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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Rusev (ranked 4813 p4p, 5492 weight class) and Rex Tremendous Jr (ranked 497 p4p, 526 weight class). Rex Tremendous Jr will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alexander Rusev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rex Tremendous Jr!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Dillan Fox and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick from Tremendous Jr lands but Rusev takes it in his stride.
That kick from Tremendous Jr tenderised Rusev's leg. Rusev is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tremendous Jr explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Rusev tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tremendous Jr sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rusev somewhat.
Rusev shoots in but no luck this time.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tremendous Jr.
Rusev dives in and grabs Tremendous Jr's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tremendous Jr pushes down on Rusev's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Rusev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tremendous Jr gets caught flat footed, as Rusev shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Tremendous Jr is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Tremendous Jr utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rusev being controlled here momentarily.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Rusev throws a big elbow that misses.
Tremendous Jr looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tremendous Jr is controlling Rusev's posture.
Rusev stopping the sweep attempt from Tremendous Jr.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tremendous Jr manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rusev manages to get himself to full guard.
Tremendous Jr not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Tremendous Jr wants to pass the guard but Rusev is keeping the position.
Tremendous Jr is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Rusev keeping moving, preventing Tremendous Jr from controlling successfully.
Rusev can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Tremendous Jr controls the pace.
Tremendous Jr looking to pass the guard.
Tremendous Jr sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Rusev controls Tremendous Jr momentarily but Tremendous Jr frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tremendous Jr's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Tremendous Jr must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Tremendous Jr got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rusev has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tremendous Jr has managed to get both his arms back between Rusev's legs - danger averted.
Tremendous Jr content to stall in guard here.
Tremendous Jr is continuing to stall.
Rusev controlling the position.
Tremendous Jr controls from within his opponent's guard.
Tremendous Jr wants to control from the top but Rusev keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tremendous Jr controls from within his opponent's guard.
The adventures of Tremendous Jr the control monster continue. Boring.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Rusev chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tremendous Jr can pounce on him.
Rusev 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.
Rusev shoots for a double leg takedown but Tremendous Jr sprawls well. He's pushed Rusev's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tremendous Jr wants to counter the offense by Rusev and move into the clinch position.
Rusev with a poor takedown
and Tremendous Jr counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Tremendous Jr lands a good knee to the midsection. Rusev won't want to take too many of those.
Tremendous Jr with a knee to the head.
Tremendous Jr connects with a knee to the head.
Rusev goes for a takedown in the clinch but Tremendous Jr prevents it.
Tremendous Jr is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rusev has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Tremendous Jr after a bit of a struggle.
Tremendous Jr connects with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rusev is looking for a takedown.
Tremendous Jr landing knees to the head.
Rusev looking for a takedown.
Tremendous Jr connects with a knee to the head.
 Rusev is rocked!
Tremendous Jr with a knee to the head.
Oh Rusev is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rusev tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Tremendous Jr stops a takedown attempt from Rusev.
Tremendous Jr lands a good knee to the midsection. Rusev won't want to take too many of those.
Rusev is breathing heavily.
Tremendous Jr has Rusev pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Rusev is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Tremendous Jr - that's hurt Rusev badly! Oh, another knee lands and Rusev is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Rusev doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Rex Tremendous Jr!
An out of breath Rex Tremendous Jr 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sideways Pete (ranked 4935 p4p, 4901 weight class) and Viktor Hughes (ranked 483 p4p, 479 weight class). Viktor Hughes has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sideways Pete!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Viktor Hughes!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Dillan Fox and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hughes doesn't manage to clinch there - Pete circles away.
Hughes tries to keep at a distance but Pete has taken the fight into the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hughes throws an elbow but misses.
Hughes misses with an elbow over the top.
Pete gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Pete pushes off an throws an elbow but Hughes leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pete blocks an elbow strike from Hughes.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hughes just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pete's brow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hughes just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pete's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pete throws an elbow that misses.
Pete pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Pete creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hughes throws an elbow but misses.
Pete has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Pete creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hughes blocks an elbow strike from Pete.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hughes just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pete's brow.
Hughes lands an elbow just above Pete 's eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pete lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Pete takes an elbow to the temple.
Hughes blocks an elbow strike.
Hughes avoids a wild elbow strike from Pete.
Pete blocks an elbow strike from Hughes.
Pete creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hughes avoids a wild elbow strike from Pete.
Pete dodges an elbow strike from Hughes.
Hughes pushes off an throws an elbow but Pete leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pete lands an elbow that stopped Hughes in his tracks for a moment.
Hughes pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Pete avoids a wild elbow strike from Hughes.
Hughes pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
We've been informed that Hughes has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Pete dodges an elbow strike from Hughes.
Hughes throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hughes dodges an elbow strike from Pete.
Pete blocks the elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes throws an elbow that misses.
Hughes misses with an elbow strike.
Hughes throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hughes throws an elbow that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pete just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hughes's brow.
