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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Abraham Durden (ranked 2537 p4p, 2652 weight class) and Richmond Belvedere (ranked 317 p4p, 329 weight class). Abraham Durden 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Abraham Durden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Richmond Belvedere!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Glass and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belvedere tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Durden manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Durden on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Durden on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Durden cracks Belvedere with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Durden tests Belvedere's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A cross from Durden lands.
 Belvedere is rocked!
Belvedere ducks into an uppercut from Durden and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Abraham Durden!
During a confident post fight interview, Abraham Durden thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Giuseppe Hopkins (ranked 1399 p4p, 2327 weight class) and Dwayne Haskins (ranked 200 p4p, 333 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 34 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Giuseppe Hopkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dwayne Haskins!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Glass and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haskins cracks Hopkins with a good jab.
Haskins rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Hopkins to counter with a crisp jab.
 It looks like Dwayne Haskins has been cut.
Hopkins misses with a straight right.
Haskins tries a head kick but it misses.
Hopkins looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Haskins throws a jab when Hopkins was well out of range.
Haskins misses with an uppercut.
Hopkins is looking to counter with head kicks.
Haskins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hopkins stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Haskins just misses with a punch to the body.
Haskins swings for the body but Hopkins moves out of range.
Hopkins throws a counter high kick but Haskins was just alert enough to avoid it.
Haskins lands a high kick!
Haskins jabs Hopkins right on the nose. Hopkins blinks but takes it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haskins fails to land with a series of punches.
Hopkins throwing a counter right hand but Haskins manages to avoid it.
Dwayne Haskins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hopkins gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Hopkins tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but Haskins is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Hopkins buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Hopkins!! Hopkins is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. Haskins throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dwayne Haskins!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rupert Helenius (ranked 1624 p4p, 1772 weight class) and Julio Regueiro (ranked 220 p4p, 242 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Rupert Helenius has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Rupert Helenius seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rupert Helenius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Julio Regueiro!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Colin Fotheringham and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Helenius pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Regueiro throws a head kick that half lands.
Helenius misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Regueiro swats away the attempt to clinch by Helenius.
Regueiro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Regueiro gets tackled into the cage by Helenius. Helenius maintains the clinch.
Helenius escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Helenius's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Regueiro lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Helenius breaks the clinch.
Regueiro throws a head kick but Helenius moves out of range.
Helenius tries a head kick but it misses.
Helenius doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Helenius takes the fight into the clinch.
Helenius misses with a punch to the body.
Helenius doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Regueiro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Helenius tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Regueiro paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Helenius moves into the clinch.
Regueiro misses with the head strike.
Regueiro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Helenius takes a swing at Regueiro's ribcage but misses.
Regueiro moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Helenius loads up on a big right hand but Regueiro slips the punch.
Regueiro steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Helenius.
Regueiro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Helenius manages to avoid it.
Regueiro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Regueiro comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Regueiro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Helenius forces Regueiro back against the cage and clinches.
Helenius blocks a body shot from Regueiro.
Helenius tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Helenius has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Regueiro breaks the clinch.
Helenius closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Regueiro is trying to break the clinch but Helenius has him pressed against the cage.
Helenius looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A hook to the body from Regueiro.
Helenius escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Regueiro has closed the distance and engaged Helenius in a clinch.
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!
Regueiro can't find room to land a body shot as Helenius controls the action.
We've been hearing reports that Helenius has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Regueiro wants to break the clinch but can't.
Regueiro wants to break free but Helenius has control.
Regueiro manages to break the clinch.
Julio Regueiro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Helenius rushes Regueiro and presses him up against the cage.
Regueiro softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Helenius is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Regueiro breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Helenius.
Regueiro bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Helenius's head backwards.
Regueiro wants to clinch.
Regueiro clinches up with Helenius and pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Regueiro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Regueiro gets tackled into the cage by Helenius. Helenius maintains the clinch.
Regueiro breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Regueiro showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Helenius.
Helenius lands a head kick!
Regueiro pushes Helenius up against the cage in a clinch.
Regueiro tries to throw a body punch but Helenius avoids it by throwing Regueiro back against the cage.
Regueiro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Helenius throws a hook but Regueiro avoids it easily.
Helenius fails with an attempt to clinch.
Regueiro moves into the clinch.
Regueiro breaks the clinch.
Helenius throws a sloppy head kick and Regueiro moves out of range easily.
Regueiro closes the distance and pushes Helenius back into the cage.
Nice body punch from Regueiro.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Regueiro softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Regueiro lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Helenius escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A head kick misses from Regueiro.
Helenius tries to clinch but Regueiro is having none of it.
A little jabbing left from Regueiro on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Helenius circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Regueiro throws a head kick that Helenius semi-blocks.
Regueiro has closed the distance and engaged Helenius in a clinch.
Regueiro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Regueiro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Helenius scores with a takedown into Regueiro's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Regueiro is on top in guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Regueiro is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Julio Regueiro dominated that round.
That's time! Helenius's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Helenius shoots in but Regueiro avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Regueiro unleashes a big counter combination but Helenius bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Helenius fails with an attempt to clinch.
Helenius tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Regueiro paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Regueiro thuds a left hand into Helenius's body.
Regueiro throws a hook but Helenius avoids it easily.
Regueiro tries to keep at a distance but Helenius has taken the fight into the clinch.
Helenius prevents Regueiro from breaking the clinch.
Regueiro has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Helenius seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Regueiro can turn it around.
Regueiro throws a head punch that misses.
Helenius blocks a body shot from Regueiro.
Regueiro breaks the clinch.
Regueiro tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Regueiro throws a series of punches but Helenius avoids them all with ease.
Regueiro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Regueiro connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Helenius lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Helenius lands with an overhand left.
