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SCRAP 4: Santana vs. Anderson PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Asher Smif (ranked 24243 p4p, 3830 weight class) and Yago Ramos (ranked 586 p4p, 438 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Asher Smif!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yago Ramos!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramos closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Ramos missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ramos thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Smif's head.
Ramos thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Smif's head.
Smif is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ramos has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Ramos working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Ramos putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Ramos postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Smif looks a forlorn figure.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ramos is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Smif is surviving well by controlling Ramos's body position as best he can.
Ramos looking to finish Smif with some ground and pound. This is bad for Smif!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
 Smif is rocked!
Smif can't escape the position.
Oh Smif is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ramos takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Ramos cracks Smif with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yago Ramos!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fred Schneider (ranked 4793 p4p, 4741 weight class) and Rocko Yajaw (ranked 209 p4p, 206 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of London, Fred Schneider!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rocko Yajaw!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schneider connects with a right hand. Yajaw shakes it off.
Fred Schneider seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yajaw fails with a takedown attempt.
Schneider has closed the distance and engaged Yajaw in a clinch.
Schneider's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Schneider bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Yajaw's head backwards.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Yajaw.
Yajaw with a lazy takedown attempt
and Schneider holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Fred Schneider has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rocko Yajaw.
Schneider leaning his opponent against the cage.
Schneider is stalling here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schneider slowing the pace effectively.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Schneider's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yajaw on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Yajaw shoots in looking for a takedown. Schneider tries to sprawl out of it but Yajaw keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Schneider manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Yajaw has Schneider up against the cage in a clinch.
Schneider stalling.
Yajaw changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Schneider fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Yajaw gets tackled into the cage by Schneider. Schneider maintains the clinch.
Schneider breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Yajaw is defended easily by Schneider.
Yajaw has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Yajaw there as he acknowledges the shot.
Schneider gets a clinch.
Yajaw tries to score a body lock takedown but Schneider shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Yajaw wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Schneider.
Schneider gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Yajaw.
Yajaw goes for a takedown in the clinch but Schneider prevents it.
Schneider just leaning against Yajaw, taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schneider stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Schneider effectively controlling the action here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Fred Schneider.
Schneider has Yajaw up against the cage in a clinch.
Schneider manages to break the clinch.
Schneider connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
No luck for Yajaw with that takedown attempt.
Schneider tries to counter by clinching up but Yajaw breaks away and moves out of range.
Yajaw shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Yajaw showed some decent athleticism there.
Schneider tries to get to full guard but Yajaw has control of the leg.
Yajaw seems to be working for a kimura but Schneider defends the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schneider actively working from the bottom here.
Schneider has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Yajaw missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Yajaw thows a huge punch but Schneider dodges it nicely.
Ground and pound from Yajaw.
Yajaw is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Schneider looking for submissions off his back.
Schneider is looking to improve his position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Fred Schneider dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Yajaw fails to land the takedown.
Schneider has closed the distance and engaged Yajaw in a clinch.
Schneider gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Yajaw.
Schneider dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Schneider dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Schneider for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yajaw is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Schneider controlling the action here for a moment.
Schneider displaying some good clinch control by pressing Yajaw up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Fred Schneider.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Yajaw.
Fred Schneider has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rocko Yajaw.
Yajaw looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Schneider is fending him off so far but Yajaw persists. Nope, Schneider circles away and we're back to standing.
Schneider fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Yajaw, pushing him back against the cage.
Yajaw is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Schneider gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Schneider holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Schneider is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Schneider is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yajaw can do to turn this around?
Schneider's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Schneider escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yajaw shoots for a double leg takedown but Schneider sprawls well. He's pushed Yajaw's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Schneider moves into the clinch successfully.
Fred Schneider has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Yajaw drops down looking for an ankle pick but Schneider pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schneider scores with a nice strike.
Schneider lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fred Schneider is winning the standup battle so far.
Schneider closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Schneider stops a takedown attempt from Yajaw.
Schneider will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Yajaw up against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Schneider is struggling to control the position.
Yajaw goes for a takedown attempt but Schneider pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Good leg kick by Schneider.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schneider scores with a punch to the head.
Yajaw fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Schneider avoids it really well and circles away.
Schneider is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Schneider leaves Yajaw with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Yajaw on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Yajaw shoots in but Schneider avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Schneider takes the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yajaw breaks the clinch.
Schneider forces Yajaw back against the cage and clinches.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Yajaw letting Schneider take a breather here.
Come on Schneider - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Schneider slows down the pace here.
Yajaw changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Schneider fights it off and pushes away nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yajaw fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Fred Schneider dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Yajaw misses with a takedown attempt
and Schneider counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Schneider.
Schneider is pressed up against the cage. Yajaw has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Schneider down to the mat. Schneider avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Yajaw shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Schneider but Schneider pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Fred Schneider has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rocko Yajaw.
Schneider gets a clinch.
Schneider stalling in the clinch.
Schneider manages to break the clinch.
Yajaw closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Yajaw fails with the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schneider forces Yajaw back against the cage and clinches.
Schneider leaning against his opponent.
Yajaw misses with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yajaw letting Schneider take a breather here.
Schneider manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Schneider gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Fred Schneider.
Schneider clinches up against the cage.
Schneider stalling the fight.
Schneider escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yajaw shoots in but Schneider avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Schneider stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Schneider wants it to stay on the feet.
Yajaw fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Schneider avoids it really well and circles away.
Yajaw takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schneider lands with a straight right. Yajaw didn't see that one coming.
Schneider drives through and clinches with Yajaw against the cage.
Yajaw drops down looking for an ankle pick but Schneider pulls his leg out and moves away.
Yajaw shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Yajaw misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Schneider is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Yajaw.
Yajaw shoots in but Schneider avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Schneider uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Yajaw has time to react.
Yajaw shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Schneider pinned against the cage. Schneider gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schneider sizes up Yajaw with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fred Schneider is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Schneider connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Schneider moves into the clinch.
Schneider taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Schneider's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rocko Yajaw is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Schneider cracks Yajaw with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Yajaw misses with a takedown attempt
and Schneider counters by moving into the clinch.
Schneider's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schneider tests Yajaw's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Schneider throws a nice inside leg kick.
Yajaw shoots in looking for a takedown but Schneider manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Yajaw's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Schneider smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Yajaw takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schneider defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Yajaw.
Schneider is looking to counter the offense by Yajaw and move into the clinch.
Rocko Yajaw has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Schneider instigates a clinch.
Yajaw wants to break free but Schneider has control.
Yajaw is working for takedown but Schneider is calmly controlling the position for now.
Schneider gets underhooks to prevent Yajaw's takedown attempt.
Yajaw has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Schneider after a bit of a struggle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fred Schneider showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Schneider, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:25
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:25
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fred Schneider!
An out of breath Fred Schneider 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Jones Anderson (ranked 3160 p4p, 3456 weight class) and Nikolai Ignatiev (ranked 380 p4p, 405 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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jones Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Nikolai Ignatiev!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson lands with an overhand left.
Anderson connects with a solid leg kick.
Anderson throws a big shot that misses.
Ignatiev fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ignatiev staying out of range there.
Anderson looks to land a left hand but Ignatiev moved out of range nicely.
Anderson swings for the body but Ignatiev moves out of range.
Ignatiev throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ignatiev fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Anderson.
A clash of legs there as Anderson blocks the low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ignatiev misses with a looping left.
Anderson misses with a hook. Ignatiev ducked under it nicely.
Jab from Anderson.
 It looks like Nikolai Ignatiev has been cut.
Anderson throws a poor cross that misses
and Ignatiev connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anderson rushes Ignatiev and presses him up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ignatiev lands a left hand that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Ignatiev misses with a body punch.
