liu tries to hold on but Law postures up.
Law scores with a couple of good head shots there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tyson Law showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Liu has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jun Liu!
After winning the bout, Jun Liu thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Gascoigne (ranked 952 p4p, 424 weight class) and Akuma Manivong (ranked 132 p4p, 65 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Gascoigne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Akuma Manivong!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick from Gascoigne misses.
Manivong throws a lazy body kick
and Gascoigne cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gascoigne tries to clinch but Manivong is having none of it.
Manivong punishes Gascoigne's body with a nice straight punch.
Manivong circles away from the clinch attempt.
Manivong lands a jab to the nose.
It looks like Paul Gascoigne has been cut.
Gascoigne takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
It looked like Gascoigne was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Manivong scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manivong is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gascoigne.
Paul Gascoigne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Manivong takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gascoigne fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Manivong, pushing him back against the cage.
Gascoigne misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gascoigne doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gascoigne lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Manivong lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gascoigne or not.
Gascoigne swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Manivong throws a punch but it's blocked by Gascoigne.
Gascoigne swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Manivong 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.
Gascoigne breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Manivong blocks a head kick by Gascoigne.
Manivong throws a big shot that misses.
Manivong throws out a powerful jab.
Manivong lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gascoigne connects with a leg kick.
Gascoigne lands with a shot to the body.
Gascoigne connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Manivong momentarily.
Manivong is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gascoigne.
Paul Gascoigne is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gascoigne throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
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 shot to the liver by Gascoigne. Beautiful body shot.
Gascoigne throws a looping overhand right but Manivong ducks down to avoid it.
Gascoigne throws a head kick that misses.
Gascoigne moves out of range as Manivong throws a body kick.
Manivong moves to clinch but Gascoigne breaks away
and Gascoigne counters with a straight right hand.
Manivong takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gascoigne tries to clinch there but Manivong circles away.
Manivong fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gascoigne moves in looking to clinch but Manivong pushes him off.
A telegraphed right hand from Manivong misses the target.
Gascoigne moves out of range as Manivong strikes.
Manivong blocks a head kick by Gascoigne.
Good leg kick by Gascoigne.
Manivong slips a jab from Gascoigne.
Gascoigne looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A shot to the body from Gascoigne misses
and Manivong counters with an outside leg kick.
Manivong uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gascoigne.
Manivong looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gascoigne throws a head kick but Manivong moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gascoigne darts in trying to clinch
and Manivong counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Gascoigne throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gascoigne misses the shot to the body.
Gascoigne throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Manivong sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gascoigne throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Manivong lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gascoigne at a distance.
Manivong thuds a left hand into Gascoigne's body.
Gascoigne is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Manivong cracks Gascoigne with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gascoigne looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Manivong doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Gascoigne dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paul Gascoigne'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.
Manivong fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Manivong swings for the body but Gascoigne moves out of range.
Gascoigne wants to land a leg kick but Manivong is out of range.
Manivong thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gascoigne looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Manivong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Manivong misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gascoigne lands a nice leg kick that just misses Manivong's sensitive parts.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gascoigne throws a head punch that misses.
Manivong misses with a punch on the inside.
Manivong lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gascoigne swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gascoigne misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Gascoigne.
Manivong lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Manivong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gascoigne's elbow.
Gascoigne swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gascoigne lands a left hand that snaps the head of Manivong backwards.
Manivong blocks a body shot from Gascoigne.
Manivong blocking some punches.
Manivong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gascoigne misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Manivong gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Gascoigne trying to keep a closed guard but Manivong is proving a slippery customer.
Manivong trying to control but Gascoigne is working from the bottom.
Manivong tries to free his leg and advance position but Gascoigne is retaining full guard.
Gascoigne trying to keep a closed guard but Manivong is proving a slippery customer.
Manivong wants to pass the guard but Gascoigne is keeping the position.
Gascoigne pulls Manivong in to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gascoigne looking to control.
Manivong drops back looking for a leg! Gascoigne is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gascoigne manages to kick Manivong off! Manivong jumps back into Gascoigne's guard.
Gascoigne is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Manivong is aware though and is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gascoigne is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gascoigne working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Manivong.
Manivong stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gascoigne swivels though and keeps the full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gascoigne is trying to keep Manivong in close.
Manivong tries to free his leg and advance position but Gascoigne is retaining full guard.
Gascoigne will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Gascoigne looking for a guillotine here but Manivong defends easily.
Gascoigne is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manivong trying to control but Gascoigne is working from the bottom.
Manivong postures up in Gascoigne's guard and throws a big left but Gascoigne blocks it.
Gascoigne is trying to keep Manivong in close.
Manivong drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Manivong jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Gascoigne keeping moving, preventing Manivong from controlling successfully.
Manivong is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Gascoigne is trying to keep Manivong in close.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Manivong trying to control but Gascoigne is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gascoigne throws a head kick but Manivong moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Gascoigne with a nice calf kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gascoigne.
Manivong throws a nice looking combination but Gascoigne bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gascoigne with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gascoigne throws a lazy uppercut
letting Manivong counter with a right hand.
Manivong throws a body punch but Gascoigne moves out of range.
Manivong lands a glancing blow to the side of Gascoigne's head.