Regueiro has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Helenius tries to clinch but Regueiro is having none of it.
Regueiro throws a nice looking combination but Helenius bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Regueiro will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Regueiro throws a nice head kick!
Julio Regueiro seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Regueiro looks to land a combination but Helenius avoids it well.
Helenius throws a quick counter head kick but Regueiro was just out of range.
Regueiro tries to clinch but Helenius is having none of it.
Regueiro tries to clinch there but Helenius circles away.
Regueiro is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Helenius rather than just go for the knockout.
Regueiro goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Regueiro tries to clinch but Helenius is having none of it.
Rupert Helenius is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Helenius gets a takedown into half guard.
Regueiro gets full guard.
Helenius controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Helenius pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Regueiro is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Regueiro is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Helenius defends well.
Regueiro controls Helenius momentarily but Helenius frees himself.
Helenius trying to control but Regueiro is working from the bottom.
Helenius got a little sloppy there for a moment and Regueiro has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Helenius has managed to get both his arms back between Regueiro's legs - danger averted.
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!
Helenius got a little sloppy there for a moment and Regueiro has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Helenius has managed to get both his arms back between Regueiro's legs - danger averted.
Helenius controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helenius drops back looking for a leg! Regueiro is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Regueiro manages to kick Helenius off! Helenius jumps back into Regueiro's guard.
Regueiro looking to control.
Helenius stays in close to Regueiro's body and controls the position.
Helenius slips nicely into half guard.
Regueiro keeping control of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Regueiro looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Regueiro controlling the position for now.
Helenius wants to lay and pray for a moment but Regueiro keeps working.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Regueiro clinches up against the cage.
Helenius escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Helenius avoids the head kick by Regueiro.
Helenius avoids the head kick by Regueiro.
Regueiro wants to clinch up but Helenius keeps it at a distance.
Helenius misses with a two punch combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Julio Regueiro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Helenius swats away the attempt to clinch by Regueiro.
Nice straight punches there by Regueiro. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Regueiro.
Regueiro misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Helenius avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Regueiro tries a head kick but it misses.
Regueiro keeps the fight on the outside.
Regueiro ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Helenius moves in looking to clinch but Regueiro pushes him off.
Regueiro unleashes a big counter combination but Helenius bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Helenius tries to clinch up but Regueiro circles away and keeps his distance.
Regueiro lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Helenius circles away quickly and effectively.
Regueiro misses with an uppercut. Helenius saw that one coming.
Helenius dives in for a single leg takedown but Regueiro sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Regueiro blocks an uppercut.
Helenius keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Regueiro's efforts to push away.
Helenius prevents Regueiro from breaking the clinch.
Regueiro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Helenius lands with a right to the head.
Helenius's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Regueiro lunges at Helenius with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Helenius's hand.
Helenius tries to clinch but Regueiro moves out of range.
Helenius throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Regueiro! But no joy.
Helenius shoots in and gets a takedown into Regueiro's guard.
Regueiro being controlled here, momentarily.
Regueiro trying to control the position.
Helenius looking to pass the guard.
Helenius's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Rupert Helenius has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Regueiro has his foot on Helenius's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Helenius works his way back into a safe position though.
Regueiro is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Helenius has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Regueiro being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Regueiro looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Helenius misses with a two punch combination.
Helenius instigates a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Helenius escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Regueiro just misses with a punch to the body.
A head kick misses from Helenius.
Helenius tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Regueiro moves out of range of the strikes.
Helenius circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Regueiro clinches with his opponent.
Helenius misses with the head strike.
Helenius tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Regueiro breaks the clinch.
Helenius looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Helenius tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Regueiro shapes to counter with a head kick.
Regueiro throws a hook but Helenius avoids it easily.
Helenius throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Regueiro misses with a looping left.
Helenius tries to close the distance and clinch but Regueiro swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Helenius tries to clinch up but Regueiro circles away and keeps his distance.
Helenius tries to bum rush Regueiro with a series of wild strikes but Regueiro uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Helenius moves in looking to clinch but Regueiro pushes him off.
Helenius throws a shot from downtown. Regueiro moves away and avoids it.
A head kick misses from Helenius.
A head kick misses from Regueiro.
Regueiro doesn't manage to clinch there - Helenius circles away.
Helenius moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Regueiro gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Regueiro lands with a short shot to the head.
Helenius misses with the head strike.
Helenius's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Regueiro gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Helenius misses with a short punch on the inside.
Helenius lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Regueiro or not.
Regueiro breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Helenius throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Regueiro scores with a head kick.
Regueiro moves into the clinch successfully.
Regueiro breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Regueiro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Regueiro closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Helenius lands a right hand.
Helenius manages to break the clinch.
Regueiro avoids the head kick by Helenius.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Rupert Helenius.
I think Regueiro 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Julio Regueiro!
After the fight, Julio Regueiro was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marshal Mayhem (ranked 2014 p4p, 2289 weight class) and Crush Bandicoot (ranked 175 p4p, 200 weight class). Mayhem's entrance music is Friday Night remixed by Astrophysics. A fine choice. 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marshal Mayhem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 25 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Crush Bandicoot!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Glass and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bandicoot misses the jab.
Bandicoot throws a jab when Mayhem was well out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Mayhem on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mayhem connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nice jab there from Bandicoot.
A right-left combo lands from Mayhem.
Bandicoot takes a swing at Mayhem's ribcage but misses.
Mayhem misses with a wild body shot.
Mayhem misses with a body shot.
Bandicoot just misses with a punch to the body.
Mayhem tries to counter with a takedown but Bandicoot is quick to defend against it.
Bandicoot throws the left hand but Mayhem avoids the punch easily.