Ignatiev lands a hook to the side of the head.
Anderson trying to land knees to the body.
Ignatiev blocks an elbow strike.
Ignatiev throws a punch but it's blocked by Anderson.
Anderson scores a nice knee to the body.
Ignatiev lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Anderson or not.
Ignatiev avoids a wild elbow strike from Anderson.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ignatiev.
Anderson lands a good knee to the midsection. Ignatiev won't want to take too many of those.
A short right from Anderson on the inside.
Anderson crunches a lovely knee into Ignatiev's ribcage.
Anderson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ignatiev looks winded!
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!
Ignatiev tries to throw a body punch but Anderson avoids it by throwing Ignatiev back against the cage.
Ignatiev blocks an elbow strike.
A short left from Ignatiev.
Anderson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Anderson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ignatiev lands a right hand.
Anderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ignatiev misses with a body punch.
Anderson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ignatiev's defenses.
Ignatiev swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ignatiev.
Anderson blocks an uppercut.
Ignatiev doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Anderson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ignatiev can't find room to land a body shot as Anderson controls the action.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Anderson.
I was talking to Anderson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Ignatiev presses Anderson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ignatiev throws a punch but it's blocked by Anderson.
Ignatiev misses with a body punch.
Anderson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Anderson prevents a body shot from Ignatiev.
Anderson throws an elbow that misses.
Ignatiev blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short right from Ignatiev.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ignatiev lands a left hand that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Ignatiev scores with a nice hook to the head.
Anderson blocks an uppercut.
Anderson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ignatiev struggles to land a body shot inside as Anderson controls his hands.
Ignatiev lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Anderson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ignatiev has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ignatiev pushes Anderson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Anderson lands an elbow inside.
Ignatiev throws a punch but it's blocked by Anderson.
Anderson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Anderson.
Anderson swings wildly with an uppercut but Ignatiev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ignatiev is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Anderson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ignatiev is defending well for now.
Ignatiev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ignatiev blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ignatiev misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ignatiev managing to block the knees to the body from Anderson.
Anderson tries a body shot but Ignatiev blocks it.
Ignatiev throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Andersons head.
Ignatiev lands a shoulder strike.
Anderson landing knees to the head.
That has opened up Nikolai Ignatiev's cut even more.
A nice left hand lands by Ignatiev.
Anderson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A short right from Ignatiev on the inside.
Ignatiev working aggressively here.
Anderson missing with knees to the body.
Ignatiev stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Anderson misses with a body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ignatiev misses with a body punch.
Ignatiev tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anderson's elbow.
Ignatiev tries a body shot but Anderson blocks it.
Anderson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ignatiev backwards.
Ignatiev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
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 Jones Anderson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nikolai Ignatiev's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Anderson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ignatiev counters with a stiff right hand.
Anderson missing with a left hand there. Ignatiev was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Anderson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A swing and a miss from Anderson.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ignatiev scores with a crisp jab that stopped Anderson in his tracks.
Anderson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ignatiev.
Ignatiev uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Anderson.
Ignatiev gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Anderson.
Anderson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ignatiev uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Anderson sizes up Ignatiev with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A low kick from Anderson is predictable there
and Ignatiev cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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!
Ignatiev misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson throws out a loose jab but Ignatiev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anderson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ignatiev's sensitive parts.
Anderson scoring well with a low kick there.
Anderson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ignatiev fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Anderson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Anderson throws a big shot that misses.
Ignatiev on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ignatiev misses with a hook.
Ignatiev steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Anderson.
Anderson closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ignatiev.
Ignatiev swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ignatiev managing to block the knees to the body from Anderson.
Ignatiev avoids the elbow strike from Anderson, against the cage.
Ignatiev lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ignatiev has a couple of punches blocked by Anderson.
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!
Ignatiev blocks the elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ignatiev.
Ignatiev working aggressively here.
Anderson throws an elbow that misses.
Ignatiev managing to block the knees to the body from Anderson.
Ignatiev blocks the elbow strike.
Ignatiev has a couple of punches blocked by Anderson.
Anderson lands a knee to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Anderson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ignatiev's brow.
Anderson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ignatiev.
Ignatiev pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Anderson lands with a nice combination. Ignatiev backs away looking to recover.
Anderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ignatiev avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ignatiev tries to land a front kick but Anderson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Anderson tries to counter by clinching up but Ignatiev breaks away and moves out of range.
Anderson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Anderson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ignatiev replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Anderson blocks it well.
Ignatiev throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Jones Anderson is winning the standup battle so far.
Anderson throws a body kick that misses.
The fighters circling - Anderson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Anderson misses with a body kick.
Anderson lands a slapping body shot.
Anderson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ignatiev fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Anderson.
Anderson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ignatiev.
Ignatiev thinks about the counter body kick.
Ignatiev avoids the head kick by Anderson.
Anderson misses with an uppercut.
Ignatiev tries a quick counter leg kick but Anderson is wise to it.
Anderson wants to slow Ignatiev down by chopping away at his legs.
A big right from Ignatiev misses.
Ignatiev 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ignatiev takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Anderson misses with a jab to the body
and Ignatiev counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Anderson thinking.
Ignatiev avoids the head kick by Anderson.
Anderson misses with a double jab
and Ignatiev counters with a thumping low kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jones Anderson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nikolai Ignatiev's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Anderson misses with a hook
and Ignatiev counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Anderson throws a sloppy head kick and Ignatiev moves out of range easily.
Ignatiev lands a glancing blow to the side of Anderson's head.
Ignatiev throws a leg kick but Anderson checks it.
Anderson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Anderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Anderson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ignatiev counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Anderson throws a body shot but no joy.
Ignatiev looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson moves into the clinch.
Ignatiev lands a left hand.
Ignatiev throws a punch but it's blocked by Anderson.
Ignatiev lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ignatiev throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ignatiev lands with a left to the head.
Anderson prevents a body shot from Ignatiev.
Ignatiev throws a punch but it's blocked by Anderson.
Anderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ignatiev can't find room to land a body shot as Anderson controls the action.
Anderson trying to land knees to the body.
Anderson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Ignatiev.
Ignatiev swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ignatiev lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ignatiev lands a left hand that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Ignatiev throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ignatiev breaks the clinch.
Ignatiev lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Anderson at a distance.
Nice uppercut there from Ignatiev.
Anderson lands with a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ignatiev looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Ignatiev tenderised Anderson's leg. Anderson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nikolai Ignatiev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anderson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ignatiev was well out of range. Poor timing from Anderson.
Ignatiev gets tackled into the cage by Anderson. Anderson maintains the clinch.
Anderson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ignatiev pushes Anderson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Anderson blocking some punches.
Ignatiev scores with a shot to the side of Anderson's head.
Anderson blocking some punches.
Ignatiev working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ignatiev tries to throw a body punch but Anderson avoids it by throwing Ignatiev back against the cage.
Anderson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ignatiev goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ignatiev tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anderson's elbow.
Anderson throws an elbow that misses.
Anderson blocks an uppercut.
Jones Anderson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ignatiev.
A short left from Ignatiev.
Anderson blocking some punches.
Ignatiev doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ignatiev working aggressively here.
Ignatiev tries to throw a body punch but Anderson avoids it by throwing Ignatiev back against the cage.
Ignatiev swings wildly with an uppercut but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot in the inside from Ignatiev.
Ignatiev tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anderson's elbow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Anderson throws an elbow but misses.
Ignatiev looking to stall.
Nikolai Ignatiev seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ignatiev tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anderson's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ignatiev misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ignatiev misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Ignatiev - that landed with a thud.
Nice body punch from Ignatiev.