Hughes looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hughes looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Pete misses with an elbow over the top.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Viktor Hughes will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Pete has Hughes up against the cage in a clinch.
Hughes throws an elbow that misses.
Hughes throws an elbow but it misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pete just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hughes's brow.
Viktor Hughes seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hughes throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hughes avoids the elbow strike from Pete, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pete avoids the elbow strike from Hughes, against the cage.
Hughes misses with an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Pete throws an elbow that misses.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Hughes in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pete.
Hughes lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hughes pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Pete creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hughes's defenses.
Pete avoids the elbow strike from Hughes, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hughes just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pete's brow.
Pete misses with an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes misses with an elbow strike.
Hughes blocks an elbow strike from Pete.
Hughes takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hughes throws an elbow but it misses.
Pete throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Pete avoids the elbow strike from Hughes, against the cage.
Pete misses with an elbow strike.
Pete pushes off an throws an elbow but Hughes leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hughes just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pete's brow.
Pete avoids a wild elbow strike from Hughes.
Hughes throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hughes throws an elbow but misses.
Hughes blocks the elbow strike.
Pete blocks an elbow strike.
Hughes blocks the elbow strike.
Hughes avoids a wild elbow strike from Pete.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pete looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hughes misses with an elbow strike.
Hughes misses with an elbow over the top.
Pete blocks the elbow strike.
Pete throws an elbow but it misses.
Pete pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pete avoids a wild elbow strike from Hughes.
Hughes dodges an elbow strike from Pete.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Sideways Pete will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Pete circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hughes darts in and clinches Pete up against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hughes throws an elbow but misses.
Hughes pushes off an throws an elbow but Pete leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Pete pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hughes throws an elbow but misses.
Pete throws an elbow but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hughes just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pete's brow.
Pete avoids the elbow strike from Hughes, against the cage.
Pete blocks an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes misses with an elbow over the top.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hughes throws an elbow but misses.
Hughes misses with an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hughes throws an elbow but misses.
Hughes blocks the elbow strike.
Pete dodges an elbow strike from Hughes.
Pete blocks an elbow strike from Hughes.
Pete blocks an elbow strike from Hughes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pete avoids the elbow strike from Hughes, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hughes.
Hughes avoids the elbow strike from Pete, against the cage.
Pete creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hughes's defenses.
Hughes avoids the elbow strike from Pete, against the cage.
Pete blocks an elbow strike from Hughes.
Pete blocks an elbow strike.
Pete blocks the elbow strike.
Pete blocks an elbow strike from Hughes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hughes throws an elbow that misses.
Pete avoids the elbow strike from Hughes, against the cage.
Hughes misses with an elbow over the top.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hughes throws an elbow but misses.
Pete blocks the elbow strike.
Pete throws an elbow but it misses.
Pete avoids the elbow strike from Hughes, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes misses with an elbow over the top.
Pete blocks an elbow strike.
Pete avoids the elbow strike from Hughes, against the cage.
Hughes throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hughes throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hughes just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pete's brow.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hughes misses with an elbow strike.
Hughes dodges an elbow strike from Pete.
And that's the end of the fight!
Viktor Hughes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hughes has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Viktor Hughes!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Ovstraski (ranked 4886 p4p, 4014 weight class) and Byron Neal (ranked 501 p4p, 449 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Ovstraski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Byron Neal!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Dillan Fox and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neal tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ovstraski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ovstraski throws an overhand right that lands on Neal's shoulder, as Neal tries to avoid the shot.
Neal tries to close the distance and clinch but Ovstraski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Neal tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ovstraski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Neal is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Neal shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ovstraski but Ovstraski pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ovstraski is looking for a counter combo.
Neal misses with a body punch
and Ovstraski counters with a left and a right that stings Neal.
Byron Neal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good exchange - Ovstraski coming out on top.
Neal tries to clinch up.
Neal looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Neal darts in trying to clinch
and Ovstraski counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neal tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ovstraski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Neal throws a head kick that misses.
Neal gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neal takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ovstraski feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Neals jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Neal throws an overhand right that lands on Ovstraski's shoulder, as Ovstraski tries to avoid the shot.
Neal tries to clinch up.
Ovstraski seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Neal fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ovstraski throwing a counter right hand but Neal manages to avoid it.
Neal is looking to clinch.
A quick step to the side and Ovstraski tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice shot lands for Neal.
Neal goes for a double leg but Ovstraski avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Ovstraski continues to drive forward.
Neal throws a sloppy head kick and Ovstraski moves out of range easily.
Neal takes one to the side of the head.
Ovstraski paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Neal darts in trying to clinch
and Ovstraski counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Neal pulls out of a head kick attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Ovstraski misses the target.
Neal tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Ovstraski counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Neal is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ovstraski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ovstraski avoids a kick to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Ovstraski on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Neal tries to clinch but Ovstraski moves out of range.
Neal misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ovstraski.
Ovstraski lands a head shot.