Bandicoot throws a lazy right hand but Mayhem sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bandicoot throws a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mayhem avoids the body shot from Bandicoot.
Bandicoot lands with a right hand.
Mayhem throws a looping overhand right but Bandicoot ducks down to avoid it.
Bandicoot swings away with a body shot that misses
and Mayhem counters with a stiff right hand.
Bandicoot looks to land a combination but Mayhem avoids it well.
Bandicoot scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bandicoot cracks Mayhem with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bandicoot with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bandicoot scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Mayhem throws a hook but Bandicoot avoids it easily.
Mayhem ducks under a wild hook from Bandicoot.
Bandicoot misses with an uppercut
enabling Mayhem to counter with a crisp jab.
Mayhem with a jab.
Crush Bandicoot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good standup being displayed there by Mayhem as he connects with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Mayhem.
Mayhem feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bandicoot looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Mayhem wants to pass the guard but Bandicoot is keeping the position.
Bandicoot looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bandicoot working a defensive guard here.
Mayhem trying to control the position from guard on top but Bandicoot is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bandicoot working for a triangle but Mayhem defends it easily.
Mayhem throwing strikes but missing.
Mayhem postures up in Bandicoot's guard and throws a big left but Bandicoot blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem postures up.
Bandicoot working for submissions but it's allowed Mayhem to get to half guard.
Mayhem drops an elbow to the side of Bandicoot's head.
Bandicoot looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mayhem lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Mayhem lands strikes from half guard.
Bandicoot is looking to improve his position.
Mayhem looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bandicoot with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bandicoot has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Mayhem escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Mayhem!
Bandicoot struggling a bit here.
Mayhem working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Mayhem works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Mayhem lands a few punches from side control.
Mayhem landing strikes.
Mayhem trying to control the position but Bandicoot is working away.
Bandicoot is trying to get back to half guard.
Bandicoot can't do much from the bottom here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marshal Mayhem dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bandicoot throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mayhem sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bandicoot misses with a wild body shot.
Bandicoot throws a lazy right hand but Mayhem sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mayhem connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bandicoot's hands.
Mayhem 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.
Mayhem is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bandicoot can do to turn this around?
Donk. Mayhem catches Bandicoot right on the button with a cross.
Bandicoot misses with a left hand
and Bandicoot takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mayhem feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bandicoots jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bandicoot throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mayhem blocks a jab.
Bandicoot throws a right hand that misses
and Mayhem counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd cheers as Mayhem lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bandicoot doesn't seem phased though.
Bandicoot throws a jab but it's blocked by Mayhem.
Bandicoot throws a lazy right hand but Mayhem sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mayhem is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bandicoot throws the left hand but Mayhem avoids the punch easily.
Bandicoot throws a jab but it's blocked by Mayhem.
Bandicoot misses with a hook to the body
and Mayhem counters with a straight right hand.
Bandicoot misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayhem shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Bandicoot napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Mayhem working the ground and pound.
Mayhem staying calm.
Mayhem lands a nice forearm strike.
Bandicoot is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Mayhem's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Mayhem prevents Bandicoot from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mayhem lands a nice short elbow.
Bandicoot actively working from the bottom here.
Bandicoot is looking for a sweep. Mayhem is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mayhem wants to control but Bandicoot is keeping him busy.
Marshal Mayhem overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mayhem takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Mayhem is keen to just control but Bandicoot is a slippery customer.
Mayhem working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mayhem works his way into full mount!
Mayhem avoids the attempt from Bandicoot to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bandicoot bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Bandicoot passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Bandicoot trying to control the action but Mayhem is working from the bottom.
Mayhem struggling a bit here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem is looking for a sweep.
Mayhem is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Mayhem tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bandicoot wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Mayhem has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Mayhem wants to control but Bandicoot postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mayhem manages to work his way to half guard, despite Bandicoot's best efforts.
Bandicoot looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mayhem with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bandicoot slips a nice elbow through Mayhem's hands, connecting with Mayhem's forehead.
Bandicoot prevents Mayhem from improving his position.
Bandicoot not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marshal Mayhem dominated that second round.
That's time! Mayhem's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Bandicoot misses with a hook
and Mayhem counters with a stiff right hand.
Bandicoot swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mayhem slips under a jab from Bandicoot.
Mayhem moves out of range of the strikes.
Mayhem is looking to counter punch.
Bandicoot lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Bandicoot fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mayhem manages to avoid it.
A shot to the liver by Bandicoot. Beautiful body shot.
Bandicoot keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mayhem.
Bandicoot throws a big shot that misses.
Mayhem ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bandicoot jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bandicoot misses with a jab to the body
and Mayhem counters with a stiff right hand.
Mayhem lands a jab to Bandicoot's midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mayhem dips to his left and cracks Bandicoot with an uppercut!
Bandicoot swings widly with a right hand
and Mayhem cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mayhem fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bandicoot lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayhem cracks Bandicoot with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mayhem takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mayhem shoots in for a takedown but Bandicoot shows good takedown defense.
Mayhem slips a straight right by Bandicoot.
Bandicoot throws an overhand right that lands on Mayhem's shoulder, as Mayhem tries to avoid the shot.
Mayhem avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bandicoot takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mayhem bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bandicoot's head backwards.
It looks like Mayhem has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Bandicoot takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mayhem lands a really nice looking cross but Bandicoot seems unphased.
Bandicoot misses with an uppercut
and Mayhem cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mayhem drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mayhem is looking to work some ground and pound but Bandicoot has wrist control.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mayhem's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bandicoot is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bandicoot working the head and body with strikes.
Mayhem avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bandicoot.
Mayhem trying to control but Bandicoot postures up.