Anderson tries to land knees in the clinch but Ignatiev avoids the damage to the body.
Ignatiev tries a body shot but Anderson blocks it.
Ignatiev working aggressively here.
Ignatiev tries to throw a body punch but Anderson avoids it by throwing Ignatiev back against the cage.
Ignatiev tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anderson's elbow.
Ignatiev goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ignatiev misses with the head strike.
Anderson prevents Ignatiev from breaking the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nikolai Ignatiev comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Anderson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Jones Anderson!
A victorious Jones Anderson 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 Danielos Tiger (ranked 2546 p4p, 5570 weight class) and Gabriel Lauzier (ranked 317 p4p, 518 weight class). Gabriel Lauzier has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Danielos Tiger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gabriel Lauzier!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot by Lauzier.
Tiger slaps away a takedown attempt from Lauzier, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Tiger on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tiger looks to clinch
and Lauzier counters with a straight right hand.
Lauzier lands a glancing blow to the side of Tiger's head.
Tiger misses with a body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lauzier.
Tiger lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lauzier circles away quickly and effectively.
Tiger takes one to the chin there.
Tiger fails to land with a series of punches.
Lauzier is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Lauzier lands a lovely overhand right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A lazy left from Lauzier finds it's target.
Tiger throws a shot from downtown. Lauzier moves away and avoids it.
Lauzier has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Lauzier stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tiger is looking to clinch.
Lauzier with the counter takedown but Tiger avoids it easily.
Tiger gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Lauzier counters with a nice uppercut.
Lauzier is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Tiger had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Tiger takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tiger ducks right into an uppercut from Lauzier.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lauzier lands the left hand.
Jab from Lauzier.
Gabriel Lauzier is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tiger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tiger tries to clinch up but Lauzier circles away and keeps his distance.
Good exchange - Lauzier coming out on top.
Tiger shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Good exchange - Lauzier coming out on top.
Lauzier might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Lauzier smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lauzier showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tiger.
And Lauzier tries to counter it with a takedown but Tiger pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A jab lands there for Lauzier.
Lauzier scores with a nice head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lauzier scores with a nice right hand.
Tiger looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Good standup being displayed there by Lauzier as he connects with a hook.
Lauzier has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Lauzier lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lauzier.
Tiger on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lauzier's corner calls for a 1-2. Lauzier obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nice cross by Lauzier.
Lauzier lands with an overhand left.
Tiger tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tiger tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And Lauzier tries to counter it with a takedown but Tiger pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Lauzier smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lauzier throws a good cross that connects.
Nice shot by Lauzier.
Tiger rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lauzier moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lauzier fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tiger on the side of the head.
Tiger with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lauzier to score with a decent uppercut.
Tiger on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Donk. Lauzier catches Tiger right on the button with a cross.
Lauzier connects with a right hand. Tiger shakes it off.
Tiger looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lauzier, as that shot connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiger takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd cheers as Lauzier lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tiger doesn't seem phased though.
Tiger tries to bum rush Lauzier with a series of wild strikes but Lauzier uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lauzier feints the counter takedown.
Good work by Lauzier as he checks the leg kick.
Lauzier scores with a jab to the head.
Lauzier cracks Tiger with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lauzier scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tiger takes one to the chin there.
Jab, jab by Lauzier - just one landing.
Nice straight punches there by Lauzier. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lauzier.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice shot lands for Lauzier.
Lauzier 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.
Tiger takes one on the button.
Lauzier scores with a nice right hand.
Tiger scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Tiger is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Lauzier is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Lauzier's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Tiger has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Tiger throws a series of punches but Lauzier moves out of range.
Lauzier scores with a hook.
Tiger doesn't manage to clinch there - Lauzier circles away.
Lauzier moves into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lauzier's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tiger on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lauzier slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lauzier fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Lauzier dominated that round.
That's time! Tiger's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lauzier connects with a right hand. Tiger shakes it off.
Lauzier feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tigers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tiger wants to clinch up but Lauzier keeps it at a distance.
Lauzier connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tiger needs to keep his hands up - Lauzier had a free shot at his head there.
Tiger takes one on the button.
Lauzier 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.
Tiger misses with a few strikes there.
Lauzier feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tigers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tiger fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lauzier connects with a looping right hand.
Lauzier has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tiger closes the distance and clinches up with Lauzier, looking for a takedown. Tiger pushes Lauzier against the cage but Lauzier circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lauzier drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Tiger defends it well.
Lauzier cracks Tiger with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gabriel Lauzier seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lauzier circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lauzier defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tiger.
Tiger misses with a takedown attempt - Lauzier sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danielos Tiger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiger tries to close the distance and clinch but Lauzier swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lauzier scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A left lands for Lauzier.
Tiger ducks right into an uppercut from Lauzier.
Lauzier connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lauzier lands with an overhand left.
Nice shot lands for Lauzier.
Tiger takes one to the chin there.
Lauzier lands the left hand.
Lauzier lands a nice shot that snaps Tiger's head back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lauzier connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tiger. Tiger circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Gabriel Lauzier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lauzier connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tiger's hands.
Tiger with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lauzier to score with a decent uppercut.
Lauzier stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lauzier connects with a jab.
Jab from Lauzier.
Tiger moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Lauzier there.
Tiger takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lauzier lunges at Tiger with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tiger's hand.
Tiger is rocked!
Lauzier darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Oh Tiger is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lauzier avoids the head kick by Tiger.
Tiger seems to have got his legs back now.
Lauzier lands an overhand right.
Good shot there by Lauzier.
Tiger moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lauzier connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tiger's hands.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lauzier, as that shot connected.
Tiger throws a right hand that Lauzier ducks under and follows up with a left that Lauzier also avoids with ease.
Lauzier is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Lauzier listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tiger gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lauzier throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tiger on the side of the head.
Lauzier darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lauzier slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiger is looking to clinch.
Danielos Tiger is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tiger throws a series of punches but Lauzier moves out of range.
Lauzier throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tiger on the side of the head.
Tiger on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Tiger lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lauzier circles away quickly and effectively.
Lauzier is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Lauzier tests Tiger's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A cross from Lauzier lands.
Lauzier works the jab nicely.
Tiger tries for a takedown but Lauzier sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lauzier lunges at Tiger with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tiger's hand.
Tiger misses with a hook to the body
and Lauzier counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lauzier lands a lovely overhand right.
Lauzier scores with a jab to the head.
Lauzier connects with a jab.
Lauzier listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Lauzier.
Lauzier stuffs the takedown attempt from Tiger. Tiger gets slowly back to his feet.
Lauzier shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Tiger's guard.
Lauzier wanted to stand there but Tiger had control of the position.
Lauzier working some strikes from top position.
Lauzier got a little sloppy there for a moment and Tiger has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lauzier has managed to get both his arms back between Tiger's legs - danger averted.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tiger not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lauzier would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Lauzier showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Lauzier with a nice cross.
A jab from Lauzier finds it's way through Tiger's defenses.
Lauzier scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lauzier lands with a hook. Tiger tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lauzier lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Tiger throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lauzier's waist but Lauzier gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tiger off to one side.
Lauzier lands with an uppercut that bounces Tiger off the cage and back into range.
Tiger shoots in for a double leg but Lauzier sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
And Lauzier tries to counter it with a takedown but Tiger pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Lauzier's corner calls for a 1-2. Lauzier obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lauzier.
Lauzier lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tiger walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tiger walks into a jab.
Tiger on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiger tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lauzier swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danielos Tiger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tiger takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tiger throws a series of punches but Lauzier moves out of range.
Lauzier avoids the head kick by Tiger.
Lauzier uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tiger has time to react.
