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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tamon Steelsbrook (ranked 4044 p4p, 4145 weight class) and Jean Lafitte (ranked 165 p4p, 171 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tamon Steelsbrook!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jean Lafitte!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lafitte misses the shot to the body.
Steelsbrook dives in for a single leg takedown but Lafitte sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Steelsbrook displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lafitte up against the cage.
Steelsbrook tries to score a body lock takedown but Lafitte shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Lafitte manages to break the clinch.
Lafitte pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Steelsbrook back to the cage. Lafitte follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
 It looks like Tamon Steelsbrook has been cut.
Steelsbrook scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Steelsbrook stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Steelsbrook is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lafitte sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tamon Steelsbrook. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lafitte scores with a nice right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lafitte scores with a hook to the body. Steelsbrook takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Steelsbrook is breathing heavily.
Steelsbrook showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lafitte.
Steelsbrook throws a series of punches but Lafitte avoids them all with ease.
Steelsbrook takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jean Lafitte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lafitte lands with an overhand left.
Jean Lafitte is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lafitte scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A shot to the liver by Lafitte. Beautiful body shot.
Lafitte dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lafitte fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Steelsbrook on the side of the head.
Lafitte scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lafitte steps into range and cracks Steelsbrook with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Steelsbrook flops backwards and Lafitte dives into his guard looking to finish!
 Steelsbrook is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steelsbrook keeping full guard, as Lafitte tries to pass.
Oh Steelsbrook is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Steelsbrook is working an open guard so Lafitte takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Steelsbrook drops his hands momentarily. Lafitte doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Steelsbrook staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Steelsbrook doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jean Lafitte!
Jean Lafitte 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mabuz Bacia (ranked 2072 p4p, 3621 weight class) and Jerome Wilson (ranked 102 p4p, 156 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mabuz Bacia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jerome Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson scores with a shot to the body.
We've been told by Bacia's head coaches at Hare of the Dog Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bacia slips under a jab.
Bacia is looking to counter punch.
Bacia tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wilson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bacia.
Wilson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
An attempted straight right counter from Bacia misses the target.
A big right from Wilson misses.
A jab from Bacia finds it's way through Wilson's defenses.
Wilson throws a lazy right hand but Bacia sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bacia dips to his left and cracks Wilson with an uppercut!
 It looks like Jerome Wilson has been cut.
Bacia throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wilson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bacia keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wilson.
Bacia seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Bacia has closed the distance and engaged Wilson in a clinch.
Wilson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Wilson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wilson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bacia counters with an outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
It looks like Mabuz Bacia has been cut.
Nice defenses there by Bacia.
Wilson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wilson connects with a right hand. Bacia shakes it off.
Nice defenses there by Bacia.
An attempted straight right counter from Bacia misses the target.
Bacia turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bacia avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bacia pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wilson throws out a counter right but Bacia avoids it with no problem.
Wilson looks to land a right hand but Bacia moved out of range.
Wilson takes one to the chin there.
Bacia lands a nice shot to the body.
Bacia misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bacia takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
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!
That kick from Bacia tenderised Wilson's leg. Wilson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nice defenses there by Bacia.
Wilson throws out a loose jab but Bacia uses good head movement to avoid it.
And Bacia counters with a quick kick to the body but Wilson blocks it.
Wilson misses with a hook to the body
and Bacia holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Wilson blocking some punches.
Bacia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Bacia on the inside.
Wilson blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wilson.
Wilson blocking some punches.
Wilson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bacia has a couple of punches blocked by Wilson.
Wilson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bacia's elbow.
Wilson tries to break free but Bacia pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bacia is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Wilson is keeping busy.
Bacia misses with some punches.
Wilson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wilson just misses with a punch to the body.
Bacia moves in looking to clinch but Wilson pushes him off.
Bacia fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wilson looks to land a left hand but Bacia moved out of range nicely.
It looked like Bacia wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wilson throws a body punch but Bacia moves out of range.
Bacia throws a quick counter kick to the body but Wilson avoids it.
Wilson throws a poor cross that misses
and Bacia counters with a stiff right hand.
Wilson tests Bacia's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wilson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wilson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Wilson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wilson throws a good cross that connects.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bacia tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wilson throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Bacia tumbling to the canvas!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wilson stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Wilson lands a nice shot that snaps Bacia's head back.
Bacia takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mabuz Bacia's cut is getting worse.
Bacia slips a straight right by Wilson.
Wilson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Bacia moves out of range as Wilson strikes.
It looked like Bacia was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Wilson.
Bacia throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wilson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wilson lands a jab to Bacia's midsection.
Wilson moves out of range of the strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jerome Wilson dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bacia closes the distance and clinches.
Wilson breaks the clinch.
Wilson throws an overhand right that lands on Bacia's shoulder, as Bacia tries to avoid the shot.
Bacia slips a jab from Wilson.
Bacia avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bacia appears to be looking for a big counter.
A big left from Wilson misses.
Bacia has managed to clinch.
Bacia lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bacia struggles to land a body shot inside as Wilson controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bacia is working Wilson over against the cage.
Bacia lands with a light punch inside.
Wilson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wilson has a couple of punches blocked by Bacia.