Neal wants to clinch
and Ovstraski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Neal throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Neal lands with a kick to the temple. Ovstraski shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Neal is looking to clinch.
Neal ducks right into an uppercut from Ovstraski.
Neal throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ovstraski throwing a counter right hand but Neal manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neal tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ovstraski manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Neal is looking to clinch but Ovstraski is avoiding it.
Ovstraski blocks a head kick by Neal.
Neal tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Ovstraski to counter with a crisp jab.
Ovstraski is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Neal tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ovstraski counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ovstraski lands with a right hand.
Neal moves out of range as Ovstraski strikes.
Neal tries to clinch up but Ovstraski circles away and keeps his distance.
Ovstraski connects with a looping right hand.
Neal throws a series of punches but Ovstraski avoids them all with ease.
Neal fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neal drops his hands momentarily and Ovstraski takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ovstraski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Neal moves away.
Neal uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ovstraski.
Ovstraski misses with a straight left.
Neal looks to clinch
and Neal takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Neal darts in trying to clinch
and Ovstraski counters with a straight right hand.
Neal rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Ovstraski to counter with a crisp jab.
Ovstraski swats away the attempt to clinch by Neal.
Neal ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A head kick misses from Neal.
Ovstraski is looking to counter punch.
Neal wants to clinch up but Ovstraski keeps it at a distance.
Ovstraski throws a shot from downtown. Neal moves away and avoids it.
Neal looks to clinch
and Ovstraski counters with a straight right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Ovstraski dominated that round.
That's time! Ovstraski's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ovstraski misses with a hook. Neal ducked under it nicely.
Neal tries to clinch but Ovstraski moves away
and Ovstraski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Neal tries to clinch up.
An attempted straight right counter from Ovstraski misses the target.
Nice straight punches there by Ovstraski. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ovstraski.
Neal wants to clinch
letting Ovstraski counter with a right hand.
Ovstraski missing with a left hand there. Neal was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ovstraski lands with a shot to the body.
Ovstraski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Neal blocks a jab.
Ovstraski avoids the head kick by Neal.
Ovstraski throwing a counter right hand but Neal manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ovstraski looks to land a combination but Neal avoids it well.
Neal closes the distance but Ovstraski moves to the side
and Ovstraski counters with a straight right hand.
Neal moves into the clinch.
Ovstraski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neal is pushing Ovstraski up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Neal with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ovstraski just leaning against Neal, taking a breather.
Ovstraski pushes Neal back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Neal landing knees to the body.
Neal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Neal trying to land knees to the body.
Neal misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ovstraski.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ovstraski.
Neal lands a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Neal landing knees to the body.
Ovstraski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Neal connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ovstraski's face.
 It looks like Jack Ovstraski has been cut.
Neal landing knees to the head.
Neal stalls.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A knee to the head by Neal.
Neal using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ovstraski is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Neal can do to turn this around?
Neal blocking some punches.
Ovstraski misses with a punch on the inside.
Neal scores with a knee to the head.
Neal keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ovstraski's efforts to push away.
Neal has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Neal tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ovstraski avoids it.
Ovstraski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ovstraski lands with a right to the head.
Neal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ovstraski throws a punch but it's blocked by Neal.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ovstraski.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Neal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neal avoiding damage.
Neal crunches a lovely knee into Ovstraski's ribcage.
Neal has Ovstraski pressed against the cage.
Ovstraski cracks Neal with a nice body shot.
Ovstraski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Neal landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ovstraski takes a knee right on the jaw!
Neal throws a knee to the head but misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Neal - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Ovstraski tries to work over Neal's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Come on Neal - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Neal using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ovstraski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neal lands a knee to the body.
Neal landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Neal unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Neal blocks a body shot from Ovstraski.
Neal pressing his opponent against the cage.
Neal tries a knee to the head but Ovstraski blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ovstraski throws a head punch that misses.
Neal misses with a knee strike.
Ovstraski lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Neal throws a knee to the head but misses.
Neal throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ovstraski blocks it with crossed arms.
Neal misses with a hook to the ribs.
Byron Neal seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ovstraski misses with a punch to the body.
Neal throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Byron Neal showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jack Ovstraski's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Ovstraski works the jab nicely.
Ovstraski gets tackled into the cage by Neal. Neal maintains the clinch.
Ovstraski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Neal missing with knees to the body.
Neal is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Neal using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ovstraski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Neal misses with a knee strike.
Neal with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ovstraski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ovstraski is working Neal over against the cage.
Ovstraski lands a body punch in the clinch.
Neal putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ovstraski in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neal throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short right from Ovstraski.
Neal takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ovstraski holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Neal misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neal tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Neal tries to land knees in the clinch but Ovstraski avoids the damage to the body.
Neal tries to land knees in the clinch but Ovstraski avoids the damage to the body.
Neal is trying to stall.
Ovstraski misses with a punch to the body.
Neal misses with a knee to the head.
