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Sucker Punch Pro Series 234 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Spencer Williams (ranked 1604 p4p, 2393 weight class) and Yellow Belt Casey (ranked 141 p4p, 201 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Spencer Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 17 - 1, fighting out of New York, Yellow Belt Casey!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Casey drives through with a takedown into guard.
Williams uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Casey moves out of range of the strikes.
Casey takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Williams misses with a straight left.
Williams steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Casey. That one must have hurt.
Williams throws a push kick but Casey slaps the foot to one side.
Casey with a nice cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williams smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Williams throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Williams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Casey manages to avoid it.
Casey delivers a nice body kick.
Casey avoids the body shot from Williams.
It seemed like Casey was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Williams throws the left hand but Casey avoids the punch easily.
Casey on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Williams. Williams obviously looking to wear him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Casey scores with a one two! Williams had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Williams misses with a right hand
and Casey counters with a straight right hand.
Casey lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Casey slips a jab from Williams.
Casey misses with a double jab.
Casey ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
Spencer Williams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Casey on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Williams misses with a wild body shot.
Casey dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Williams throws a body punch but Casey moves out of range.
Casey keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Williams.
Williams scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Casey misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Williams changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Casey slips a straight right by Williams.
Casey checks a low kick from Williams.
Williams feints a jab promting Casey to slip. Williams then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Casey slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Casey misses with a few strikes there.
Williams throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Casey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Williams manages to avoid it.
Williams throws out a loose jab but Casey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Casey is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Williams throws a hook but Casey avoids it easily.
Casey thinks about the counter body kick.
No joy there for Williams, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Casey slips a jab and a cross from Williams.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Casey scores with a four punch combination!
A looping hook to the body misses from Casey. Williams does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big right from Williams misses.
Williams swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Casey moves away.
A countering left hand to the body from Casey misses.
Casey lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Williams at a distance.
Williams misses with a double jab.
Casey throws a leg kick that misses.
Casey misses with a low kick.
Casey throws a quick inside leg kick.
Williams tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Casey scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Casey showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Williams.
Williams slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Casey moves away.
Casey scores with a body shot.
Casey with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Williams scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Williams on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Casey. That's going to slow Williams down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Casey looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Williams scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Casey is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Williams rather than just go for the knockout.
Nice jab there from Williams.
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 Spencer Williams will probably get the nod.
That's time! Williams's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Williams lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Casey scores with a kick to the body.
Casey throws a front kick that sends Williams stumbling back into the cage.
Spencer Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams fakes the leg kick and cracks Casey in the body.
Williams lands an overhand right.
Casey on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Williams moves forwards but Casey connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Casey tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Williams is able to avoid easily.
Williams slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Williams swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Casey counters with a two punch combo.
Williams misses with a jab to the body
and Casey counters with a one-two to the body.
Williams throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Casey misses with a head kick.
Casey displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Williams throws out the jab.
Casey jabs Williams to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Williams misses with a body shot.
Casey let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Casey takes one to the chin there.
Jab by Williams.
Williams throws a series of punches but Casey moves out of range.
Williams swinging wildly here.
Casey feints the counter takedown.
Williams looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
And Casey responds with a good body kick, but Williams manages to step out the way in time.
Casey digs a good hook to Williams's body.
Williams takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Casey misses with a takedown attempt
and Williams counters with a nice body shot.
Williams looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Casey looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams blocks a head kick by Casey.
An attempted straight right counter from Williams misses the target.
Williams with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Good shot there by Williams.
Williams throws a head kick but Casey moves out of range.
Casey keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A nice side step and Casey releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Casey keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Williams.
Casey avoids a punch combination nicely.
A head kick misses from Casey.
Williams slips a straight right by Casey.
Williams is looking to counter punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams thows a left - swing and a miss!
A combination from Casey does no damage.
It looked like Williams wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Casey steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Williams. That one must have hurt.
Casey takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Casey takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice sprawl there from Williams as Casey shoots in.
No joy there for Casey, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Williams scores with a nice head shot.
Williams scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Williams thows a body kick. Casey tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Williams throws a wild body kick that Casey sees coming a mile off.
Williams throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Casey stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Williams.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williams shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Casey throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Williams counters with a left to the body.
Casey avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It seemed like Casey was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Williams tries to bum rush Casey with a series of wild strikes but Casey uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Williams scores with a nice head shot.
Williams takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Williams uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Casey.
Casey 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.
Williams keeping moving, preventing Casey from controlling successfully.
Williams managing to control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Spencer Williams dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Casey just misses with a punch to the body.
Williams throws a lazy right hand but Casey sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Casey throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Williams throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Williams pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Despite the aggression on Casey's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Williams misses with a lunging right hand
letting Casey counter with a right hand.
Williams lands a head shot.
Casey checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Casey walks into a left hand.
Williams is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Casey can do to turn this around?
Williams throws a sloppy body shot
and Casey counters with a nice uppercut.
Williams swings for the body but Casey moves out of range.
Williams backing away here, and Casey unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Casey throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Casey counters with a right hand to the body.
Casey connects with a leg kick.
Casey rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Williams moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Williams throws a half hearted mid kick.
A lazy left from Williams finds it's target.
Williams throws a looping overhand right but Casey ducks down to avoid it.
A shot to the body from Williams misses
and Casey counters with a takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Williams manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williams is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Casey keeping control of the position.
Williams is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Casey tries to get to full guard but Williams has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Casey moves into full guard.
Williams content to stall in guard here.
Casey working a defensive guard here.
Yellow Belt Casey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Williams trying to control the position from guard on top but Casey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Casey escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Williams gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
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.
Williams engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Williams looking to pass the guard.
Casey trying to keep a closed guard but Williams is proving a slippery customer.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A nice inside leg kick there by Williams. That's going to slow Casey down.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Casey tries to work over Williams's front leg with a kick but Williams checks it.
Casey misses with a hook to the body
letting Williams counter with a right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Spencer Williams showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Williams 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Spencer Williams!
Spencer Williams decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brad Chestner (ranked 1300 p4p, 1348 weight class) and Vernon Creed (ranked 198 p4p, 206 weight class). Chestner's entrance music is Black Eyed Bruiser. A fine choice. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brad Chestner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vernon Creed!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chestner closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Creed kicks Chestner off and gets back to his feet.
Creed takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Creed lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Chestner missing with a left hand there. Creed was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've been hearing reports that Chestner has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Creed throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
It looked like Chestner wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Creed staying out of range there.
Creed is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Chestner with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chestner throws a lazy uppercut
and Creed makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Creed misses with a straight right.
Nice defenses there by Creed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chestner misses with a hook
and Creed counters with a nice uppercut.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Chestner checks a leg kick.
Creed is looking to slow Chestner down with leg kicks.
Creed misses with a low kick.
Chestner bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Creed, as that shot connected.
Vernon Creed is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chestner misses with a left hand
and Creed cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Creed bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Chestner's head.
Chestner lands with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chestner throws a one two combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Creed throws a front kick aimed at Chestner's knee but Chestner avoids it well.
Chestner misses with a wild body shot.
Creed throws the kick towards the body but Chestner avoids it.
Jab, jab by Creed - just one landing.
 It looks like Brad Chestner has been cut.
Creed throws a head kick that misses
enabling Chestner to counter with a crisp jab.
