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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kain Mack (ranked 2365 p4p, 3383 weight class) and Reginald Budgiehandler (ranked 207 p4p, 280 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 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kain Mack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Reginald Budgiehandler!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Chris Edwards and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Budgiehandler doesn't manage to clinch there - Mack circles away.
Mack lands a right hook to the body.
Mack connects with a crisp jab.
We've been told by Mack's head coaches at Snake Eyes Fighting Systems that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Mack takes a swing at Budgiehandler's ribcage but misses.
Budgiehandler avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Budgiehandler unleashes a big counter combination but Mack bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Mack connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Budgiehandler's hands.
 It looks like Reginald Budgiehandler has been cut.
Mack moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Budgiehandler tries to clinch there but Mack circles away.
Kain Mack seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mack swings widly with a right hand
letting Budgiehandler counter with a right hand.
That kick from Mack tenderised Budgiehandler's leg. Budgiehandler is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mack misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mack takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Budgiehandler instigates a clinch.
A short uppercut from Budgiehandler.
Mack scores with a shot to the side of Budgiehandler's head.
Mack lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Budgiehandler backwards.
Budgiehandler drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Budgiehandler throws an elbow but it misses.
A short left from Mack.
Budgiehandler has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Mack avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Budgiehandler blocking some punches.
Mack works on Budgiehandler's body with a couple of short punches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Mack goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mack throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Mack.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mack gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Budgiehandler.
Kain Mack has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Reginald Budgiehandler.
Budgiehandler prevents a body shot from Mack.
Mack struggles to land a body shot inside as Budgiehandler controls his hands.
Budgiehandler trying to stall but Mack improves his position.
Mack scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mack lands a right hand.
Mack misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mack dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mack.
Budgiehandler's coach down at The Devil’s Playground was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Budgiehandler's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Mack fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mack misses with a punch to the body.
Mack lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Budgiehandler backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Mack.
Budgiehandler breaks from the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mack looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mack throws a poor cross that misses
and Budgiehandler counters with a three punch combo that has Mack backing up. Mack nods at Budgiehandler to acknowledge the strikes.
Mack blocks a head kick by Budgiehandler.
Mack cracks Budgiehandler with a good jab.
Budgiehandler takes one on the button.
Mack scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Budgiehandler bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mack swinging wildly here.
Budgiehandler is looking for the big counter here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mack is looking to clinch.
It seemed like Budgiehandler was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mack swings widly with a right hand
enabling Budgiehandler to counter with a crisp jab.
Budgiehandler uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mack.
Budgiehandler is looking for the big counter here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mack throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mack smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Budgiehandler on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nice cross by Mack.
 Budgiehandler is rocked!
Budgiehandler drops his hands momentarily. Mack doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Budgiehandler staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Budgiehandler doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kain Mack!
A very excited looking Kain Mack 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Humors Lacplesis (ranked 1782 p4p, 1888 weight class) and Baldimir Zsofka (ranked 240 p4p, 256 weight class). Zsofka has chosen Raid - MF DOOM as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 42 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Humors Lacplesis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Baldimir Zsofka!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Andrew Berry and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lacplesis misses with a low kick.
Zsofka slips under a jab from Lacplesis.
Lacplesis moves into range and connects with a jab.
Zsofka fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lacplesis on the side of the head.
Zsofka's coach down at Kalashnikov ELITE MMA Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Zsofka's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Zsofka 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 Lacplesis has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lacplesis and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Zsofka takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lacplesis fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Zsofka cracks Lacplesis with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lacplesis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zsofka manages to avoid it.
Zsofka throws a low kick, looking for Lacplesis's leg but Lacplesis calmly moves out of range.
Zsofka checks a leg kick.
Lacplesis looks to score with a jab to the body but Zsofka is just out of range.
Lacplesis defending well as Zsofka loads up on a big left hand.
Zsofka throws a poor cross that misses
and Lacplesis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lacplesis missing with a left hand there. Zsofka was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Zsofka throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zsofka with a nice calf kick.
Lacplesis throws a half hearted mid kick.
A little jabbing left from Zsofka on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lacplesis lands a lovely overhand right.
Lacplesis lands with a cross.
Zsofka throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lacplesis stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Zsofka throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lacplesis on the side of the head.
Lacplesis has been working on his boxing with his coaches at MMA Training and Sparring Buddies in the buildup to the fight.
Lacplesis misses with a hook
and Zsofka counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zsofka gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Zsofka fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lacplesis looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lacplesis misses with a looping right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zsofka throws out a powerful jab.
Zsofka lands a jab to Lacplesis's midsection.
Zsofka stalks Lacplesis and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lacplesis's face. Lacplesis staggers backwards, shaken.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lacplesis throws a jab when Zsofka was well out of range.
Lacplesis misses with a lunging right hand
and Zsofka cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Zsofka moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lacplesis with the inside leg kick.
Lacplesis throws a hook to the side of Zsofka's head but Zsofka sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Zsofka throws the left hand but Lacplesis avoids the punch easily.
Lacplesis shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lacplesis stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Zsofka ducks under a wild hook from Lacplesis.
A slow jab from Lacplesis misses its intended target.
Lacplesis connects with a leg kick.
Zsofka throws out a loose jab but Lacplesis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lacplesis pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lacplesis throws a right hand that misses
letting Zsofka counter with a right hand.
Zsofka uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lacplesis.
Zsofka swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Humors Lacplesis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zsofka throws a front kick aimed at Lacplesis's knee but Lacplesis avoids it well.
Lacplesis is looking to counter punch.
Lacplesis moves out of range of the body kick.
A low kick lands for Zsofka.
Zsofka dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lacplesis misses with a right hand
and Zsofka counters with a low kick, right behind Lacplesis 's knee.
Zsofka is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Lacplesis had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Lacplesis throws a nice looking combination but Zsofka bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lacplesis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zsofka connects with an inside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Zsofka misses the target.
Zsofka fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lacplesis misses with a hook
and Zsofka counters with a stiff right hand.
Zsofka blocks a jab.
Zsofka will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lacplesis misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lacplesis misses with a looping left.
Good shot there by Lacplesis.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A low kick from Zsofka misses
and Lacplesis counters with a nice uppercut.
Lacplesis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lacplesis will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lacplesis connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Zsofka momentarily.
Good leg kick by Lacplesis.
That kick from Lacplesis tenderised Zsofka's leg. Zsofka is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lacplesis scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Zsofka misses with a body kick.
A shot to the liver by Zsofka. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lacplesis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Zsofka! But no joy.
Lacplesis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zsofka.
Zsofka avoids the body shot from Lacplesis.
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 Humors Lacplesis will probably get the nod.
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.
Lacplesis misses with a leg kick
and Zsofka counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lacplesis takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Zsofka on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Zsofka.
Zsofka misses the shot to the body.
Zsofka thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zsofka throws a lazy body kick
and Lacplesis counters with a leg kick.
A big left from Lacplesis misses.
A leg kick checked by Zsofka.
Zsofka looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Zsofka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lacplesis was well out of range. Poor timing from Zsofka.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lacplesis misses with an uppercut.
Zsofka moves out of range of the strikes.