Paul Gascoigne's cut is getting worse.
Manivong throws a series of punches but Gascoigne moves out of range.
Gascoigne misses with a lunging right hand
and Manivong cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Good leg kick by Gascoigne.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Akuma Manivong showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Paul Gascoigne's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Gascoigne looks to land a left hand but Manivong moved out of range nicely.
A head kick misses from Gascoigne.
Gascoigne tries to close the distance and clinch but Manivong swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gascoigne backing away here, and Manivong unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Gascoigne throws a lazy head kick
and Manivong counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Manivong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Manivong tries a body shot but Gascoigne blocks it.
Gascoigne blocking some punches.
Gascoigne tries to work over Manivong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Manivong escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gascoigne ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gascoigne is looking to counter with head kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gascoigne throws a right hand that Manivong ducks under and follows up with a left that Manivong also avoids with ease.
Paul Gascoigne is winning the standup battle so far.
Manivong misses with a body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gascoigne.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gascoigne misses with a head kick.
Manivong now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Manivong dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gascoigne misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Manivong throws an off balance right hand
and Gascoigne cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gascoigne fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gascoigne fails in his attempt to clinch.
Manivong thows a left - swing and a miss!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Manivong.
Manivong lands a leg kick that knocks Gascoigne off balance momentarily.
Gascoigne throws a leg kick
and Manivong counters with a single leg into guard. Gascoigne didn't expect that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manivong with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gascoigne is trying to keep Manivong in close.
Manivong with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Manivong wants to control from the top but Gascoigne keeps moving.
Gascoigne not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Manivong throwing strikes from guard but Gascoigne blocks nicely.
Manivong trying to control but Gascoigne is working from the bottom.
Manivong trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Manivong trying to control the position from guard on top but Gascoigne is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gascoigne is looking for a triangle here but Manivong uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Manivong wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Gascoigne, who protects the arm well.
Gascoigne is looking to regain half guard here but Manivong keeps moving and retains side control.
Akuma Manivong has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manivong tries for a kimura but Gascoigne is defending well.
Manivong looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Gascoigne is trying to control Manivong's posture but Manivong avoids it.
Manivong working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Manivong tries for a kimura but Gascoigne is defending well.
Gascoigne is trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gascoigne manages to get back to half guard.
Manivong works his foot free and advances to mount.
Gascoigne tries to hold on but Manivong pushes him away.
Gascoigne is looking to improve his position but Manivong isn't that keen on the idea.
Manivong thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Manivong prevents Gascoigne from getting the reversal.
Manivong throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Manivong thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Gascoigne tries to hold on but Manivong postures up.
Gascoigne can't escape the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Akuma Manivong comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Manivong 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Akuma Manivong!
After the fight, Akuma Manivong was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Giuseppe Hopkins (ranked 601 p4p, 359 weight class) and James Hunt (ranked 88 p4p, 58 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Giuseppe Hopkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, James Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt scores with a hook to the body. Hopkins takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hopkins throws a jab but it's blocked by Hunt.
Hunt throws out a counter right but Hopkins avoids it with no problem.
Hunt on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hopkins missing with a left hand there. Hunt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hunt looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hunt checks a leg kick.
Hunt blocks the body kick.
Hunt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hopkins.
Hunt checks a leg kick.
Hunt moves out of range as Hopkins throws a body kick.
Hunt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hopkins looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hopkins can pounce on him.
That kick from Hopkins tenderised Hunt's leg. Hunt is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hopkins takes one to the side of the head.
It looks like Giuseppe Hopkins has been cut.
Hopkins ducks right into an uppercut from Hunt.
Hopkins uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hunt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt misses with an uppercut.
Hopkins misses with a leg kick.
Hunt shapes to counter with a head kick.
Hopkins misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hunt throws out a counter right but Hopkins avoids it with no problem.
Hopkins feints and then cracks Hunt's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hunt down.
Hopkins wants to slow Hunt down by chopping away at his legs.
Hunt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Donk. Hopkins catches Hunt right on the button with a cross.
Hopkins dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hunt. That did some damage!
A solid leg kick lands there for Hopkins.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hopkins. Hunt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hunt raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Hopkins lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hunt gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hopkins lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt walks into a stiff left hand from Hopkins.
Hopkins cracks Hunt with a right hand to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hopkins stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hopkins will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hunt takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Giuseppe Hopkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hopkins connects with a solid leg kick.
Hunt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hopkins staying out of range there.
A slow jab from Hunt misses its intended target.
Hopkins smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hopkins feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hunts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nice defenses there by Hopkins.
Hunt's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A low kick from Hopkins is predictable there
and Hunt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hopkins chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hopkins misses with a low kick.
Hunt takes one to the side of the head.
Good standup being displayed there by Hopkins as he connects with a hook.
Hopkins misses with a straight right.
Hopkins connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hopkins tried to score with a low kick but Hunt checks it.
Hopkins scores with the left hand. Hunt knows he should have avoided that one.
Hunt feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Hopkins sprawling to the canvas! Hopkins rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Hunt finish him?!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hopkins slips under a jab from Hunt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hopkins throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A countering left hand to the body from Hunt misses.
Hopkins avoids the head kick by Hunt.
Hunt throws a jab when Hopkins was well out of range.
