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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pacome Thibodeaux (ranked 1900 p4p, 2979 weight class) and Cau Ryhein (ranked 250 p4p, 353 weight class). Cau Ryhein has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Pacome Thibodeaux's chin.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pacome Thibodeaux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cau Ryhein!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Darius Henderson and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thibodeaux misses with an uppercut
and Ryhein counters with a good low kick that Thibodeaux was not able to check.
Thibodeaux on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Thibodeaux pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Ryhein back to the cage. Thibodeaux follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Thibodeaux throws a head kick but Ryhein moves out of range.
Thibodeaux backing away here, and Ryhein unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Thibodeaux throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ryhein throws a leg kick that misses.
Thibodeaux takes one to the chin there.
Ryhein misses with a wild body shot.
Thibodeaux takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Thibodeaux pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ryhein throws out a counter right but Thibodeaux avoids it with no problem.
Ryhein misses with a straight left.
Thibodeaux misses with an uppercut. Ryhein saw that one coming.
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!
Thibodeaux connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ryhein momentarily.
Thibodeaux lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A thudding body kick lands there by Thibodeaux!
Ryhein throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thibodeaux cracks Ryhein with an open hand slap.
Thibodeaux cracks Ryhein with an open hand slap.
Thibodeaux uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ryhein.
A quick step to the side and Thibodeaux tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thibodeaux misses with a body shot
and Ryhein counters with a slapping leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ryhein. That's going to slow Thibodeaux down.
Ryhein shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Thibodeaux throws a hook but Ryhein blocks it.
Ryhein looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A shot to the liver by Thibodeaux. Beautiful body shot.
Pacome Thibodeaux seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thibodeaux misses with a looping right.
Ryhein is looking to score with low kicks.
Thibodeaux lands with a shot to the body.
Thibodeaux scores with a jab.
Nice body punch from Thibodeaux.
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!
Ryhein misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryhein with the inside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Ryhein.
Thibodeaux scores with a decent looking hook.
Thibodeaux swings for the body but Ryhein moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Ryhein.
Thibodeaux ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Thibodeaux misses the shot to the body.
Thibodeaux throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ryhein throws a leg kick which misses Thibodeaux's front leg but catches the back leg as Thibodeaux tries to avoid it.
Ryhein scores with a nice strike.
Ryhein scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Thibodeaux looks to land a right hand but Ryhein moved out of range.
Thibodeaux looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A head kick by Thibodeaux misses
and Ryhein counters with a slapping leg kick.
Thibodeaux ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thibodeaux swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Thibodeaux swings widly with a right hand
and Ryhein counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryhein wants to land a leg kick but Thibodeaux is out of range.
Ryhein turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ryhein keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thibodeaux misses with a straight left.
Thibodeaux throws a hook to the side of Ryhein's head but Ryhein sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ryhein looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ryhein lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Thibodeaux throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ryhein uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux throws a shot from downtown. Ryhein moves away and avoids it.
Ryhein thuds a left hand into Thibodeaux's body.
Thibodeaux throws a right hand that misses
and Ryhein counters with a good low kick that Thibodeaux was not able to check.
Thibodeaux has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ryhein.
Thibodeaux throws a leg kick but Ryhein sees it coming and moves out of range.
Thibodeaux just misses with a punch to the body.
Thibodeaux takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ryhein throws a poor cross that misses
and Thibodeaux cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ryhein walks into a left hand.
Ryhein swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ryhein throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Thibodeaux misses with a body shot
and Ryhein counters with a good low kick that Thibodeaux was not able to check.
Ryhein scores with a leg kick.
Thibodeaux bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Thibodeaux throws a lazy right hand but Ryhein sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ryhein defending well as Thibodeaux loads up on a big left hand.
Ryhein darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ryhein uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thibodeaux.
Ryhein looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thibodeaux throws a head kick but Ryhein moves out of range.
Thibodeaux lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ryhein at a distance.
Thibodeaux tries to move into range but Ryhein moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A cross from Ryhein lands.