Chestner tries to close the distance and clinch but Creed swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chestner. Creed does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Creed takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Chestner lands a nice hook to Creed's body. Creed takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Chestner swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Creed counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Creed scores with a head kick. Chestner tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Chestner moves out of range of the body kick from Creed.
Chestner throws a poor cross that misses
and Creed counters with an outside leg kick.
Chestner swings away with a body shot that misses
and Creed counters with a nice uppercut.
Creed throws a lazy right hand but Chestner sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chestner dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chestner misses with a body punch
and Creed counters with a nice body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Creed looks to land a left hand but Chestner moved out of range nicely.
Chestner throws a lazy uppercut
and Creed connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chestner lands a nice hook to Creed's body. Creed takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Chestner ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Creed looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Creed.
Chestner checks a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vernon Creed dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brad Chestner's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Creed ducks under a wild hook from Chestner.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Creed! But no joy.
Chestner misses the body punch
and Creed counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Chestner lands a jab to Creed's midsection.
Creed takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Vernon Creed seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chestner's jab looks to have found its range, popping Creed under the eye.
Creed looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab by Creed.
Chestner looks to land a combination. Creed sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Creed slips a straight right by Chestner.
Creed counters with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chestner darts in trying to clinch
and Creed counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Creed tries to move into range but Chestner moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Creed scores with the left hand. Chestner knows he should have avoided that one.
Creed moves out of range as Chestner strikes.
Creed appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Creed lands a nice looking body shot.
Chestner digs a good hook to Creed's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chestner ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Brad Chestner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Creed ducks right into an uppercut from Chestner.
Creed takes a jab right on the kisser.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Creed looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Chestner moves in looking to clinch but Creed pushes him off.
Chestner slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Chestner loads up on a big right hand but Creed slips the punch.
Creed has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Creed avoids the body shot from Chestner.
Creed counters with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chestner digs a good body shot into Creed's ribs.
Creed misses with a lunging right hand
and Chestner counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Chestner misses the target.
A big right from Chestner misses.
Creed is trying to counter with his kicks.
Chestner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Creed.
Creed unleashes a big counter combination but Chestner bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Creed thows a left - swing and a miss!
Creed swings widly with a right hand
and Chestner cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chestner dives in and scores a takedown into Creed's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chestner wants to control from the top but Creed keeps moving.
Creed has control of Chestner's left arm, preventing Chestner from doing any damage.
Creed wants to control position but Chestner is using a can opener to pass guard... He's turned it into a full on guillotine from mount now! Big trouble for Creed here! He's turning a lovely shade of purple and yep! He's tapping out! I would say world class Jiu Jitsu but is it really? It was nice but let's not get silly about it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Brad Chestner!
Brad Chestner spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Guilherme Goncalves (ranked 1703 p4p, 1489 weight class) and Peter Petersson (ranked 157 p4p, 128 weight class). Peter Petersson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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World class boxer
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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 24 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Guilherme Goncalves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Peter Petersson!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goncalves lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
We've been informed that Petersson has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Goncalves misses with an uppercut.
Peter Petersson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Petersson misses with a body shot
and Goncalves counters with a nice uppercut.
Goncalves keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Petersson defending well as Goncalves loads up on a big left hand.
Petersson throws an overhand right that lands on Goncalves's shoulder, as Goncalves tries to avoid the shot.
Goncalves misses with a head kick.
Goncalves throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Goncalves has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Chuckles Strenght and Conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Petersson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Goncalves counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Goncalves pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Petersson throws a hook but Goncalves avoids it easily.
Petersson misses with a hook to the body
and Goncalves counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Petersson scores with a body shot.
Goncalves slips under a jab from Petersson.
Petersson thuds his right hand into Goncalves's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Petersson misses with a lunging right hand
and Goncalves counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Goncalves digs a good hook to Petersson's body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Petersson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Goncalves counters with a straight right hand.
Goncalves uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Petersson.
A slow jab from Goncalves misses its intended target.
Goncalves scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Goncalves throws a sloppy head kick and Petersson moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petersson throws a looping overhand right but Goncalves ducks down to avoid it.
Petersson throws a body punch but Goncalves moves out of range.
Goncalves moves out of range of the strikes.
Goncalves bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Goncalves was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Petersson lands a slapping body shot.
Petersson lands with a shot to the body.
Petersson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Goncalves scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Petersson misses.
Goncalves fails to land with a series of punches.
Petersson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Petersson misses with a hook
and Goncalves counters with a nice body shot.
Petersson ducks under a wild hook from Goncalves.
Goncalves dips to his left and cracks Petersson with an uppercut!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Petersson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Goncalves counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Petersson throws a hook to the side of Goncalves's head but Goncalves sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice defenses there by Goncalves.
Petersson is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
A jab from Goncalves misses.
Petersson throws a poor cross that misses
and Goncalves counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Petersson looks to throw the jab but Goncalves is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goncalves steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Petersson.
Petersson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Petersson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Goncalves misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Petersson throws a hook but Goncalves avoids it easily.
Goncalves throwing a counter right hand but Petersson manages to avoid it.
Petersson throws out a loose jab but Goncalves uses good head movement to avoid it.
Goncalves's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Goncalves duly obliges.
Petersson misses with a right hand
and Goncalves counters with a series of strikes. Petersson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Petersson throws a right hand that misses
and Goncalves counters with a stiff right hand.
A slow jab from Petersson misses its intended target.
A little feinted left hand from Goncalves on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A swing and a miss from Goncalves.
Goncalves lands a lovely overhand right.
Petersson takes one on the button.
Petersson misses with a straight right.
Nice defenses there by Goncalves.
Petersson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Goncalves is looking to counter punch.
Petersson looks to land a right hand but Goncalves moved out of range.
Goncalves scores with a head kick.
Goncalves is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Goncalves misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goncalves throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Petersson misses with a right hand
enabling Goncalves to counter with a crisp jab.
Petersson misses with a body punch
and Goncalves counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Petersson takes a swing at Goncalves's ribcage but misses.
Petersson misses with a lunging right hand
and Petersson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Petersson misses with a right hand
enabling Goncalves to counter with a crisp jab.
 Petersson is rocked!
Goncalves cracks Petersson with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Petersson tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Goncalves pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Petersson is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Guilherme Goncalves!
Guilherme Goncalves 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sol Fitzsimmons (ranked 1509 p4p, 778 weight class) and Anderson Nogueira (ranked 231 p4p, 122 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sol Fitzsimmons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anderson Nogueira !
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fitzsimmons misses the shot to the body.
Fitzsimmons moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromNogueira .
Fitzsimmons is looking to chop away at Nogueira 's legs.
Nogueira throws a sloppy head kick and Fitzsimmons moves out of range easily.
Nogueira drives through and clinches with Fitzsimmons against the cage.
Fitzsimmons softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fitzsimmons misses with a punch to the body.
Nogueira has a couple of punches blocked by Fitzsimmons.
Nogueira lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fitzsimmons working aggressively here.
Fitzsimmons blocks the elbow strike.
Nogueira using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Nogueira .
Fitzsimmons is breathing heavily.
Nogueira lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Sol Fitzsimmons has been cut.
Nogueira digs a right hand into Fitzsimmons's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fitzsimmons's gas tank.
Nogueira softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nogueira throws an elbow but it misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nogueira lands a body shot.
Nogueira tries a knee to the head but Fitzsimmons blocks it.