Tiger wants to clinch up but Lauzier keeps it at a distance.
Nice jab there from Lauzier.
Lauzier scores with a jab to the jaw.
Tiger shoots in but no luck this time.
Lauzier getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lauzier lands with a straight right. Tiger didn't see that one coming.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lauzier darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lauzier defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tiger.
Lauzier lunges at Tiger with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tiger's hand.
Lauzier is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lauzier darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lauzier's corner calls for a 1-2. Lauzier obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Tiger with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lauzier to score with a decent uppercut.
Lauzier jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tiger tries to move into range but Lauzier moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tiger gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Lauzier gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Tiger is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gabriel Lauzier!
Our winner, Gabriel Lauzier, 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cavalho Atunes (ranked 1895 p4p, 2775 weight class) and Tobias Jorgensen (ranked 241 p4p, 340 weight class). Jorgensen comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Peyton Parrish - My Mother Told Me kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cavalho Atunes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tobias Jorgensen!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Atunes connects with a leg kick.
Atunes throws a body punch but Jorgensen moves out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jorgensen 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 Atunes has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Atunes and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jorgensen slips a straight right by Atunes.
Jorgensen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jorgensen throws a hook but Atunes blocks it.
Jorgensen tests Atunes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Atunes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jorgensen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Atunes looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Atunes takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Atunes gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Atunes misses with some punches.
Jorgensen blocking some punches.
Jorgensen is trying to stall.
A body shot lands from Jorgensen.
A head punch on the inside from Atunes fails to land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Atunes misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atunes lands with a left to the head.
Atunes tries a knee to the head but Jorgensen blocks it.
Atunes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Atunes tries to land a knee to the head but Jorgensen blocks with his arms.
Jorgensen misses with a punch on the inside.
Jorgensen misses with some punches.
Jorgensen lands a right hand.
Atunes prevents a body shot from Jorgensen.
Jorgensen throws a head punch that misses.
Atunes lands a right hand.
Atunes stalling in the clinch.
Jorgensen effectively controlling the action here.
Jorgensen is working Atunes over against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Jorgensen scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jorgensen.
Jorgensen tries a body shot but Atunes blocks it.
Jorgensen lands an uppercut.
Atunes scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Tobias Jorgensen has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Atunes blocks an uppercut.
Atunes taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jorgensen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Atunes is keeping busy.
Jorgensen working aggressively here.
Atunes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Atunes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jorgensen tries to stall but Atunes uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jorgensen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Atunes backwards.
Jorgensen stalling in the clinch but Atunes improves position.
Atunes keeps control of Jorgensen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jorgensen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Atunes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Jorgensen.
Atunes blocks an uppercut.
Jorgensen has a couple of punches blocked by Atunes.
Jorgensen is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Atunes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jorgensen's elbow.
A hook to the body from Jorgensen.
Knees in the clinch landing for Atunes.
Jorgensen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Atuness head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atunes blocks an uppercut.
Jorgensen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jorgensen misses with a double jab.
Atunes throwing a counter right hand but Jorgensen manages to avoid it.
Atunes on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jorgensen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Atunes throws out the jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jorgensen! But no joy.
Atunes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jorgensen scores with the left hand. Atunes knows he should have avoided that one.
Atunes has taken the fight to the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Jorgensen.
Jorgensen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Atunes tries to throw a body punch but Jorgensen avoids it by throwing Atunes back against the cage.
Atunes working aggressively here.
A right hand to the body from Jorgensen.
Jorgensen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short uppercut from Jorgensen.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jorgensen misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jorgensen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Atunes backwards.
Jorgensen gets through Atunes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Atunes.
Jorgensen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jorgensen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Jorgensen takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Atunes is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Jorgensen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jorgensen lands a shoulder strike.
Atunes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Atunes working aggressively here.
Atunes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jorgensen is leaning against Atunes and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jorgensen misses with a punch on the inside.
Atunes is trying to stall.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Atunes throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tobias Jorgensen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tobias Jorgensen's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Atunes is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jorgensen.
 It looks like Cavalho Atunes has been cut.
Atunes swings for the body but Jorgensen moves out of range.
Jorgensen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jorgensen throws a leg kick
and Atunes counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Atunes misses with a low kick.
Atunes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Atunes uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jorgensen has time to react.
Jorgensen with the inside leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jorgensen.
Atunes defending well as Jorgensen loads up on a big left hand.
A jab from Jorgensen misses.
Jorgensen tries to score with a low kick but Atunes moves his leg out of the way.
Atunes attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jorgensen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jorgensen lunges at Atunes with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Atunes's hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jorgensen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Atunes is out of range and Jorgensen settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atunes staying out of range there.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A cross from Jorgensen lands.
Atunes slips a jab from Jorgensen.
Jorgensen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Atunes moves away.
Jorgensen swings widly with a right hand
and Atunes makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Atunes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Atunes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jorgensen.
A little jabbing left from Jorgensen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jorgensen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jorgensen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Atunes momentarily.
A slow jab from Jorgensen misses its intended target.
Atunes doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Atunes looks to score with a jab to the body but Jorgensen is just out of range.
Jorgensen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Atunes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jorgensen misses with a hook
and Atunes counters with a body kick that stops Jorgensen in his tracks momentarily.
Jorgensen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Atunes's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jorgensen misses the shot to the body.
Atunes takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jorgensen fails to land with a series of punches.
A cross from Jorgensen lands.
Jorgensen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Atunes's head backwards.
Jorgensen thows a leg kick but Atunes checks it
and Atunes counters with a nice uppercut.
Jorgensen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Atunes tries to score with a low kick but Jorgensen moves his leg out of the way.
Jorgensen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jorgensen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jorgensen misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jorgensen scores with the left hand. Atunes knows he should have avoided that one.
Good leg kick by Jorgensen.
Atunes takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jorgensen has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Atunes moves into the clinch successfully.
Atunes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jorgensen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jorgensen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Atunes throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from Jorgensen.
Jorgensen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Atunes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Atunes misses with a knee to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Jorgensen.
Jorgensen working aggressively here.
Jorgensen lands a nice uppercut.
Jorgensen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Atunes backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jorgensen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jorgensen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tobias Jorgensen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atunes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jorgensen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Atunes trying to control the position but instead, Jorgensen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Atunes into the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jorgensen.
Atunes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jorgensen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Atunes misses with a knee strike.
Atunes misses with a knee strike.
Atunes misses with a knee to the head.
Jorgensen misses with the head strike.
Atunes connects with a knee to the head.
Jorgensen digs a right hand underneath Atunes's ribcage. Atunes let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jorgensen looking to slow down the pace here.
Jorgensen breaks the clinch.
Atunes misses with an uppercut.
Jorgensen connects with a single shot there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tobias Jorgensen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Atunes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jorgensen.
Atunes seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Atunes throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jorgensen on the side of the head.
Atunes fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jorgensen.
Atunes blocks a head kick by Jorgensen.
Jorgensen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Atunes.
Jab from Jorgensen.
Atunes with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jorgensen to score with a decent uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jorgensen checks the leg kick nicely there.
A jab from Jorgensen misses.
Jorgensen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Atunes.
A slow jab from Jorgensen misses its intended target.
Atunes looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Jorgensen throws a looping overhand right but Atunes ducks down to avoid it.
As Jorgensen looks to move away, Atunes throws a big counter combo but Jorgensen just gets out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jorgensen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Atunes's sensitive parts.
Jorgensen misses with a looping left.
Atunes shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Atunes takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tobias Jorgensen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jorgensen checks a low kick from Atunes.
Atunes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jorgensen throws a lazy uppercut
and Atunes counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jorgensen's knee momentarily.
Atunes takes one to the chin there.