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 Pacome Thibodeaux will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
The fighters circling - Thibodeaux throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thibodeaux throws a lazy right hand but Ryhein sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thibodeaux plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Thibodeaux connects with an inside leg kick.
Pacome Thibodeaux is winning the standup battle so far.
Ryhein scores with a nice head shot.
Thibodeaux throws a body punch but Ryhein moves out of range.
Thibodeaux misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Ryhein. That snapped Thibodeaux's head back.
Ryhein scores with a body shot.
Ryhein misses with a low kick as Thibodeaux jumps back.
Ryhein walks into a left hand.
Ryhein is looking to slow Thibodeaux down with leg kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thibodeaux connects with a crisp jab.
Ryhein tries to land a leg kick but Thibodeaux saw it coming and moves away.
Thibodeaux misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ryhein counters with a good low kick that Thibodeaux was not able to check.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thibodeaux misses with a wild body shot.
Thibodeaux looks to throw the jab but Ryhein is out of range.
Ryhein lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Thibodeaux throws a hook but Ryhein avoids it easily.
Thibodeaux misses with a hook to the body
and Ryhein cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A shot to the body from Thibodeaux misses
and Ryhein counters with an inside leg kick.
Ryhein scoring well with a low kick there.
Thibodeaux scores with a punch to the head.
Thibodeaux swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thibodeaux. Ryhein does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ryhein throws a front kick aimed at Thibodeaux's knee but Thibodeaux avoids it well.
Thibodeaux keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Thibodeaux lands with an overhand left.
Nice body kick from Thibodeaux.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thibodeaux goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux throws the left hand but Ryhein avoids the punch easily.
Thibodeaux throws a front kick that sends Ryhein stumbling back into the cage.
Ryhein connects with an inside leg kick.
Thibodeaux throws a lazy uppercut
and Ryhein counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ryhein misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Thibodeaux cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thibodeaux misses with a body kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ryhein.
Ryhein needs to keep his hands up - Thibodeaux had a free shot at his head there.
A cross from Thibodeaux lands.
Thibodeaux cracks Ryhein with an open hand slap.
Thibodeaux works Ryhein's body with a nice hook.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ryhein.
Thibodeaux throws a leg kick but Ryhein checks it.
Thibodeaux scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryhein avoids the body shot from Thibodeaux.
Ryhein attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Thibodeaux is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ryhein tries to move into range but Thibodeaux moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Thibodeaux throws a hook but Ryhein avoids it easily.
Ryhein misses with a body shot.
Ryhein staying out of range there.
Some bone on bone action there as Ryhein checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Thibodeaux cracks Ryhein with a good jab.
Ryhein has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Thibodeaux takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Thibodeaux misses with a right hand
and Ryhein counters with a good low kick that Thibodeaux was not able to check.
Ryhein misses with a low kick.
Thibodeaux steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ryhein.
Ryhein fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Thibodeaux checks it well.
Thibodeaux throws out a loose jab but Ryhein uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ryhein uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thibodeaux.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux lands with a good body shot.
Thibodeaux with a nice cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thibodeaux loads up on a big right hand but Ryhein slips the punch.
A little jabbing left from Ryhein on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Thibodeaux misses with a right hand
and Ryhein cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ryhein on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Thibodeaux swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ryhein counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thibodeaux ducks right into an uppercut from Ryhein.
Thibodeaux misses with a double jab
and Ryhein counters with a left right combination that sends Thibodeaux crashing to the mat - Ryhein wastes no time in diving on top of him and pounding Thibodeaux out for a TKO! Devastating finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cau Ryhein!
A victorious Cau Ryhein thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Raining Blood (ranked 2661 p4p, 2764 weight class) and Master Leader (ranked 342 p4p, 357 weight class). Leader has chosen Champions - Kanye West (ft Travis Scott, Quavo, etc…) as his entrance music. Raining Blood is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Raining Blood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Master Leader!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Chris Dean and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blood misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blood throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Blood lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Leader circles away quickly and effectively.
Blood misses with a head kick.
Leader works Blood's body with a nice hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leader. Blood does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blood keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Leader jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Blood is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Blood looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Leader lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Blood has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Blood and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Blood appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Blood fails with an attempt to clinch.