Nogueira landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Nogueira .
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nogueira creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nogueira pushes off an throws an elbow but Fitzsimmons leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira blocks an elbow strike from Fitzsimmons.
Nogueira has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Fitzsimmons seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Nogueira can turn it around.
Nogueira lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nogueira creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nogueira using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nogueira lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nogueira creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nogueira with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nogueira scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nogueira goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nogueira lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fitzsimmons backwards.
Fitzsimmons tries to work over Nogueira 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short uppercut from Nogueira .
 Fitzsimmons is rocked!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nogueira .
Oh Fitzsimmons is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nogueira using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nogueira throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fitzsimmons seems to have got his legs back now.
Nogueira pushes Fitzsimmons back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Nogueira .
Fitzsimmons blocks the elbow strike.
Nogueira scores with a shoulder strike.
Nogueira misses with a knee strike.
Nogueira lands a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nogueira is working Fitzsimmons over against the cage.
Nogueira pushes Fitzsimmons back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Nogueira scores with a nice short uppercut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Nogueira .
Nogueira lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Nogueira .
Nogueira unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nogueira lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nice body punch from Nogueira .
Fitzsimmons avoids a wild elbow strike from Nogueira .
Nogueira misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fitzsimmons.
A hook to the body from Nogueira .
Nogueira lands a knee to the body.
Nogueira lands a good knee to the midsection. Fitzsimmons won't want to take too many of those.
Nogueira lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nogueira scores with a knee to the head.
Nogueira throws a big uppercut that drops Fitzsimmons! More strikes from Nogueira and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Fitzsimmons lies dazed against the cage as Nogueira celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anderson Nogueira !
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Leon Lentz (ranked 759 p4p, 586 weight class) and Jyrki Sukulaku (ranked 113 p4p, 92 weight class). Jyrki Sukulaku has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Leon Lentz's chin.
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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 25 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leon Lentz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jyrki Sukulaku!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lentz takes the fight into the clinch.
Lentz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lentz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sukulaku swings wildly with an uppercut but Lentz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lentz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sukulaku is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lentz.
Sukulaku throws a lazy uppercut
and Lentz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sukulaku throws a head kick that misses
and Sukulaku takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sukulaku slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lentz lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sukulaku throws a poor cross that misses
and Lentz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lentz scores with a kick to the body.
Sukulaku walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sukulaku misses with a hook. Lentz ducked under it nicely.
A head kick from Lentz lands but Sukulaku takes it in his stride.
We've been informed that Sukulaku has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Lentz walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sukulaku misses with a lunging right hand
and Lentz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sukulaku misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sukulaku misses the shot to the body.
Sukulaku takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sukulaku throws a sloppy head kick and Lentz moves out of range easily.
Sukulaku tries a head kick but it misses.
Sukulaku misses with a head kick.
Sukulaku rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lentz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sukulaku connects with a crisp jab.
Lentz misses with a combination
and Sukulaku counters with a nice uppercut.
Sukulaku keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Donk. Lentz catches Sukulaku right on the button with a cross.
A telegraphed right hand from Lentz misses the target.
Sukulaku shapes to counter with a head kick.
Sukulaku steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lentz.
Sukulaku throws a lazy uppercut
letting Lentz counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sukulaku misses with a looping right.
Sukulaku throws a lazy head kick
and Lentz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sukulaku misses with a hook. Lentz ducked under it nicely.
Sukulaku just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromLentz.
Sukulaku ducks under a wild hook from Lentz.
Lentz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sukulaku slips a straight right by Lentz.
Sukulaku jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sukulaku misses with a hook
and Sukulaku takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sukulaku moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sukulaku throws a head kick but Lentz moves out of range.
Sukulaku throws a head kick that misses
and Lentz counters with a nice uppercut.
Lentz takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lentz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lentz throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sukulaku stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lentz lands a really nice looking cross but Sukulaku seems unphased.
Sukulaku misses with a hook
and Lentz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lentz throws a looping overhand right but Sukulaku ducks down to avoid it.
Sukulaku misses with an uppercut. Lentz saw that one coming.
Lentz was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sukulaku waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lentz.
Sukulaku misses with a right hand
and Lentz counters with a stiff right hand.
Lentz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sukulaku throws a lazy right hand but Lentz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lentz pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sukulaku throws a sloppy head kick
and Lentz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sukulaku scores with the left hand. Lentz knows he should have avoided that one.
Sukulaku swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lentz counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Lentz has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Sukulaku scores with the left hand. Lentz knows he should have avoided that one.
Sukulaku avoids the body shot from Lentz.
Sukulaku lands a high kick!
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!
Lentz swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Sukulaku to counter with a crisp jab.
Lentz bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sukulaku's head.
Lentz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lentz blocks a head kick by Sukulaku.
Lentz is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lentz darts in and clinches Sukulaku up against the cage.
Sukulaku throws a head punch that misses.
Lentz gets through Sukulaku's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sukulaku lands a hook that snaps the head of Lentz backwards.
Sukulaku working aggressively here.
Lentz is trying to break the clinch but Sukulaku is controlling him.
Lentz is trying to push Sukulaku away but Sukulaku has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lentz has a couple of punches blocked by Sukulaku.
Lentz lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lentz lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lentz lands a right hand.
Lentz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lentz misses with a hook
and Sukulaku counters with a head kick that drops Lentz!
Lentz is rocked!
Lentz wants to sweep here but Sukulaku controlling him for the moment.
Oh Lentz is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lentz can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sukulaku controls the pace.
Lentz seems to have got his legs back now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sukulaku trying to control but Lentz is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Leon Lentz dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lentz throws a lazy right hand but Sukulaku sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lentz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sukulaku counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A big left from Sukulaku misses.
Lentz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sukulaku throws out the jab.
Sukulaku throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sukulaku connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sukulaku throws a sloppy head kick and Lentz moves out of range easily.
Lentz pushes Sukulaku up against the cage in a clinch.
Sukulaku pulls guard successfully.
Sukulaku looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sukulaku throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sukulaku is trying to control the position but Lentz postures up.
Sukulaku is working an open guard so Lentz takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lentz scores with a punch to the head.
Sukulaku throws a lazy right hand but Lentz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lentz.
Lentz's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sukulaku under the eye.
Sukulaku is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Leon Lentz is winning the standup battle so far.
Sukulaku looks to land a right hand but Lentz moved out of range.
Lentz throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sukulaku on the side of the head.
Lentz avoids the head kick by Sukulaku.
Lentz thuds a left hand into Sukulaku's body.
A low kick from Sukulaku is predictable there
and Lentz counters with a stiff right hand.
Sukulaku has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lentz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lentz throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sukulaku throws a head kick that misses.
Sukulaku throws a head kick but Lentz moves out of range.
Lentz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sukulaku misses the body punch
letting Lentz counter with a right hand.
Lentz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sukulaku can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sukulaku scores with a head kick.
Lentz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sukulaku.
It seemed like Sukulaku was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lentz moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lentz tries to clinch but Sukulaku moves out of range.
Lentz throws a head kick that half lands.
Sukulaku staying out of range there.
Lentz scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sukulaku misses with a left hand
and Lentz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sukulaku is rocked!
Lentz bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sukulaku's head backwards.
Sukulaku is still on wobbly legs! Can Lentz finish him?