Hunt on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hopkins throws a leg kick but Hunt moved away.
Hunt is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Hunt checks a low kick from Hopkins.
Hunt swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hunt slips under a jab from Hopkins.
Hopkins misses with a hook.
Hopkins connects with a single shot there.
Hopkins tries to land a front kick but Hunt steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hopkins throws a leg kick which misses Hunt's front leg but catches the back leg as Hunt tries to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hopkins scores with a jab to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Giuseppe Hopkins dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Giuseppe Hopkins's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hopkins connects with a solid leg kick.
Hopkins uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hunt has time to react.
Hunt checks the leg kick.
Giuseppe Hopkins is winning the standup battle so far.
Hopkins punishes Hunt's body with a nice straight punch.
Hopkins cracks Hunt with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hopkins does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hopkins lands with an overhand left.
Hopkins misses with a low kick as Hunt jumps back.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hunt! But no joy.
Hopkins keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hopkins tries a low kick but Hunt avoids it.
Hopkins throws a front kick aimed at Hunt's knee but Hunt avoids it well.
Hopkins is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hunt can do to turn this around?
Hopkins tried to score with a low kick but Hunt checks it.
Hunt throws an overhand right that lands on Hopkins's shoulder, as Hopkins tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt checks the leg kick.
It seemed like Hunt was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hunt lands a jab to the head.
Hopkins lands a nice shot that snaps Hunt's head back.
Hopkins is looking to chop away at Hunt's legs.
It seemed like Hunt was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hopkins works the jab nicely.
Hunt throws a hook but Hopkins blocks it.
Hopkins misses with a body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Hunt blocks the leg kick.
Hunt throws a jab but it's blocked by Hopkins.
Hunt fails to land with a series of punches.
Hopkins slips a jab from Hunt.
Hopkins connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hopkins lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A little jabbing left from Hunt on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hunt throws a hook but Hopkins avoids it easily.
Hopkins throws a leg kick which misses Hunt's front leg but catches the back leg as Hunt tries to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Hopkins misses.
Hunt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hopkins sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hunt throws an overhand right that lands on Hopkins's shoulder, as Hopkins tries to avoid the shot.
Hopkins tried to counter with a leg kick but Hunt avoided it.
Hopkins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hunt was well out of range. Poor timing from Hopkins.
Hunt raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Hopkins misses with a leg kick
and Hopkins takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hunt takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hunt 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.
Hopkins scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hopkins with a jab.
Hopkins dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hunt. That did some damage!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick lands for Hopkins.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Hunt might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Hopkins has got the better of the exchanges.
Hopkins lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hunt blocks a leg kick.
Hunt blocks a leg kick.
Hopkins throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Hopkins lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hopkins buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hopkins looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hopkins takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hopkins throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hunt swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hopkins shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hopkins uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hunt.
Hopkins appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hunt closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hunt checks a leg kick.
Hopkins misses with a low kick.
Hunt drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hopkins tries to work over Hunt's front leg with a kick but Hunt checks it.
Hunt throws out a counter right but Hopkins avoids it with no problem.
Hunt throws an off balance right hand
and Hopkins counters with a nice leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Hunt checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hopkins stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hopkins tests Hunt's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hopkins darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Giuseppe Hopkins dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Giuseppe Hopkins's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Hunt throws a hook to the side of Hopkins's head but Hopkins sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hopkins clobbers Hunt with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hopkins fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hunt has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hunt moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hopkins defending well as Hunt loads up on a big left hand.
Hunt misses with an uppercut.
Hopkins tries a low kick but Hunt avoids it.
Hopkins bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hopkins scores with the left hand. Hunt knows he should have avoided that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hopkins throws out a loose jab but Hunt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hunt let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Hopkins darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hopkins connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hunt. Hunt circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hopkins misses with a body shot
and Hunt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins connects with a looping right hand.
Hopkins feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hunts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hopkins throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hunt chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hopkins can pounce on him.
A big left from Hunt misses.
Hunt takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hopkins throws a jab when Hunt was well out of range.
Hunt shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hopkins misses with a leg kick.
Hunt looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hopkins scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hopkins thows a leg kick but Hunt checks it
and Hunt counters with a nice right hand that sends Hopkins toppling to the canvas! Hopkins scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Hunt finish him?!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hopkins misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hopkins fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hunt.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hunt walks into a left hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hopkins.
Hunt takes one on the button.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Hunt crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hopkins - the referee stops the clock and Hunt gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hopkins. Hunt manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Hopkins thows a leg kick but Hunt checks it
and Hunt counters with a right hand to the body.
Hopkins connects with a right hand. Hunt shakes it off.
Hopkins fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hunt on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hopkins. Hopkins obviously looking to wear him down.
A low kick from Hopkins misses
letting Hunt counter with a right hand.
Hopkins throws a leg kick but Hunt sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins misses with a low kick.
Hopkins misses with a low kick as Hunt jumps back.
Hunt slips under a jab.
Hopkins connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hunt's hands.
James Hunt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hunt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hopkins.
It seemed like Hunt was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hopkins cracks Hunt with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hunt tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hopkins is able to avoid easily.
Hunt has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hunt misses with a right hand
enabling Hopkins to counter with a crisp jab.