Ovstraski lands with a short shot to the head.
Ovstraski tries to work over Neal's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Neal misses with a knee strike.
Ovstraski lands a body punch.
Neal with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Neal missing with knees to the body.
Neal trying to land knees to the body.
Ovstraski throws a head punch that misses.
Ovstraski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ovstraski lands with a short shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ovstraski is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Neal looking to slow down the pace here.
Neal throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ovstraski blocks it with crossed arms.
Ovstraski lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Neal backwards.
Stalling in the clinch from Neal.
Ovstraski trying to control the position but instead, Neal has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ovstraski into the cage.
Ovstraski scores with a shot to the side of Neal's head.
Ovstraski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Neal's elbow.
Ovstraski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ovstraski pushes Neal back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ovstraski lands a shoulder strike.
Ovstraski lands a shot to the body.
Neal tries to land knees in the clinch but Ovstraski avoids the damage to the body.
Ovstraski avoiding damage as Neal throws knees to the body.
Ovstraski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ovstraski lands with a short shot to the head.
Ovstraski tries to break the clinch but Neal is controlling the position.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A short uppercut from Ovstraski.
Ovstraski is trying to break the clinch but Neal is controlling him.
Ovstraski throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Neals head.
Ovstraski makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Neal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ovstraski lands with a light punch inside.
Ovstraski avoiding damage as Neal throws knees to the body.
Ovstraski blocks an uppercut.
Neal using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ovstraski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Neal lands a knee to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Neal.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ovstraski lands a hook that snaps the head of Neal backwards.
Ovstraski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neal tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ovstraski avoids it.
Ovstraski scores with a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ovstraski throws a head punch that misses.
Neal blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Come on Ovstraski - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Neal takes a shot to the head.
Ovstraski lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Neal or not.
Ovstraski scores with a shot to the side of Neal's head.
Neal tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ovstraski letting Neal take a breather here.
Neal is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ovstraski is defending well for now.
A short left from Ovstraski.
Neal keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ovstraski's efforts to push away.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ovstraski as Neal tries to tie him up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Ovstraski showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ovstraski 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Ovstraski!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shane Gillis (ranked 4873 p4p, 3282 weight class) and Niles Standish (ranked 478 p4p, 383 weight class). Standish is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Black Caulk. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shane Gillis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Niles Standish!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Standish manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Gillis on his heels. He'll look to pass Gillis's guard now, I'm sure.
Gillis looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Standish is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Gillis is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Standish postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Standish trying to control the position from guard on top but Gillis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gillis is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Standish postures up in Gillis's guard and throws a big left but Gillis blocks it.
Standish has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Globo Gym. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gillis throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Standish stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gillis swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gillis throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gillis can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Standish controls the pace.
Standish stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gillis swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gillis is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Standish postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Standish avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Standish avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Standish pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gillis is keeping the position for now.
Gillis wants to sweep here but Standish controlling him for the moment.
Gillis pushes a forearm under Standish's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Standish is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Shane Gillis!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Herio Lupsaka (ranked 3441 p4p, 3991 weight class) and Lincoln Wright (ranked 400 p4p, 446 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Herio Lupsaka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Lincoln Wright!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lupsaka dives in for a single leg takedown but Wright sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Wright.
We've been hearing reports that Lupsaka has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Wright breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wright darts in and clinches Lupsaka up against the cage.
Lupsaka is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Wright is defending well.
Wright tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lupsaka's elbow.
Lupsaka is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Wright pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Herio Lupsaka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wright prevents the takedown attempt.
Lupsaka avoiding damage as Wright throws knees to the body.
Wright breaks from the clinch.
Wright moves into range and clinches up with Lupsaka.
Lupsaka has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Wright is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wright has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Lupsaka uses from the top position.
Lupsaka wants to control from the top but Wright keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lupsaka postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lupsaka throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lupsaka stopping the sweep attempt from Wright.
Wright keeping moving, preventing Lupsaka from controlling successfully.
Wright lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Lupsaka pulls Wright in to control the position.
Lupsaka controls Wright momentarily but Wright frees himself.
Wright stopping the sweep attempt from Lupsaka.
Lupsaka is trying to keep Wright in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright prevents Lupsaka from getting back to his feet.
Wright wants to stand but Lupsaka is controlling his posture from full guard.
Lupsaka is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Wright slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wright clinches up against the cage.
Wright has Lupsaka pressed against the cage.
Come on Wright - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright avoiding damage.
Lupsaka managing to block the knees to the body from Wright.
Wright breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lupsaka closes this distance looking for a takedown but Wright circles away.
Wright wants to counter with a clinch but Lupsaka pushes him away.
Lupsaka throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wright's waist but Wright gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lupsaka off to one side.
Lupsaka manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Wright on his heels. He'll look to pass Wright's guard now, I'm sure.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Wright holds on and takes a little breather.
Lupsaka postures up in Wright's guard and throws a big left but Wright blocks it.