Blood uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leader.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leader clinches up against the cage.
Leader throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bloods head.
Blood softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Leader misses with some punches.
Blood's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leader blocking some punches.
Leader misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blood throws a head punch that misses.
A short uppercut from Blood.
Blood gets through Leader's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Leader dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Blood stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Blood prevents a body shot from Leader.
Blood doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blood misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blood throws a head punch that misses.
Blood blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Leader dodges an elbow strike from Blood.
Blood lands an elbow just above Leader 's eye.
Blood has a couple of punches blocked by Leader.
A right handed body shot lands from Blood.
Blood tries a body shot but Leader blocks it.
Leader lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leader working aggressively here.
Blood pushes off an throws an elbow but Leader leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Blood softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leader can't find room to land a body shot as Blood controls the action.
Blood prevents a body shot from Leader.
Leader stalling against the cage.
A short right from Leader on the inside.
Blood misses with a hook to the ribs.
Leader's coach down at KFA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Leader's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Leader blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Leader.
Blood throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blood.
Blood comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Blood scores with a nice hook to the head.
Leader throws a punch but it's blocked by Blood.
A nice right hand lands inside from Blood.
Blood tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leader tries a body shot but Blood blocks it.
Leader stalling in the clinch but Blood improves position.
Blood scores with a nice hook to the head.
Blood misses with an elbow over the top.
Leader dodges an elbow strike from Blood.
Blood misses with the head strike.
Leader misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blood pushes off an throws an elbow but Leader leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Blood scores with a nice short uppercut.
Leader tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blood's elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Blood.
Blood throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Leader blocks it with crossed arms.
Blood throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Blood lands with a left to the head.
Blood works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Leader blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Leader blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blood tries to throw a body punch but Leader avoids it by throwing Blood back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Leader fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blood throws a punch but it's blocked by Leader.
Blood working aggressively here.
Leader blocks an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leader misses with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Blood.
Blood throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Blood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Leader dodges an elbow strike from Blood.
Leader misses with a hook to the ribs.
Blood swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Leader softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Blood tries to land a knee to the head but Leader blocks with his arms.
A nice right hand lands inside from Leader.
Leader throws a head punch that misses.
A right hand to the body from Leader.
Blood throws a head punch that misses.
Leader lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blood.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Raining Blood 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.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Blood looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A short right from Leader.
Blood blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Leader taking a breather.
Blood blocks an uppercut.
Blood working aggressively here.
Leader tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Leader lands with a short punch from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Leader creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Leader throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blood with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Blood misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Blood fails to land.
Leader misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Leader - that landed with a thud.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Leader 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.
Blood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Master Leader has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leader tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blood's elbow.
Leader lands with a left to the head.
Still in the clinch, Blood scores with a nice short uppercut.
Leader lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Blood tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Leader's elbow.
Leader lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Blood or not.
Leader misses with a hook from the clinch.
Leader lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Still in the clinch, Leader scores with a nice short uppercut.
Blood struggles to land a body shot inside as Leader controls his hands.
Blood misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Leader.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Blood throws a head punch that misses.
Blood misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blood swings wildly with an uppercut but Leader uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Leader.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blood blocks an uppercut.
Blood blocking some punches.
Good body shot from Leader.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leader lands a right hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Leader.
Blood misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blood working aggressively here.
Blood throws a punch but it's blocked by Leader.
Leader misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blood misses with a punch on the inside.
Raining Blood has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short right from Blood.
Leader stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Leader is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Blood creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Leader pushes Blood back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Leader stalling against the cage.
Leader prevents a body shot from Blood.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blood fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blood swings wildly with an uppercut but Leader uses good head movement to avoid it.
The referee is keeping an eye on Leader - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Leader holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Leader.
Leader fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Blood throws an elbow but misses.
Leader lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Blood tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Blood misses with a body punch.
Leader blocks a body shot from Blood.
Leader working aggressively here.
The referee calls for Leader to work.
Blood blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blood tries to land a knee to the head but Leader blocks with his arms.
Blood swings wildly with an uppercut but Leader uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leader lands a nice shot to the body.