Hopkins connects with a jab.
Hopkins slips under a jab from Hunt.
Hopkins needs to keep his hands up - Hunt had a free shot at his head there.
Good standup being displayed there by Hopkins as he connects with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hunt throws a sloppy head kick and Hopkins moves out of range easily.
Hopkins throws out a leg kick but Hunt moves out of range and Hopkins only half commits.
Hunt throws a big counter head kick but Hopkins avoids it with no problem.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hopkins throws a leg kick that misses.
Hunt takes one to the side of the head.
Hopkins tries to land a leg kick but Hunt saw it coming and moves away.
Hopkins pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hopkins lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hunt has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hunt and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hunt gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hunt tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hopkins lands with a good body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Giuseppe Hopkins showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hopkins has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Giuseppe Hopkins!
In his post fight interview, Giuseppe Hopkins started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Felix Inarritu (ranked 480 p4p, 385 weight class) and Eemeli Lampi (ranked 72 p4p, 57 weight class). Inarritu comes to the cage accompanied by Vulcano. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 38 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Felix Inarritu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Eemeli Lampi!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Inarritu gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Inarritu stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Inarritu misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lampi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Inarritu has been working on his boxing with his coaches at FIST OF FURY in the buildup to the fight.
Lampi lands with a good body shot.
Inarritu smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Inarritu 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.
Inarritu throws a right hand that misses
and Inarritu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lampi ducks under a wild hook from Inarritu.
Inarritu doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inarritu on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Inarritu is breathing heavily.
Lampi throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Inarritu counters with a right hand to the body.
Lampi throws a hook to the side of Inarritu's head but Inarritu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Inarritu scores with a jab. Lampi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Inarritu is looking to land body kicks.
Lampi throws out a counter right but Inarritu avoids it with no problem.
Inarritu scores with a hook to the body. Lampi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lampi swings for the body but Inarritu moves out of range.
Inarritu thinks about countering with a body kick.
Inarritu connects with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lampi misses with a looping right.
Inarritu throws a sloppy head kick
and Lampi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Felix Inarritu has been cut.
A low kick lands for Inarritu.
Inarritu connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lampi misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Inarritu counters with a nice body kick.
Lampi throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Inarritu swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lampi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Inarritu counters with a nice uppercut.
Lampi throws an overhand right that lands on Inarritu's shoulder, as Inarritu tries to avoid the shot.
Inarritu feinted there with a counter leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Inarritu. Lampi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Inarritu - that will leave a mark!
Inarritu misses with a jab to the body
and Inarritu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Inarritu, as that shot connected.
Inarritu misses the body punch
and Lampi counters with an outside leg kick.
Inarritu takes a swing at Lampi's ribcage but misses.
Lampi scores with the left hand. Inarritu knows he should have avoided that one.
Inarritu ducks under a wild hook from Lampi.
A little feinted left hand from Inarritu on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lampi connects with an inside leg kick.
Inarritu moves out of range as Lampi strikes.
Inarritu throws out a loose jab but Lampi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Inarritu misses with an uppercut
enabling Lampi to counter with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lampi moves forwards but Inarritu connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Lampi misses with a body shot.
Lampi throws a head kick that misses.
Inarritu misses with a body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Eemeli Lampi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Felix Inarritu's cut.
That's time! Inarritu's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lampi misses with an uppercut.
Eemeli Lampi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lampi throws the left hand but Inarritu avoids the punch easily.
Inarritu lands a nice looking body kick.
Lampi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab from Inarritu misses.
Lampi throws a right hand that misses
and Inarritu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Inarritu lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A cross from Inarritu lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lampi lands a nice hook to Inarritu's body. Inarritu takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lampi feints and then cracks Inarritu's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Inarritu down.
Inarritu takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lampi feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Inarritus jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lampi throws a hook to the side of Inarritu's head but Inarritu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lampi tries to land a body kick
and Inarritu counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Inarritu lands a nice looking body shot.
Inarritu throws a leg kick
enabling Lampi to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lampi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lampi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Inarritu.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lampi moves out of range of the leg kick from Inarritu.
Lampi throws a head kick but Inarritu moves out of range.
Inarritu connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lampi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lampi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Inarritu's head.
Lampi throws a looping overhand right but Inarritu ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Inarritu.
Lampi misses with an uppercut. Inarritu saw that one coming.
A slow jab from Inarritu misses its intended target.
Inarritu backing away here, and Lampi unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Lampi moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lampi misses with an uppercut. Inarritu saw that one coming.
Lampi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Inarritu.
Lampi throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Inarritu counters with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inarritu catches Lampi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lampi slips a straight right by Inarritu.
Lampi appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Inarritu tries to land a body kick
and Lampi counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Inarritu misses with a leg kick
enabling Lampi to counter with a crisp jab.
Lampi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Inarritu. That's going to slow Lampi down.
Lampi checks a low kick from Inarritu.
Lampi misses with a straight left.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Eemeli Lampi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Felix Inarritu's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Inarritu lands a nice looking body kick.
Lampi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A lazy left from Inarritu finds it's target.
Nice body punch from Inarritu.
Lampi throws a shot from downtown. Inarritu moves away and avoids it.