Bacia trying to control the position but instead, Wilson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bacia into the cage.
Wilson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson prevents a body shot from Bacia.
Bacia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bacia scores with a shot to the side of Wilson's head.
Bacia goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bacia prevents a body shot from Wilson.
Bacia tries a body shot but Wilson blocks it.
Bacia stalling.
Bacia blocks an uppercut.
Bacia misses with a punch on the inside.
Wilson works on Bacia's body with a couple of short punches.
Wilson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wilson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bacia moves away.
Jerome Wilson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wilson misses with a hook.
Bacia was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wilson misses with a lunging right hand
and Bacia counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wilson misses with a jab to the body
and Bacia counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bacia sends Wilson crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Bacia is motioning to the referee to let Wilson up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
 Wilson is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wilson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wilson is still on wobbly legs! Can Bacia finish him?
Wilson is breathing heavily.
Bacia cracks Wilson with a left hook right on the temple and Wilson goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Bacia lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Wilson is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mabuz Bacia!
Mabuz Bacia decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between James Carter (ranked 2845 p4p, 5740 weight class) and Raimundo Forza (ranked 348 p4p, 474 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Raimundo Forza!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carter throws a lazy uppercut
and Forza counters with a series of strikes. Carter will be more careful next time no doubt.
Forza throws a lazy body kick
and Carter counters with a nice uppercut.
Forza throws a nice inside leg kick.
Raimundo Forza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Carter.
Forza takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A lazy body kick from Forza
and Carter counters with a right hand to the body.
Forza looks to land a left hand but Carter moved out of range nicely.
Forza lands the left hand.
Carter lunges at Forza with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Forza's hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carter misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Forza.
Forza slips under a jab from Carter.
A little jabbing left from Forza on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Carter throws a lazy right hand but Forza sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Forza looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Carter 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.
Forza on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Carter. Carter obviously looking to wear him down.
Forza ducks under a wild hook from Carter.
And Forza responds with a good body kick, but Carter manages to step out the way in time.
Forza lands with a straight right. Carter didn't see that one coming.
Carter scores with a sloppy right hand. Forza should have avoided that one.
A slapping body kick lands there for Forza.
Forza misses with a lunging right hand
and Carter counters with a good low kick that Forza was not able to check.
Forza misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Forza misses with a body shot.
Carter swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Carter throws out a powerful jab.
It looks like Raimundo Forza has been cut.
Good standup being displayed there by Carter as he connects with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carter throws a sloppy head kick
and Forza cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Forza steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Carter.
Forza misses with a shot to the body
and Carter counters with a stiff right hand.
Forza lands with a thumping leg kick.
Forza fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Carter on the side of the head.
Forza sizes up Carter with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter misses with a hook. Forza ducked under it nicely.
Forza blocks a jab.
Carter slips under a jab from Forza.
Carter throwing a counter right hand but Forza manages to avoid it.
Carter misses with a low kick.
Forza stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Carter.
Forza is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Carter.
Forza lands a jab to the nose.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carter. Forza does a little dance to reset his feet.
Forza dodges the punch combination from Carter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Forza lands a nice leg kick that just misses Carter's sensitive parts.
Carter throws a left and a right that both miss
and Forza counters with a stiff right hand.
Forza has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Forza throws a push kick but Carter slaps the foot to one side.
A thudding body kick lands there by Forza!
Forza lands a right hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carter ducks under a wild hook from Forza.
Forza misses with a left hand
and Carter connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Raimundo Forza will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Raimundo Forza's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Carter wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A low kick from Forza is predictable there
and Carter cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Carter throws a poor cross that misses
and Forza counters with a nice uppercut.
Forza keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Carter misses with a hook.
Forza fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Carter scores with a jab. Forza acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Carter does it's job there.
Forza ducks under a wild hook from Carter.
Forza throws a leg kick
and Carter connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter misses with a body shot
and Forza cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Forza checks a leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Forza on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Forza misses with a head kick.
Carter misses with a left hand
and Forza counters with a stiff right hand.
Carter throws a hook but Forza blocks it.
Forza tries a quick counter leg kick but Carter is wise to it.
Carter scores with a sloppy right hand. Forza should have avoided that one.
Carter misses with a hook
and Forza counters with a straight right hand.
A low kick lands for Forza.
Forza missing with a left hand there. Carter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Forza - that will leave a mark!
Carter throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A solid leg kick lands there for Carter.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Carter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Forza takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Carter lands with a hook. Forza tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
James Carter is winning the standup battle so far.
A big right from Forza misses.
A little feinted left hand from Carter on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Carter thows a left - swing and a miss!
Forza looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Forza moves out of range of the strikes.
Forza lands a jab.
Forza moves away from the strike by Carter.
Forza closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Carter throws a leg kick which misses Forza's front leg but catches the back leg as Forza tries to avoid it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Forza!
Nice defenses there by Forza.
Forza throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Forza on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Forza throws a poor cross that misses
and Carter connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Forza lands an overhand right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Forza.
Forza misses with a left hand
and Carter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Forza changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Forza misses with the body kick
and Carter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Forza looks to throw the jab but Carter is out of range.