Lupsaka stopping the sweep attempt from Wright.
Lupsaka trying to control but Wright is working from the bottom.
Lupsaka postures up and lands a big shot to Wright's brow.
Lupsaka wants to control from the top but Wright keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lupsaka connects with a couple of short punches.
Wright wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Lupsaka is now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lupsaka thows a huge punch but Wright dodges it nicely.
Lupsaka throwing shots but Wright is blocking nicely.
Wright tries to roll over but Lupsaka keeps him under control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lupsaka throwing shots but Wright is blocking nicely.
Wright is trying to control but can't.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lincoln Wright 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.
Wright changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lupsaka tries to avoid it but Wright manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lupsaka to the ground. Lupsaka escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Lupsaka shoots in looking for a takedown but Wright manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lupsaka's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Lupsaka gets a double leg takedown into Wright's guard.
Wright working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lupsaka.
Lupsaka content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Wright really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lupsaka. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wright is controlling Lupsaka's posture.
Wright thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Lupsaka is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Lupsaka trying to control but Wright is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lupsaka postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Lupsaka wants to control from the top but Wright keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lupsaka missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lupsaka throws a big elbow that misses.
Wright has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Wright preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wright pulls Lupsaka in to control the position.
Wright is trying to control the position but Lupsaka postures up.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Lupsaka stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wright swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lupsaka passes Wright's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Wright keeping control of the position.
Lupsaka thows a huge punch but Wright dodges it nicely.
Wright felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Lupsaka seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Wright does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Lupsaka thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lupsaka working Wright over with strikes.
Lupsaka slows the pace down in half guard.
Lupsaka sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Wright defending well though.
Lupsaka wants to control but Wright is keeping him busy.
Lupsaka passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Wright!
Lupsaka trying to control but Wright is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright tries to hold on but Lupsaka pushes him away.
Lupsaka 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.
Lupsaka misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Lupsaka with the ground and pound from mount.
Lupsaka dominating with strikes here.
Wright keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Wright tries to hold on but Lupsaka pushes him away.
Lupsaka working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Lupsaka avoids the attempt from Wright to control.
Lupsaka looking to ground and pound but Wright is blocking nicely.
Wright is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lupsaka landing strikes from the mount.
Lupsaka is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Wright can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Herio Lupsaka overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wright is trying to escape the mount.
Lupsaka breaks from Wright's wrist control and lands an elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lupsaka cracks Wright with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Lupsaka looking to finish Wright with some ground and pound. This is bad for Wright!
 Wright is rocked!
Lupsaka postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Wright out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Lupsaka goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Herio Lupsaka!
After winning the bout, Herio Lupsaka thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Lincoln Wright was interviewed post fight and said 'Im sorry things didnt go may way, so i will go back to trining harder smarter...next time victory will be mine'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Johnson (ranked 3243 p4p, 3987 weight class) and Jamie Wilkins (ranked 358 p4p, 424 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jackson Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jamie Wilkins!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot lands for Johnson.
 It looks like Jamie Wilkins has been cut.
Jackson Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson lands with a right hand.
Johnson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wilkins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
Johnson scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson misses with a hook.
Johnson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Wilkins.
Wilkins keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnson.
Wilkins moves into the clinch.
Wilkins should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Johnson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wilkins stalling in the clinch.
Johnson is trying to force a seperation but Wilkins has the dominant position.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Wilkins.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson blocking some punches.
Wilkins prevents Johnson from breaking the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Wilkins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Johnson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson lunges at Wilkins with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wilkins's hand.
Johnson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wilkins replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Johnson blocks it well.
Johnson 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.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Johnson, as that shot connected.
Johnson works over Wilkins's head and body with a nice combination.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wilkins was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Wilkins looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Wilkins avoids them all with ease.
Johnson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilkins lands a nice looking body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson throws a series of strikes that have Wilkins backpedaling.
Wilkins misses with a body shot
and Johnson counters with a right hand to the body.
Wilkins looks to land a combination but Johnson avoids it well.
Johnson misses with a wild combination.
Johnson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Johnson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wilkins is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johnson.
Johnson fails to land with a series of punches.
Johnson digs a good hook to Wilkins's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to work over Wilkins's front leg with a kick but Wilkins checks it.
Wilkins throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wilkins shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A slapping body kick lands there for Wilkins.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jackson Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johnson tries to bum rush Wilkins with a series of wild strikes but Wilkins uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johnson throws a leg kick that misses.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wilkins needs to keep his hands up - Johnson had a free shot at his head there.
Johnson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wilkins tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Johnson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A big right from Johnson misses.
Johnson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wilkins.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilkins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnson is looking for a counter combo.
Johnson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Wilkins in his tracks.
Wilkins ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Nice defenses there by Johnson.
Wilkins has Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wilkins has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wilkins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johnson looks to land a left hand but Wilkins moved out of range nicely.
Johnson tries to land a body kick
and Wilkins counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Johnson!