Lentz scores with a jab. Sukulaku acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lentz thumps Sukulaku with a low kick.
Lentz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sukulaku misses with a looping left.
A head kick misses from Sukulaku.
Lentz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lentz works the jab nicely.
Lentz slips a jab from Sukulaku.
Sukulaku lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sukulaku takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lentz connects with a looping right hand.
Sukulaku rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lentz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sukulaku takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lentz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sukulaku throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lentz scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lentz connects with a right that clearly hurt Sukulaku. He's backed up against the cage with nowhere to go as Lentz proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till Sukulaku collapses and taps out under the pressure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leon Lentz!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mate Orsic (ranked 520 p4p, 544 weight class) and Conspiracy Theorist (ranked 84 p4p, 90 weight class). Orsic comes into the arena with KRS One - Rappaz R. N. Dainja blaring out of the sound system. Theorist has chosen MoonDeity - WAKE UP! as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Mate Orsic has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Mate Orsic seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Excellent boxer
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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 19 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Mate Orsic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Conspiracy Theorist!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orsic looks to land a left hand but Theorist moved out of range nicely.
Theorist doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Theorist looks to throw the jab but Orsic is out of range.
Orsic gets the takedown into side control.
Theorist is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Theorist sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Theorist regains full guard. Nicely done.
Theorist pulls Orsic in close to his closed guard and prevents Orsic from doing any damage or advancing position.
Orsic sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Theorist wants to sweep but no luck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Theorist looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Orsic throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Theorist works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Theorist preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Orsic drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Orsic jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Theorist has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Orsic off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Orsic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Theorist.
Orsic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Orsic walks into a stiff left hand from Theorist.
Theorist misses with a hook.
Orsic drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Orsic lands a decent elbow from side control.
Theorist is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Orsic is staying tight to Theorist's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Theorist gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Theorist trying to control from the bottom.
Theorist desperately trying to maintain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Orsic lands with a punch from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Theorist wants to improve his position but Orsic is controlling well.
Theorist controlling the position for now.
Orsic 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.
Theorist is looking to control Orsic's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Theorist avoid being mounted?
Orsic tries to pass to full mount but Theorist defends it.
Theorist tries to get to full guard but Orsic has control of the leg.
Orsic is looking for a kimura here.
Nice strikes from Orsic there.
Theorist tries to kick Orsic off but Orsic keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Theorist is doing well to control the position and prevent Orsic from advancing to side control.
Theorist is trying to maintain the position but Orsic is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Theorist tries to get to full guard but Orsic has control of the leg.
Theorist trying to control from the bottom.
Theorist is trying to stand back up but Orsic is controlling him
Orsic throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Orsic looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Orsic is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Orsic tries to pass to full mount but Theorist defends it.
Theorist manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Orsic closes the distance and clinches up with Theorist, looking for a takedown. Orsic pushes Theorist against the cage but Theorist circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jab, jab by Orsic - just one landing.
Orsic takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Theorist misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Orsic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Theorist swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orsic is looking to clinch but Theorist is avoiding it.
Orsic tests Theorist's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Orsic thows a left - swing and a miss!
A shot to the liver by Orsic. Beautiful body shot.
Theorist swings widly with a right hand
and Orsic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
 It looks like Conspiracy Theorist has been cut.
Orsic tries to bum rush Theorist with a series of wild strikes but Theorist uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Theorist staying out of range there.
Conspiracy Theorist is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Orsic moves out of range as Theorist strikes.
Orsic tries to clinch but Theorist moves out of range.
Theorist lands with a nice body punch.
Orsic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Theorist throws out the jab.
Orsic blocks a jab.
A quick step to the side and Orsic tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Some wild striking there from Theorist.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Conspiracy Theorist will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Conspiracy Theorist's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Orsic looks to score with a jab to the body but Theorist is just out of range.
Good exchange - Theorist coming out on top.
Theorist tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Orsic was well out of range. Poor timing from Theorist.
Theorist lands a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Theorist misses the target.
Theorist on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Theorist throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Orsic seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Theorist takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Orsic bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Orsic slips under a jab.
Orsic jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
It looks like Orsic has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Theorist fails to land with a series of punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Theorist uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Orsic.
A jab from Theorist finds it's way through Orsic's defenses.
Theorist lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orsic takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Orsic slips under a jab.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Orsic!
Theorist lands with a right hand.
Theorist throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Orsic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Orsic misses the jab.
Theorist fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Orsic on the side of the head.
Theorist finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Orsic's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Theorist falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mate Orsic!
A very excited looking Mate Orsic 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Brayden Point (ranked 637 p4p, 379 weight class) and Michael Aalto (ranked 58 p4p, 35 weight class). Point comes to the cage accompanied by Roots Reggae Music. 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 34 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brayden Point!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Michael Aalto!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Point misses with a left hand
and Aalto counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Point is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Brayden Point seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Point takes the fight into the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Aalto.
Aalto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Point taking a breather.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aalto.
Aalto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Point scores with a punch to the head.
Aalto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Point appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Point looks to land a right hand but Aalto moved out of range.
Aalto looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Point takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Aalto throws a good cross that connects.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aalto shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Point has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Aalto can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Point looking for a guillotine here but Aalto defends easily.
Aalto passes into half guard.
Point is holding on to half guard well.
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.
Aalto throws a strike but Point avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Aalto throws a big right hand that misses.
Point throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Point is looking to cinch up a triangle. Aalto throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Point's body to avoid the submission. Point has instead reached around Aalto's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Point arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Brayden Point!
Brayden Point 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 Artturi Reinikainen (ranked 125 p4p, 315 weight class) and Guy River (ranked 27 p4p, 47 weight class). Reinikainen kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Viimeinen päivä. The crowd seem to be enjoying River's choice of entrance music: Gabon National Anthem. 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 32 - 19 - 3, fighting out of Amsterdam, Artturi Reinikainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Guy River!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reinikainen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
River throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
River rushes Reinikainen and presses him up against the cage.
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 right hand to the body from River.
River tries to throw a body punch but Reinikainen avoids it by throwing River back against the cage.
Reinikainen tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. River smiles and moves away.
River moves out of range as Reinikainen strikes.
Reinikainen takes a swing at River's ribcage but misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from River.
River misses with a low kick.
River is looking to score with low kicks.
A combination from River does no damage.
Reinikainen loads up on a big right hand but River slips the punch.
River throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Reinikainen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A big right from River misses.
River throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Reinikainen scores with a jab.
River lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reinikainen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but River moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
River checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from River! But no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River connects with a nice looking jab.
River tries to clinch but Reinikainen is having none of it.
An attempted straight right counter from Reinikainen misses the target.
River lands a nice leg kick that just misses Reinikainen's sensitive parts.
Reinikainen lands a glancing blow to the side of River's head.
We've been informed that River has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A head kick misses from Reinikainen.
River takes a jab right on the kisser.
Reinikainen scores with a nice head shot.
Reinikainen misses with a looping right.
River scores with a jab. Reinikainen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Reinikainen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. River sees it coming and avoids it easily.
River throws a looping overhand right but Reinikainen ducks down to avoid it.
River throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
River tries to close the distance and clinch but Reinikainen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
River staying out of range there.
River shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Reinikainen seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Reinikainen cracks River with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
River fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reinikainen manages to avoid it.
River lands a head kick!
River tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reinikainen's jab looks to have found its range, popping River under the eye.
River avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from River. Reinikainen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Reinikainen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed River momentarily.
Reinikainen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
River waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Reinikainen.
River connects with a leg kick.
River looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Reinikainen with a nice calf kick.
Reinikainen takes a jab right on the kisser.
Reinikainen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. River checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Reinikainen connects with a solid leg kick.
Reinikainen throws out a leg kick but River moves out of range and Reinikainen only half commits.
River just misses with a punch to the body.
River lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Some bone on bone action there as River checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Reinikainen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Reinikainen shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reinikainen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Reinikainen is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
River swings for the body but Reinikainen moves out of range.
Guy River is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Reinikainen slips under a jab.
River lands with an uppercut that bounces Reinikainen off the cage and back into range.
River throws a hook to the side of Reinikainen's head but Reinikainen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Reinikainen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Reinikainen moves out of range as River strikes.
The fighters circling - River throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
River tries to clinch up but Reinikainen circles away and keeps his distance.
River dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Reinikainen. That did some damage!
River keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
River fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Reinikainen checks it well.
Reinikainen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A slapping leg kick lands for River.
Reinikainen throws a low kick, looking for River's leg but River calmly moves out of range.
Reinikainen looks to land a left hand but River moved out of range nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Reinikainen. Those never looked like landing.
River loads up on a big right hand but Reinikainen slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reinikainen misses with a low kick.
River uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reinikainen.
River throws a right and a left that Reinikainen avoids nicely.
River ducks under a wild hook from Reinikainen.
River misses the shot to the body.
River throws a body shot but no joy.
River throws a head kick that misses.
Reinikainen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
River scores with a head kick. Reinikainen tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Reinikainen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from River.
A slapping body kick lands there for River.
Reinikainen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
River moves in looking to clinch but Reinikainen pushes him off.
Reinikainen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from River.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
River takes a swing at Reinikainen's ribcage but misses.
Reinikainen drops down looking for a counter takedown but River sprawls and moves away.
Reinikainen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
River throws a low kick but Reinikainen avoids it.
River just misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Guy River 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.
Reinikainen throws a nice looking combination but River bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
River takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
River throws a jab when Reinikainen was well out of range.
Reinikainen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Reinikainen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
River is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Reinikainen.
Reinikainen tries to move into range but River moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! River crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Reinikainen - the referee stops the clock and River gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Reinikainen. River manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Reinikainen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Guy River seems to be getting the better of the standup.
River doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Reinikainen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
River throws a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reinikainen tries to score with a low kick but River moves his leg out of the way.
Nice jab there from Reinikainen.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Reinikainen 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 River has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from River and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Reinikainen wants to slow River down by chopping away at his legs.
River wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River misses with a straight right.
River has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Reinikainen finds it's way round the side to connect with River's head.
River looks to land a right hand but Reinikainen moved out of range.
Reinikainen slips under a jab from River.
Reinikainen throws a nice outside leg kick.
River takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Reinikainen connects with a good right hand that stumbles River. River circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Reinikainen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
River loads up on a big right hand but Reinikainen slips the punch.
Reinikainen moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Reinikainen slips under a jab.
Reinikainen feinted with a counter takedown.
Reinikainen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
River throws a hook to the side of Reinikainen's head but Reinikainen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
River dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Reinikainen slips under a jab.
Reinikainen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
River is looking to land body kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
River throws a leg kick but Reinikainen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
River looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
River uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Reinikainen.
River punishes Reinikainen's body with a nice straight punch.
River scores with a jab to the body.
Reinikainen misses with a looping right.
River doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
River takes a swing at Reinikainen's ribcage but misses.
River throws a low kick but Reinikainen moves out of range easily.
Reinikainen staying out of range there.
Reinikainen misses with a looping right.
River walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Reinikainen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Reinikainen scores with a push kick.
River displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Reinikainen throws out the jab.
River connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Some wild striking there from River.
River motions for Reinikainen to come forward. River throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
River misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
River takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Reinikainen catches River with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
River wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Reinikainen gets a double leg takedown into River's guard.
River avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
River keeping moving, preventing Reinikainen from controlling successfully.
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.
Reinikainen with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reinikainen throws a big elbow that misses.
Reinikainen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
River wants to stand up but Reinikainen is controlling him.
Reinikainen postures up in River's guard and throws a big left but River blocks it.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reinikainen 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.
River wants to stand up but Reinikainen is controlling him.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Reinikainen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Reinikainen looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reinikainen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Reinikainen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Reinikainen trying to control but River is working from the bottom.
River keeping full guard, as Reinikainen tries to pass.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Artturi Reinikainen dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
River 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 big left from River misses.
Reinikainen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
River walks into a jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Reinikainen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
River throws a right and a left that Reinikainen avoids nicely.
A swing and a miss from River.
River throws a sloppy head kick and Reinikainen moves out of range easily.
Reinikainen changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A low kick from River is predictable there
and Reinikainen counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Reinikainen drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and River dives on top into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Reinikainen is on top in guard.
Reinikainen throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reinikainen slips nicely into half guard.
River is not content to let Reinikainen control the position.
Artturi Reinikainen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Reinikainen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed River's head.
River manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Reinikainen misses with a body shot.
River takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
River dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
River misses with a wild body shot.
Reinikainen scores with a punch to the head.
Reinikainen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Reinikainen throws a head kick but River moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reinikainen circles away from the clinch attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Reinikainen misses the target.
River throws a jab when Reinikainen was well out of range.
Reinikainen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
River slips under a jab from Reinikainen.
Despite the aggression on River's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reinikainen defending well as River loads up on a big left hand.
Reinikainen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Reinikainen throws a chopping leg kick but River manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Reinikainen connects with a solid leg kick.
River throws a jab but it's blocked by Reinikainen.
Reinikainen lands a head shot.
Reinikainen swats away the attempt to clinch by River.
River blocks a jab.
A left and a right from Reinikainen both land. Nice combination.
Nice defenses there by River.
Reinikainen misses with a double jab.
Reinikainen scores with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
River misses with a wild body shot.
Reinikainen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
River misses with a low kick as Reinikainen jumps back.
Reinikainen drops down looking for a counter takedown but River sprawls and moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from River. Reinikainen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Reinikainen blocks the body kick.
River throws a body shot but no joy.
Horrible takedown attempt by Reinikainen or perhaps it was just good defense by River, which made it look bad.
Reinikainen throws a hook but River avoids it easily.
River throws a hook but Reinikainen avoids it easily.
Reinikainen connects with a right hand. River shakes it off.
River lands a nice shot that snaps Reinikainen's head back.
River tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Reinikainen loads up on a big right hand but River slips the punch.
River misses with a body kick.
River throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Reinikainen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
River fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Reinikainen checks it well.
Reinikainen misses with a jab to the body
and River counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reinikainen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
River tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Reinikainen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
River motions for Reinikainen to come forward. River throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Reinikainen appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
River throws a series of punches but Reinikainen avoids them all with ease.
River works the jab nicely.
Reinikainen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
River misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reinikainen.
River throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Reinikainen closes this distance looking for a takedown but River circles away.
River takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
River takes a swing at Reinikainen's ribcage but misses.
River tries to clinch but Reinikainen moves out of range.
Reinikainen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jab, jab by Reinikainen - just one landing.
Reinikainen shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. River defends it nicely.
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 Artturi Reinikainen.