Forza slips under a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
James Carter dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Raimundo Forza's cut.
That's time! Carter's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Forza moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Forza fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carter manages to avoid it.
Forza tries to score with a low kick but Carter moves his leg out of the way.
Carter has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Forza.
Forza blocks a leg kick.
Forza moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter cracks a nice hook into Forza's ribs.
Decent striking displayed by Forza there.
Forza on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Carter. Carter obviously looking to wear him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Carter as he connects with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Carter misses the target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Carter.
Carter checks the leg kick nicely there.
Carter swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Carter jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Forza explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Good standup being displayed there by Carter as he connects with a hook.
A bone on bone clash there as Carter blocks the leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Carter checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Carter is looking to counter punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Forza misses with a low kick.
Forza scores with a jab to the body.
Carter throws a lazy uppercut
and Forza counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Forza dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Forza goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Forza cracks Carter with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Forza avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Carter looks to land a right hand but Forza moved out of range.
A lazy body kick from Forza
and Carter counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Forza takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Forza gets off balance looking for a body kick
enabling Carter to counter with a crisp jab.
Forza takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Forza swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Carter.
Carter feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Forzas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Forza is rocked!
Forza moves away from the strike by Carter.
Forza is still on wobbly legs! Can Carter finish him?
Forza moves out of range of the strikes.
Carter swings widly with a right hand
and Forza counters with a nice low kick that buckles Carter's knee momentarily.
Forza seems to have recovered his senses.
Carter takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Forza throws a shot from downtown. Carter moves away and avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Forza.
Carter throws a poor cross that misses
and Forza counters with a good low kick that Carter was not able to check.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Forza cracks Carter with a good jab.
Carter missing with a left hand there. Forza was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Carter clobbers Forza with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Forza throws a half hearted mid kick.
Carter misses with an uppercut
and Forza counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Carter moves out of range as Forza strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to James Carter.
Well Carter 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dwalin Broadaxe (ranked 2318 p4p, 3694 weight class) and AdmiralGeneral Aladeen (ranked 220 p4p, 325 weight class). Aladeen has chosen Gogol Bordello - Wonderlust King as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. On his way into the cage it seems that Dwalin Broadaxe has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Dwalin Broadaxe seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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3 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dwalin Broadaxe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, AdmiralGeneral Aladeen!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Yves DeLean and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Broadaxe shoots in looking for a takedown but Aladeen manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Broadaxe's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Aladeen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Aladeen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Broadaxe drops down looking for a counter takedown but Aladeen sprawls and moves away.
Broadaxe closes the distance and clinches.
Broadaxe can't get the takedown.
Broadaxe pulls guard.
Aladeen is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Aladeen wants to pass the guard but Broadaxe is keeping the position.
Broadaxe looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aladeen controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aladeen trying to control but Broadaxe is working from the bottom.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Aladeen controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Donk. Aladeen catches Broadaxe right on the button with a cross.
That's two 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.
Broadaxe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Aladeen throws out a counter right but Broadaxe avoids it with no problem.
Aladeen misses with a looping left.
Aladeen throws a looping overhand right but Broadaxe ducks down to avoid it.
AdmiralGeneral Aladeen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aladeen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Broadaxe.
Aladeen lands an overhand right.
Aladeen gets caught flat footed, as Broadaxe shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Broadaxe looking to sit in guard and control but Aladeen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Broadaxe keeping full guard, as Aladeen tries to pass.
Broadaxe not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aladeen is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Broadaxe is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Aladeen is aware though and is defending well.
Aladeen showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Broadaxe is trying to control the position but Aladeen postures up.
Aladeen pushing down on Broadaxe's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Broadaxe is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Aladeen controlling the action here.
Broadaxe looking for submissions off his back.
Aladeen trying to control the pace.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
AdmiralGeneral Aladeen dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Broadaxe slips a jab and a cross from Aladeen.
Broadaxe defending well as Aladeen loads up on a big left hand.
Broadaxe attempts a counter takedown but Aladeen avoids it well and moves away.
Aladeen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Aladeen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Broadaxe tries to counter with a takedown but Aladeen is quick to defend against it.
Nice uppercut lands for Aladeen. That snapped Broadaxe's head back.
Broadaxe fails to land the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aladeen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Broadaxe feinted with a counter takedown.
Broadaxe darts in and clinches Aladeen up against the cage.
Broadaxe drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Aladeen gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aladeen prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dwalin Broadaxe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Broadaxe decides to pull guard.
Aladeen slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Let's hope that Aladeen has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Aladeen is continuing to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Broadaxe had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Aladeen defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aladeen looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Broadaxe escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Aladeen gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aladeen's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Aladeen misses with an uppercut. Broadaxe saw that one coming.
Broadaxe half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Broadaxe shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Aladeen counter with a right hand.
Aladeen is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Broadaxe wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Broadaxe closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Aladeen's guard.
Aladeen scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Aladeen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Broadaxe shoots for a double leg takedown but Aladeen sprawls well. He's pushed Broadaxe's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Aladeen! But no joy.