Jorgensen blocks a low kick nicely.
Jorgensen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jorgensen throws out a loose jab but Atunes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jorgensen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Atunes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Jorgensen.
Jorgensen scores with a jab to the head.
Jorgensen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Atunes blocks the body kick.
The fighters circling - Jorgensen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It looked like Atunes wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tobias Jorgensen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jorgensen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Atunes. Atunes circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Atunes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Atunes ducks right into an uppercut from Jorgensen.
Atunes throws a lazy right hand but Jorgensen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That kick from Atunes tenderised Jorgensen's leg. Jorgensen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jorgensen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Atunes.
Jorgensen misses with a hook. Atunes ducked under it nicely.
Atunes is looking to counter with a body kick.
Cavalho Atunes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jorgensen scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atunes slips under a jab from Jorgensen.
Atunes appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Atunes misses with a jab to the body
and Jorgensen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jorgensen misses with a looping right.
Atunes lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jorgensen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jorgensen misses with a right hand
and Atunes counters with a stiff right hand.
Atunes just misses with a punch to the body.
Jorgensen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jorgensen blocks the body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Atunes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jorgensen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Atunes has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jorgensen misses the jab.
Atunes moves forwards but Jorgensen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jorgensen throws a push kick but Atunes slaps the foot to one side.
Jorgensen throws a body shot but no joy.
Jorgensen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jorgensen throws a leg kick but Atunes sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jorgensen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Atunes. Atunes circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The fight stays on the outside here - Atunes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jorgensen lands a lovely overhand right.
Atunes takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tobias Jorgensen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jorgensen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tobias Jorgensen!
Tobias Jorgensen thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bo Hogan (ranked 2438 p4p, 4189 weight class) and Turner Meeks (ranked 351 p4p, 522 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bo Hogan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Turner Meeks!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meeks closes the distance and clinches.
Meeks lands an elbow just above Hogan 's eye.
It looks like Bo Hogan has been cut.
Hogan dodges an elbow strike from Meeks.
Hogan avoids the elbow strike from Meeks, against the cage.
Meeks looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hogan is working for takedown but Meeks is calmly controlling the position for now.
Hogan blocks an elbow strike from Meeks.
Meeks looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Meeks throws an elbow but it misses.
We've been hearing reports that Hogan has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Hogan avoids a wild elbow strike from Meeks.
Meeks creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hogan's defenses.
Meeks misses with an elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meeks throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hogan avoids the elbow strike from Meeks, against the cage.
Hogan avoids a wild elbow strike from Meeks.
Hogan avoids the elbow strike from Meeks, against the cage.
Meeks pushes off an throws an elbow but Hogan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogan avoids a wild elbow strike from Meeks.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Meeks.
Hogan drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Meeks comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bo Hogan's cut is getting worse.
Hogan tries to score a body lock takedown but Meeks shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bo Hogan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Meeks creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hogan's defenses.
Hogan avoids the elbow strike from Meeks, against the cage.
Meeks lands an elbow just above Hogan 's eye.
Bo Hogan's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Meeks keeps control of Hogan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Meeks misses with an elbow over the top.
Meeks lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bo Hogan's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Turner Meeks!
Post fight, an emotional Turner Meeks said 'Shit. On. My. Dick. '.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Axl Cailean (ranked 1356 p4p, 4541 weight class) and Emilio Ortega (ranked 181 p4p, 473 weight class). Emilio Ortega has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Axl Cailean's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Axl Cailean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Emilio Ortega!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ortega gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ortega moves out of range as Cailean strikes.
Ortega tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Cailean lands an overhand right.
It looks like Emilio Ortega has been cut.
Ortega catches Cailean with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Cailean darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ortega misses with a straight left.
Ortega slips a straight right by Cailean.
Cailean slips a straight right by Ortega.
Cailean swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ortega moves out of range of the strikes.
Ortega's jab looks to have found its range, popping Cailean under the eye.
Cailean lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ortega drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cailean keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Cailean misses.
Cailean scores with a punch to the head.
 Ortega is rocked!
Cailean lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Ortega up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Cailean from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Ortega's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Axl Cailean!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Burdon (ranked 2098 p4p, 2689 weight class) and Joshua Whitlock (ranked 187 p4p, 242 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Burdon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joshua Whitlock!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burdon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Whitlock counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Burdon gets tackled into the cage by Whitlock. Whitlock maintains the clinch.
Burdon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Burdon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Burdon tries to throw a body punch but Whitlock avoids it by throwing Burdon back against the cage.
Burdon lands a hook that snaps the head of Whitlock backwards.
Whitlock blocks a body shot from Burdon.
Burdon tries to throw a body punch but Whitlock avoids it by throwing Burdon back against the cage.
Burdon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Burdon misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whitlock is trying to stall.
Burdon breaks from the clinch.
We've been told by Burdon's head coaches at The Rubber Guard Emporium that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Burdon throws a right hand that misses
and Whitlock counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Burdon thinking.
Whitlock has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Burdon is landing a low percentage of strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitlock tries to clinch there but Burdon circles away.
Burdon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Whitlock moves into the clinch successfully.
Burdon misses with a punch on the inside.
Burdon can't find room to land a body shot as Whitlock controls the action.
Whitlock leaning against his opponent.
Burdon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Whitlock is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Burdon is keeping busy.
Burdon lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Whitlock or not.
Burdon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Burdon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Whitlock's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Burdon fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Burdon.
Whitlock blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Burdon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Whitlock backwards.
Burdon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Whitlock.
Burdon misses with a punch to the body.
Burdon struggles to land a body shot inside as Whitlock controls his hands.
Whitlock stalling in the clinch but Burdon improves position.
Burdon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Whitlock slows down the pace here.
Still in the clinch, Burdon scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burdon can't find room to land a body shot as Whitlock controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burdon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Burdon struggles to land a body shot inside as Whitlock controls his hands.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Burdon.
A short body shot lands from Burdon as the two fighters clinch.
Burdon misses with a punch to the body.
Burdon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Burdon fails to land.
Burdon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short left from Burdon.
Whitlock taking a breather.
Burdon tries to work over Whitlock's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Burdon lands a nice uppercut.
Whitlock blocks a body shot from Burdon.
Burdon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burdon tries to throw a body punch but Whitlock avoids it by throwing Burdon back against the cage.
Whitlock is trying to stall.
Burdon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Burdon misses with a body punch.
Whitlock manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Burdon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Burdon misses with some punches.
Whitlock wants to stall.
Burdon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Burdon tries to work over Whitlock's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Burdon dominated that round.
That's time! Burdon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Burdon works Whitlock's body with a nice hook.
Burdon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Whitlock manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Burdon backing away here, and Whitlock unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Burdon closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
John Burdon has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch on the inside from Burdon fails to land.
Burdon misses with the head strike.
Burdon working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Burdon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Whitlock is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Burdon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whitlock blocking some punches.
Burdon working aggressively here.
Burdon throws a punch but it's blocked by Whitlock.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Burdon.
Burdon throws a head punch that misses.
Whitlock wants to stall.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Burdon throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Whitlock.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Whitlock.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Burdon.
Burdon lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Whitlock blocks an uppercut.
Burdon misses with a body punch.
Burdon lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitlock displaying some good clinch control by pressing Burdon up against the cage.
Whitlock avoiding damage.
Whitlock receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Burdon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Whitlock trying to control the position but instead, Burdon has worked for underhooks and has pushed Whitlock into the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Burdon.
Whitlock is looking to control Burdon's arms but Burdon gets an underhook and turns him. Now Whitlock has his back to the cage.
Burdon struggles to land a body shot inside as Whitlock controls his hands.
Burdon misses with a punch to the body.