Zsofka is trying to counter with his kicks.
Lacplesis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Zsofka throws a leg kick
and Zsofka takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lacplesis lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zsofka chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lacplesis can pounce on him.
Lacplesis misses with an uppercut. Zsofka saw that one coming.
Lacplesis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zsofka.
Zsofka throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lacplesis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zsofka.
Lacplesis misses with a straight right.
Zsofka avoids the body shot from Lacplesis.
Zsofka throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lacplesis throws a lazy body kick
and Zsofka counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zsofka moves out of range of the leg kick from Lacplesis.
Zsofka wants to slow Lacplesis down by chopping away at his legs.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Zsofka 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.
Zsofka throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Lacplesis to counter with a crisp jab.
Zsofka moves away from the strike by Lacplesis.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Zsofka! But no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lacplesis throws a leg kick that misses.
Crunch! Zsofka slams his shin into Lacplesis's torso.
Nice uppercut there from Lacplesis.
Lacplesis takes one to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lacplesis ducks under a wild hook from Zsofka.
Zsofka closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A swing and a miss from Lacplesis.
Lacplesis scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Zsofka uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lacplesis.
Lacplesis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd cheers as Lacplesis lands an impressive looking overhand right. Zsofka doesn't seem phased though.
A punch combination from Lacplesis misses.
Lacplesis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zsofka is looking to chop away at Lacplesis's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zsofka uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lacplesis.
Zsofka walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zsofka. Lacplesis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zsofka explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Lacplesis throws a shot from downtown. Zsofka moves away and avoids it.
Zsofka flicks out a counter leg kick but Lacplesis steps away.
Lacplesis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Zsofka. That did some damage!
Humors Lacplesis is winning the standup battle so far.
Zsofka takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Lacplesis misses the target.
Zsofka throws a poor cross that misses
and Lacplesis counters with a nice uppercut.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Zsofka might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Lacplesis has got the better of the exchanges.
Lacplesis fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Zsofka looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Zsofka throws a low kick, looking for Lacplesis's leg but Lacplesis calmly moves out of range.
Lacplesis connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Zsofka momentarily.
Lacplesis just misses with a punch to the body.
Lacplesis shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Zsofka eats them both and turns towards Lacplesis to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Baldimir Zsofka has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Zsofka avoids the head kick by Lacplesis.
A nice side step and Zsofka releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Zsofka misses with an uppercut.
Lacplesis looks to land a right hand but Zsofka moved out of range.
Zsofka is looking for the big counter here.
Zsofka moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lacplesis throws a nice outside leg kick.
Zsofka tries to land a front kick but Lacplesis steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lacplesis misses with a looping left.
Nice cross by Zsofka.
Lacplesis misses with an uppercut
and Zsofka counters with a stiff right hand.
Lacplesis throws a wild body kick that Zsofka sees coming a mile off.
Zsofka has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Zsofka throws a shot from downtown. Lacplesis moves away and avoids it.
Zsofka takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Zsofka pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lacplesis is out of range and Zsofka settles back down.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Humors Lacplesis dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Baldimir Zsofka's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Zsofka lands a leg kick that knocks Lacplesis off balance momentarily.
Humors Lacplesis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Good exchange - Lacplesis coming out on top.
Lacplesis throws an overhand right that lands on Zsofka's shoulder, as Zsofka tries to avoid the shot.
Zsofka's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lacplesis stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lacplesis getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lacplesis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lacplesis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zsofka.
Zsofka flicks out a counter leg kick but Lacplesis steps away.
Zsofka takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Zsofka throws a leg kick but Lacplesis checks it.
Zsofka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lacplesis.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zsofka misses with a low kick as Lacplesis jumps back.
Lacplesis lands with a nice body punch.
Zsofka takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
An inside leg kick from Lacplesis misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Zsofka.
Lacplesis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zsofka.
Zsofka uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lacplesis.
Lacplesis slips under a jab from Zsofka.
Lacplesis throws out a loose jab but Zsofka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zsofka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lacplesis moves away.
Lacplesis swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Zsofka thumps Lacplesis with a low kick.
Lacplesis lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nice cross by Lacplesis.
Zsofka swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zsofka takes a swing at Lacplesis's ribcage but misses.
Zsofka throws a jab but it's blocked by Lacplesis.
Lacplesis fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lacplesis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Baldimir Zsofka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Zsofka is predictable there
and Lacplesis counters with a nice uppercut.
Zsofka moves out of range as Lacplesis strikes.
A slow jab from Lacplesis misses its intended target.
Zsofka lands with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zsofka throws a leg kick but Lacplesis moved away.
Lacplesis slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Zsofka misses with a straight left.
Zsofka throws out a leg kick but Lacplesis moves out of range and Zsofka only half commits.
Lacplesis checks a leg kick.
Lacplesis throws a jab when Zsofka was well out of range.
A thudding body kick lands there by Lacplesis!
Zsofka lands a body shot.
Lacplesis looks to land a left hand but Zsofka moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zsofka tries to work over Lacplesis's front leg with a kick but Lacplesis checks it.
Lacplesis checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lacplesis is looking to counter punch.
Zsofka jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lacplesis scores with a jab. Zsofka acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lacplesis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lacplesis jabs Zsofka right on the nose. Zsofka blinks but takes it well.
Zsofka throws the kick towards the body but Lacplesis avoids it.
Lacplesis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lacplesis lands with a cross.
Lacplesis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zsofka throws out the jab.
Lacplesis cracks a nice hook into Zsofka's ribs.
Lacplesis throws a half hearted mid kick.
Zsofka takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zsofka lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lacplesis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zsofka can do to turn this around?
Lacplesis smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A chopping leg kick lands by Lacplesis.
Lacplesis throws a sloppy head kick and Zsofka moves out of range easily.
Zsofka swings widly with a right hand
and Lacplesis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A head kick from Lacplesis lands but Zsofka takes it in his stride.
Zsofka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lacplesis scores with a jab. Zsofka acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Zsofka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lacplesis manages to avoid it.
Lacplesis lands with a shot to the body.
Lacplesis keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Zsofka on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lacplesis.
Zsofka takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
And that's the end of the fight!
Humors Lacplesis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lacplesis 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Humors Lacplesis!
After the big win, Humors Lacplesis made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Paddy's Enhancing Drugs (160Q) and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alex Barnes (ranked 2130 p4p, 5638 weight class) and Bernie Sanders (ranked 126 p4p, 244 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Sanders's choice of entrance music: Shooter Gang. Alex Barnes has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alex Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bernie Sanders!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Colin Fotheringham and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes cracks a nice hook into Sanders's ribs.
Sanders is trying hard to land a takedown here. Barnes sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Barnes changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Barnes cracks Sanders with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Alex Barnes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barnes looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Sanders manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Barnes keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Sanders has Barnes pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Barnes manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Barnes gets control of Sanders's arms and successfully pulls guard. Barnes will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barnes 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.
Barnes seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Barnes lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barnes lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Barnes throws a big right hand that misses.
Sanders is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes landing with the ground and pound.
Sanders utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Barnes cracks Sanders with a solid left hand.
Barnes connects with a couple of short punches.