Bandicoot missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bandicoot is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Bandicoot is looking to pass Mayhem's guard but actually Mayhem recovers to full guard.
Crush Bandicoot has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem wants to sweep here but Bandicoot controlling him for the moment.
Bandicoot wants to control from the top but Mayhem keeps moving.
Bandicoot with a nice head shot there.
Mayhem controls Bandicoot momentarily but Bandicoot frees himself.
Bandicoot won't allow Mayhem to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Mayhem preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bandicoot working some strikes from top position.
Mayhem manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bandicoot manages to get himself to full guard.
Mayhem avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Mayhem trying to move into half guard but instead Bandicoot has managed to sweep!
Bandicoot in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bandicoot got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mayhem has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bandicoot has managed to get both his arms back between Mayhem's legs - danger averted.
Bandicoot postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Marshal Mayhem.
Well Mayhem has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marshal Mayhem!
Marshal Mayhem tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gyukosho Fujimoto (ranked 1880 p4p, 2187 weight class) and Torkel Bystrom (ranked 206 p4p, 236 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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255
23 - 16 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 43 - 24 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gyukosho Fujimoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 16 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Torkel Bystrom!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Phil Schofield and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fujimoto cracks Bystrom with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bystrom has managed to clinch.
Bystrom drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bystrom is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Fujimoto pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Fujimoto breaks the clinch.
Bystrom takes a swing at Fujimoto's ribcage but misses.
Bystrom pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fujimoto throwing a counter right hand but Bystrom manages to avoid it.
Bystrom has managed to clinch.
Fujimoto is trying to break free.
Bystrom manages to pull guard.
Fujimoto has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Bystrom to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Fujimoto is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Bystrom pulls down on the head and he's put Fujimoto to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Torkel Bystrom!
Our winner, Torkel Bystrom, 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Hong Kong (ranked 1626 p4p, 1584 weight class) and Yusuf Mammadov (ranked 221 p4p, 215 weight class). Kong comes to the cage accompanied by Open Your Third Eye. Yusuf Mammadov 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hong Kong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yusuf Mammadov!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Phil Schofield and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mammadov gets tackled into the cage by Kong. Kong maintains the clinch.
Mammadov tries to work over Kong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kong pulls guard.
Kong will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Mammadov drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Mammadov jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Mammadov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kong wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Mammadov sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Kong wants to sweep but no luck.
Kong controlling Mammadov's posture.
Mammadov is looking to work some ground and pound but Kong has wrist control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mammadov throwing strikes from guard but Kong blocks nicely.
Kong keeping moving, preventing Mammadov from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mammadov postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mammadov trying to control but Kong is working from the bottom.
Mammadov passes Kong's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Mammadov is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kong sees it coming and defends easily.
Kong trying to hold on to Mammadov's head to control him but Mammadov postures up.
Kong is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Mammadov's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Mammadov's back!
Kong controlling well, preventing Mammadov from escaping the position.
Mammadov is still trying to improve position.
Mammadov showing good submission defense here.
Mammadov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kong tightening his grip on Mammadov, looking for the choke.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mammadov is really stuck here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kong working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Kong is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Mammadov knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Mammadov for a finish.
Mammadov is trying to break free.
Kong trying to control.
Kong keeps control of the position as Mammadov tries to break free.
Kong looking for the choke but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kong working for the choke.
You can see the frustration on Mammadov's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Kong has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Mammadov is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Kong is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Mammadov is defending well though. Kong let's go of the attempt for now.
Kong is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Mammadov tries to escape the position.
Kong looking for the choke but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kong working for the choke.
Kong keeps control of the position as Mammadov tries to break free.
Mammadov is keeping busy.
Mammadov breaks Kong's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Kong working a defensive guard here.
Mammadov lands a couple of digs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mammadov throwing strikes from guard but Kong blocks nicely.
Kong working a defensive guard here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hong Kong dominated that round.
That's time! Kong's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Mammadov tries a head kick but it misses.
Kong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mammadov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kong looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Kong is keen to just control but Mammadov is a slippery customer.
Mammadov is looking to control Kong's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mammadov avoid being mounted?
Mammadov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kong moves into full mount! Mammadov won't be happy about that!
Kong is stalling here but it's allowed Mammadov to get half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mammadov is looking for a sweep. Kong is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hong Kong overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kong is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Mammadov reverses the position - he's now on top in Kong's guard.
Kong keeping moving, preventing Mammadov from controlling successfully.
Kong not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kong seems keen to control Mammadov's posture.
Mammadov throws an elbow that misses. Kong uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mammadov's guard. Nice move by Kong!
Mammadov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kong is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mammadov is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Mammadov wants to take a breather but Kong is having none of it.
Kong is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Steel Penn Training Den, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Kong tries to get to full guard but Mammadov has control of the leg.
Kong wants to control but Mammadov is keeping busy.
Mammadov is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kong defends it well.
Mammadov seems to be looking for submissions.
Kong is trying to get back to full guard.
Kong is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mammadov can do to turn this around?
Mammadov is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mammadov is working for a kimura but Kong is defending it quite comfortably.
Mammadov is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kong wants to improve his position but Mammadov is controlling well.
Mammadov is looking for submissions but instead, Kong has regained full guard.
Mammadov stopping the sweep attempt from Kong.
Mammadov stays in close to Kong's body and controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mammadov wants to pass the guard but Kong is keeping the position.
Mammadov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kong working a defensive guard here.
Kong looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mammadov is one step ahead there.
Kong controls Mammadov momentarily but Mammadov frees himself.
Mammadov trying to control but Kong is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kong is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A combination from Mammadov does no damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Yusuf Mammadov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kong.
Mammadov scores with a jab to the body.