Leader misses with a hook to the ribs.
Blood pushes off an throws an elbow but Leader leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Leader.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Leader.
Blood misses with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Leader.
Blood goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Blood fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A hook to the body from Leader.
Blood tries to land a knee to the head but Leader blocks with his arms.
Leader misses with a punch on the inside.
Leader has a couple of punches blocked by Blood.
Blood misses with a punch on the inside.
Leader working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Master Leader showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
A nice leg kick from Leader, right into the meat of the thigh.
Blood tries to clinch but Leader is having none of it.
Leader lunges at Blood with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Blood's hand.
Blood throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fight stays on the outside here - Blood looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Leader misses with a body shot.
Leader is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Blood rather than just go for the knockout.
Leader fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Blood has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Leader throws an overhand right that lands on Blood's shoulder, as Blood tries to avoid the shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Blood misses the target.
Leader takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leader lands a jab to Blood's midsection.
Blood's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Leader connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Blood scrambles back to his feet.
Leader is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Master Leader seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Leader takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leader misses with a few strikes there.
Leader fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Blood is out of range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Blood crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Leader - the referee stops the clock and Blood gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Leader. Blood manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A big right from Blood misses.
Master Leader seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leader takes a swing at Blood's ribcage but misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Leader misses the target.
Blood tries to bum rush Leader with a series of wild strikes but Leader uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Raining Blood is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blood tries to close the distance and clinch but Leader swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Blood clinches.
Blood throws a punch but it's blocked by Leader.
Leader blocking some punches.
Stalling in the clinch from Leader.
Leader blocks the elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leader lands an uppercut.
Leader blocks the elbow strike.
Leader fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Leader on the inside.
Leader blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blood is working Leader over against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leader cracks Blood with a nice body shot.
Leader scores with a nice hook to the head.
Blood lands a left hand.
Leader pushes Blood back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Blood misses with some punches.
Leader misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Leader.
Leader blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Leader lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blood.
Leader has a couple of punches blocked by Blood.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Leader.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blood throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Leader lands with a left to the head.
Leader scores with a shot to the side of Blood's head.
Leader struggles to land a body shot inside as Blood controls his hands.
Blood misses with a body punch.
Leader lands a shoulder strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Blood blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Blood fails to land.
Leader lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Blood backwards.
Blood throws a knee to the head but misses.
Blood using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Leader has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A bit of stalling here from Leader.
Blood can't find room to land a body shot as Leader controls the action.
Blood tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Leader takes an elbow to the forehead.
Leader stalls.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Leader.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blood with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Leader.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Leader.
Leader cracks Blood with a nice body shot.
Leader makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Leader lands a hook to the side of the head.
Blood looking to throw knees to the head but Leader is blocking nicely.
Blood throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Blood blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Leader tries to work over Blood's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stalling in the clinch from Leader.
Blood comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Leader is working Blood over against the cage.
Blood looks to throw an elbow but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blood.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Leader.
And that's the end of the fight!
Master Leader comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Leader 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Master Leader!
Our winner, Master Leader, 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 CJ Fredrich (ranked 2277 p4p, 3139 weight class) and Chilly Willy (ranked 296 p4p, 398 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, CJ Fredrich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chilly Willy!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Chris Dean and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Willy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fredrich.
A big right from Willy misses.
Fredrich just misses with a punch to the body.
Willy gets tackled into the cage by Fredrich. Fredrich maintains the clinch.
Willy breaks from the clinch.
Willy lands a really nice looking cross but Fredrich seems unphased.
Willy misses with a left hand
so Fredrich counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Fredrich trying to control the position from guard on top but Willy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fredrich scoring with punches to the head and body.
Fredrich 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.
Fredrich is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Fredrich working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Willy wants to sweep but no luck.
Fredrich makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Fredrich is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fredrich stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Willy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Willy looking to control.
Fredrich controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Fredrich distracts Willy with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Fredrich with a nice head shot there.
Fredrich is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Fredrich seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Willy for as long as he can get away with.
Fredrich in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Fredrich pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Willy is keeping the position for now.
Fredrich is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Fredrich postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Fredrich landing with the ground and pound.