A jab from Lampi misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lampi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lampi looks to score with a jab to the body but Inarritu is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lampi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lampi looks to land a right hand but Inarritu moved out of range.
Inarritu moves into range and connects with a jab.
A jab from Lampi misses.
Inarritu jabs Lampi right on the nose. Lampi blinks but takes it well.
Inarritu drops Lampi with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Lampi looks back up at him and smiles so Inarritu waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Inarritu takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lampi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lampi misses with a looping left.
Lampi misses with a wild body shot.
Inarritu lands a big head kick that sends Lampi tumbling to the mat! Inarritu takes a step backwards and waves Lampi back to his feet - he wants the finish!
 Lampi is rocked!
A head kick misses from Lampi.
Lampi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Inarritu moves away.
Lampi throws a jab when Inarritu was well out of range.
Lampi misses with a low kick.
Inarritu is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lampi misses the jab.
Inarritu scores with the left hand. Lampi knows he should have avoided that one.
Lampi walks into a straight right hand from Inarritu.
Inarritu misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lampi counters with a body kick that stops Inarritu in his tracks momentarily.
Lampi throws a head kick that misses.
Inarritu quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Inarritu takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Inarritu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lampi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lampi tries to land a body kick
letting Inarritu counter with a right hand.
Inarritu takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Donk. Lampi catches Inarritu right on the button with a cross.
Lampi throws a big shot that misses.
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!
Lampi lunges at Inarritu with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Inarritu's hand.
Inarritu throws a big shot that misses.
A little jabbing left from Lampi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Inarritu throws a jab when Lampi was well out of range.
Lampi tries a quick counter leg kick but Inarritu is wise to it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Felix Inarritu showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lampi has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eemeli Lampi!
Eemeli Lampi thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Korben Dallas (ranked 317 p4p, 372 weight class) and Roger Michael Stanley (ranked 49 p4p, 59 weight class). Roger Michael Stanley has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Korben Dallas's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Korben Dallas!
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, Roger Michael Stanley!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stanley throws a sloppy head kick and Dallas moves out of range easily.
Dallas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stanley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Stanley let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Dallas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stanley.
Stanley scores with a body shot.
Dallas misses with a straight right.
Stanley lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Dallas takes a swing at Stanley's ribcage but misses.
Stanley swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dallas ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dallas throws out a leg kick but Stanley moves out of range and Dallas only half commits.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Stanley! But no joy.
Dallas drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
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!
Dallas tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Stanley tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dallas throws an elbow but Stanley slips to the side and avoids it well.
Dallas fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Stanley is trying to control Dallas's posture but Dallas avoids it.
Stanley managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Dallas.
Dallas tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Dallas has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Dallas thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Stanley takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Stanley is trying to control Dallas's posture but Dallas avoids it.
Dallas wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Stanley, who protects the arm well.
Dallas is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Stanley has escaped the position, nice work there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stanley prevents Dallas from improving position.
Dallas tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Dallas has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dallas is looking to take a break and control but Stanley is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dallas is trying to get an arm triangle but Stanley is defending well.
Dallas working away.
Dallas throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Dallas misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Dallas is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Stanley knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Dallas tries for a kimura but Stanley is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Stanley gets back to half guard.
Dallas wants to free his trapped foot but Stanley is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Stanley trying to control but Dallas postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dallas not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Stanley is trying to get back to full guard.
Dallas is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Korben Dallas dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A telegraphed right hand from Dallas misses the target.
Stanley bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dallas's head.
Dallas closes the distance looking to clinch
and Dallas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A punch combination from Dallas misses.
Dallas wants to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Dallas.
It seemed like Stanley was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A chopping leg kick lands by Stanley.
Stanley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dallas fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Stanley avoids it really well and circles away.
Dallas clobbers Stanley with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dallas bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Stanley's head.
Stanley lands with a hook. Dallas tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Dallas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stanley was well out of range. Poor timing from Dallas.
Stanley swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dallas get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Dallas stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the cage but Stanley runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Roger Michael Stanley!
Roger Michael Stanley 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Yip Man Iii (ranked 415 p4p, 248 weight class) and Kurt Cobain (ranked 65 p4p, 44 weight class). Cobain has chosen Smells Like Teen Spirit as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Kurt Cobain enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yip Man Iii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kurt Cobain!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cobain takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Man Iii closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Man Iii has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cobain finds it's way round the side to connect with Man Iii's head.
Cobain takes a swing at Man Iii's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Man Iii wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cobain looks to score with a jab to the body but Man Iii is just out of range.
Cobain 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.
Cobain lands a head shot.
Man Iii takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cobain throws a hook but Man Iii avoids it easily.
Cobain throws an off balance right hand
and Man Iii counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cobain thows a leg kick but Man Iii checks it
and Man Iii connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cobain misses with a right hand
and Man Iii cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cobain misses with a low kick.
Man Iii tries to counter with a takedown but Cobain is quick to defend against it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cobain.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobain scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That kick from Cobain tenderised Man Iii's leg. Man Iii is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cobain lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nice defenses there by Man Iii.
Man Iii swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cobain lands a body shot.
Cobain fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Man Iii.
Cobain misses with a hook. Man Iii ducked under it nicely.
Man Iii ducks under a wild hook from Cobain.