Johnson prevents Wilkins from moving into mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jackson Johnson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jamie Wilkins's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Wilkins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jackson Johnson is winning the standup battle so far.
Wilkins uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Wilkins steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Wilkins is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
Nice uppercut there from Johnson.
Nice shot lands for Johnson.
Johnson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wilkins moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wilkins raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Johnson moves out of range as Wilkins throws a body kick.
Johnson fails to land with a series of punches.
Wilkins doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Johnson stuns Wilkins with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Johnson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wilkins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Wilkins is just out of range.
Jackson Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnson swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Wilkins to counter with a crisp jab.
Johnson throws an off balance right hand
and Wilkins counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Johnson is wriggling around but Wilkins manages to pass to half guard.
Wilkins wants to take a breather but Johnson is having none of it.
Wilkins is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Wilkins tries to pass to full mount but Johnson defends it.
Johnson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wilkins can do to turn this around?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilkins escapes and gets back to his feet.
Johnson has Wilkins up against the cage in a clinch.
Wilkins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Johnson throws a shot to the body.
Wilkins gets a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wilkins content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Wilkins stalling against the cage.
Wilkins is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilkins is trying to maintain a safe position but Johnson gets an underhook and turns Wilkins into the cage.
Wilkins being controlled against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Johnson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Johnson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wilkins stalling in the clinch but Johnson improves position.
Johnson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Wilkins takes a shot to the head.
Wilkins can't get the takedown.
Wilkins jumps into guard, dragging Johnson to the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wilkins throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Wilkins can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Johnson controls the pace.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wilkins looking to control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jackson Johnson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jamie Wilkins's cut.
That's time! Johnson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Wilkins lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Johnson throws a right hand that Wilkins ducks under and follows up with a left that Wilkins also avoids with ease.
Wilkins keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnson.
Johnson throws a body shot but no joy.
Wilkins takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wilkins displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnson throws out the jab.
Johnson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wilkins was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Johnson misses with the combination.
A countering left hand to the body from Wilkins misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilkins gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wilkins slips a jab from Johnson.
Johnson sets himself, and Wilkins steps forward looking for the clinch! Johnson avoids it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Johnson misses.
Johnson throws an overhand right that lands on Wilkins's shoulder, as Wilkins tries to avoid the shot.
Wilkins lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Wilkins blocks the body kick.
Nice body punch from Johnson.
Wilkins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Johnson throwing a counter right hand but Wilkins manages to avoid it.
Wilkins swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wilkins is trying to pull guard but Johnson has him pressed against the cage.
Johnson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Johnson just leaning against Wilkins, taking a breather.
Wilkins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Jamie Wilkins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilkins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Wilkins.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Wilkins manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The crowd are getting on Wilkins's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Wilkins tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Johnson smiles and moves away.
Jackson Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jamie Wilkins.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a shot from downtown. Wilkins moves away and avoids it.
Johnson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wilkins tries to counter by closing the distance.
Some wild striking there from Johnson.
Johnson throws a leg kick but Wilkins sees it coming and moves out of range.
Wilkins is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Johnson misses with a series of wild punches.
Wilkins looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wilkins fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Johnson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wilkins tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
Johnson throws a right hand that misses
and Wilkins counters with a thumping low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Wilkins moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wilkins lands a nice looking body kick.
Wilkins throws a looping overhand right but Johnson ducks down to avoid it.
Johnson misses with a two punch combination.
Johnson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wilkins misses with a head kick.
Wilkins throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
Jackson Johnson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Wilkins.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wilkins takes the fight into the clinch.
Come on Wilkins - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jackson Johnson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Johnson, 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jackson Johnson!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Henry Miller (ranked 2500 p4p, 3237 weight class) and Rulon Gardner (ranked 285 p4p, 357 weight class). Gardner has chosen Stay Fly- The Imortal, Three 6 Mafia as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Henry Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rulon Gardner!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Ian Loll and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gardner avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gardner looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Miller tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gardner paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Miller tries to clinch up
and Gardner counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gardner keeps the fight on the outside.
Miller darts in trying to clinch
and Gardner counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Miller tries to clinch but Gardner is having none of it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gardner! But no joy.
Gardner throws the left hand but Miller avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gardner circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gardner counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Miller clinches up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gardner taking a breather.
Miller throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gardner creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gardner lands an elbow that stopped Miller in his tracks for a moment.
A frustrated look appears on Gardner's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gardner blocks an elbow strike from Miller.
A short uppercut from Gardner.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Miller pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Miller is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gardner is defending well for now.
Gardner blocks the elbow strike.
Miller trying to control the position but instead, Gardner has worked for underhooks and has pushed Miller into the cage.
Miller lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Rulon Gardner has been cut.
Gardner tries to break free but Miller pushes him back against the cage.
Gardner lands a left hand that snaps the head of Miller backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gardner blocks an elbow strike from Miller.