Aladeen lands a jab to the nose.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Left hook, right uppercut from Aladeen.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Aladeen.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
AdmiralGeneral Aladeen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Broadaxe's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Broadaxe moves in looking to clinch but Aladeen pushes him off.
Broadaxe closes the distance and pushes Aladeen back into the cage.
Broadaxe tries to score a body lock takedown but Aladeen shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Aladeen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Broadaxe is looking to take this one to the mat.
Broadaxe has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Aladeen avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dwalin Broadaxe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aladeen being controlled against the cage.
Broadaxe has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Aladeen regains guard immediately.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aladeen is trying to keep Broadaxe in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Broadaxe is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Aladeen pulls Broadaxe in close to prevent any damage.
Broadaxe throws a big elbow that misses.
Aladeen is controlling Broadaxe's posture.
Broadaxe working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Broadaxe wants to pass the guard but Aladeen is keeping the position.
Dwalin Broadaxe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Aladeen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Aladeen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Broadaxe's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Broadaxe trying to control but Aladeen is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Broadaxe misses with a jab, cross combination.
Aladeen gets caught flat footed, as Broadaxe shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Aladeen has his foot on Broadaxe's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Broadaxe works his way back into a safe position though.
Broadaxe trying to control but Aladeen is working from the bottom.
Aladeen has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aladeen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Aladeen trying to control the pace.
AdmiralGeneral Aladeen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The adventures of Aladeen the control monster continue. Boring.
Broadaxe wants to control but Aladeen is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Broadaxe is looking for a sweep. Aladeen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Broadaxe is trying to control but can't.
Broadaxe is not content to let Aladeen control the position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Aladeen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dwalin Broadaxe.
I think Aladeen 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... AdmiralGeneral Aladeen!
A very excited looking AdmiralGeneral Aladeen made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tau Masunwendinghamar (ranked 3051 p4p, 5781 weight class) and Crazy Legs (ranked 342 p4p, 517 weight class). Masunwendinghamar comes to the cage accompanied by Weltschmerz. Legs comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Walk - Pantera kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tau Masunwendinghamar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Crazy Legs!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Yves DeLean and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masunwendinghamar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Masunwendinghamar takes one to the side of the head.
Legs slips under a jab from Masunwendinghamar.
Masunwendinghamar throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Legs counters with a stiff right hand.
Legs lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Masunwendinghamar swings widly with a right hand
letting Legs counter with a right hand.
Legs throws a shot from downtown. Masunwendinghamar moves away and avoids it.
Masunwendinghamar throws a poor cross that misses
and Legs counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Masunwendinghamar has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gold Samurai's Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Masunwendinghamar throws an off balance right hand
enabling Legs to counter with a crisp jab.
Legs throws a jab but it's blocked by Masunwendinghamar.
Legs steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Masunwendinghamar.
Masunwendinghamar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Legs.
Legs is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Masunwendinghamar.
Masunwendinghamar swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Legs throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Legs takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
It looks like Crazy Legs has been cut.
Masunwendinghamar misses with a hook
and Legs counters with a straight right hand.
Tau Masunwendinghamar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Legs slips under a jab.
Legs steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Masunwendinghamar.
Masunwendinghamar uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Legs has time to react.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masunwendinghamar cracks Legs with a good jab.
Masunwendinghamar misses with a left hand
and Legs counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Masunwendinghamar darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Legs. Masunwendinghamar does a little dance to reset his feet.
A swing and a miss from Legs.
Masunwendinghamar takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Legs takes one to the side of the head.
That has opened up Crazy Legs's cut even more.
Legs has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Masunwendinghamar throws an off balance right hand
and Legs counters with a left to the body.
Legs dips to his left and cracks Masunwendinghamar with an uppercut!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Legs, as that shot connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Legs clobbers Masunwendinghamar with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Masunwendinghamar lands a jab to Legs's midsection.
Masunwendinghamar throws a lazy right hand but Legs sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Legs doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Legs on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Masunwendinghamar cracks Legs with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Masunwendinghamar has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Legs to stand back up!
Legs is rocked!
The cut above Crazy Legs's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
BAM! Masunwendinghamar delivers a spinning backfist that drops Legs like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Tau Masunwendinghamar!
Crazy Legs spoke after the fight, saying 'This was a fix, Ped's. Give me a proper fight'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ezequiel Canizares (ranked 3025 p4p, 1713 weight class) and Chrysanthos Xanthopoulos (ranked 377 p4p, 233 weight class). Canizares comes to the cage accompanied by El Loco. 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Ezequiel Canizares!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chrysanthos Xanthopoulos!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xanthopoulos misses with an uppercut. Canizares saw that one coming.
Canizares defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Xanthopoulos.
Canizares's jab looks to have found its range, popping Xanthopoulos under the eye.
Xanthopoulos throws a poor cross that misses
and Canizares counters with a thumping low kick.
Xanthopoulos misses with a left hand
and Canizares counters with a thumping low kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Xanthopoulos.
Xanthopoulos shoots in for a takedown but Canizares shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ezequiel Canizares has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chrysanthos Xanthopoulos.
Canizares ducks under a wild hook from Xanthopoulos.