Kong has his takedown stuffed
and Mammadov counters with a good low kick that Kong was not able to check.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mammadov throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Mammadov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A jab from Mammadov does it's job there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mammadov throws a leg kick but Kong checks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kong. Mammadov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mammadov unleashes a big counter combination but Kong bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Mammadov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kong counters with a nice uppercut.
Kong doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kong misses the shot to the body.
Kong shoots and misses
and Mammadov counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hong Kong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mammadov misses with a jab to the body
and Mammadov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mammadov misses with a jab to the body
and Kong counters with a nice uppercut.
A head kick misses from Mammadov.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Mammadov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kong moves away.
Mammadov is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kong rather than just go for the knockout.
Kong shoots in and drives through. Mammadov sprawls well.
Good exchange - Kong coming out on top.
Kong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mammadov manages to avoid it.
Kong tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd cheers as Mammadov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kong doesn't seem phased though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kong misses with a body shot.
It seemed like Mammadov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kong swings away with a body shot that misses
and Mammadov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mammadov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kong was well out of range. Poor timing from Mammadov.
Mammadov pounces like a tiger and cracks Kong with a vicious hook! Kong is down but not out! Mammadov follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Yusuf Mammadov!
Yusuf Mammadov decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lou Valentine (ranked 447 p4p, 809 weight class) and Ethan Hawk (ranked 54 p4p, 107 weight class). Lou Valentine 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lou Valentine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ethan Hawk!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Daniel Bishop and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawk cracks Valentine with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hawk takes a swing at Valentine's ribcage but misses.
Ethan Hawk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice leg kick from Hawk, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hawk moves in looking to clinch but Valentine pushes him off.
A swing and a miss from Hawk.
It looked like Valentine was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Hawk throws a nice inside leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Hawk as he connects with a hook.
Hawk darts in and clinches Valentine up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hawk.
Hawk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hawk scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've been informed that Hawk has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Valentine lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hawk backwards.
Valentine misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hawk prevents a body shot from Valentine.
Hawk breaks the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hawk. That's going to slow Valentine down.
Hawk is looking to score with low kicks.
Hawk connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawk throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hawk throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Valentine takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hawk throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Valentine takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Valentine uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hawk.
Hawk wants to land a leg kick but Valentine is out of range.
Hawk checks a leg kick.
Hawk fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Valentine is out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Hawk. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hawk.
Hawk tries to clinch but Valentine moves out of range.
Hawk forces Valentine back against the cage and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentine lands an uppercut.
Hawk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Valentine is trying to break the clinch but Hawk has him pressed against the cage.
A short left from Hawk.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hawk misses with some punches.
Hawk scores with a shot to the side of Valentine's head.
Valentine swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Valentine tries to work over Hawk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Valentine wants a takedown but no success here.
Valentine breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hawk stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
An inside leg kick lands from Hawk.
Hawk lands a really nice looking cross but Valentine seems unphased.
Valentine uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hawk.
Hawk bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Valentine's head.
Hawk connects with a single shot there.
Valentine uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hawk.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawk takes a swing at Valentine's ribcage but misses.
Valentine feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Ethan Hawk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Valentine throws a lazy right hand but Hawk sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Valentine's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A jab from Hawk misses.
Valentine appears to be looking for a big counter.
Valentine misses the jab.
Hawk lands a nice shot that snaps Valentine's head back.
A big left from Hawk misses.
Hawk tries to close the distance and clinch but Valentine swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hawk turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A big left from Hawk misses.
Valentine was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Valentine fails with the takedown
and Hawk counters with a one-two to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawk tries to work over Valentine's front leg with a kick but Valentine checks it.
Hawk scoring well with a low kick there.
Hawk tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Valentine manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hawk looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hawk is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Valentine had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Hawk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Valentine swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Hawk counter with a right hand.
Hawk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Valentine avoids the head kick by Hawk.
A little feinted left hand from Valentine on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hawk thuds his right hand into Valentine's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hawk looks to score with a jab to the body but Valentine is just out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ethan Hawk dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Hawk thows a left - swing and a miss!
Valentine throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Valentine displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hawk throws out the jab.
Valentine throws a looping overhand right but Hawk ducks down to avoid it.
It seemed like Hawk was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hawk misses with a body kick.
Valentine appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Valentine throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hawk counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Valentine thinking.
Valentine has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hawk.
Valentine tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jab by Hawk.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valentine looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hawk throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A punch lands to the side of Valentine 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawk misses the body punch
and Valentine counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Ethan Hawk has been cut.
Hawk fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ethan Hawk seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hawk throws a jab when Valentine was well out of range.
Hawk's jab looks to have found its range, popping Valentine under the eye.
Hawk 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.
Hawk throws a lazy uppercut
and Hawk takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hawk dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Valentine. That did some damage!
Hawk uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Valentine has time to react.
Valentine rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hawk counters with a nice body kick.
Hawk lands a slapping body shot.
Hawk clobbers Valentine with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hawk throws a head kick but Valentine moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentine on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hawk lands a head shot.
Hawk does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hawk throws a front kick aimed at Valentine's knee but Valentine avoids it well.
Valentine throws a lazy uppercut
and Hawk counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hawk attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hawk throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Valentine stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hawk scores with a spinning back kick!
Valentine moves out of range of the strikes.
Valentine half committed to a counter leg kick.
Hawk lands a jab to Valentine's midsection.
Hawk feints and then cracks Valentine's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Valentine down.
Hawk connects with a solid leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawk clinches up with Valentine and pushes him back against the cage.
Valentine swings wildly with an uppercut but Hawk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hawk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Valentine can't find room to land a body shot as Hawk controls the action.
Hawk blocking some punches.