Cobain thows a leg kick but Man Iii checks it
and Man Iii cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cobain lands with a good body shot.
Cobain lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Man Iii takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cobain looks to score with a jab to the body but Man Iii is just out of range.
Cobain fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cobain thuds a left hand into Man Iii's body.
Cobain misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Man Iii wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cobain lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Man Iii has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Man Iii and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Cobain throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Man Iii throwing a counter right hand but Cobain manages to avoid it.
Cobain throws a leg kick
and Man Iii counters with a crisp right that sends Cobain to the canvas! Man Iii follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yip Man Iii!
Yip Man Iii very nearly forgot to thank New Standard amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Artturi Reinikainen (ranked 25 p4p, 240 weight class) and Mister Mediocre (ranked 4 p4p, 43 weight class). Reinikainen comes into the arena with Viimeinen päivä blaring out of the sound system. Mediocre is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Champ Is Here!. 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 17 - 3, fighting out of Amsterdam, Artturi Reinikainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mister Mediocre!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mediocre throws a solid leg kick but Reinikainen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mediocre.
Mediocre defending well as Reinikainen loads up on a big left hand.
Reinikainen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mediocre.
Mediocre tries to land a front kick but Reinikainen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mister Mediocre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reinikainen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Mediocre misses with a low kick.
Mediocre lands a really nice looking cross but Reinikainen seems unphased.
We've been hearing reports that Reinikainen has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Reinikainen throws a hook but Mediocre avoids it easily.
Reinikainen really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A big left from Mediocre misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Mediocre throws the left hand but Reinikainen avoids the punch easily.
Reinikainen tries to score with a low kick but Mediocre moves his leg out of the way.
Mediocre scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mediocre throws a shot from downtown. Reinikainen moves away and avoids it.
Reinikainen slips under a jab from Mediocre.
Mediocre fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Reinikainen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reinikainen misses with a low kick.
Reinikainen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mediocre has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Reinikainen is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Mediocre dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Reinikainen. That did some damage!
Some wild striking there from Reinikainen.
Reinikainen misses with a hook.
Reinikainen throws an overhand right that lands on Mediocre's shoulder, as Mediocre tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mediocre checks a leg kick nicely.
A cross from Reinikainen lands.
Reinikainen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mediocre's jab looks to have found its range, popping Reinikainen under the eye.
Mediocre lands with an uppercut that bounces Reinikainen off the cage and back into range.
Reinikainen looks to throw the jab but Mediocre is out of range.
Mediocre tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Reinikainen is able to avoid easily.
Reinikainen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Reinikainen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Reinikainen feints and then cracks Mediocre's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mediocre down.
Reinikainen checks a low kick from Mediocre.
Reinikainen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mediocre slips under a jab from Reinikainen.
Mediocre throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mediocre scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reinikainen lands with a slapping head kick.
Mediocre swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A jab from Reinikainen finds it's way through Mediocre's defenses.
Mediocre checks a low kick from Reinikainen.
Mediocre misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reinikainen takes one to the side of the head.
Mediocre feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Reinikainens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Reinikainen is looking to land body kicks.
Mediocre throws a hook but Reinikainen avoids it easily.
Mediocre takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Reinikainen walks into a left hand.
A jab from Reinikainen misses.
Reinikainen checks a leg kick.
Reinikainen changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mediocre.
Mister Mediocre is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mediocre with a nice calf kick.
Reinikainen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mediocre connects with a leg kick.
Reinikainen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Reinikainen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mediocre.
Reinikainen sizes up Mediocre with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Mediocre defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Reinikainen.
Mediocre lands a jab.
Reinikainen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mediocre.
Reinikainen changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Mediocre misses with a low kick as Reinikainen jumps back.
Mediocre cracks Reinikainen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reinikainen sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Reinikainen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Reinikainen thuds his right hand into Mediocre's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Reinikainen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mediocre.
Mediocre throws out a leg kick but Reinikainen moves out of range and Mediocre only half commits.
Mediocre throws a hook but Reinikainen avoids it easily.
Reinikainen throws an overhand right that lands on Mediocre's shoulder, as Mediocre tries to avoid the shot.
Reinikainen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Reinikainen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mediocre sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mediocre throws a leg kick but Reinikainen moved away.
A leg kick checked by Reinikainen.
Reinikainen ducks under a wild hook from Mediocre.
Reinikainen takes one on the button.
Reinikainen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Reinikainen drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reinikainen is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Mediocre knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Mediocre is trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reinikainen working the head and body with strikes.
Reinikainen 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.
Mediocre tries to buck Reinikainen off but Reinikainen is having none of it.
Reinikainen grinds an elbow into Mediocre's temple.
Mediocre is looking for a sweep.
Mediocre is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Mediocre looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reinikainen landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Mediocre has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Reinikainen. Oh but Mediocre has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Reinikainen goes limp - he's gone! Mediocre jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Mister Mediocre!
An out of breath Mister Mediocre thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tanaka Matsuda (ranked 37 p4p, 43 weight class) and Jack Spratt (ranked 6 p4p, 7 weight class). Matsuda comes to the cage accompanied by Gojira - Another World. Spratt has chosen Fit But You Know It as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tanaka Matsuda!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Spratt!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spratt throws a big shot that misses.