Barnes will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Barnes landing some decent shots from guard.
Barnes with a nice head shot there.
Our spies down at at Irish Collar & Elbow Academy (ICE) inform us that Sanders has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Barnes throwing strikes from guard but Sanders blocks nicely.
Barnes passes Sanders's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
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.
Barnes prevents Sanders from standing back up.
Barnes has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Barnes landing punches.
Barnes lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Sanders hang on?
Barnes looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanders bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Barnes 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.
Sanders cracks Barnes with a solid left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sanders won't allow Barnes to sweep him here.
Barnes is trying to control the position but Sanders postures up.
Barnes tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Barnes is working hard here to advance position.
Sanders passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Sanders is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Barnes is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Barnes gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Barnes gets full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanders slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Barnes wants to sweep here but Sanders controlling him for the moment.
Barnes working a defensive guard here.
Sanders lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Barnes 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.
Sanders stands up over Barnes, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sanders throws a big right hand that misses.
Sanders throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Barnes works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Barnes bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sanders's guard.
Barnes wants to control from the top but Sanders keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Barnes dominated 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.
Sanders has a takedown stuffed.
Barnes appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Barnes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sanders.
Sanders tries to counter by closing the distance.
Sloppy strikes from Barnes. Those never looked like landing.
Barnes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice defenses there by Sanders.
Alex Barnes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes pushes Sanders up against the cage in a clinch.
Sanders drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Barnes tightens his grip and picks Sanders up, before dumping him to the ground. Sanders manages to land in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Sanders's guard.
Barnes wants to advance to full mount but Sanders doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Barnes's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Barnes trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Barnes landing some decent shots from guard.
Barnes throws an elbow that misses. Sanders uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Barnes's guard. Nice move by Sanders!
Barnes looking to control.
Sanders in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Barnes has an active guard here but Sanders has managed to pass into half guard.
Sanders throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanders working over Barnes with some ground and pound. Barnes looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Barnes moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Barnes controls Sanders momentarily but Sanders frees himself.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sanders accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Barnes has momentary wrist control but Sanders slips an elbow through the middle.
Sanders postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sanders throws a big elbow that misses.
Barnes 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.
Sanders forces his way into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barnes looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes gets full guard.
Barnes is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sanders slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Barnes gets back to half guard.
Sanders throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sanders prevents Barnes from improving his position.
Barnes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sanders can do to turn this around?
Sanders is trying to control the action in half guard but Barnes is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Barnes is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sanders.
Sanders prevents Barnes from improving his position.
Sanders working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Barnes wants to control but Sanders is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Barnes works his way to full guard. Good work.
Sanders stands up over Barnes, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sanders is looking to work some ground and pound but Barnes has wrist control.
Sanders distracts Barnes with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Barnes is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
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 Alex Barnes will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Sanders changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Barnes looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Barnes tries to bench press Sanders off him but Sanders keeps the position.
Sanders is working Barnes over with some ground and pound from side control.
Barnes regains half guard.
Barnes is pressing down on Sanders's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Barnes throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Sanders has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sanders not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Barnes wants to sweep here but Sanders controlling him for the moment.
Alex Barnes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanders stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Barnes swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sanders slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sanders lands a few punches from side control.
Barnes is working to avoid the ground and pound but Sanders connects with a decent elbow.
Barnes is trying to get back to half guard.
Sanders wants to control but Barnes is keeping him busy.
Sanders working the ground and pound from side control.
Barnes is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Sanders's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Barnes tries to roll over but Sanders keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanders is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Barnes is just riding it out for now. Sanders eventually gives up the hold.
Sanders stalling.
Barnes gets back to full guard.
Barnes looking for a triangle here. Sanders is fighting it but it looks tight! Barnes pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Sanders is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Alex Barnes!
Our winner, Alex Barnes, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
The defeated Bernie Sanders had this to say: 'COME ON! FU@#$ ALL JUDGES!!! I WON!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Antony (ranked 2034 p4p, 2010 weight class) and Gaius Marius (ranked 302 p4p, 300 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 13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Antony!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Gaius Marius!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Ackerman and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Antony on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Marius. Marius obviously looking to wear him down.
Marius's coach down at Tran MMA Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Marius's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Marius slips under a jab from Antony.
Marius throws a body shot but no joy.
Antony throws the left hand but Marius avoids the punch easily.
Marius moves out of range as Antony strikes.
Marius swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Antony looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Marius throws a leg kick that is checked
and Antony counters with a nice uppercut.
Marius throws a front kick aimed at Antony's knee but Antony avoids it well.
Marius thuds a left hand into Antony's body.
Marius throws a right hand that misses
and Antony counters with a good, hard body kick but Marius shrugs it off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marius misses with a shot to the body
letting Antony counter with a right hand.
Antony misses with a leg kick
and Marius counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Marius throws a leg kick that is checked
and Antony cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Antony throws a leg kick but Marius sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antony dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Marius's jab looks to have found its range, popping Antony under the eye.
Antony blocks a jab.
Antony is looking to counter punch.
Marius swings widly with a right hand
and Antony counters with a crisp right hand that drops Marius! Antony lets Marius back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Marius is rocked!
A jab from Antony misses.
Marius is still on wobbly legs! Can Antony finish him?
Marius looks to score with a jab to the body but Antony is just out of range.
Antony feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Marius seems to have recovered his senses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marius lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Marius turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Antony connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Antony drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Antony attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marius buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Marius misses the jab.
Antony thinks about countering with a head kick.
A low kick from Marius misses
and Antony counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Marius misses the shot to the body.
Marius with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Marius throws a leg kick that is checked
and Antony counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Marius avoids the body shot from Antony.
Antony on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Marius with a nice calf kick.
Marius throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marius fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Marius misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Antony.
Antony half committed to a counter leg kick.
Marius attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Antony looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Antony drops Marius with a beautiful combination! Marius stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Antony is looking for the KO!
Marius keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A head kick misses from Marius.
Antony appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Antony throws out a loose jab but Marius uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marius connects with a leg kick.
Antony throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nice jab there from Marius.
Marius lands a high kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Antony throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Marius sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Marius looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Marius 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.
Marius misses the shot to the body.
Antony tried to counter with a leg kick but Marius avoided it.
Marius connects with a leg kick.
A head kick by Marius misses
and Antony counters with a right hand to the body.
Antony ducks under a wild hook from Marius.
Antony seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Antony misses with a hook to the body
and Marius makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Gaius Marius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marius moves away from the strike by Antony.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marius throws a head kick that misses.
Antony swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Antony moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Antony tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mark Antony will probably get the nod.
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 fighters circle momentarily. Marius darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Antony staying out of range there.
Marius tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Antony manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
It looked like Antony was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Marius throws a poor cross that misses
and Antony counters with a low kick, right behind Marius 's knee.
Antony misses the shot to the body.
Marius wants to counter the offense by Antony and move into the clinch position.
Marius throws a lazy uppercut
and Antony counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Marius throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Marius scores with a jab. Antony acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marius wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mark Antony is winning the standup battle so far.
Antony thows a body kick. Marius tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Antony looks to throw the jab but Marius is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marius throws a head kick that misses
and Antony counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Marius 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.