Fredrich looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Willy looking to control.
Willy keeping moving, preventing Fredrich from controlling successfully.
Fredrich throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Willy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fredrich stopping the sweep attempt from Willy.
Fredrich is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Fredrich sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fredrich with a nice head shot there.
Fredrich cracks Willy with a solid left hand.
Fredrich engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Fredrich throwing strikes from guard but Willy blocks nicely.
Fredrich lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Willy looking for subs off his back but Fredrich has passed one foot through into half guard.
Fredrich lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Willy is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Fredrich scores with a couple of nice shots.
Fredrich with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Fredrich is pressing down on Willy's thigh, looking to free his foot. Willy is holding on for now.
Fredrich trying to control from half guard but Willy is working away.
Fredrich seems to be looking for submissions.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fredrich is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Willy sees it coming and defends easily.
Willy wants to sweep but Fredrich has passed to side control!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
CJ Fredrich dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Fredrich takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Willy looks to land a right hand but Fredrich moved out of range.
Fredrich keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Willy throws the left hand but Fredrich avoids the punch easily.
Willy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fredrich tried to counter with a leg kick but Willy avoided it.
Willy throws a combination that misses
and Fredrich counters with a takedown into side control.
Willy looking for a sweep but Fredrich has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Fredrich landing strikes, looking to finish!
The referee warns Willy that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fredrich lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Fredrich sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
A big strike lands for Fredrich! That's really hurt Willy and he's turned his back - Fredrich keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Fredrich jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). CJ Fredrich!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sugar Ray Karter (ranked 2502 p4p, 1965 weight class) and Revazi Nadareishvili (ranked 318 p4p, 258 weight class). Karter 's entrance music is My own worst enemy . A fine choice. 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 8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Sugar Ray Karter !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Revazi Nadareishvili!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Ben Watson and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nadareishvili lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Nadareishvili misses the jab.
A head kick by Karter misses
and Nadareishvili counters with a stiff right hand.
Karter misses with a shot to the body
and Nadareishvili makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nadareishvili throws a low kick but Karter moves out of range easily.
Karter moves away from the strike by Nadareishvili.
Nadareishvili thows a left - swing and a miss!
Karter misses with a kick to the body
and Nadareishvili counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A jab lands there for Nadareishvili.
Karter misses with a wild body shot.
Nadareishvili swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Karter getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
 It looks like Revazi Nadareishvili has been cut.
Karter looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Karter throws a nice head kick!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Karter misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nadareishvili looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A head kick misses from Karter .
A lazy left from Nadareishvili finds it's target.
Nadareishvili throws a jab when Karter was well out of range.
Karter darts in trying to clinch
and Nadareishvili counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karter thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nadareishvili misses with a low kick.
Karter takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Karter misses with an uppercut
and Nadareishvili cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nadareishvili is looking to chop away at Karter 's legs.
Karter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nadareishvili was well out of range. Poor timing from Karter .
A lazy left from Karter finds it's target.
Karter doesn't manage to clinch there - Nadareishvili circles away.
Karter lands with a shot to the body.
Nadareishvili stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Karter .
Karter closes the distance and pushes Nadareishvili back into the cage.
Nadareishvili's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Karter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nadareishvili sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Karter throws a lazy head kick
and Nadareishvili counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nadareishvili scoring well with a low kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nadareishvili ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Karter moves away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nadareishvili.
A good leg kick by Nadareishvili.
Karter scores with a spinning back kick!
That kick from Karter tenderised Nadareishvili's leg. Nadareishvili is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nadareishvili throws a leg kick but Karter sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nadareishvili attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A counter left hand to the body from Karter misses its target.
Nadareishvili staying out of range there.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Nadareishvili crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Karter - the referee stops the clock and Nadareishvili gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Karter . Nadareishvili manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Nadareishvili looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Karter misses with a jab to the body
letting Nadareishvili counter with a right hand.
Karter throws out a powerful jab.
A head kick from Karter lands but Nadareishvili takes it in his stride.
No joy there for Karter , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nadareishvili takes one to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karter misses with a lunging right hand
and Nadareishvili counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nadareishvili moves away from the strike by Karter .