Burdon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burdon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Burdon misses with a punch on the inside.
Burdon tries to throw a body punch but Whitlock avoids it by throwing Burdon back against the cage.
Burdon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Burdon tries to work over Whitlock's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Burdon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Burdon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Burdon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Burdon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Burdon on the inside.
Burdon lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Whitlock is rocked!
Burdon creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Whitlock with a big uppercut! Whitlock tries to clinch up but Burdon pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Whitlock to the mat! Whitlock covers up and Burdon unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). John Burdon!
A relieved looking John Burdon thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Black Heart (ranked 1016 p4p, 1509 weight class) and Unang Zemin (ranked 59 p4p, 96 weight class). Heart comes to the cage accompanied by Fear of the Dark. Zemin has chosen 부모님 은혜 as his entrance music. 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Black Heart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Unang Zemin!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zemin slips a straight right by Heart.
Zemin takes one to the side of the head.
Zemin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
It looks like Black Heart has been cut.
Heart swings for the body but Zemin moves out of range.
Nice cross by Zemin.
Zemin is looking to clinch but Heart is avoiding it.
Zemin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Heart.
Zemin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Heart paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Heart walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Heart defending well as Zemin loads up on a big left hand.
Heart was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Unang Zemin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Heart misses with a low kick.
Zemin's coach down at Gold Samurai's Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Zemin's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Zemin tries to clinch up.
Heart lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Zemin lands a really nice looking cross but Heart seems unphased.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zemin clinches up against the cage.
Zemin working aggressively here.
Zemin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Heart backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Heart.
Heart breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Heart works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Zemin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Zemin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Heart backwards.
Heart lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heart manages to break the clinch.
Heart looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Heart throws a body shot but no joy.
Heart misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zemin.
Good exchange - Heart coming out on top.
Zemin swings widly with a right hand
and Heart counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zemin doesn't manage to clinch there - Heart circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Zemin misses the target.
Heart on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Zemin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Heart, pushing him back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Zemin fails to land.
Zemin throws a punch but it's blocked by Heart.
Zemin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Heart misses with a hook from the clinch.
Heart tries to throw a body punch but Zemin avoids it by throwing Heart back against the cage.
Heart tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Heart lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Zemin backwards.
Zemin slows down the pace here.
Heart swings wildly with an uppercut but Zemin uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Zemin fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Heart swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zemin displaying some good clinch control by pressing Heart up against the cage.
Heart avoiding damage as Zemin throws knees to the body.
Heart misses with some punches.
Heart working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Heart.
Heart blocking some punches.
Zemin misses with a knee to the head.
Zemin misses with a punch to the body.
Heart lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Heart breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zemin misses with a looping right.
Zemin tries to move into range but Heart moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Zemin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Heart counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Heart throws out a loose jab but Zemin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Heart tries to move into range but Zemin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Zemin doesn't manage to clinch there - Heart circles away.
Heart shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Zemin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Heart manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Heart throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zemin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Heart paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zemin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Zemin jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Zemin throws a lazy right hand but Heart sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zemin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zemin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Heart.
Heart is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Heart throws a leg kick but Zemin moved away.
Heart with the inside leg kick.
Zemin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Heart manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Heart throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zemin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Heart. Heart obviously looking to wear him down.
Zemin is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Heart had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Zemin misses with an uppercut.
Heart connects with a right hand. Zemin shakes it off.
Zemin thuds his right hand into Heart's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Heart scores with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zemin looks to land a right hand but Heart moved out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Heart, as that shot connected.
Donk. Heart catches Zemin right on the button with a cross.
Heart works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Zemin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Heart. Heart obviously looking to wear him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zemin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Heart.
Heart lands the left hand.
A big right from Zemin misses.
Heart misses with an uppercut. Zemin saw that one coming.
Zemin scores with the left hand. Heart knows he should have avoided that one.
Heart tries to move into range but Zemin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Black Heart's cut is getting worse.
Zemin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Heart manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Zemin moves in looking to clinch but Heart pushes him off.
Zemin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice uppercut lands for Zemin. That snapped Heart's head back.
Heart is rocked!
Zemin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zemin moves into the clinch successfully.
Zemin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Heart has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head punch on the inside from Zemin fails to land.
Heart breaks the clinch.
Zemin's jab looks to have found its range, popping Heart under the eye.
Oh Heart is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Heart cracks Zemin with a right hand to the side of the head.
Heart seems to have got his legs back now.
A low kick lands for Heart.
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 Black Heart will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Black Heart's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Heart throws a hook but Zemin avoids it easily.
Zemin slips a jab from Heart.
Heart uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Zemin has time to react.
Zemin forces Heart back against the cage and clinches.
Zemin tries to land knees in the clinch but Heart avoids the damage to the body.
Still in the clinch, Heart scores with a nice short uppercut.
Zemin blocks a body shot from Heart.
Zemin swings wildly with an uppercut but Heart uses good head movement to avoid it.
Heart misses with a short punch on the inside.
Heart goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zemin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zemin has Heart pressed against the cage, preventing Heart from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Zemin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Zemin has Heart pressed against the cage, preventing Heart from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heart has a couple of punches blocked by Zemin.
Zemin looking to throw knees to the head but Heart is blocking nicely.
Zemin blocks an uppercut.
Heart blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Heart misses with some punches.
Zemin misses with some punches.
Zemin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Heart has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zemin swings wildly with an uppercut but Heart uses good head movement to avoid it.
Heart scores with a shoulder strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Heart.
Heart blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Heart.
Heart lands with a short shot to the head.
Zemin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Heart blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Heart blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zemin swings wildly with an uppercut but Heart uses good head movement to avoid it.
Heart throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zemin.
Heart escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zemin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Heart manages to avoid it.
Zemin stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Zemin moves into the clinch successfully.
Heart breaks the clinch.
Heart throws a right hand that Zemin ducks under and follows up with a left that Zemin also avoids with ease.
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!
Heart looks to throw the jab but Zemin is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zemin tries to clinch there but Heart circles away.
Heart moves out of range as Zemin strikes.
Heart throws a jab but it's blocked by Zemin.
Zemin misses with a looping left.
An inside leg kick lands from Heart.
Heart thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zemin defending well as Heart loads up on a big left hand.
Zemin throws a body punch but Heart moves out of range.
Heart takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Zemin wants to clinch up but Heart keeps it at a distance.
Zemin has Heart up against the cage in a clinch.
Heart leaning against his opponent.
Zemin misses with a knee strike.
Heart blocks an uppercut.
Heart has a couple of punches blocked by Zemin.
Zemin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Heart throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Zemins head.
Heart blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Heart lands a shot to the body.
Heart blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heart lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zemin backwards.
Zemin is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Zemin scores with a shot to the side of Heart's head.
Zemin working aggressively here.
Heart escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Black Heart is winning the standup battle so far.
Zemin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Heart.
Zemin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Heart goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Heart working aggressively here.
Heart manages to break the clinch.
Heart looks to land a right hand but Zemin moved out of range.
Zemin slips a straight right by Heart.
Zemin doesn't manage to clinch there - Heart circles away.
A jab from Zemin misses.
It looked like Heart wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Zemin drives through and clinches with Heart against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Zemin - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Zemin throws a punch but it's blocked by Heart.
Zemin lands a hook that snaps the head of Heart backwards.
Zemin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right from Zemin.
Zemin just leaning against Heart, taking a breather.
A head punch on the inside from Heart fails to land.
Zemin struggles to land a body shot inside as Heart controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Zemin.
Heart blocks an uppercut.
Heart manages to break the clinch.
Zemin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Zemin misses with a hook. Heart ducked under it nicely.