And Canizares counters with a quick kick to the body but Xanthopoulos blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Canizares throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Xanthopoulos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Xanthopoulos throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Canizares counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Canizares cracks Xanthopoulos with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
It looks like Chrysanthos Xanthopoulos has been cut.
A swing and a miss from Canizares.
Xanthopoulos fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xanthopoulos shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Canizares pinned against the cage. Canizares gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nice body punch from Canizares.
Nice body punch from Canizares.
Xanthopoulos moves out of range as Canizares strikes.
A swing and a miss from Xanthopoulos.
Ezequiel Canizares is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Canizares waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Xanthopoulos.
Canizares throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Xanthopoulos throws out a counter right but Canizares avoids it with no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xanthopoulos bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Canizares's head backwards.
Xanthopoulos ducks under a wild hook from Canizares.
Xanthopoulos shoots in for a takedown but Canizares shows good takedown defense.
Chrysanthos Xanthopoulos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Canizares stuffs the takedown.
Xanthopoulos throws an off balance right hand
and Canizares counters with a leg kick.
Xanthopoulos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Xanthopoulos misses with a hook
and Canizares counters with a right hand to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Canizares. That's going to slow Xanthopoulos down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Xanthopoulos throws a right hand that misses
and Canizares counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Canizares lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Xanthopoulos shoots in but no luck this time.
A shot to the liver by Canizares. Beautiful body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Canizares.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Canizares throws out a powerful jab.
Xanthopoulos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've been told by Canizares's head coaches at Dr Hatsumi's Clinic that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Xanthopoulos throws a jab but it's blocked by Canizares.
It looked like Canizares wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Xanthopoulos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Canizares connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Xanthopoulos catches Canizares with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Canizares lands a nice shot to the body.
Canizares lands a right hook to the body.
Xanthopoulos misses with a hook
and Canizares counters with a leg kick.
Canizares jabs Xanthopoulos to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Xanthopoulos looks winded!
Nice shot lands for Canizares.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Xanthopoulos misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Canizares to counter with a crisp jab.
Canizares is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Xanthopoulos on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That has opened up Chrysanthos Xanthopoulos's cut even more.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xanthopoulos misses with a hook.
Xanthopoulos takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Canizares lands a lovely overhand right.
Xanthopoulos on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A looping hook to the body misses from Xanthopoulos. Canizares does a little dance to reset his feet.
Canizares tried to counter with a leg kick but Xanthopoulos avoided it.
Canizares swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Xanthopoulos throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Canizares counter with a right hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Canizares.
A swing and a miss from Xanthopoulos.
Xanthopoulos misses with a hook. Canizares ducked under it nicely.
Canizares stuffs the takedown attempt from Xanthopoulos. Xanthopoulos gets slowly back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ezequiel Canizares dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chrysanthos Xanthopoulos's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Xanthopoulos misses with a lunging right hand
and Canizares cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Xanthopoulos 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.
Xanthopoulos misses with a right hand
and Canizares makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Canizares leaves Xanthopoulos with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Canizares appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Xanthopoulos throws a big shot that misses.
Xanthopoulos misses with a combination
letting Canizares counter with a right hand.
Xanthopoulos clobbers Canizares with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Canizares staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Canizares lands a nice looking body shot.
Xanthopoulos misses with a hook
and Canizares counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Xanthopoulos throws a combination that misses
and Canizares counters with a straight right hand.
The cut above Chrysanthos Xanthopoulos's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Xanthopoulos thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xanthopoulos takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Xanthopoulos is rocked!
Canizares jabs Xanthopoulos to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Xanthopoulos is still on wobbly legs! Can Canizares finish him?
Xanthopoulos is breathing heavily.
Xanthopoulos with a lazy takedown attempt
and Canizares counters with a crisp right hand that drops Xanthopoulos! Canizares lets Xanthopoulos back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Xanthopoulos misses with an uppercut
and Canizares rattles Xanthopoulos with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Xanthopoulos tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Canizares dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Xanthopoulos stiff and motionless on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ezequiel Canizares!
A victorious Ezequiel Canizares thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Haitian Ginger (ranked 2034 p4p, 1525 weight class) and Jinjing Yan (ranked 266 p4p, 208 weight class). Haitian Ginger has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Haitian Ginger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jinjing Yan!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Ian Loll and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ginger rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Yan counters with a nice uppercut.
Yan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ginger.
Yan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ginger sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ginger swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Yan to counter with a crisp jab.
Yan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The fighters circling - Ginger throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Yan scores with a jab. Ginger acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Yan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ginger uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yan.
Ginger looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A telegraphed right hand from Ginger misses the target.
Ginger staying out of range there.
Ginger ducks under a wild hook from Yan.
Ginger tried to counter with a leg kick but Yan avoided it.
Yan throws a shot from downtown. Ginger moves away and avoids it.
Ginger takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Yan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
It looks like Jinjing Yan has been cut.
Ginger throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ginger uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yan.
Ginger fires out a quick counter leg kick but Yan just manages to avoid it.
A leg kick checked by Yan.
Yan doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Yan tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ginger scoring well with a low kick there.
Yan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ginger throws a leg kick which misses Yan's front leg but catches the back leg as Yan tries to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yan lands a nice shot to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ginger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yan throws a big shot that misses.