Gardner has had enough of the clinch but Miller keeps him there for the moment.
Gardner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gardner lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Miller looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gardner circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gardner counters with a stiff right hand.
Miller looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Gardner swats away the attempt to clinch by Miller.
Miller doesn't manage to clinch there - Gardner circles away.
Miller has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gardner dodges an elbow strike from Miller.
Gardner blocks an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gardner missing with knees to the body.
Miller trying to control the position but instead, Gardner has worked for underhooks and has pushed Miller into the cage.
Gardner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Miller tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gardner manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gardner looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gardner avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gardner circles away from the clinch attempt.
Miller tries to close the distance and clinch but Gardner swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gardner looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Miller is looking to clinch.
Miller is looking to clinch but Gardner is avoiding it.
Gardner swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice uppercut there from Gardner.
Gardner circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gardner counters with a nice uppercut.
Miller pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gardner avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A little jabbing left from Gardner on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Miller closes the distance looking to clinch
and Gardner connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Miller fails in his attempt to clinch.
Miller on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Miller tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Gardner counters with a crisp one two that drops Miller! Gardner thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Miller to his feet! Miller is in big trouble!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Miller darts in trying to clinch
and Gardner counters with a right hand from hell and Miller is out cold! A vicious knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rulon Gardner!
Rulon Gardner was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Convicted Kelly (ranked 2768 p4p, 2666 weight class) and Amida Tsukiyama (ranked 341 p4p, 332 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Convicted Kelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Amida Tsukiyama!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tsukiyama swings for the body but Kelly moves out of range.
Kelly moves into range and clinches up with Tsukiyama.
Kelly lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Amida Tsukiyama has been cut.
Tsukiyama avoiding damage as Kelly throws knees to the body.
Tsukiyama blocks an elbow strike.
Tsukiyama tries to break free but Kelly pushes him back against the cage.
Kelly lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Tsukiyama wants to take the fight to the mat but Kelly manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Kelly tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tsukiyama avoids it.
Tsukiyama is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kelly pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kelly lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That has opened up Amida Tsukiyama's cut even more.
Kelly lands an elbow that stopped Tsukiyama in his tracks for a moment.
Tsukiyama takes an elbow to the forehead.
The cut above Amida Tsukiyama's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Tsukiyama tries to score a body lock takedown but Kelly shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Convicted Kelly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Amida Tsukiyama.
Tsukiyama takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tsukiyama should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tsukiyama wants to break free but Kelly has control.
Tsukiyama lands a nice shot to the body.
Kelly lands a damaging elbow.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Amida Tsukiyama's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Convicted Kelly!
After winning the bout, Convicted Kelly thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Anatoly Zvezda (ranked 2441 p4p, 2952 weight class) and Ivan Kowalski (ranked 293 p4p, 340 weight class). Ivan Kowalski will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anatoly Zvezda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ivan Kowalski!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zvezda misses with a takedown attempt - Kowalski sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nice sprawl there from Kowalski as Zvezda shoots in.
Kowalski wants to counter with a clinch but Zvezda pushes him away.
Zvezda closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kowalski circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anatoly Zvezda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kowalski bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Zvezda is not content to let Kowalski control the position.
Zvezda tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Zvezda is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Kowalski off and has taken his back!
Kowalski covering up well and avoiding damage.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Zvezda.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zvezda lands with a hammerfist to the side of Kowalski's head.
Zvezda cracks Kowalski with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Kowalski from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zvezda has Kowalski flattened out and is raining down punches.
Kowalski tries to escape but Zvezda has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zvezda is punishing Kowalski with strikes - can he finish him?!
Zvezda scores with strikes from the back.
Zvezda looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Zvezda lands a shot to the head.
Zvezda throwing damaging strikes from the back! Kowalski could be in trouble here!
Zvezda looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Zvezda lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zvezda softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Kowalski tries to roll but Zvezda sticks to his back.
Kowalski looks winded!
Zvezda throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Kowalski!
Zvezda lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Kowalski hold on?!
Kowalski is rocked!
Zvezda throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Kowalski!
Kowalski is still in real trouble! Can Zvezda finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zvezda is landing with strikes from the back.
Zvezda connects with a big shot to the side of Kowalski's head.
Zvezda landing with strikes.
Zvezda scoring with big shots to the body. Kowalski is looking for a way out. A despairing look towards the ref and the official steps in to stop the fight. Kowalski was obviously done but didn't want to tap out.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anatoly Zvezda!
In defeat, Ivan Kowalski stepped up to the mic, saying 'Tough Loss, tough opponent, I will be back'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Saggy Dinglestomper (ranked 769 p4p, 188 weight class) and Gemechu McKraken (ranked 73 p4p, 23 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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 17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Saggy Dinglestomper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Gemechu McKraken!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dinglestomper tried to score with a low kick but McKraken checks it.
Dinglestomper cracks McKraken with a good jab.