Heart lands a leg kick that knocks Zemin off balance momentarily.
Zemin tries to clinch but Heart moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Heart.
Heart slips a straight right by Zemin.
Heart has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Zemin finds it's way round the side to connect with Heart's head.
Zemin moves away from the strike by Heart.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zemin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hearts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Heart!
Heart smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Heart scores with a hook to the body. Zemin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Zemin moves away from the strike by Heart.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Unang Zemin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Black Heart's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Zemin jabs Heart right on the nose. Heart blinks but takes it well.
Heart lands with an uppercut that bounces Zemin off the cage and back into range.
Heart swats away the attempt to clinch by Zemin.
Zemin throws a shot from downtown. Heart moves away and avoids it.
Zemin ducks under a wild hook from Heart.
Heart looks to land a left hand but Zemin moved out of range nicely.
Zemin catches Heart with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Zemin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Heart.
Zemin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Heart circles away from the clinch attempt
and Heart counters with a straight right hand.
Zemin scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Zemin darts in and clinches Heart up against the cage.
Heart's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zemin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Heart lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Heart takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Zemin closes the distance and clinches.
Zemin lands a nice uppercut.
Zemin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zemin blocking some punches.
Heart working aggressively here.
Heart blocks an uppercut.
Zemin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Zemin misses with the head strike.
Heart misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zemin slowing the pace effectively.
Heart breaks the clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Zemin.
Zemin rushes Heart and presses him up against the cage.
Zemin throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Heart fails to land.
Zemin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Heart pushes Zemin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Heart working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short left from Zemin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zemin throws a punch but it's blocked by Heart.
Zemin lands a nice uppercut.
Zemin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Zemin throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zemin throws a punch but it's blocked by Heart.
Zemin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Heart backwards.
Heart lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Zemin or not.
Heart misses with a punch on the inside.
Zemin has Heart pressed against the cage, preventing Heart from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Heart throws a head punch that misses.
Zemin breaks the clinch.
Zemin looks to land a left hand but Heart moved out of range nicely.
Heart with the inside leg kick.
Zemin might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Jab by Heart.
Zemin moves into range and connects with a jab.
Black Heart's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Zemin closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Heart just misses with a punch to the body.
Zemin misses with a straight right.
Heart missing with a left hand there. Zemin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Zemin! But no joy.
Zemin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nice body punch from Heart.
Heart throws a leg kick but Zemin sees it coming and moves out of range.
Heart stuns Zemin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Zemin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Heart cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zemin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Heart.
Decent striking displayed by Heart there.
Zemin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Heart paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Heart scores with a jab to the body.
Heart lands with a nice body punch.
Heart throws a hook but Zemin avoids it easily.
Heart ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zemin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Heart throws out the jab.
Heart misses with a straight left.
Heart throws a lazy right hand but Zemin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jab by Zemin.
Heart pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Heart throws a hook but Zemin avoids it easily.
Zemin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Heart throws out the jab.
Zemin misses with a hook. Heart ducked under it nicely.
Zemin staying out of range there.
Zemin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The fighters circling - Heart throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Zemin looks to land a right hand but Heart moved out of range.
Zemin is looking to clinch but Heart is avoiding it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zemin tries to clinch
and Heart counters with a stiff right hand.
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!
Heart ducks under a wild hook from Zemin.
Zemin has closed the distance and engaged Heart in a clinch.
Heart throws a head punch that misses.
Unang Zemin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Heart has a couple of punches blocked by Zemin.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Heart.
Heart breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Good exchange - Heart coming out on top.
Zemin sends Heart crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Zemin is motioning to the referee to let Heart up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Zemin closes the distance looking to clinch
and Heart counters with a nice body shot.
Heart connects with a crisp jab.
Zemin on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Heart throws a nice outside leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zemin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Heart manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Zemin tries to clinch up but Heart circles away and keeps his distance.
Heart appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Zemin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Zemin misses with an uppercut. Heart saw that one coming.
Heart displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zemin throws out the jab.
Heart appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Unang Zemin.
I think Zemin has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Black Heart!
Our winner, Black Heart, 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Santana (ranked 325 p4p, 1079 weight class) and Elijah Anderson (ranked 48 p4p, 163 weight class). Santana comes to the cage accompanied by Chief Keef - Love Sosa. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Elijah Anderson enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Anthony Santana!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elijah Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santana throws a hook but Anderson avoids it easily.
Anderson lands with a good body shot.
Santana gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Anderson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Santana ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've been told by Santana's head coaches at Nap or Tap that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Santana avoids the body shot from Anderson.
Anderson lands a jab.
It looks like Anthony Santana has been cut.
Anderson scores with a punch to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santana is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Anderson.
Santana drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Santana misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Anderson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Elijah Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santana walks into a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Santana misses the target.
Anderson lands a really nice looking cross but Santana seems unphased.
Anderson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Anthony Santana is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Anderson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Anderson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Santana, pushing him back against the cage.
Santana tries to work over Anderson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Anderson blocks a body shot from Santana.
Santana is trying to force a seperation but Anderson has the dominant position.
A body shot lands from Santana.
Santana goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Santana doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Santana lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Anderson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Anderson misses with a body punch.
Santana blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Anderson blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Santana.
Anderson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Good body shot from Santana.
Santana lands a left hand.
Anderson breaks the clinch.
Anderson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Santana.
A little feinted left hand from Santana on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Santana swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Santana throws a leg kick but Anderson moved away.
Anderson lands with an overhand left.
Anderson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Santana throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anderson throws a counter combo.
Jab from Santana.
It looks like Elijah Anderson has been cut.
Anderson stuns Santana with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Anderson ducks under a wild hook from Santana.
Santana avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Santana misses the target.
Santana moves out of range as Anderson strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santana misses with a two punch combination.
Anderson scores with a jab to the body.
Santana takes one to the side of the head.
Anderson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Anderson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Santana had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Anderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Santana is just out of range.
Anderson throws a series of strikes that have Santana backpedaling.
Anderson moves into the clinch.
Santana wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Anderson blocks a body shot from Santana.
Anderson looking to throw knees to the head but Santana is blocking nicely.
Santana swings wildly with an uppercut but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Santana blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Santana.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anderson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Santana.
Anderson throws a head punch that misses.
Santana lands a shoulder strike.
Anderson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Santana scores with a shot to the side of Anderson's head.
Santana misses with a body punch.
Santana tries to throw a body punch but Anderson avoids it by throwing Santana back against the cage.
Santana lands a right hand.
A short right from Anderson on the inside.
Santana prevents a body shot from Anderson.
Santana stops a takedown attempt from Anderson.
Anderson swings wildly with an uppercut but Santana uses good head movement to avoid it.
Santana misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Anderson.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Anderson.
Santana working aggressively here.
Anderson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Santana backwards.
Anderson cracks Santana with a nice body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Elijah Anderson dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Santana avoids the body shot from Anderson.
Santana clinches.
Anthony Santana has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Anderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Santana wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Anderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Anderson working aggressively here.
Santana lands a nice shot to the body.
Anderson has a couple of punches blocked by Santana.
Santana scores with a nice hook to the head.
Santana misses with a hook to the ribs.
Anderson lands a shoulder strike.
Santana doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Santana misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santana struggles to land a body shot inside as Anderson controls his hands.
A short left from Santana.
A hook to the body from Santana.
Anderson cracks Santana with a nice body shot.
Anderson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Anderson lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson pushes Santana back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Anderson takes a shot to the head.
Anderson wants a takedown.
Anderson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Santana escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Anderson misses with a looping left.
As Anderson looks to move away, Santana throws a big counter combo but Anderson just gets out of the way.
Anderson ducks under a wild hook from Santana.
Anderson looks to land a combination but Santana avoids it well.