Yan just misses with a punch to the body.
Yan moves out of range of the leg kick from Ginger.
Ginger jabs Yan right on the nose. Yan blinks but takes it well.
Yan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Yan 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.
Yan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ginger looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ginger connects with a looping right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ginger sends Yan crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Ginger is motioning to the referee to let Yan up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Yan is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yan throws a poor cross that misses
and Ginger counters with a huge left! Yan is in big trouble! He's backing up but Ginger isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Yan from any more damage. A dominating finish by Ginger!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Haitian Ginger!
A victorious Haitian Ginger thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joey Faolin (ranked 1134 p4p, 1559 weight class) and Kwawi Mumba (ranked 176 p4p, 233 weight class). Faolin comes into the arena with It Ain’t a Crime by House of Pain blaring out of the sound system. Joey Faolin is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joey Faolin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kwawi Mumba!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Elvis Blanc and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Faolin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Faolin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mumba paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A little jabbing left from Mumba on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A cross from Mumba lands.
Mumba throws a body shot but no joy.
Mumba throws a looping overhand right but Faolin ducks down to avoid it.
A slow jab from Mumba misses its intended target.
Faolin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mumba.
Faolin defending well as Mumba loads up on a big left hand.
Mumba misses with a hook. Faolin ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Faolin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Faolin throws a combination that misses
and Mumba counters with a left and a right that stings Faolin.
Joey Faolin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Faolin misses with a wild body shot.
Faolin shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Mumba eats them both and turns towards Faolin to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
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 jab lands there for Faolin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mumba. Faolin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Faolin is looking to counter the offense by Mumba and move into the clinch.
Faolin connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Faolin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mumba on the side of the head.
Good shot there by Faolin.
Faolin misses with a straight left.
Faolin scores with a body shot.
Mumba misses with a looping left.
Faolin bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mumba's head backwards.
Nice shot by Faolin.
Faolin slips a jab from Mumba.
Faolin lands with an overhand left.
Mumba misses the jab.
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!
Faolin misses with an uppercut
and Mumba makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Faolin misses with a body punch
and Mumba counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mumba lands a right hook to the body.
Mumba misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Faolin.
Faolin is looking to clinch.
It seemed like Mumba was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A big left from Faolin misses.
Faolin misses with a right hand
enabling Mumba to counter with a crisp jab.
Mumba loads up on a big right hand but Faolin slips the punch.
Faolin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mumba moves away.
A punch lands to the side of Mumba 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mumba looks to score with a jab to the body but Faolin is just out of range.
Mumba uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Faolin.
Mumba looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Faolin blocks a jab.
The fighters circling - Mumba throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jab by Mumba.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mumba. Faolin does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mumba jabs Faolin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Faolin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Faolin throws an off balance right hand
and Mumba counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Faolin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mumba counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Faolin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mumba manages to avoid it.
Faolin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mumba moves away.
A countering left hand to the body from Mumba misses.
Faolin tries to clinch there but Mumba circles away.
Faolin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Faolin. Mumba does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mumba throws out a counter right but Faolin avoids it with no problem.
Faolin is looking to clinch but Mumba is avoiding it.
Mumba unleashes a big counter combination but Faolin bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Mumba looks to land a right hand but Faolin moved out of range.
Mumba lands a jab to Faolin's midsection.
Faolin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mumba.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faolin lands a jab to Mumba's midsection.
Faolin misses with a straight right.
Faolin throws an overhand right that lands on Mumba's shoulder, as Mumba tries to avoid the shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mumba throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big right from Mumba misses.
Faolin thows a left - swing and a miss!
A punch combination from Mumba misses.
Faolin looks to throw the jab but Mumba is out of range.
Mumba just misses with a punch to the body.
Faolin moves into the clinch.
Mumba jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Faolin walks away with a smile on his face. Mumba gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Mumba lands with a shot to the body.
No joy there for Faolin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mumba lands a head shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kwawi Mumba will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
No joy there for Mumba, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Joey Faolin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Faolin lands an overhand right.
Faolin swinging wildly here.
A slow jab from Faolin misses its intended target.
Mumba lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Faolin circles away quickly and effectively.
Mumba misses with a wild body shot.
Faolin tries to counter by clinching up but Mumba breaks away and moves out of range.
Faolin missing with a left hand there. Mumba was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Faolin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mumba.
Mumba loads up on a big right hand but Faolin slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Faolin misses with a lunging right hand
and Mumba counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Faolin drops his hands momentarily and Mumba takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mumba pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Faolin lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mumba dips to his left and cracks Faolin with an uppercut!
Mumba slips under a jab from Faolin.
Mumba takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice cross by Mumba.
Faolin misses with a straight right.
Mumba throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mumba throws a hook but Faolin blocks it.
Faolin tries to counter by clinching up but Mumba breaks away and moves out of range.
Faolin misses with a combination
and Mumba connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Faolin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mumba looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Faolin looks to score with a jab to the body but Mumba is just out of range.
A nice side step and Mumba releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Faolin misses the shot to the body.
Mumba is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Faolin.