Matsuda throws a big shot that misses.
Matsuda missing with a left hand there. Spratt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Spratt loads up on a big right hand but Matsuda slips the punch.
Nice jab there from Spratt.
Matsuda uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Spratt.
Matsuda changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Matsuda has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gunner's School of Combat in the buildup to the fight.
Jack Spratt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matsuda on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Matsuda ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spratt moves away.
Spratt 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.
Matsuda throws a lazy uppercut
letting Spratt counter with a right hand.
Spratt misses the shot to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Matsuda misses the target.
Matsuda moves out of range as Spratt strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matsuda scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Spratt doesn't seem bothered though.
Spratt throws out a loose jab but Matsuda uses good head movement to avoid it.
Matsuda tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spratt was well out of range. Poor timing from Matsuda.
Spratt takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Spratt with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spratt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Matsuda.
Matsuda appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Matsuda shoots in for a takedown but Spratt shows good takedown defense.
Spratt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Spratt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Matsuda misses the jab.
Matsuda misses with an uppercut. Spratt saw that one coming.
Spratt is looking to clinch.
Good leg kick by Spratt.
Spratt misses with a hook to the body
and Matsuda counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Spratt is trying to keep Matsuda in close.
Matsuda missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Matsuda wants to control from the top but Spratt keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matsuda scoring with punches to the head and body.
Matsuda throws a big right hand that misses.
Spratt is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Matsuda makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Spratt is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Matsuda scoring with some ground and pound.
Matsuda wants to control from the top but Spratt keeps moving.
Spratt looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spratt looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Matsuda distracts Spratt with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Matsuda trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Spratt keeping moving, preventing Matsuda from controlling successfully.
Spratt working a defensive guard here.
Matsuda 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.
Matsuda chips away with some ground and pound.
Spratt is trying to control the position but Matsuda postures up.
Matsuda scoring with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spratt is trying to keep Matsuda in close.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Matsuda accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Matsuda trying to control the position from guard on top but Spratt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Jack Spratt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Spratt throws an overhand right that lands on Matsuda's shoulder, as Matsuda tries to avoid the shot.
Spratt connects with a body shot that sends Matsuda's belly button to the back.
Spratt with a hook.
Matsuda throws a hook to the side of Spratt's head but Spratt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Spratt swings widly with a right hand
and Matsuda counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Ground and pound from Matsuda.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spratt tries to kick Matsuda off but Matsuda keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Matsuda is trying to control the action in half guard but Spratt is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Matsuda thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
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 Tanaka Matsuda will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Matsuda.
Matsuda swings for the body but Spratt moves out of range.
Spratt wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nice uppercut lands for Spratt. That snapped Matsuda's head back.
Spratt takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Spratt takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Matsuda misses the shot to the body.
Matsuda tries to move into range but Spratt moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nice defenses there by Spratt.
Matsuda throws a hook to the side of Spratt's head but Spratt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Spratt throws out a counter right but Matsuda avoids it with no problem.
Matsuda slips under a jab.
Spratt misses with a looping right.
Matsuda feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Spratts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Matsuda misses the body punch
and Spratt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spratt misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsuda gets a double leg takedown into Spratt's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Spratt looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Matsuda stands up over Spratt, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Matsuda throws a big elbow that misses.
Spratt is trying to keep Matsuda in close.
Matsuda makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Spratt keeping moving, preventing Matsuda from controlling successfully.
Matsuda controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Matsuda working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Spratt's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spratt trying to keep a closed guard but Matsuda is proving a slippery customer.
Spratt keeping moving, preventing Matsuda from controlling successfully.
Matsuda postures up in Spratt's guard and throws a big left but Spratt blocks it.
Matsuda missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Matsuda landing some decent shots from guard.
Matsuda is looking to pass into half guard but Spratt pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Spratt is in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsuda wants to sweep but no luck.
Spratt looking to pass the guard.
Matsuda tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Matsuda looking for a guillotine here but Spratt defends easily.
Spratt preventing the sweep.
Matsuda looking for a guillotine here but Spratt defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Spratt avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Spratt won't allow Matsuda to sweep him here.
Spratt stands up from Matsuda's guard - Spratt perhaps looking for a knockout.
Spratt stuns Matsuda with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Spratt fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
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 Tanaka Matsuda will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Matsuda jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Spratt swings widly with a right hand
enabling Matsuda to counter with a crisp jab.
Matsuda takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Spratt thows a left - swing and a miss!
Spratt lands with a right hand.
Spratt scores with a decent looking hook.
Spratt looks to land a right hand but Matsuda moved out of range.
Matsuda keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Spratt takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Spratt misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spratt lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Matsuda takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Matsuda throws a shot from downtown. Spratt moves away and avoids it.
A bone on bone clash there as Matsuda blocks the leg kick.
Matsuda works the jab nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spratt misses with a straight left.
Nice defenses there by Matsuda.
Matsuda appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
A good leg kick by Spratt.
Spratt feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Matsudas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Spratt misses with a body shot.
Matsuda changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Matsuda checks a leg kick.
Matsuda throws an overhand right that lands on Spratt's shoulder, as Spratt tries to avoid the shot.
Spratt connects with a looping right hand.
Spratt ducks under a wild hook from Matsuda.