Santana throws a looping overhand right but Anderson ducks down to avoid it.
Anderson avoids the body shot from Santana.
Santana swings for the body but Anderson moves out of range.
Santana fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Anderson on the side of the head.
Anderson works Santana's body with a nice hook.
Anderson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
An attempted straight right counter from Santana misses the target.
Anderson has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Anderson misses with a straight left.
Anderson staying out of range there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Donk. Santana catches Anderson right on the button with a cross.
Santana has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Santana there as he acknowledges the shot.
Anderson misses the shot to the body.
Santana walks into a straight right hand from Anderson.
Anderson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Anderson swings for the body but Santana moves out of range.
Santana closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Anderson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Santana swats away the attempt to clinch by Anderson.
Santana throwing a counter right hand but Anderson manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throws a hook to the side of Santana's head but Santana sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
An attempted straight right counter from Santana misses the target.
Anderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Santana moves away.
Anderson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Anderson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Santana.
Santana misses with a hook
and Anderson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Anderson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Santana counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Anderson is rocked!
That has opened up Elijah Anderson's cut even more.
Good exchange - Anderson coming out on top.
Anderson is still on wobbly legs! Can Santana finish him?
Santana bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Anderson seems to have recovered his senses.
Anderson misses the shot to the body.
Anderson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Santana throws out the jab.
Anderson connects with a body shot.
Santana tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Anderson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santana throws a hook but Anderson blocks it.
Anderson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Santana.
Santana turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Santana throws a right hand that Anderson ducks under and follows up with a left that Anderson also avoids with ease.
Anderson throws a right hand that misses
and Santana counters with a crisp right hand that drops Anderson! Santana lets Anderson back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
A punch combination from Santana misses.
Anderson darts in and clinches Santana up against the cage.
Santana throws a punch but it's blocked by Anderson.
Santana escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Santana walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Santana throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Santana swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Anderson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Santana with a body shot.
Anderson connects with a body shot that sends Santana's belly button to the back.
Nice jab there from Anderson.
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 Anthony Santana will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Anderson slips under a jab from Santana.
Anderson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Santana.
Anderson lands a nice hook to Santana's body. Santana takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Anderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Santana moves away.
A shot to the liver by Anderson. Beautiful body shot.
Anderson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Santana doesn't seem bothered though.
Anderson tries to clinch but Santana moves out of range.
Nice jab there from Anderson.
Anderson just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Santana misses.
Santana takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Anderson lands a body shot.
Anderson connects with a right hand. Santana shakes it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson checks the leg kick.
Anderson wants to counter the offense by Santana and move into the clinch position.
Jab, jab by Anderson - just one landing.
Anderson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Santana sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Anderson takes a swing at Santana's ribcage but misses.
Anderson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Santana.
Anderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Santana moves away.
Santana doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Anderson throws a poor cross that misses
and Santana counters with a nice body shot.
Santana walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A swing and a miss from Anderson.
Anderson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Santana misses with a left hand
and Anderson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Anderson misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santana's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Anderson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Santana manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Anderson keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anderson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Anderson prevents a body shot from Santana.
Santana tries to work over Anderson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A body shot lands from Santana.
Santana throws a head punch that misses.
Santana struggles to land a body shot inside as Anderson controls his hands.
Santana is looking to break free of the clinch but Anderson has double underhooks.
A nice right hand lands inside from Anderson.
Anderson misses with some punches.
Anderson tries to score a body lock takedown but Santana shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Anderson blocks an uppercut.
Anderson trying to land knees to the body.
Santana lands a left hand that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santana lands a nice uppercut.
Anderson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Anderson tries to work over Santana's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Santana tries a body shot but Anderson blocks it.
Anderson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Santana.
Anderson has Santana pressed against the cage, preventing Santana from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Santana looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Santana's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Anderson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Anderson tries to score a body lock takedown but Santana shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Anderson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Santana's elbow.
A right hook to the body lands for Santana.
Anderson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Santana working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Santana misses with a hook to the ribs.
Santana misses with a punch on the inside.
Santana goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Santana lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Anderson.
Anderson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Santana misses with a body punch.
Anderson blocks a body shot from Santana.
Anderson swings wildly with an uppercut but Santana uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anderson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Anderson blocks an uppercut.
Santana softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Anderson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Anderson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Santana lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Santana lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Santana lands with a left to the head.
Santana has a couple of punches blocked by Anderson.
Santana lands with a light punch inside.
Anderson blocks a body shot from Santana.
Santana tries to work over Anderson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Anderson tries to work over Santana's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Elijah Anderson just about did enough to take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Santana's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Santana defending well as Anderson loads up on a big left hand.
Santana lands with a nice body kick.
Anderson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Santana bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Anderson throws a body shot but no joy.
Anderson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Santana misses the jab.
Santana avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Santana throws a body punch but Anderson moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Santana counters with a stiff right hand.
Anderson scores with a nice head shot.
Anderson throws a lazy right hand but Santana sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A lazy left from Anderson finds it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Santana.
Santana scores with a body shot.
Santana missing with a left hand there. Anderson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Anderson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Anderson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Santana.
Santana swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Anderson misses with a combination
and Santana counters with a solid body kick.
Anderson is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Anderson blocks a leg kick.
Santana gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Santana has a couple of punches blocked by Anderson.
Santana scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Santana.
Anderson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short body shot lands from Santana as the two fighters clinch.
A short right from Anderson.
Santana lands a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Santana can't find room to land a body shot as Anderson controls the action.
Anderson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Anderson tries to throw a body punch but Santana avoids it by throwing Anderson back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Santana.
Santana misses with a body punch.
Anderson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Santana throws a head punch that misses.
Santana fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Santana.
Santana blocking some punches.
Anderson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Santana swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santana tries to work over Anderson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Anderson.
Santana tries to work over Anderson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Santana blocks an uppercut.
Anderson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Anderson lands a shot to the body.
Anderson tries to work over Santana's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Santana.
Anderson tries to throw a body punch but Santana avoids it by throwing Anderson back against the cage.
Anderson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Anderson misses with a body punch.
Anderson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Santana misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Anderson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Anderson struggles to land a body shot inside as Santana controls his hands.
Santana goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Anderson blocks a body shot from Santana.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson lands a hook that snaps the head of Santana backwards.
Santana doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Still in the clinch, Santana scores with a nice short uppercut.
Santana manages to break the clinch.
Santana cracks a nice hook into Anderson's ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anderson connects with a single shot there.
Anderson throws out a loose jab but Santana uses good head movement to avoid it.
Elijah Anderson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Anderson punishes Santana's body with a nice straight punch.
Santana takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Anderson just misses with a punch to the body.
Santana throws a leg kick
and Anderson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Anderson.
Santana on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Santana tries to get out of the position.
Anderson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Anderson sitting in guard here, content to control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Elijah Anderson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Santana moves out of range as Anderson strikes.
Anderson works the jab nicely.
Santana connects with a right hand. Anderson shakes it off.
Anderson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Santana on the side of the head.
Santana lands with a nice body punch.
Anderson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A quick step to the side and Santana tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anderson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Santana.
Santana swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson looks to throw the jab but Santana is out of range.
Santana throwing a counter right hand but Anderson manages to avoid it.
Anderson lands a head shot.
Anderson connects with the punch.
Anderson digs a good hook to Santana's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santana shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Santana fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Anderson.
Anderson misses with a leg kick
and Santana counters with a straight right hand.
A shot to the liver by Santana. Beautiful body shot.
Santana finds Anderson's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Anderson flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Santana lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Anderson will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 5, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Anthony Santana!
Anthony Santana is the new light heavyweight champion!
Anthony Santana thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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