I think Reinikainen has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Artturi Reinikainen!
Artturi Reinikainen 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 Chip Nickel (ranked 46 p4p, 272 weight class) and Landon McGuire (ranked 8 p4p, 39 weight class). Nickel's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, TISM - Greg the Stop Sign. McGuire comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Godsmack - When Legends Rise kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be a great matchup!
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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 31 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chip Nickel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Landon McGuire!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGuire takes a body punch but keeps moving.
McGuire walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Nickel checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by McGuire.
Nickel tries to score with a low kick but McGuire moves his leg out of the way.
A head kick misses from McGuire.
We've been informed that McGuire has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
McGuire looks to land a left hand but Nickel moved out of range nicely.
Nickel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fighters circle momentarily. Nickel darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nickel looks to land a right hand but McGuire moved out of range.
Nickel with a jab.
A head kick misses from McGuire.
McGuire moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
McGuire walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nickel connects with a nice looking jab.
Nickel looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGuire swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nickel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chip Nickel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGuire on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A low kick lands for McGuire.
Nickel feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits McGuires jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
McGuire throws a low kick but Nickel avoids it.
Nickel tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A swing and a miss from Nickel.
Nickel darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire just misses with a punch to the body.
McGuire throws a head kick that misses.
McGuire slips under a jab.
McGuire walks into a left hand.
Nickel jabs McGuire right on the nose. McGuire blinks but takes it well.
McGuire throws an overhand right that lands on Nickel's shoulder, as Nickel tries to avoid the shot.
McGuire slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
McGuire throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nickel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nickel is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
McGuire avoids a kick to the body.
Nickel with the inside leg kick.
Nickel takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
McGuire fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nickel manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nickel. McGuire does a little dance to reset his feet.
McGuire on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nickel. Nickel obviously looking to wear him down.
McGuire forces Nickel back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGuire is working Nickel over against the cage.
Nickel wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short body shot lands from Nickel as the two fighters clinch.
Nickel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nickel misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nickel scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Nickel moves out of range as McGuire throws a body kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
McGuire waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nickel.
A punch lands to the side of McGuire 's head but he takes it in his stride.
McGuire moves out of range of the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from McGuire. Nickel does a little dance to reset his feet.
McGuire takes a swing at Nickel's ribcage but misses.
McGuire throws a body kick that misses.
McGuire misses with a jab, cross combination.
McGuire tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nickel was well out of range. Poor timing from McGuire.
McGuire takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nickel ducks under a wild hook from McGuire.
And Nickel counters with a quick kick to the body but McGuire blocks it.
Nickel circles away from the clinch attempt.
McGuire throws a leg kick which misses Nickel's front leg but catches the back leg as Nickel tries to avoid it.
McGuire throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nickel was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
McGuire lands a head kick. Nickel smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
McGuire shoots in looking for a takedown. Nickel tries to sprawl out of it but McGuire keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Nickel manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
McGuire misses with the body kick
and Nickel counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nickel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McGuire shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A little feinted left hand from Nickel on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
McGuire defending well as Nickel loads up on a big left hand.
McGuire moves away from the strike by Nickel.
McGuire ducks under a wild hook from Nickel.
Nickel wants to land a leg kick but McGuire is out of range.
Nickel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McGuire.
Nickel avoids the head kick by McGuire.
McGuire fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nickel manages to avoid it.
Nickel listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nickel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big right from Nickel misses.
McGuire wants to counter the offense by Nickel and move into the clinch position.
Nickel swings for the body but McGuire moves out of range.
Nickel ducks under a wild hook from McGuire.
Nickel throws a chopping leg kick but McGuire manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
McGuire lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
McGuire lands a slapping body shot.
Nickel scores with a crisp jab that stopped McGuire in his tracks.
Nickel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nickel was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Nickel checks a low kick from McGuire.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from McGuire.
McGuire moves out of range as Nickel strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGuire lands with a good body shot.
McGuire tries to land a leg kick but Nickel saw it coming and moves away.
McGuire ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
McGuire throws a series of punches but Nickel moves out of range.
Nickel tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McGuire lands a body shot.
Nickel ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
McGuire throws a series of punches but Nickel moves out of range.
Nickel throws a chopping leg kick but McGuire manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
McGuire appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
McGuire is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Nickel rather than just go for the knockout.
Nickel misses with a hook.
McGuire is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Nickel with a body shot.
Nickel lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
McGuire tried to score with a low kick but Nickel checks it.
McGuire shoots for a double leg takedown but Nickel sprawls well. He's pushed McGuire's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McGuire steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nickel.
McGuire fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nickel on the side of the head.
McGuire 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.
McGuire throws a low kick but Nickel avoids it.
McGuire drops his hands momentarily and Nickel takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chip Nickel dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nickel clobbers McGuire with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nickel fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nickel with the inside leg kick.
Nickel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McGuire can do to turn this around?
Nickel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McGuire.
McGuire takes a swing at Nickel's ribcage but misses.
A swing and a miss from Nickel.
A nice leg kick from McGuire, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nickel swats away the attempt to clinch by McGuire.
McGuire slips a straight right by Nickel.
McGuire swings for the body but Nickel moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Nickel misses the target.
Nickel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McGuire misses with a low kick as Nickel jumps back.
McGuire throws a sloppy head kick and Nickel moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nickel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McGuire takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nickel cracks a nice hook into McGuire's ribs.
Nickel lands with a slapping head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nickel throws a solid leg kick but McGuire takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Nickel.
McGuire tries to land a front kick but Nickel steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nickel lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McGuire at a distance.
Nickel scores with a hook to the body. McGuire takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nickel avoids the head kick by McGuire.
McGuire misses with a hook. Nickel ducked under it nicely.
Nickel works the jab nicely.
McGuire lands a jab.
McGuire lands with a good body shot.
Nickel ducks under a wild hook from McGuire.
Nickel looking to land some kicks to the body here.
McGuire misses with a wild body shot.
Nickel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McGuire.
Chip Nickel is winning the standup battle so far.
McGuire throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nickel misses the jab.
Nickel ducks under a wild hook from McGuire.
McGuire's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Nickel connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! McGuire scrambles back to his feet.
McGuire takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nickel misses with an uppercut.
Nickel looks to throw the jab but McGuire is out of range.
Nickel chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nickel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nickel. McGuire does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nickel connects with a good right hand that stumbles McGuire. McGuire circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nickel throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck McGuire on the side of the head.
Chip Nickel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nickel throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
McGuire looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Nickel is fending him off so far but McGuire persists. Nope, Nickel circles away and we're back to standing.
McGuire's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nickel swings for the body but McGuire moves out of range.
McGuire throws a lazy uppercut
and Nickel counters with a nice body shot.
Nickel misses with a hook.
Nickel with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
McGuire avoids the body shot from Nickel.
Nickel with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nickel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McGuire tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A jab lands there for Nickel.
Nickel chopping away at his opponent's legs.
McGuire throws a head kick that misses.
McGuire is looking to clinch but Nickel is avoiding it.
McGuire misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Nickel wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuire getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
McGuire's jab looks to have found its range, popping Nickel under the eye.
McGuire moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Nice shot lands for McGuire.
McGuire misses with a straight right.
McGuire swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Nickel misses the target.
McGuire throws a leg kick but Nickel checks it.
Nickel scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
McGuire throws a jab but it's blocked by Nickel.