Karter swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Karter pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nadareishvili on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Karter . Karter obviously looking to wear him down.
Karter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nadareishvili moves away.
Karter is looking to clinch.
Nadareishvili circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nadareishvili tries to land a leg kick but Karter saw it coming and moves away.
Nadareishvili has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Nadareishvili lands with a thumping leg kick.
Karter lands with a good body shot.
Karter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Karter lands a head kick. Nadareishvili smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Nadareishvili slips under a jab from Karter .
Karter swings widly with a right hand
and Nadareishvili counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nadareishvili slips a jab from Karter .
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karter with a nice calf kick.
Nadareishvili moves out of range of the body kick from Karter .
Karter with the inside leg kick.
Karter checks a leg kick.
Karter fires out a quick counter leg kick but Nadareishvili just manages to avoid it.
Nadareishvili looks to score with a jab to the body but Karter is just out of range.
Nadareishvili blocks a head kick by Karter .
Nadareishvili takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nadareishvili misses with a leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Karter . Beautiful body shot.
Karter moves away from the strike by Nadareishvili.
Karter throws a shot from downtown. Nadareishvili moves away and avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Karter moves out of range of the strikes.
Karter changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Karter slips under a jab from Nadareishvili.
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 Sugar Ray Karter will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Revazi Nadareishvili's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nadareishvili takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A thudding body kick lands there by Karter !
A lazy body kick from Karter
and Nadareishvili counters with a thumping low kick.
Karter fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Nadareishvili is out of range.
Nadareishvili blocks a head kick by Karter .
Nadareishvili only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Nadareishvili scores with a nice strike.
Karter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nadareishvili circles away quickly and effectively.
Nadareishvili lands with a thumping leg kick.
Karter throws an off balance right hand
and Nadareishvili counters with a straight right hand.
Sugar Ray Karter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nadareishvili scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Karter throws an off balance right hand
letting Nadareishvili counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nadareishvili.
Karter throws a combination that misses
and Nadareishvili counters with a straight right hand.
Karter looks to clinch
and Nadareishvili counters with a stiff right hand.
Karter takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Karter scores with a nice strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karter missing with a left hand there. Nadareishvili was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nadareishvili thows a left - swing and a miss!
Karter is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Karter cracks Nadareishvili with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nadareishvili checks the leg kick nicely there.
Karter scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nadareishvili doesn't seem bothered though.
Karter throws a nice head kick!
Karter has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nadareishvili.
Karter bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Karter uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nadareishvili.
Nadareishvili connects with an inside leg kick.
Karter slips a jab from Nadareishvili.
Karter throws a sloppy head kick and Nadareishvili moves out of range easily.
A nice side step and Nadareishvili releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Sloppy strikes from Karter . Those never looked like landing.
Nadareishvili keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nadareishvili throws out a counter right but Karter avoids it with no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nadareishvili throws a hook to the side of Karter 's head but Karter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Revazi Nadareishvili seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nadareishvili fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Karter has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
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!
Karter doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Karter throws a right and a left that Nadareishvili avoids nicely.
Karter throws a head kick that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nadareishvili! But no joy.
Karter looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A countering left hand to the body from Nadareishvili misses.
Karter takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Karter throws a nice inside leg kick.
Karter throws a sloppy head kick
and Nadareishvili counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nadareishvili misses with a wild body shot.
Karter pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Nadareishvili back to the cage. Karter follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Nadareishvili misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karter .
Karter lands a front kick.
Karter throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nadareishvili counters with a right hand to the body.
Nadareishvili throws a leg kick but Karter sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nadareishvili uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Karter .
Nadareishvili fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Karter is out of range.
Karter swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A head kick from Karter lands but Nadareishvili takes it in his stride.
Karter checks a leg kick.
Karter connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nadareishvili's hands.
Nadareishvili feints and then cracks Karter 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Karter down.
Nadareishvili lands a leg kick that knocks Karter off balance momentarily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Nadareishvili darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nadareishvili swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A punch lands to the side of Karter 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nadareishvili throws a hook but Karter avoids it easily.