Nice body punch from Faolin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mumba jabs Faolin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mumba looks to score with a jab to the body but Faolin is just out of range.
Mumba moves out of range of the strikes.
A combination from Mumba does no damage.
Faolin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A low kick from Faolin is predictable there
and Mumba counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mumba checks a low kick from Faolin.
Mumba throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A jab from Mumba misses.
A combination from Mumba does no damage.
Mumba jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Faolin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kwawi Mumba seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Faolin slips a straight right by Mumba.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faolin swings widly with a right hand
and Mumba counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Faolin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Faolin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Faolin ducks under a wild hook from Mumba.
Faolin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mumba looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Mumba throws a hook but Faolin avoids it easily.
Mumba tries to keep at a distance but Faolin has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mumba breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Faolin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mumba.
Faolin throws a combination that misses
and Mumba counters with a left and a right that stings Faolin.
A big left from Faolin misses.
Mumba throws out a counter right but Faolin avoids it with no problem.
Mumba misses with a hook to the body
and Faolin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Faolin tries to clinch
and Mumba counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mumba throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Faolin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Faolin tries to clinch
and Mumba counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Faolin misses with a jab, cross combination.
A countering left hand to the body from Mumba misses.
Mumba misses with a straight right.
Mumba cracks Faolin with a right hand to the side of the head.
Mumba missing with a left hand there. Faolin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mumba circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mumba counters with a left to the body.
Faolin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mumba counters with a nice right hand that sends Faolin toppling to the canvas! Faolin scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Mumba finish him?!
Faolin is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mumba lands with a good body shot.
Good exchange - Mumba coming out on top.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kwawi Mumba showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Mumba lands with a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Mumba.
Mumba keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Faolin misses with a lunging right hand
and Mumba counters with a nice uppercut.
Mumba has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Faolin misses with a body shot
and Mumba counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Oh Faolin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A shot to the liver by Mumba. Beautiful body shot.
Faolin seems to have got his legs back now.
Mumba avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mumba let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Faolin throws a body punch but Mumba moves out of range.
Mumba comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mumba throws a body shot but no joy.
Mumba misses the shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Faolin's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mumba connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Faolin scrambles back to his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Faolin. Mumba does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mumba needs to keep his hands up - Faolin had a free shot at his head there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faolin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Mumba swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Faolin counters by clinching up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Faolin.
Mumba jumps into guard, dragging Faolin to the mat.
Mumba trying to control the position.
Mumba is looking to cinch up a triangle. Faolin throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Mumba's body to avoid the submission. Mumba has instead reached around Faolin's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Mumba arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Kwawi Mumba!
An out of breath Kwawi Mumba thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gholam Estili (ranked 1612 p4p, 1261 weight class) and Marcus Shakes (ranked 164 p4p, 125 weight class). Estili kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Ready For War (Instrumental). Shakes comes into a darkened arena with his song building. About the Money- T.I. kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Gholam Estili has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gholam Estili!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus Shakes!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shakes with a hook.
Shakes misses with a body shot.
Estili shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Shakes napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Shakes bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Shakes scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shakes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Estili.
Shakes displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Estili.
Estili swats away the attempt to clinch by Shakes.
The crowd cheers as Shakes lands an impressive looking overhand right. Estili doesn't seem phased though.
Shakes stuffs the takedown attempt from Estili. Estili gets slowly back to his feet.
Estili fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Shakes avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gholam Estili. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shakes scores with a decent looking hook.
A jab from Shakes misses.
Shakes 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.
Estili fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Shakes moves into the clinch successfully.
Shakes unloads a knee to the mid-section. Estili lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Shakes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Estili blocks it with crossed arms.
Shakes struggles to land a body shot inside as Estili controls his hands.
Estili is looking for a takedown.
Shakes unloads a knee to the mid-section. Estili lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Estili is breathing heavily.
Estili breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Estili avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Estili 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.
Marcus Shakes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shakes moves into range and clinches up with Estili.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shakes lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Estili or not.
Shakes landing knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shakes with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Shakes connects with a nasty looking knee right to Estili's face.
Shakes throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Shakes drops Estili with a big knee straight up the middle! Estili is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Estili is rocked!
Estili takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Oh Estili is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Shakes connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Estili out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Marcus Shakes!
An out of breath and clearly excited Marcus Shakes thanked Phoenix for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Diego Armando (ranked 708 p4p, 1001 weight class) and Cormac McCarthy (ranked 89 p4p, 141 weight class). Diego Armando could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Cormac McCarthy's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Diego Armando!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cormac McCarthy!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Armando misses the shot to the body.
Armando displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McCarthy throws out the jab.
McCarthy connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Armando 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.
Armando just misses with a punch to the body.
Armando throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nice shot by Armando.
Armando attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
McCarthy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Armando keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McCarthy moves into range and connects with a jab.
McCarthy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that McCarthy 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.
Armando slips under a jab from McCarthy.
Armando misses with the body kick
and McCarthy counters with a takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McCarthy landing strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McCarthy fails to land a wild elbow strike.
McCarthy throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McCarthy laying and praying for a moment but Armando takes advantage and regains half guard.