Marius throws a lazy head kick
and Antony counters with a stiff right hand.
and Antony counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Marius! He's just covering up as Antony starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Antony!
An out of breath Mark Antony thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Mercer (ranked 1787 p4p, 1587 weight class) and Mengrire Krenakore (ranked 160 p4p, 144 weight class). Mercer comes into the arena with Why Can't We Be Friends by WAR blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good 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 13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bobby Mercer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mengrire Krenakore!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Andrew Berry and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mercer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Krenakore.
Krenakore misses the shot to the body.
Mercer throws a jab when Krenakore was well out of range.
Krenakore scores with a jab. Mercer acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mercer lands a nice hook to Krenakore's body. Krenakore takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Krenakore misses the target.
Krenakore dips to his left and cracks Mercer with an uppercut!
A looping hook to the body misses from Krenakore. Mercer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Krenakore throws a jab but it's blocked by Mercer.
Mercer moves in looking to clinch but Krenakore pushes him off.
Mercer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krenakore scores with a hook.
Krenakore misses with a hook.
Mercer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Krenakore let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Krenakore moves out of range of the strikes.
It seemed like Krenakore was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Krenakore swings for the body but Mercer moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercer looks to land a combination but Krenakore avoids it well.
Mercer tries to clinch but Krenakore moves out of range.
Krenakore ducks under a wild hook from Mercer.
Krenakore fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Krenakore lands a glancing blow to the side of Mercer's head.
Krenakore swings for the body but Mercer moves out of range.
Mercer wants to clinch up but Krenakore keeps it at a distance.
Krenakore fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mercer manages to avoid it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Krenakore.
Mercer closes the distance and clinches.
Mercer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Krenakore backwards.
Mercer unloads a knee to the mid-section. Krenakore lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Krenakore has had enough of the clinch but Mercer keeps him there for the moment.
Krenakore breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercer misses with a hook. Krenakore ducked under it nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Krenakore scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Mercer misses with a looping right.
Mercer on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Krenakore works Mercer's body with a nice hook.
Mercer swings for the body but Krenakore moves out of range.
Krenakore keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Krenakore moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Krenakore's coach down at Tran MMA Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Krenakore's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Mercer connects with a looping right hand.
Krenakore fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mercer looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Krenakore lands with a good body shot.
Mercer misses the shot to the body.
Krenakore misses the shot to the body.
Mercer misses with a hook. Krenakore ducked under it nicely.
Krenakore throws a series of punches but Mercer avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krenakore swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Krenakore darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mercer with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Krenakore lands a jab to Mercer's midsection.
Mercer looks to score with a jab to the body but Krenakore is just out of range.
Krenakore lands a nice shot to the body.
A big left from Krenakore misses.
Mercer is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Krenakore's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
A telegraphed right hand from Krenakore misses the target.
Mercer is looking to counter with head kicks.
Mercer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Krenakore takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mercer looks to score with a jab to the body but Krenakore is just out of range.
A big right from Krenakore misses.
Krenakore misses with an uppercut. Mercer saw that one coming.
Krenakore looks to land a right hand but Mercer moved out of range.
Krenakore circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krenakore digs a good body shot into Mercer's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mercer moves into range and clinches up with Krenakore.
Mercer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Krenakore blocks it with crossed arms.
Krenakore manages to break the clinch.
Mercer misses with a hook.
Krenakore tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mercer was well out of range. Poor timing from Krenakore.
Krenakore is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Mercer had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Krenakore swings for the body but Mercer moves out of range.
Mercer throwing a counter right hand but Krenakore manages to avoid it.
Mercer is looking to clinch.
Mercer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Krenakore fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mercer manages to avoid it.
Krenakore scores with a shot to the body.
Krenakore misses with a hook.
Mercer lands an overhand right.
It looks like Mengrire Krenakore has been cut.
Mercer lunges at Krenakore with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Krenakore's hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mengrire Krenakore dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mengrire Krenakore's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Krenakore dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Krenakore swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mengrire Krenakore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Krenakore misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mercer.
Donk. Mercer catches Krenakore right on the button with a cross.
A head kick misses from Mercer.
Mercer lands a slapping body shot.
Mercer takes the fight into the clinch.
Mercer displaying some good clinch control by pressing Krenakore up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mercer lands a knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercer cracks Krenakore with a nice body shot.
Mercer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Krenakore.
Krenakore is trying to push Mercer away but Mercer has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mercer crunches a lovely knee into Krenakore's ribcage.
Stalling in the clinch from Mercer.
Krenakore breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mercer scores with a nice head shot.
Krenakore misses with a wild body shot.
Krenakore throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mercer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mercer misses with a head kick.
Mengrire Krenakore seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mercer throws a sloppy head kick and Krenakore moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krenakore connects with a body shot.
Krenakore drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Mercer with a jab.
Mercer goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Krenakore misses with a wild body shot.
Krenakore bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mercer's head.
Krenakore slips under a jab from Mercer.
Mercer has Krenakore up against the cage in a clinch.
Krenakore breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Krenakore scores with a sloppy right hand. Mercer should have avoided that one.
Krenakore throws a lazy uppercut
and Mercer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mercer. Krenakore does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercer scores with a nice strike.
Krenakore ducks under a wild hook from Mercer.
Mercer is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Krenakore like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Krenakore from another fist facial!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bobby Mercer!
As Bobby Mercer got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Just wanted to say how damn good I look thanks to Bondi MMA. But it's a great honor to be on the same card as Pinkman. Dude is a legend, but I've fought better. I got some respect to earn first but I'll see you soon. The record doesn't reflect the fighter, I am one of the best in the division. '.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vincent McGuire (ranked 1909 p4p, 2115 weight class) and Tarik Oren (ranked 219 p4p, 240 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 36 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Vincent McGuire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tarik Oren!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Ackerman and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGuire throws an off balance right hand
and Oren connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McGuire thows a left - swing and a miss!
McGuire uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Oren.
Nice straight punches there by McGuire. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of McGuire.
It looks like Tarik Oren has been cut.
McGuire with a nice cross.
McGuire feints a jab and as Oren dips his head, McGuire unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Oren right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Oren falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! McGuire smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Vincent McGuire!
After winning the bout, Vincent McGuire 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Gracie (ranked 1133 p4p, 810 weight class) and Raminus Polus (ranked 151 p4p, 111 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anderson Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Raminus Polus!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Paul Tew and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Polus scores with a shot to the body.
Gracie misses with an uppercut.
Polus slips under a jab from Gracie.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Polus has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Polus shoots in and gets a takedown into Gracie's guard.
Polus won't allow Gracie to sweep him here.
Polus wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Gracie keeping full guard, as Polus tries to pass.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Polus has gone for a leg lock! Gracie slips out almost immediately though and dives into Polus's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Polus controls Gracie momentarily but Gracie frees himself.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Polus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Polus keeping full guard, as Gracie tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Gracie preventing the sweep.
Gracie looking to pass the guard.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Polus keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Gracie tries a low kick but Polus avoids it.
Polus drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Gracie defends it well.
Gracie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Polus was well out of range. Poor timing from Gracie.