Hawk is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Valentine misses with a short punch on the inside.
Valentine working aggressively here.
Hawk is pressed up against the cage. Valentine has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hawk down to the mat. Hawk avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lou Valentine. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hawk uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Valentine has time to react.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hawk.
A good leg kick by Hawk.
Hawk throws a poor cross that misses
and Valentine counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Valentine uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hawk.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawk cracks Valentine with a good jab.
Hawk lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
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!
Hawk misses with a straight left.
Hawk fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hawk scores with a jab to the body.
Hawk has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hawk with a nice cross.
Hawk dips to his left and cracks Valentine with an uppercut!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Valentine crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hawk - the referee stops the clock and Valentine gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hawk. Valentine manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Valentine looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Valentine walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hawk.
Hawk throws a hook but Valentine blocks it.
An attempted straight right counter from Valentine misses the target.
Hawk's corner calls for a 1-2. Hawk obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hawk throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Valentine counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ethan Hawk showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ethan Hawk's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds 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.
Valentine throws a chopping leg kick but Hawk manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hawk lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hawk throws out a loose jab but Valentine uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hawk has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hawk throws a body punch but Valentine moves out of range.
Hawk misses with a lunging right hand
and Valentine counters with a left to the body.
Hawk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hawk.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hawk.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawk fakes the leg kick and cracks Valentine in the body.
Hawk throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Valentine missing with a left hand there. Hawk was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Valentine will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Hawk moves away from the strike by Valentine.
Hawk doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawk lands a leg kick that knocks Valentine off balance momentarily.
Valentine misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hawk throws a big shot that misses.
Hawk connects with a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Hawk.
Valentine is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Hawk.
Sloppy strikes from Hawk. Those never looked like landing.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hawk.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Valentine crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hawk - the referee stops the clock and Valentine gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hawk. Valentine manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Valentine with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hawk to score with a decent uppercut.
Hawk wants to clinch but Valentine slips to the side
and Valentine counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Valentine gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentine swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hawk avoids the body shot from Valentine.
Hawk wants to clinch.
Valentine swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Valentine misses with a low kick.
Hawk lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
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!
Valentine rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hawk counters with a leg kick.
Valentine misses with a left hand
and Hawk counters with a nice kick to the body.
A slow jab from Hawk misses its intended target.
It looked like Valentine was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Lou Valentine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawk feints and then cracks Valentine's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Valentine down.
The crowd cheers as Hawk lands an impressive looking overhand right. Valentine doesn't seem phased though.
Hawk thumps Valentine with a low kick.
Hawk works Valentine's body with a nice hook.
Hawk thumps Valentine with a low kick.
Valentine lands a nice shot to the body.
Hawk checks a leg kick.
Hawk looks to land a left hand but Valentine moved out of range nicely.
A jab from Hawk finds it's way through Valentine's defenses.
Hawk misses with a hook.
Hawk wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentine looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A head kick misses from Hawk.
Hawk tries to score with a low kick but Valentine moves his leg out of the way.
Valentine half committed to a counter leg kick.
Hawk misses with a looping right.
Hawk works Valentine's body with a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Valentine takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hawk turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hawk moves into range and clinches up with Valentine.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ethan Hawk comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hawk 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 James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ethan Hawk!
A victorious Ethan Hawk 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 Sonny Giovanni (ranked 556 p4p, 582 weight class) and Gurizuri Nakamura (ranked 77 p4p, 81 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sonny Giovanni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gurizuri Nakamura!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Andrew Berry and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakamura takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Giovanni cracks a nice hook into Nakamura's ribs.
Giovanni throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Giovanni closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nakamura keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nakamura throws a shot to the body.
A jab from Giovanni misses.
Giovanni misses with a low kick.
Giovanni misses with a looping right.
Giovanni bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Nakamura's head backwards.
Nakamura throws a right hand that misses
and Giovanni counters with a nice body shot.
Nakamura throws a big shot that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Giovanni connects with a leg kick.
Giovanni goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nakamura misses with an uppercut.
Nakamura misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Giovanni.
Giovanni misses with a low kick.
Giovanni misses with a leg kick
and Nakamura counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Nakamura prevents Giovanni from standing back up.
Giovanni is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Convicted Top Team that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giovanni knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nakamura on the ground.
Giovanni kicks Nakamura off and gets back to his feet.
Giovanni slips a straight right by Nakamura.
Giovanni misses with a few strikes there.
Nakamura throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Giovanni stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nakamura uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Giovanni.
Nakamura connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Giovanni misses with a low kick.
Nakamura steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Giovanni. That one must have hurt.
Nakamura throws a body punch but Giovanni moves out of range.
Giovanni drops Nakamura with a beautiful combination! Nakamura stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Giovanni is looking for the KO!
Nakamura is rocked!
It looks like Gurizuri Nakamura has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nakamura tries to clinch but Giovanni is having none of it.
Nakamura is still on wobbly legs! Can Giovanni finish him?
Nakamura misses with a jab to the body
and Giovanni counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Nakamura out cold! What a finish! Giovanni is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sonny Giovanni!
During a confident post fight interview, Sonny Giovanni thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thor White (ranked 622 p4p, 1023 weight class) and Hunter Broderick (ranked 89 p4p, 146 weight class). Broderick has chosen Mind by Savanah as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thor White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hunter Broderick !
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Glass and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Broderick misses.
Broderick gets cracked with a nice right hand there by White.
It looks like Hunter Broderick has been cut.
Broderick scores with a decent looking hook.
Broderick throws a body shot but no joy.
We've been informed that Broderick has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Broderick throws a jab but it's blocked by White.
A decent looking cross lands there for Broderick .
 It looks like Thor White has been cut.