McCarthy thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCarthy scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
McCarthy scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
McCarthy wants to pass the guard but Armando is defending well.
McCarthy takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Armando tries to roll over but McCarthy keeps him under control.
McCarthy working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Armando's thigh. Armando counters though and makes it back to full guard.
McCarthy wants to control from the top but Armando keeps moving.
McCarthy makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy wants to control from the top but Armando keeps moving.
McCarthy looking to pass the guard.
McCarthy passes easily into side control. Nice work.
McCarthy looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Armando is avoiding damage well.
Armando tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but McCarthy wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Armando avoids any damage from the ground and pound of McCarthy.
Armando defending against the ground and pound.
McCarthy is trying to move to mount but Armando reverses beautifully and ends up in McCarthy's guard.
McCarthy manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Armando manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
McCarthy trying to control but Armando is working from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Armando wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
McCarthy scoring with punches to the head and body.
McCarthy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
McCarthy wants to pass the guard but Armando is keeping the position.
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.
Armando looking to control.
McCarthy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
McCarthy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
McCarthy is looking to work some ground and pound but Armando has wrist control.
McCarthy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Armando is keeping the position for now.
Armando managing to control the position.
McCarthy throwing strikes from guard but Armando blocks nicely.
McCarthy throws a big elbow that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cormac McCarthy dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
McCarthy looks to land a right hand but Armando moved out of range.
Armando tries to score with a low kick but McCarthy moves his leg out of the way.
McCarthy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Armando.
McCarthy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice jab there from Armando.
Armando is looking to slow McCarthy down with leg kicks.
McCarthy drives through with a takedown into Armando's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
McCarthy slips nicely into half guard.
Nice strikes from McCarthy there.
Armando is trying to control but McCarthy manages to pass to mount!
McCarthy connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
McCarthy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McCarthy can't control as he wanted to and Armando manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
McCarthy thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armando controlling the position well.
McCarthy looks to land a strike but Armando avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
McCarthy tries to free his leg and advance position but Armando is retaining full guard.
McCarthy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Armando works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
McCarthy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Armando works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Armando managing to control the position.
McCarthy wants to control from the top but Armando keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as McCarthy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
McCarthy trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Armando manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Armando stopping the sweep attempt from McCarthy.
McCarthy has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Armando has passed into side control.
McCarthy tries to buck Armando off but Armando is having none of it.
McCarthy throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
McCarthy tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Armando wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
McCarthy struggling a bit here.
McCarthy tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Armando wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy is still trying to improve position.
Armando moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
McCarthy is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Cormac McCarthy has got the better of the ground game so far.
McCarthy manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
McCarthy is trying to get back to full guard.
McCarthy missing with punches from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
McCarthy is trying to control but Armando manages to pass to mount!
McCarthy is looking to improve his position but Armando isn't that keen on the idea.
Armando tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
McCarthy slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Armando prevents McCarthy from improving his position.
McCarthy moves into full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cormac McCarthy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
McCarthy misses with a two punch combination.
McCarthy throws the left hand but Armando avoids the punch easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Armando.
McCarthy checks a low kick from Armando.
Armando loads up on a big right hand but McCarthy slips the punch.
McCarthy blocks a jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Armando.
McCarthy misses with an uppercut. Armando saw that one coming.
Diego Armando seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Armando gets cracked there but stands up to it.
McCarthy shoots in but no luck this time.
Armando throws a jab when McCarthy was well out of range.
Armando throws the left hand but McCarthy avoids the punch easily.
McCarthy misses with a hook. Armando ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Armando sizes up McCarthy with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
McCarthy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Armando moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Armando throws a lazy right hand but McCarthy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McCarthy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Armando.
Armando avoids the body shot from McCarthy.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Armando with a nice calf kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCarthy throws a body punch but Armando moves out of range.
Armando ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McCarthy moves away.
McCarthy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Armando bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Armando throws out a loose jab but McCarthy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from McCarthy. Those never looked like landing.
Armando throws a nice outside leg kick.
Diego Armando is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McCarthy connects with a crisp jab.
Armando walks into a left hand.
McCarthy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Armando moves away.
Armando lands with an uppercut that bounces McCarthy off the cage and back into range.
McCarthy closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - McCarthy lands in his opponent's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McCarthy tries to free his leg and advance position but Armando is retaining full guard.
Armando keeping moving, preventing McCarthy from controlling successfully.
McCarthy advances position into side control!
Diego Armando has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy trying to control the action but Armando is working from the bottom.
Armando takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
McCarthy with the ground and pound but Armando regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Armando is trying to get back to full guard.
McCarthy working Armando over with strikes.
Armando wants to control but McCarthy is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armando keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
McCarthy is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
McCarthy looking to finish Armando with some ground and pound. This is bad for Armando!
The referee warns Armando that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Cormac McCarthy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
McCarthy takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Armando tries to hold on but McCarthy pushes him away.
McCarthy looking to control but Armando is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
McCarthy controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that McCarthy has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Armando is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
McCarthy takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
McCarthy is continuing to stall.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cormac McCarthy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got McCarthy winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cormac McCarthy!
Cormac McCarthy decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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