Karter throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Nadareishvili's head.
That has opened up Revazi Nadareishvili's cut even more.
Nadareishvili throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karter takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karter throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Karter misses with a body punch
and Nadareishvili counters with a stiff right hand.
Karter misses with a low kick.
Karter works Nadareishvili's body with a nice hook.
Nadareishvili throws a shot from downtown. Karter moves away and avoids it.
Nadareishvili uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Karter has time to react.
Nadareishvili thumps Karter with a low kick.
Karter throws a big shot that misses.
Nadareishvili showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Karter .
A nice side step and Nadareishvili releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Karter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nadareishvili.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nadareishvili ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Karter moves away.
Karter misses with a head kick.
Karter swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Nadareishvili.
Karter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nadareishvili.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Revazi Nadareishvili will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Revazi Nadareishvili'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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Nadareishvili sizes up Karter with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Karter wants to clinch up but Nadareishvili keeps it at a distance.
Nadareishvili throws out a counter right but Karter avoids it with no problem.
Nadareishvili fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Karter tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nadareishvili swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nadareishvili tries a head kick but it misses.
Karter throws a lazy head kick
enabling Nadareishvili to counter with a crisp jab.
Nadareishvili bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nadareishvili misses the jab.
Nadareishvili lands with a thumping leg kick.
Good exchange - Karter coming out on top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick from Karter lands but Nadareishvili takes it in his stride.
Karter with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sloppy strikes from Karter . Those never looked like landing.
Nadareishvili throws out a counter right but Karter avoids it with no problem.
Nadareishvili connects with a leg kick.
Nadareishvili misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nadareishvili lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nadareishvili throws the left hand but Karter avoids the punch easily.
Nadareishvili throws a right hand that misses
and Karter counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Karter .
Karter cracks Nadareishvili with a good jab.
Nadareishvili scores with a nice strike.
Karter misses with a double jab
and Nadareishvili counters with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Karter misses with a straight left.
Karter takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nadareishvili misses with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karter throws a combination. Nadareishvili tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Karter lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The cut above Revazi Nadareishvili's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Karter lands a slapping body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karter slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Karter throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Nadareishvili cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nadareishvili fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Karter .
Karter misses with a body kick.
Karter cracks Nadareishvili with a good jab.
Karter throws an overhand right that lands on Nadareishvili's shoulder, as Nadareishvili tries to avoid the shot.
Nadareishvili dodges the punch combination from Karter .
Nadareishvili with the inside leg kick.
Nadareishvili avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nadareishvili looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nadareishvili throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karter misses with a straight left.
A low kick from Karter is predictable there
and Nadareishvili counters with a stiff right hand.
Sugar Ray Karter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Karter throws a series of punches but Nadareishvili moves out of range.
Karter swings for the body but Nadareishvili moves out of range.
Nadareishvili dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Karter . That did some damage!
Nadareishvili lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Karter moves out of range of the body kick.
Karter is looking to counter punch.
Nadareishvili slips under a jab from Karter .
A jab from Karter misses.
Nadareishvili throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Karter sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nadareishvili avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nadareishvili scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karter tries to score with a low kick but Nadareishvili moves his leg out of the way.
Karter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Karter throws a lazy head kick
and Nadareishvili connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nadareishvili moves out of range of the body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karter lands a head kick!
Some wild striking there from Karter .
A looping hook to the body misses from Karter . Nadareishvili does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nadareishvili lands a right hook to the body.
Karter throws a leg kick but Nadareishvili checks it.
Nadareishvili lands a nice leg kick that just misses Karter 's sensitive parts.
Karter takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nadareishvili walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Karter wants to clinch
letting Nadareishvili counter with a right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Revazi Nadareishvili.
I think Nadareishvili 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 29:29
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Revazi Nadareishvili!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Dukic (ranked 3360 p4p, 1857 weight class) and Morton Masters (ranked 419 p4p, 252 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bruno Dukic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Morton Masters!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Summer Carpenter and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dukic misses with an uppercut.
Masters on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Dukic lands with a hook. Masters tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Dukic jabs Masters right on the nose. Masters blinks but takes it well.