Gracie scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Polus moves out of range as Gracie strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Polus at a distance.
Anderson Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Polus.
It looks like Raminus Polus has been cut.
Gracie looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gracie listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Polus checks a leg kick.
Polus with the counter takedown but Gracie avoids it easily.
Polus shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Gracie is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Polus thows a huge punch but Gracie dodges it nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie controlling the position for now.
Gracie makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Gracie.
Gracie wants to sweep but no luck.
Polus showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Gracie wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Gracie dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Raminus Polus's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gracie with a hook.
Gracie throws a hook but Polus blocks it.
A swing and a miss from Gracie.
Polus moves out of range of the strikes.
A punch lands to the side of Polus 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Polus shoots in for a takedown but Gracie shows good takedown defense.
Polus smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gracie misses with a straight right.
Gracie gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Polus.
Polus scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Polus takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Polus ducks under a wild hook from Gracie.
Polus takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gracie misses with a body shot.
Gracie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Polus.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Polus changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A swing and a miss from Gracie.
Polus takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That has opened up Raminus Polus's cut even more.
Polus lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Polus lands a nice looking body kick.
Polus ducks under a wild hook from Gracie.
Polus feints the counter takedown.
Anderson Gracie is winning the standup battle so far.
Gracie throws a jab when Polus was well out of range.
Gracie lands a glancing blow to the side of Polus's head.
A big right from Gracie misses.
Polus connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gracie's hands.
Gracie connects with a body shot.
Gracie is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Polus can do to turn this around?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Polus dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Polus throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Gracie.
Gracie misses with a right hand
and Polus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Polus 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.
Gracie throws a big shot that misses.
Decent striking displayed by Gracie there.
Gracie looks to throw the jab but Polus is out of range.
Polus shoots in for a takedown but Gracie shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Gracie goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Polus is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Gracie lands with a hook. Polus tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The cut above Raminus Polus's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Gracie misses with a kick to the body
and Polus counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Polus.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Polus from controlling successfully.
Gracie is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Polus wants to pass the guard but Gracie is keeping the position.
Gracie is trying to control the position but Polus postures up.
Polus trying to move into half guard but instead Gracie has managed to sweep!
Raminus Polus has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gracie passes Polus's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Polus regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie controlling from the top position.
Gracie tries to free his leg and advance position but Polus is retaining full guard.
Polus looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gracie is one step ahead there.
Polus looking to control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Gracie dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Raminus Polus's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Polus scores with a takedown into Gracie's guard.
Gracie looking to hit a scissor sweep but Polus is one step ahead there.
Gracie looking to control but Polus passes into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Polus is looking to advance position but Gracie won't allow it.
Gracie is pressing down on Polus's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Polus wants to pass the guard but Gracie is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Polus is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Polus preventing the sweep.
Raminus Polus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Polus's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Gracie misses with a hook. Polus ducked under it nicely.
Gracie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Polus.
Polus avoids the head kick by Gracie.
Gracie takes a swing at Polus's ribcage but misses.
Gracie swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Polus slips a straight right by Gracie.
Gracie pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gracie digs a good body shot into Polus's ribs.
Gracie drops his hands momentarily and Polus takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gracie scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gracie keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Polus moves away from the strike by Gracie.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Polus walks into a left hand.
Gracie misses the jab.
Anderson Gracie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gracie throws a leg kick
and Polus counters with a takedown into side control.
Gracie defending against the ground and pound.
Gracie avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Polus.
Polus is trying to get an arm triangle but Gracie is defending well.
Polus trying to control the position but Gracie is working away.
Anderson Gracie is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie controls the position for a moment.
You can see the frustration on Gracie's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Raminus Polus.
I think Gracie 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 William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anderson Gracie!
A victorious Anderson Gracie thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jay Porter (ranked 599 p4p, 642 weight class) and Salomon Mukunzi (ranked 85 p4p, 90 weight class). Mukunzi has chosen Champion (ft. D Smoke) - Fireboy DML as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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28
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12 - 8 - 0 |
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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 9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jay Porter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Salomon Mukunzi!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Atkins and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Mukunzi misses
and Porter counters with a nice body shot.
Mukunzi throws a body shot but no joy.
As Mukunzi looks to move away, Porter throws a big counter combo but Mukunzi just gets out of the way.
Porter looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mukunzi is fending him off so far but Porter persists. Nope, Mukunzi circles away and we're back to standing.
Mukunzi only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Porter lands a body shot.
Mukunzi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab from Porter misses.
Porter moves out of range as Mukunzi throws a body kick.
Mukunzi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Porter was well out of range. Poor timing from Mukunzi.
Porter ducks under a wild hook from Mukunzi.
An attempted straight right counter from Porter misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Porter throws a right hand that Mukunzi ducks under and follows up with a left that Mukunzi also avoids with ease.
Mukunzi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Porter manages to avoid it.
Porter connects with an inside leg kick.
Jay Porter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab, jab by Mukunzi - just one landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mukunzi slips a straight right by Porter.
Porter ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Porter misses with a body shot
and Mukunzi finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Porter shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Porter takes one on the chin but seems OK.
 Porter is rocked!
Mukunzi misses with a wild body shot.
Oh Porter is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mukunzi throws a lazy uppercut
and Porter counters with a straight right hand.
Mukunzi has managed to clinch.
Porter seems to have got his legs back now.
Mukunzi working aggressively here.
Porter misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mukunzi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Porters head.
Porter lands a knee to the body.
Porter misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mukunzi.
Mukunzi can't find room to land a body shot as Porter controls the action.
Mukunzi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Porter's efforts to push away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mukunzi works on Porter's body with a couple of short punches.
Mukunzi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mukunzi misses with some punches.
Porter can't break the clinch.
Mukunzi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Porter working aggressively here.
Porter prevents a body shot from Mukunzi.
Porter misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mukunzi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mukunzi.
Porter has a couple of punches blocked by Mukunzi.
Mukunzi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Porter misses with some punches.
Porter lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mukunzi backwards.
Nice body punch from Mukunzi.
Porter prevents a body shot from Mukunzi.
Mukunzi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Porter misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Porter misses with a hook from the clinch.
Porter lands a nice uppercut.
Mukunzi tries to throw a body punch but Porter avoids it by throwing Mukunzi back against the cage.
Mukunzi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mukunzi is leaning against Porter and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Porter.
Mukunzi tries to throw a body punch but Porter avoids it by throwing Mukunzi back against the cage.
Mukunzi can't find room to land a body shot as Porter controls the action.
Porter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Porter lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mukunzi lands a shot to the body.
Mukunzi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mukunzi lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mukunzi scores with a hook to the body.
Still in the clinch, Mukunzi scores with a nice short uppercut.
A body shot lands from Mukunzi.
Porter is breathing heavily.
Porter throws an elbow but it misses.
Mukunzi working aggressively here.
Mukunzi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Porter tries to work over Mukunzi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Porter tries a body shot but Mukunzi blocks it.
Porter working aggressively here.
Mukunzi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mukunzi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mukunzi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mukunzi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mukunzi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mukunzi working aggressively here.
Mukunzi has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Porter seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Mukunzi can turn it around.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mukunzi.