A jab from White finds it's way through Broderick 's defenses.
Broderick 's jab looks to have found its range, popping White under the eye.
Broderick dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on White. That did some damage!
White doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
White looks to throw the jab but Broderick is out of range.
White steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Broderick .
White misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Broderick wants to clinch up but White keeps it at a distance.
Broderick connects with an inside leg kick.
Broderick lands with a straight right. White didn't see that one coming.
Broderick fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've been hearing reports that White has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
White throws a jab when Broderick was well out of range.
Broderick chopping away at his opponent's legs.
White moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Broderick throws a body kick that misses
and White cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
White throws a big shot that misses.
Broderick appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Broderick throws a poor cross that misses
and White counters with a three punch combo that has Broderick backing up. Broderick nods at White to acknowledge the strikes.
Good leg kick by Broderick .
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
White ducks under a wild hook from Broderick .
White throws an ugly left hook that misses
and White takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Broderick tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Broderick moves out of range of the strikes.
White moves away from the strike by Broderick .
White was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Broderick thows a leg kick but White checks it
and White counters with a two punch combo.
White swings widly with a right hand
and Broderick counters with a leg kick.
Broderick misses with a right hand
and White counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
White ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Broderick moves away.
Broderick only half commits to the counter leg kick.
White is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Broderick misses with a low kick.
Broderick lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Broderick is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by White.
A little feinted left hand from White on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Broderick throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Broderick takes one to the side of the head.
Broderick clinches up with White and pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
White breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Broderick ducks under a wild hook from White.
Broderick scores with a nice strike.
Broderick throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Broderick connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Broderick is looking to clinch.
White appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Broderick uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from White.
White misses with an uppercut. Broderick saw that one coming.
White moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Broderick throws a head kick that misses
and White counters with a lovely shot to the body.
White just misses with a punch to the body.
White takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
White ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Broderick moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for White.
Broderick scores with a decent looking hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
White takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
White rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Broderick counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Broderick is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! White had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
White missing with a left hand there. Broderick was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Broderick is looking to clinch.
Broderick fakes high and swings low for a body shot but White manages to avoid it.
White ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Broderick moves away.
Broderick misses with a straight right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Broderick cracks White with a right hand to the side of the head.
Broderick closes the distance but White moves to the side
and White counters with a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hunter Broderick dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
White has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Broderick .
Broderick ducks under a wild hook from White.
Crunch! Broderick slams his shin into White's torso.
White avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Broderick dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Broderick connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Broderick does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hunter Broderick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Broderick throws a right hand that misses
and White counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Broderick throws a quick head kick that skims the top of White's head.
Broderick misses the shot to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Broderick .
Hunter Broderick seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Broderick throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by White.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
White takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White just misses with a punch to the body.
Broderick connects with the punch.
White misses the shot to the body.
White is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Broderick misses with a hook. White ducked under it nicely.
Broderick dodges the punch combination from White.
Broderick appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
White throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Broderick throws a poor cross that misses
and White counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Broderick looks to score with a jab to the body but White is just out of range.
White throwing a counter right hand but Broderick manages to avoid it.
White 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.
Broderick tries to land a leg kick but White saw it coming and moves away.
White takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
White fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Broderick on the side of the head.
Broderick throws a poor cross that misses
letting White counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Broderick throws a one two combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Broderick throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
White throws a lazy uppercut
and Broderick counters with a good, hard body kick but White shrugs it off.
Broderick tries to close the distance and clinch up but White swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It looked like White wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Broderick throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and White counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Broderick moves out of range as White strikes.
Broderick throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Broderick missing with a left hand there. White was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Broderick throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Broderick moves out of range as White strikes.
Broderick misses with a head kick.
An attempted straight right counter from White misses the target.
Broderick is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Broderick swings for the body but White moves out of range.
Broderick shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Broderick throws a jab but it's blocked by White.
White fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Broderick on the side of the head.
White misses with a hook.
Broderick closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Broderick tries to land a knee to the head but White blocks with his arms.
Broderick lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
White tries to pull guard but Broderick holds him up against the cage and eventually White drops back down to his feet.
Broderick with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Broderick tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Broderick has a couple of punches blocked by White.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White is trying to break the clinch but Broderick has him pressed against the cage.
White breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
White throws a jab when Broderick was well out of range.
Broderick just misses with a punch to the body.
White throws a combination that misses
enabling Broderick to counter with a crisp jab.
White's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Broderick connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! White scrambles back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good leg kick by Broderick .
White doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Broderick throws a quick inside leg kick.
White uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Broderick .
It looked like White was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Broderick .
Broderick tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Broderick scores with a kick to the body.
Broderick tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but White paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hunter Broderick 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.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Broderick dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on White. That did some damage!
Broderick takes a shot right to the bread basket.
White looks to throw the jab but Broderick is out of range.
Broderick misses with a right hand
and White counters with a straight right hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Broderick .
White uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Broderick .
Broderick moves into the clinch.
Broderick prevents White from breaking the clinch.
Broderick lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White has had enough of the clinch but Broderick keeps him there for the moment.
Broderick misses with some punches.
White fails to pull guard.
White tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Broderick smiles and moves away.
A nice leg kick from Broderick , right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice defenses there by White.
A little feinted left hand from White on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Broderick throws a lazy head kick
and White counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
White looks to land a left hand but Broderick moved out of range nicely.
A big right from Broderick misses.
Broderick tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Broderick misses with a low kick.
Broderick throws a shot from downtown. White moves away and avoids it.
Broderick throws a nice inside leg kick.
White shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Broderick eats them both and turns towards White to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Broderick lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White jabs Broderick right on the nose. Broderick blinks but takes it well.