Spratt misses the jab.
Spratt misses with a low kick as Matsuda jumps back.
Spratt thumps Matsuda with a low kick.
Matsuda fails with the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spratt avoids the body shot from Matsuda.
Matsuda slips a jab from Spratt.
Spratt lands a right hook to the body.
Matsuda keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Matsuda dodges the punch combination from Spratt.
Matsuda walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matsuda looks to throw the jab but Spratt is out of range.
Matsuda pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Spratt lands a jab to the head.
Spratt throws a right hand that misses
and Spratt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Spratt connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Matsuda momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spratt throws a body punch but Matsuda moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Spratt.
Spratt scores with a jab to the jaw.
Matsuda looks to score with a jab to the body but Spratt is just out of range.
Spratt scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Matsuda keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Spratt.
Spratt takes a swing at Matsuda's ribcage but misses.
Matsuda tries to counter with a takedown but Spratt is quick to defend against it.
Spratt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Spratt swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Matsuda feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Spratt has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Matsuda has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch on the inside from Spratt fails to land.
Spratt working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right handed body shot lands from Matsuda.
Spratt misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spratt swings wildly with an uppercut but Matsuda uses good head movement to avoid it.
Matsuda keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Spratt's efforts to push away.
Matsuda lands a shot to the body.
Spratt working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Spratt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Spratt lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Matsuda backwards.
Spratt throws a punch but it's blocked by Matsuda.
Spratt breaks from the clinch.
Spratt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Matsuda.
Spratt fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Matsuda is out of range.
Matsuda slips under a jab.
Matsuda moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jack Spratt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Spratt with a nice calf kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Spratt really dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Spratt walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Spratt stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Spratt wants it to stay on the feet.
Matsuda misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spratt.
Matsuda throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Spratt looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Spratt listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Matsuda.
It seemed like Spratt was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Spratt throws a big shot that misses.
Matsuda looks to throw the jab but Spratt is out of range.
Spratt now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Matsuda lands with a shot to the body.
Spratt throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matsuda scores with a hook to the body. Spratt takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Matsuda looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Spratt defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Matsuda.
Spratt misses with a left hand
and Matsuda counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Spratt looks to land a right hand but Matsuda moved out of range.
Matsuda swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick lands for Spratt.
Spratt throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Matsuda loads up on a big right hand but Spratt slips the punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Spratt misses the target.
Matsuda misses with a wild body shot.
Spratt throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Matsuda.
Spratt misses with a shot to the body
and Matsuda counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Matsuda throws a looping overhand right but Spratt ducks down to avoid it.
Spratt misses the shot to the body.
Spratt walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Matsuda checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Spratt changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Spratt connects with a jab.
Matsuda misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matsuda shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tanaka Matsuda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Spratt misses with a leg kick.
Matsuda half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Spratt lands with a hook. Matsuda tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Spratt uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Matsuda has time to react.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spratt throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Matsuda counters with a nice double leg into side control. Spratt won't be happy with that.
Matsuda thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Matsuda in side control lands a decent elbow.
Spratt tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Spratt wants to try and get back to his feet.
A nice elbow there by Matsuda.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsuda tries to control but Spratt wriggling away.
Matsuda raining down hammerfists from mount.
Matsuda with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Spratt working to try and regain half guard.
Spratt is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Matsuda working the ground and pound effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Matsuda connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Spratt working to try and regain half guard.
Matsuda lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Matsuda working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Matsuda won't let Spratt get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Tanaka Matsuda overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Matsuda looking to control but Spratt is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Spratt is looking to get to half guard.
Matsuda takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tanaka Matsuda had his way with Jack Spratt in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Matsuda swings for the body but Spratt moves out of range.
Spratt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matsuda moves away.
Matsuda is looking to counter punch.
Spratt scores with a jab to the body.
No luck for Matsuda with that takedown attempt.
Spratt misses with a lunging right hand
and Matsuda decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Spratt's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Spratt escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Matsuda gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Matsuda pushes down on Spratt's leg and manages to get into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matsuda wants to lay and pray for a moment but Spratt keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spratt taking some punishment here, with Matsuda in his half guard.
Matsuda looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Spratt with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Spratt is looking to control Matsuda's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Spratt avoid being mounted?
Matsuda 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.
Matsuda is looking to take a break and control but Spratt is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Spratt wants to get back to his feet.
Matsuda seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Jack Spratt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matsuda wants to control but Spratt is keeping him busy.
Matsuda seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Matsuda lands a nice short elbow.
Matsuda seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Spratt kicks Matsuda off and gets back to his feet.
Matsuda misses with a body shot.
Spratt gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Matsuda counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matsuda scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsuda working the head and body with strikes.
Spratt is not content to let Matsuda control the position.
Matsuda scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Spratt trying to control but Matsuda postures up.
Matsuda is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Matsuda seems to be working for a kimura but Spratt defends the submission attempt.
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.
Spratt slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Spratt is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Matsuda defends well.
Matsuda chips away with some ground and pound.
Tanaka Matsuda is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Spratt trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tanaka Matsuda showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Matsuda 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 49:46
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 49:46
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tanaka Matsuda!
An out of breath Tanaka Matsuda thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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