Porter misses with the head strike.
Mukunzi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Porter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mukunzi misses with some punches.
Mukunzi struggles to land a body shot inside as Porter controls his hands.
Mukunzi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mukunzi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Porter backwards.
Porter working aggressively here.
Mukunzi scores with a hook to the body.
Porter swings wildly with an uppercut but Mukunzi uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Salomon Mukunzi dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mukunzi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Porter getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Porter walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Porter lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Porter slips under a jab.
Porter lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A combination from Porter does no damage.
Porter scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mukunzi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mukunzi blocks a jab.
Porter backing away here, and Mukunzi unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Porter misses with a two punch combination.
Mukunzi wants to counter with a clinch but Porter pushes him away.
A right-left combo lands from Porter.
Mukunzi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Porter. That did some damage!
The fighters circle momentarily. Mukunzi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mukunzi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mukunzi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Porter was well out of range. Poor timing from Mukunzi.
Mukunzi fails to land with a series of punches.
Porter appears to be looking for a big counter.
Porter fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mukunzi on the side of the head.
Mukunzi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mukunzi blocks a head kick by Porter.
Salomon Mukunzi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Porter swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Mukunzi to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Porter shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Mukunzi eats them both and turns towards Porter to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Porter throws a series of punches but Mukunzi avoids them all with ease.
Porter throws a jab when Mukunzi was well out of range.
Porter throws the left hand but Mukunzi avoids the punch easily.
Mukunzi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Porter gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jay Porter is winning the standup battle so far.
Porter ducks under a wild hook from Mukunzi.
Porter swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A big left from Mukunzi misses.
Porter throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mukunzi counters with a stiff right hand.
Mukunzi lands a slapping body shot.
Porter swats away the attempt to clinch by Mukunzi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Porter fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
No joy there for Porter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mukunzi connects with a leg kick.
Porter takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Porter throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Porter pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mukunzi tries to counter by closing the distance.
Mukunzi takes a jab right on the kisser.
Porter's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Porter duly obliges.
Mukunzi blocks a jab.
Porter takes a swing at Mukunzi's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mukunzi ducks under a wild hook from Porter.
Mukunzi doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Porter takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Porter scores with a nice head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Porter swings widly with a right hand
and Mukunzi counters with a straight right hand.
Mukunzi takes a swing at Porter's ribcage but misses.
Porter misses with a shot to the body
and Mukunzi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Porter misses with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Mukunzi misses the target.
Jay Porter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mukunzi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Porter looks to land a combination but Mukunzi avoids it well.
Mukunzi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Porter stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
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 Jay Porter will probably get the nod.
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!
Mukunzi ducks under a wild hook from Porter.
Porter blocks a jab.
Porter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mukunzi.
Mukunzi takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mukunzi scores with a jab. Porter acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Porter misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mukunzi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Porter throws a shot from downtown. Mukunzi moves away and avoids it.
Mukunzi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Porter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Porter rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mukunzi scores with a counter punch that sends Porter to the canvas! Mukunzi smells blood - he's punishing Porter with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Porter has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Salomon Mukunzi!
Our winner, Salomon Mukunzi, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Apollo Rocky (ranked 747 p4p, 1467 weight class) and Benji Torres (ranked 109 p4p, 193 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Apollo Rocky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Benji Torres!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Glass and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torres thuds a left hand into Rocky's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rocky. Torres does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rocky misses with a body punch
and Rocky takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rocky defending well as Torres loads up on a big left hand.
Rocky is looking to counter punch.
Rocky lands with a straight right. Torres didn't see that one coming.
Rocky lands a nice hook to Torres's body. Torres takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Torres digs a good body shot into Rocky's ribs.
Rocky slips under a jab.
A quick step to the side and Rocky tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rocky waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Torres.
Rocky throws a left and a right that both miss
and Torres counters with a nice uppercut.
Benji Torres seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Torres throws a hook but Rocky blocks it.
Rocky is looking to counter punch.
Torres defending well as Rocky loads up on a big left hand.
Torres doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Torres throws a right hand that misses
and Rocky holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Torres doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres prevents a takedown attempt there.
Torres misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rocky unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rocky with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Benji Torres has been cut.
Torres misses with a punch on the inside.
Rocky leaning his opponent against the cage.
Torres makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Torres misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rocky throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Torress head.
Rocky tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Torres misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Torres misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Torres creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rocky softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rocky tries for a takedown but Torres manages to get underhooks.
Rocky throws a punch but it's blocked by Torres.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres throws a head punch that misses.
Rocky jumps guard but Torres turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Apollo Rocky. That's going to take a lot out of him.
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!
Torres misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rocky is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Torres gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Rocky blocks an uppercut.
Torres escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rocky cracks Torres with a good jab.
Rocky ducks under a wild hook from Torres.
Rocky defending well as Torres loads up on a big left hand.
An attempted straight right counter from Rocky misses the target.
Rocky moves out of range as Torres strikes.
Torres's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Torres duly obliges.
Rocky looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Torres misses with a hook.
Rocky lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Torres at a distance.
Torres lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Torres, as that shot connected.
Torres throws a hook but Rocky avoids it easily.
Torres takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rocky tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Torres was well out of range. Poor timing from Rocky.
Rocky thows a left - swing and a miss!
Torres swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rocky counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rocky missing with a left hand there. Torres was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Torres is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Rocky throws a predictable looking body shot
and Torres counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rocky misses with a left hand
letting Torres counter with a right hand.
Rocky is rocked!
Torres throws out a loose jab but Rocky uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rocky is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Torres.
Oh Rocky is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rocky moves out of range of the strikes.
Torres takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sloppy strikes from Torres. Those never looked like landing.
Rocky seems to have got his legs back now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Torres ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rocky moves away.
An attempted straight right counter from Rocky misses the target.
Rocky on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A jab from Torres misses.
Rocky stuns Torres with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Torres misses with a hook to the body
and Rocky counters with a nice uppercut.
Torres displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rocky throws out the jab.
Torres throws the left hand but Rocky avoids the punch easily.
Torres misses with a looping right.
Rocky scores with the left hand. Torres knows he should have avoided that one.
Torres is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rocky.
Torres dodges the punch combination from Rocky.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Benji Torres will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Benji Torres's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rocky throws a shot from downtown. Torres moves away and avoids it.
Rocky slips under a jab.
Rocky throws a jab when Torres was well out of range.
Torres takes a swing at Rocky's ribcage but misses.
Rocky throws a hook but Torres blocks it.
Torres throws a hook to the side of Rocky's head but Rocky sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big right from Torres misses.
Rocky is looking to counter punch.
Torres avoids the body shot from Rocky.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rocky will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rocky paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Torres. Those never looked like landing.
Torres throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rocky sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Rocky.
Rocky staying out of range there.
Torres misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rocky.
Rocky is looking for a counter combo.
Rocky falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Torres to counter with a crisp jab.
A big left from Torres misses.
Torres takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Torres tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rocky was well out of range. Poor timing from Torres.
Rocky tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Torres was well out of range. Poor timing from Rocky.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rocky misses with an uppercut. Torres saw that one coming.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rocky, as that shot connected.