Nickel swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Nickel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McGuire.
McGuire looks to land a right hand but Nickel moved out of range.
McGuire 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.
McGuire with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nickel to score with a decent uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nickel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McGuire sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nickel. McGuire does a little dance to reset his feet.
A swing and a miss from McGuire.
Nickel connects with an inside leg kick.
Nickel slips under a jab from McGuire.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nickel throws a looping overhand right but McGuire ducks down to avoid it.
Nickel throws a leg kick which misses McGuire's front leg but catches the back leg as McGuire tries to avoid it.
Nickel lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McGuire at a distance.
McGuire tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nickel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
As McGuire backs away, Nickel returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Nickel throws a push kick but McGuire slaps the foot to one side.
Nickel lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nickel with a jab.
Nickel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McGuire sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McGuire throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nickel was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
McGuire throws a chopping leg kick but Nickel manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nickel throws a body punch but McGuire moves out of range.
Nickel throws a hook to the side of McGuire's head but McGuire sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McGuire misses with a body kick.
Nice defenses there by Nickel.
It looked like Nickel wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McGuire fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nickel has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
McGuire keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nickel looks to land a left hand but McGuire moved out of range nicely.
Nickel just misses with a punch to the body.
Nickel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McGuire moves away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chip Nickel dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Nickel jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nickel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McGuire manages to avoid it.
McGuire throws a right hand that Nickel ducks under and follows up with a left that Nickel also avoids with ease.
Nickel avoids the body shot from McGuire.
Nickel lands a jab to McGuire's midsection.
A combination from McGuire does no damage.
Nickel scores with a hook to the body. McGuire takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A cross from Nickel lands.
McGuire takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nickel throws a series of strikes that have McGuire backpedaling.
McGuire throws a leg kick but Nickel moved away.
Nickel takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nickel tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nickel throws a leg kick but McGuire sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nickel throws a hook but McGuire avoids it easily.
Nickel moves away from the strike by McGuire.
Nickel throws a hook to the side of McGuire's head but McGuire sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McGuire misses with a hook. Nickel ducked under it nicely.
Nickel throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nickel scores with a leg kick.
Nickel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McGuire cracks a nice hook into Nickel's ribs.
McGuire blocks a jab.
McGuire looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
McGuire throws a push kick but Nickel slaps the foot to one side.
Nickel lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nickel looks to land a left hand but McGuire moved out of range nicely.
Nickel lands a nice shot that snaps McGuire's head back.
McGuire thows a left - swing and a miss!
A low kick lands for McGuire.
Nickel shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nickel throws a body kick that misses.
McGuire tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nickel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nickel dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McGuire. That did some damage!
Nickel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McGuire.
Nickel misses with a low kick as McGuire jumps back.
Nickel lands a body shot.
Nickel misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from McGuire. Nickel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nickel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice body punch from McGuire.
Nickel misses with a hook. McGuire ducked under it nicely.
Nickel throws a body punch but McGuire moves out of range.
Nickel misses with a body shot.
McGuire scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nickel moves into range and connects with a jab.
McGuire with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nickel throws the left hand but McGuire avoids the punch easily.
A big left from Nickel misses.
McGuire throws a low kick but Nickel moves out of range easily.
It looked like Nickel wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jab by Nickel.
McGuire thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nickel throws a looping overhand right but McGuire ducks down to avoid it.
Jab from Nickel.
Nickel connects with a leg kick.
McGuire checks a low kick from Nickel.
Landon McGuire has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chip Nickel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuire smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nickel throws a front kick aimed at McGuire's knee but McGuire avoids it well.
Nickel moves out of range of the strikes.
A counter left hand to the body from Nickel misses its target.
McGuire on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
An inside leg kick from Nickel misses.
Nice shot lands for Nickel.
McGuire throws a low kick, looking for Nickel's leg but Nickel calmly moves out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts McGuire, as that shot connected.
McGuire 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.
Nickel connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between McGuire's hands.
McGuire has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nickel takes a swing at McGuire's ribcage but misses.
McGuire throws a jab but it's blocked by Nickel.
Nickel checks the leg kick.
Nickel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McGuire tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd cheers as Nickel lands an impressive looking overhand right. McGuire doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nickel lands a jab to the nose.
McGuire takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nickel connects with a solid leg kick.
Nickel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McGuire.
McGuire feints a counter leg kick.
Nickel throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
McGuire is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jab, jab by Nickel - just one landing.
Nickel connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nickel connects with a good right hand that stumbles McGuire. McGuire circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Horrible takedown attempt by McGuire or perhaps it was just good defense by Nickel, which made it look bad.
McGuire keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nickel throws out a powerful jab.
A slapping body kick lands there for Nickel.
Nickel scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A solid body kick from Nickel.
Nickel lands a nice looking body shot.
Nickel is looking to slow McGuire down with leg kicks.
Nickel fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nickel takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chip Nickel showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nickel, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chip Nickel!
An out of breath Chip Nickel thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Logan (ranked 43 p4p, 64 weight class) and Maximus Furioto (ranked 9 p4p, 14 weight class). Logan comes to the cage accompanied by The Evil Scotsman. Furioto has chosen 韻踏合組合 - 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 lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Frankie Logan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Maximus Furioto!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot by Logan.
A low kick from Logan is predictable there
and Furioto counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Furioto throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
My spies in Outlier Martial Arts inform me that Furioto has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Logan is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Furioto throwing strikes but missing.
Logan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Furioto postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Furioto drops back, looking for a kneebar! Logan looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Logan looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Logan!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Furioto tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Logan wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Furioto can't do much from the bottom here.
Logan in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Logan wants to stand but Furioto has his arm trapped.
Logan controls the position.
Logan wants to take a breather but Furioto manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Logan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Logan trying to stand up but can't free himself from Furioto's guard.
Furioto has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Logan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Logan gets to his feet - Furioto follows without any prompting.
Logan scores with a decent looking hook.
Frankie Logan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Furioto shoots for a double leg takedown but Logan sprawls well. He's pushed Furioto's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Frankie Logan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Furioto slips a jab from Logan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Logan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Logan throws a jab but it's blocked by Furioto.
Logan throws an overhand right that lands on Furioto's shoulder, as Furioto tries to avoid the shot.
Logan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Furioto appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Logan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Furioto. Furioto circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A lazy left from Logan finds it's target.
Logan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Furioto blocks a leg kick.
A slow jab from Logan misses its intended target.
Logan stuffs the takedown.
Nice sprawl there from Logan as Furioto shoots in.
Frankie Logan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maximus Furioto.
Logan throws a leg kick
and Furioto counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Logan has his feet on Furioto's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Logan throws a hook but Furioto avoids it easily.
Good shot there by Logan.
Logan connects with an inside leg kick.
Logan misses with a low kick.
Logan misses with an uppercut. Furioto saw that one coming.
Logan missing with a left hand there. Furioto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Furioto wants to counter the offense by Logan and move into the clinch position.
Furioto bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Furioto looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Furioto is trying to get an arm triangle but Logan is defending well.
Furioto tries for a kimura but Logan is defending well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Frankie Logan 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.
Furioto ducks under a wild hook from Logan.
Furioto drives through with a takedown into Logan's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Logan keeping full guard, as Furioto tries to pass.
Furioto drops back, looking for a kneebar! Logan looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Logan looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Logan!