McKraken dives in for a single leg takedown but Dinglestomper sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Dinglestomper is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
We've been informed that McKraken 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.
Dinglestomper gets caught napping as McKraken dives in and scores a takedown. Dinglestomper manages to retain guard.
Dinglestomper looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Dinglestomper is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dinglestomper is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
McKraken is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dinglestomper seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Dinglestomper tries to stand and escape but McKraken is controlling the position.
Dinglestomper uses his free foot to push down on McKraken's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for McKraken.
Dinglestomper controlling from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
McKraken is looking to get to half guard.
Dinglestomper tries to control but McKraken wriggling away.
McKraken tries to reverse the position but Dinglestomper maintains control.
Dinglestomper tries to control but McKraken wriggling away.
McKraken is wriggling around trying to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dinglestomper tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKraken tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dinglestomper controlling the position easily from mount.
Dinglestomper trying to control but McKraken is having none of it.
Dinglestomper looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Dinglestomper continues to stall.
McKraken is in all sorts of trouble here.
Dinglestomper sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
McKraken is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dinglestomper controlling his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Saggy Dinglestomper dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Dinglestomper misses with a wild body shot.
Dinglestomper misses with a looping left.
Dinglestomper throws out a loose jab but McKraken uses good head movement to avoid it.
McKraken feints the counter takedown.
McKraken scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
McKraken fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dinglestomper ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McKraken moves away.
Dinglestomper misses with a low kick.
And McKraken tries to counter it with a takedown but Dinglestomper pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Dinglestomper pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dinglestomper swings for the body but McKraken moves out of range.
Dinglestomper throws a jab but it's blocked by McKraken.
Dinglestomper shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
And McKraken tries to counter it with a takedown but Dinglestomper pushes his down on his head and steps out.
McKraken tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Dinglestomper defends well and McKraken ends up having to push Dinglestomper into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A counter left hand to the body from Dinglestomper misses its target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dinglestomper.
Dinglestomper is looking to land body kicks.
McKraken drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Dinglestomper defends it well.
Dinglestomper throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dinglestomper takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dinglestomper throws a sloppy head kick
and McKraken counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by McKraken.
McKraken trying to control the position from guard on top but Dinglestomper is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McKraken wants to pass the guard but Dinglestomper is keeping the position.
McKraken trying to control the position from guard on top but Dinglestomper is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dinglestomper wants to sweep but no luck.
Dinglestomper is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
McKraken is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Dinglestomper is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst McKraken is controlling him.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKraken lands a couple of elbows.
McKraken postures up and lands a big shot to Dinglestomper's brow.
Dinglestomper is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
McKraken has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dinglestomper is working away from the top position though.
Dinglestomper wants to control but McKraken is keeping him busy.
Dinglestomper looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Dinglestomper stalling away here and it's allowed McKraken to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Dinglestomper has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McKraken being controlled here, momentarily.
Dinglestomper trying to control the position from guard on top but McKraken is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dinglestomper tries to stand but McKraken is controlling from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
McKraken keeping moving, preventing Dinglestomper from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dinglestomper controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Saggy Dinglestomper dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
McKraken ducks under a wild hook from Dinglestomper.
McKraken takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
McKraken shoots in and gets a takedown into Dinglestomper's guard.
McKraken is in close to Dinglestomper's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Dinglestomper wants to stand and escape but McKraken is having none of it.
McKraken trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dinglestomper wants to stand and escape but McKraken is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McKraken in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dinglestomper is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Dinglestomper wants to stand but his hand is trapped. McKraken uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McKraken trying to control the position.
McKraken is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dinglestomper is aware though and is defending well.
Dinglestomper seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Dinglestomper decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on McKraken, up you get!
Dinglestomper misses with a head kick.
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.
McKraken throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McKraken shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dinglestomper as he avoids it easily.
Dinglestomper feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Dinglestomper is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McKraken can do to turn this around?
McKraken checks a low kick from Dinglestomper.
McKraken feints the counter takedown.
A jab from McKraken does it's job there.
McKraken moves away from the strike by Dinglestomper.
Dinglestomper misses with a left hand
and McKraken counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Dinglestomper manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. McKraken keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
McKraken gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Dinglestomper regains guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dinglestomper is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
McKraken pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dinglestomper is keeping the position for now.
McKraken is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Dinglestomper is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Dinglestomper has escaped and now he's on top!
Dinglestomper content to stall in guard here.
McKraken keeping moving, preventing Dinglestomper from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Dinglestomper gets to his feet - McKraken follows without any prompting.
Gemechu McKraken has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dinglestomper throws a chopping leg kick but McKraken manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Dinglestomper is looking to slow McKraken down with leg kicks.
Saggy Dinglestomper is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
McKraken swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dinglestomper thuds his right hand into McKraken's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Dinglestomper uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A slow jab from McKraken misses its intended target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Saggy Dinglestomper showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dinglestomper 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Saggy Dinglestomper!
Saggy Dinglestomper decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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