Torres fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rocky manages to avoid it.
Torres punishes Rocky's body with a nice straight punch.
Torres throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rocky uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Torres.
Rocky throws a lazy right hand but Torres sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A little jabbing left from Torres on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rocky misses with an uppercut
and Torres counters with a right hand to the body.
Torres takes a swing at Rocky's ribcage but misses.
Torres takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rocky pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fighters circling - Rocky throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres blocks a jab.
Torres throws a body shot but no joy.
Rocky was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Torres takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rocky keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rocky seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Good exchange - Rocky coming out on top.
Rocky just misses with a punch to the body.
Rocky lands a body shot.
Benji Torres seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Torres misses the jab.
It looked like Rocky wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Torres moves out of range as Rocky strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Torres! But no joy.
Rocky takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Torres misses the shot to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Rocky on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rocky shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rocky swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Torres counters with a nice uppercut.
Rocky gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Torres.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Torres throws a jab when Rocky was well out of range.
Torres uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rocky.
Rocky uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Torres.
Rocky is looking to counter punch.
Rocky throws a lazy uppercut
and Torres counters with a nice uppercut.
Rocky clinches up with Torres and pushes him back against the cage.
Torres misses with a punch to the body.
Rocky tries to land knees in the clinch but Torres avoids the damage to the body.
Torres fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Torres lands a hook that snaps the head of Rocky backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Benji Torres will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Benji Torres's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A punch combination from Rocky misses.
Rocky steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Torres.
Torres throws a looping overhand right but Rocky ducks down to avoid it.
Rocky was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rocky takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rocky waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Torres.
Torres feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Rocky sprawling to the canvas! Rocky rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Torres finish him?!
Torres misses with a hook
and Rocky counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Torres throws out a loose jab but Rocky uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rocky scores with a three punch combo!
Torres cracks Rocky with a hook to the temple - Rocky is on wobbly legs here! Torres swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Rocky falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Torres wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Benji Torres!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Pinkman (ranked 79 p4p, 92 weight class) and Sean O Malley (ranked 14 p4p, 11 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Pinkman might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Quavo & Takeoff - Hotel Lobby . O Malley is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Goat Talk- Sugar Sean. This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jesse Pinkman!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sean O Malley!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Donald Grub and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pinkman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice cross by Pinkman.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
O Malley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pinkman avoids the body shot from O Malley.
O Malley misses with a straight left.
O Malley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
O Malley misses with a straight left.
Nice defenses there by O Malley.
O Malley avoids the body shot from Pinkman.
O Malley misses the jab.
Pinkman appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Pinkman blocks a jab.
O Malley takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jab by O Malley.
O Malley is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Pinkman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but O Malley manages to avoid it.
Pinkman throws a shot from downtown. O Malley moves away and avoids it.
O Malley fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Pinkman jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Malley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pinkman.
O Malley scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pinkman in his tracks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Malley throws a leg kick that is checked
so Pinkman counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pinkman looking to pass the guard.
O Malley working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pinkman.
O Malley keeping full guard, as Pinkman tries to pass.
O Malley wants to stand up but Pinkman is controlling him.
Pinkman looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Pinkman slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinkman moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
O Malley throws Pinkman to one side and escapes!
Pinkman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by O Malley.
A little jabbing left from O Malley on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
O Malley keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
O Malley misses with a wild body shot.
O Malley throws a jab when Pinkman was well out of range.
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!
Pinkman jabs at O Malley's body.
O Malley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pinkman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pinkman checks the leg kick.
O Malley dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pinkman. That did some damage!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Malley throws a chopping leg kick but Pinkman manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Pinkman moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
O Malley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pinkman misses with an uppercut.
O Malley throws a low kick, looking for Pinkman's leg but Pinkman calmly moves out of range.
Pinkman clinches with his opponent.
O Malley is trying to push Pinkman away but Pinkman has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Pinkman working aggressively here.
Pinkman misses with the head strike.
Pinkman lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pinkman taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Pinkman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pinkman throws a head punch that misses.
O Malley tries to break the clinch but Pinkman is controlling the position.
Pinkman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinkman jumps guard but O Malley turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
O Malley breaks from the clinch.
O Malley needs to keep his hands up - Pinkman had a free shot at his head there.
O Malley throws a lazy right hand but Pinkman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pinkman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract O Malley.
Pinkman forces O Malley back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Malley wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pinkman has O Malley pressed against the cage, preventing O Malley from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pinkman wants the takedown. O Malley is fighting it off but Pinkman persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in O Malley's guard against the cage.
Pinkman 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.
O Malley keeping moving, preventing Pinkman from controlling successfully.
O Malley wants to stand but Pinkman is controlling the position.
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 Jesse Pinkman 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.
O Malley swings for the body but Pinkman moves out of range.
Pinkman throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling O Malley to counter with a crisp jab.
Sean O Malley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
O Malley throws the left hand but Pinkman avoids the punch easily.
O Malley rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pinkman counters with a shoot takedown. O Malley fights it but they end up in guard.
Pinkman not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Pinkman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
O Malley wants to get back to his feet but Pinkman is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Pinkman wants to control from the top but O Malley keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pinkman tries to free his leg and advance position but O Malley is retaining full guard.
O Malley is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Pinkman trying to control but O Malley is working from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinkman in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
O Malley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pinkman avoids the body shot from O Malley.
O Malley throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pinkman with a nice cross.
Pinkman lands with an uppercut that bounces O Malley off the cage and back into range.
O Malley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pinkman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
O Malley moves out of range of the strikes.
Pinkman throws out a loose jab but O Malley uses good head movement to avoid it.
A punch lands to the side of Pinkman 's head but he takes it in his stride.
O Malley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pinkman.
It seemed like O Malley was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The fighters circling - O Malley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sean O Malley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pinkman missing with a left hand there. O Malley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pinkman checks the leg kick.
Pinkman defending well as O Malley loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinkman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from O Malley.
O Malley just misses with a punch to the body.
Pinkman lands a glancing blow to the side of O Malley's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice leg kick lands there from O Malley.
Pinkman is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A big left from Pinkman misses.
O Malley takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pinkman.
Pinkman slips a jab from O Malley.
O Malley swings widly with a right hand
and Pinkman counters with a stiff right hand.
The fighters circling - O Malley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
O Malley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pinkman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from O Malley.
O Malley misses with a body punch
and Pinkman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
O Malley throws a looping overhand right but Pinkman ducks down to avoid it.
O Malley connects with a single shot there.
O Malley lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pinkman at a distance.
Pinkman misses with a looping right.
O Malley feints a counter leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinkman lands with a nice body punch.
O Malley throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pinkman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
O Malley takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
O Malley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pinkman.
O Malley misses with a straight right.
Pinkman lands with a straight right. O Malley didn't see that one coming.
Pinkman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from O Malley.
Pinkman keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
O Malley blocks a jab.
O Malley is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
O Malley looks to land a left hand but Pinkman moved out of range nicely.
Pinkman throws a shot to the body.
O Malley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pinkman changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
O Malley scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pinkman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
O Malley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pinkman.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Malley lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
O Malley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pinkman moves away.