Logan trying to control the position but Furioto is working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Logan has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Furioto bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Logan throws Furioto to one side and escapes!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Furioto takes one on the chin but seems OK.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Logan.
Logan sizes up Furioto with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Furioto on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Logan scores with a sloppy right hand. Furioto should have avoided that one.
Logan with a nice cross.
Furioto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A slapping leg kick lands for Logan.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Furioto will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Logan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Furioto.
Logan misses with a hook. Furioto ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Logan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Logan lands a slapping body shot.
Furioto ducks under a wild hook from Logan.
Frankie Logan is winning the standup battle so far.
Logan cracks Furioto with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Furioto moves out of range as Logan strikes.
Furioto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Furioto tries to score a power double leg takedown but Logan sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Furioto somewhat.
Furioto takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Logan lands a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Furioto or perhaps it was just good defense by Logan, which made it look bad.
Frankie Logan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maximus Furioto.
Logan throws an off balance right hand
and Furioto counters with a good low kick that Logan was not able to check.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Furioto checks a leg kick.
Furioto with the counter takedown but Logan avoids it easily.
Logan throws a lazy right hand but Furioto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Furioto appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Logan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Furioto drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Logan defends it well.
Furioto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Logan.
Good standup being displayed there by Logan as he connects with a hook.
Logan scores with a head kick. Furioto tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Furioto will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Furioto slips under a jab.
Furioto only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Logan there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Furioto stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Logan.
Logan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Furioto can do to turn this around?
Logan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Logan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Furioto's sensitive parts.
Logan throws a jab when Furioto was well out of range.
Logan throws out a leg kick but Furioto moves out of range and Logan only half commits.
Logan cracks Furioto with a good jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Furioto looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Logan is fending him off so far but Furioto persists. Nope, Logan circles away and we're back to standing.
Furioto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Logan.
Furioto takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Furioto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Logan throws out the jab.
And Furioto tries to counter it with a takedown but Logan pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Logan looks to score with a jab to the body but Furioto is just out of range.
Logan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Logan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Furioto. Furioto circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Frankie Logan dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Logan misses with a hook.
Furioto appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Logan gets caught napping as Furioto dives in and scores a takedown. Logan manages to retain guard.
Furioto postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Logan wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Furioto drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Logan dives on top into guard.
Logan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Furioto is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Furioto trying to keep a closed guard but Logan is proving a slippery customer.
Furioto is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Logan gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Logan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Furioto with a poor takedown
and Logan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Logan.
Furioto shoots in for a takedown but Logan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Furioto tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Logan defends well and Furioto ends up having to push Logan into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Frankie Logan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maximus Furioto.
Jab by Logan.
Logan jabs Furioto to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Logan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Furioto tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Logan swivels and escapes.
Furioto takes one to the chin there.
Logan lands with a slapping head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Logan thuds his right hand into Furioto's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Logan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Furioto feints the counter takedown.
Furioto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Furioto has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nice sprawl there from Logan as Furioto shoots in.
A slow jab from Logan misses its intended target.
Logan's corner calls for a 1-2. Logan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Furioto takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Furioto tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Logan defends well and Furioto ends up having to push Logan into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Furioto is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Logan misses with a looping right.
Furioto tries to counter with a clinch but Logan shakes him off and moves away.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Logan.
Furioto's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Furioto takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Logan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Logan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd cheers as Logan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Furioto doesn't seem phased though.
Logan scores with a nice head shot.
Logan lands with an uppercut that bounces Furioto off the cage and back into range.
Logan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Logan throws a hook but Furioto blocks it.
Logan throws a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Furioto shoots for a takedown but Logan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Furioto fails with a takedown attempt.
Logan tries to bum rush Furioto with a series of wild strikes but Furioto uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Furioto's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Logan connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Furioto scrambles back to his feet.
Furioto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Logan.
Logan lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Logan.
The fighters circling - Logan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It seemed like Furioto was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Logan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Furioto was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Logan throws a leg kick that is checked
and Furioto counters with a single leg into guard. Logan didn't expect that.
Furioto missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Frankie Logan clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Furioto takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Furioto blocks a low kick nicely.
Logan throws a shot from downtown. Furioto moves away and avoids it.
Furioto takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Furioto looks for a takedown but Logan sprawls well.
Furioto shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Logan napping and manages to drive through into side control!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Furioto misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Furioto tries to advance to mount but Logan denies him.
Logan wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Logan is looking for a sweep.
Furioto tries to move to full mount but Logan actually manages to regain half guard.
Logan gets back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Logan wants to sweep but no luck.
Furioto drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Logan dives on top into guard.
Logan tries to stand but Furioto is controlling from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Logan gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Furioto shoots in looking for a takedown but Logan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Furioto's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Logan appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Furioto defending well as Logan loads up on a big left hand.
Furioto only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Furioto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Furioto is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Logan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Furioto fails with a takedown attempt.
Logan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Frankie Logan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maximus Furioto.
Logan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Logan.
Furioto closes this distance looking for a takedown but Logan circles away.
Logan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Logan throws a jab when Furioto was well out of range.
Logan cracks Furioto with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Good standup being displayed there by Logan as he connects with a hook.
Furioto looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Logan lands a leg kick that knocks Furioto off balance momentarily.
Logan thumps Furioto with a low kick.
Logan throws out a loose jab but Furioto uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Furioto shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Logan but Logan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Logan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Logan thows a leg kick but Furioto checks it
and Furioto counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Furioto.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Logan is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Furioto is aware though and is defending well.
Furioto postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Logan is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Furioto, into his guard.
Logan wants to get up but he can't break Furioto's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Frankie Logan had his way with Maximus Furioto in that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Logan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Logan lands a glancing blow to the side of Furioto's head.
Logan scores with a nice strike.
A nice leg kick lands there from Logan.
Logan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Logan, as that shot connected.
Logan lands a glancing blow to the side of Furioto's head.
Logan throws a jab but it's blocked by Furioto.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Logan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Furioto. That did some damage!
Logan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Furioto counters with a shoot takedown. Logan fights it but they end up in guard.
Logan is looking to stand back up but Furioto counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Logan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Furioto is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Logan defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Furioto sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Logan defending well though.
Logan is trying to get back to full guard.
Furioto wants to work for an arm triangle but Logan is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Furioto is trying a forearm choke I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Frankie Logan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Logan tries to kick Furioto off but Furioto keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Furioto sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Logan defending well though.
Furioto not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Logan wants to get back to full guard.
Furioto looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Furioto seems to be looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Furioto missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Logan is looking to control Furioto's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Logan avoid being mounted?
Logan holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
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.
Logan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Furioto tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A big right from Logan misses.
Logan misses the jab.
Maximus Furioto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Furioto gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Logan punishes Furioto's body with a nice straight punch.
Furioto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Logan.
And Furioto tries to counter it with a takedown but Logan pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Horrible takedown attempt by Furioto or perhaps it was just good defense by Logan, which made it look bad.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Logan throws a solid leg kick but Furioto takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Logan.
Furioto feints a counter leg kick.
Furioto looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Logan is fending him off so far but Furioto persists. Nope, Logan circles away and we're back to standing.
Logan was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That kick from Logan tenderised Furioto's leg. Furioto is trying to keep his angry face on.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frankie Logan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Logan, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 50:45
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 50:45
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frankie Logan!
Frankie Logan retains his lightweight title!
Frankie Logan thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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