Broderick takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big left from White misses.
Broderick throws a poor cross that misses
enabling White to counter with a crisp jab.
Broderick swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
White fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Broderick manages to avoid it.
Broderick appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
White's jab looks to have found its range, popping Broderick under the eye.
White's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
White throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
White throws a hook but Broderick avoids it easily.
White rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Broderick moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Broderick connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
White checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White misses with a looping left.
Broderick takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
White has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Broderick .
Good shot there by Broderick .
Broderick has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
White lands with a shot to the body.
Broderick pushes White away with a front kick.
Broderick fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt White.
White will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Broderick buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
White fails to land with a series of punches.
White scores with a jab to the head.
White looks to land a left hand but Broderick moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Broderick cracks White with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
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!
Broderick scores with a punch to the head.
Broderick goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jab, jab by White - just one landing.
Broderick throws a hook but White blocks it.
Broderick is looking to chop away at White's legs.
No joy there for White, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Broderick throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Broderick uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from White.
White scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Broderick throws a leg kick which misses White's front leg but catches the back leg as White tries to avoid it.
Thor White has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
White bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It looked like White was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Broderick .
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Hunter Broderick .
Well Broderick 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hunter Broderick !
Hunter Broderick decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mantak Garuda (ranked 36 p4p, 235 weight class) and Larry Williams (ranked 6 p4p, 35 weight class). Garuda comes to the cage accompanied by Djiin Djiin. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 41 - 14 - 1, fighting out of London, Mantak Garuda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Larry Williams!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Daniel Bishop and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams throws a quick inside leg kick.
Williams stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
It looks like Mantak Garuda has been cut.
Williams throws a right hand that misses
and Garuda counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Williams lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Garuda uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Williams.
Garuda misses with a left hand
and Williams counters with a nice low kick that buckles Garuda's knee momentarily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Williams. That's going to slow Garuda down.
Williams bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Williams throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Williams takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garuda misses with a hook to the body
and Williams counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams throws an overhand right that lands on Garuda's shoulder, as Garuda tries to avoid the shot.
Williams scoring well with a low kick there.
Garuda uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Williams has time to react.
Williams throws a big shot that misses.
Garuda throws an overhand right that lands on Williams's shoulder, as Williams tries to avoid the shot.
Williams lands a nice leg kick that just misses Garuda's sensitive parts.
Garuda ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Williams misses with a lunging right hand
and Garuda counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garuda walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Garuda seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Garuda throws a poor cross that misses
letting Williams counter with a right hand.
Williams throws a sloppy body shot
and Garuda counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
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!
Garuda sends Williams crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Garuda is motioning to the referee to let Williams up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Williams is rocked!
Garuda displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Williams throws out the jab.
It looked like Garuda wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nice defenses there by Garuda.
Garuda thinks about countering with a body kick.
Garuda misses with a looping right.
Williams swings widly with a right hand
and Garuda counters with a left to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams ducks right into an uppercut from Garuda.
Garuda tries to land a body kick
and Williams counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mantak Garuda's cut is getting worse.
A big right from Williams misses.
Garuda thinks about countering with a body kick.
Garuda is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Williams with the inside leg kick.
Williams throws a quick inside leg kick.
Garuda cracks a nice hook into Williams's ribs.
Garuda throws a low kick but Williams moves out of range easily.
Williams looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A big right from Williams misses.
Garuda is looking to counter with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams connects with a right hand. Garuda shakes it off.
Williams throws a lazy uppercut
and Garuda counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Williams misses with a shot to the body
enabling Garuda to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams throws a lazy uppercut
and Garuda counters with a stiff right hand.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Garuda. Williams shrugs it off though.
Williams gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Garuda.
Williams fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Garuda.
Williams 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.
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 Mantak Garuda will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mantak Garuda's cut.
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.
Garuda avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mantak Garuda is winning the standup battle so far.
Williams just misses with a punch to the body.
Garuda throws a quick counter kick to the body but Williams avoids it.
Williams takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Garuda lands a jab.
Garuda scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garuda. Williams does a little dance to reset his feet.
Williams missing with a left hand there. Garuda was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Garuda quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Garuda misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Williams. Garuda does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Garuda was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Williams.
Garuda misses with a body punch
and Garuda takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Larry Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams wants to land a leg kick but Garuda is out of range.
Garuda appears to be looking for a big counter.
Williams misses with a hook.
Williams throws an off balance right hand
and Garuda connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Garuda keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Williams throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Garuda counter with a right hand.
Williams tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garuda was well out of range. Poor timing from Williams.
It appears Garuda was looking to counter with a kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams connects with a body shot that sends Garuda's belly button to the back.
Garuda throws a big shot that misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Garuda.
Williams was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Garuda doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Williams in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Garuda throws a right hand that misses
and Williams cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Garuda is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garuda throws a nice inside leg kick.
Williams dips to his left and cracks Garuda with an uppercut!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Garuda's hands.
Williams cracks Garuda with a good jab.
Garuda tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Williams throws a poor cross that misses
and Garuda counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Garuda looks to throw a body kick
and Williams counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Garuda throws a good cross that connects.
Garuda misses with a shot to the body
and Williams makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Garuda really felt that one!
Garuda on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams's jab looks to have found its range, popping Garuda under the eye.
Mantak Garuda's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garuda throws a push kick but Williams slaps the foot to one side.
Garuda misses with a lunging right hand
letting Williams counter with a right hand.
Garuda throws a right hand that misses
and Williams counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jeez, Mantak Garuda's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Williams cracks Garuda with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Garuda falls to his knees and Williams doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Larry Williams!
A very excited looking Larry Williams made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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