O Malley lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice shot lands for O Malley.
O Malley blocks a jab.
Pinkman swings widly with a right hand
and O Malley counters with a nice body shot.
Pinkman checks the leg kick.
A lazy left from O Malley finds it's target.
Pinkman clinches up with O Malley and pushes him back against the cage.
Pinkman misses with a body punch.
Pinkman jumps guard but O Malley turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Pinkman tries to work over O Malley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pinkman jumps guard and drags O Malley to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Pinkman wants to sweep here but O Malley controlling him for the moment.
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 Jesse Pinkman 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.
O Malley throws a shot from downtown. Pinkman moves away and avoids it.
It looked like Pinkman wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
O Malley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pinkman.
Pinkman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from O Malley.
Pinkman thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fighters circling - Pinkman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
O Malley lunges at Pinkman with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pinkman's hand.
Pinkman closes the distance and clinches.
Pinkman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
O Malley blocks a body shot from Pinkman.
O Malley breaks from the clinch.
O Malley throws a lazy uppercut
and Pinkman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Malley throws out a loose jab but Pinkman uses good head movement to avoid it.
O Malley misses with a looping left.
O Malley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pinkman.
Pinkman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from O Malley.
A jab from Pinkman does it's job there.
Pinkman slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Malley misses with an uppercut
and Pinkman counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for O Malley!
Pinkman trying to control the position but O Malley is working away.
Pinkman advances to full mount.
O Malley wants to get back to his feet.
Pinkman controlling from the full mount.
Pinkman looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
O Malley is squirming around, avoiding Pinkman's attempts to control the action.
Pinkman lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinkman fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Pinkman with the ground and pound from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pinkman putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Pinkman tries to control but O Malley wriggling away.
Pinkman is really struggling to control O Malley but he's trying to hold on to the position.
O Malley is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Pinkman looking to control but O Malley is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
O Malley is trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinkman works his way to his opponent's back.
O Malley wants to get back to his feet.
Pinkman seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Pinkman misses with an elbow to the head.
O Malley is trying to get back to his feet but Pinkman has full control of the position and if anything, O Malley has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Pinkman has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, O Malley has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
O Malley is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Pinkman off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Pinkman throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Will Pinkman go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Pinkman is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. O Malley defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinkman is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Pinkman is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. O Malley knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften O Malley for a finish.
Pinkman is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but O Malley has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
O Malley prevents Pinkman from getting a body triangle.
O Malley is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Pinkman clearly takes that round.
That's time! Pinkman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
O Malley takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Pinkman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but O Malley paws at him with a jab and circles away.
O Malley misses with an uppercut. Pinkman saw that one coming.
It looked like Pinkman was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from O Malley.
Pinkman lands a right hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from O Malley misses the target.
O Malley cracks Pinkman with a good jab.
Pinkman slips a jab from O Malley.
The fighters circling - O Malley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
O Malley attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Pinkman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
O Malley lands a head kick!
O Malley moves away from the strike by Pinkman.
It seemed like O Malley was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Malley throws a big shot that misses.
Pinkman connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Pinkman tests O Malley's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice cross by O Malley.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinkman slips a straight right by O Malley.
O Malley throws out a loose jab but Pinkman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pinkman looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for O Malley!
Jesse Pinkman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pinkman has knee on belly and moves into mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pinkman with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
O Malley wants to try and get back to his feet.
Pinkman looking to control but O Malley is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Pinkman controlling the pace for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinkman can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as O Malley is looking to escape.
Pinkman working for a guillotine from mount but O Malley is in no mood to give up.
Pinkman is landing with some decent strikes but O Malley is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Pinkman trying to control but he's not successful this time.
O Malley is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
O Malley is controlling an arm, preventing Pinkman from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinkman throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
O Malley is controlling an arm, preventing Pinkman from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
O Malley really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pinkman. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Pinkman content just to control the position here.
Pinkman working O Malley over with strikes here.
Pinkman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that O Malley can do to turn this around?
Pinkman is trying to take his opponent's back.
Pinkman controlling the position easily from mount.
Pinkman trying to control but O Malley is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Malley is trying to stand.
Pinkman looking to finish O Malley with some ground and pound. This is bad for O Malley!
Pinkman looking to control but O Malley is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Pinkman looking for a guillotine from mount but O Malley is having none of it.
Pinkman trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Pinkman looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Pinkman had his way with Sean O Malley in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
O Malley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
O Malley throws a jab when Pinkman was well out of range.
Pinkman checks a leg kick nicely.
Pinkman lands a nice hook to O Malley's body. O Malley takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
O Malley slips under a jab from Pinkman.
O Malley cracks Pinkman with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Pinkman staying out of range there.
Pinkman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from O Malley.
A right-left combo lands from Pinkman.
Pinkman fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. O Malley sprawls well initially but Pinkman persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pinkman tries to pass to full mount but O Malley defends it.
O Malley is trying to stand.
Jesse Pinkman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pinkman trying to control the action but O Malley is working from the bottom.
O Malley is trying to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Malley is refusing to be controlled, as Pinkman sits in half guard.
Pinkman is looking to pass O Malley's guard but actually O Malley recovers to full guard.
Pinkman looking to pass the guard.
Pinkman controlling from the top position.
Pinkman trying to control but O Malley is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
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.
Pinkman misses with a looping left.
Pinkman lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
O Malley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pinkman.
O Malley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
O Malley lands with a hook. Pinkman tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
O Malley walks into a stiff left hand from Pinkman.
Pinkman throws a hook but O Malley avoids it easily.
A jab from O Malley misses.
Pinkman changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
O Malley gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pinkman.
O Malley cracks Pinkman with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
O Malley throws an off balance right hand
and Pinkman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Good standup being displayed there by O Malley as he connects with a hook.
Pinkman is rocked!
Pinkman lands with an overhand left.
Oh Pinkman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pinkman lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Sean O Malley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pinkman seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinkman misses with a right hand
and O Malley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pinkman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
O Malley has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd cheers as O Malley lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pinkman doesn't seem phased though.
O Malley thows a left - swing and a miss!
O Malley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pinkman.
O Malley takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
O Malley takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
O Malley misses with a looping right.
Pinkman avoids the body shot from O Malley.
Pinkman slips under a jab from O Malley.
Pinkman was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice uppercut there from Pinkman.
Pinkman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pinkman has taken the fight to the clinch.
O Malley can't break the clinch.
O Malley manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Malley takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
O Malley misses the jab.
Pinkman walks into a straight right hand from O Malley.
Pinkman throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck O Malley on the side of the head.
O Malley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
O Malley thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Pinkman if he has to take too many more of those.
O Malley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pinkman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
O Malley takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
O Malley misses with a straight right.
Pinkman connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed O Malley momentarily.
Pinkman throws a big shot that misses.
O Malley follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
O Malley takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pinkman tries to clinch up.
O Malley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pinkman shoots in and gets a takedown into O Malley's guard.
Pinkman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
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 Jesse Pinkman.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pinkman, 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 50:45
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 50:45
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesse Pinkman!
Jesse Pinkman retains his featherweight title!
Jesse Pinkman thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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