Masters tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Masters looks to land a combination but Dukic avoids it well.
Masters tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dukic was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dukic shoots in but no luck this time.
Masters throws a fast counter high kick but Dukic manages to duck under it in time.
Dukic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Masters.
Masters closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Masters tries a knee to the head but Dukic blocks it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Masters just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dukic's brow.
Masters misses with a punch on the inside.
Masters throws an elbow but it misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Masters obliges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Masters pushes off an throws an elbow but Dukic leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masters misses with an elbow strike.
Masters leaning his opponent against the cage.
Masters manages to break the clinch.
Masters misses with a looping right.
Dukic slips under a jab.
It looked like Dukic wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dukic shoots in for a takedown but Masters shows good takedown defense.
Masters let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Masters throws a low kick but Dukic avoids it.
Morton Masters is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dukic misses with a wild body shot.
Masters throws a big counter head kick but Dukic avoids it with no problem.
Masters clinches up with Dukic and pushes him back against the cage.
Dukic lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Masters breaks the clinch.
Dukic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Masters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masters misses with a body shot.
Dukic looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dukic misses with a straight right.
Dukic swats away the attempt to clinch by Masters.
Dukic lands a head shot.
Bruno Dukic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dukic lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Dukic fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruno Dukic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Masters fails in his attempt to 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!
Masters avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dukic lands an overhand right.
Dukic ducks under a wild hook from Masters.
Dukic on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Masters is looking to clinch but Dukic is avoiding it.
Dukic lands a body shot.
Masters misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masters looks to score with a jab to the body but Dukic is just out of range.
Dukic on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Masters buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Masters misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dukic cracks Masters with a right hand to the side of the head.
Masters uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dukic.
Dukic jabs Masters right on the nose. Masters blinks but takes it well.
Dukic cracks Masters with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Masters rushes Dukic and presses him up against the cage.
Dukic wants to stall.
Masters content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Masters manages to break the clinch.
Masters keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dukic.
Masters is looking for the big counter here.
Masters throws a shot from downtown. Dukic moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dukic blocks a head kick by Masters.
Dukic throws a shot from downtown. Masters moves away and avoids it.
Masters is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Dukic scores with a hook.
Dukic is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Masters stuffs the takedown attempt from Dukic. Dukic gets slowly back to his feet.
Masters looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Masters takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dukic closes the distance and clinches.
Masters with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Masters tries a knee to the head but Dukic blocks it.
Dukic missing with knees to the body.
Masters throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Masters's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Masters throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A little feinted left hand from Dukic on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dukic listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Morton Masters will probably get the nod.
That's time! Dukic's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Dukic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Masters sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dukic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Masters.
Dukic avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Dukic is looking to counter the offense by Masters and move into the clinch.
Dukic misses with a series of wild punches.
Dukic shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Masters pinned against the cage. Masters gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dukic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Masters.
Dukic moves away from the strike by Masters.
Dukic looks to land a right hand but Masters moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Masters slaps away a takedown attempt from Dukic, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dukic fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruno Dukic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dukic scores with a nice head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masters misses with a low kick.
Dukic lands a head shot.
Masters tries to clinch but Dukic is having none of it.
Masters bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Masters throws a counter combo.
Masters pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dukic throws a hook to the side of Masters's head but Masters sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dukic is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Dukic misses with a straight left.
Masters misses with a body shot.
Dukic is looking to clinch.
Masters throws a counter combo.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dukic.
Dukic misses with a looping right.
Dukic connects with a jab.
Dukic misses with a straight left.
Masters walks into a jab.
Dukic smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dukic smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dukic throws a jab when Masters was well out of range.
A swing and a miss from Masters.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dukic checks a low kick from Masters.
Dukic shoots in and drives through. Masters sprawls well.
Masters misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bruno Dukic is winning the standup battle so far.
Masters tries to close the distance and clinch but Dukic swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dukic feints a jab promting Masters to slip. Dukic then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Masters slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Dukic tests Masters's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A cross from Dukic lands.
Masters has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Masters throws a head kick that misses.
Masters fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dukic paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masters has managed to clinch.
Dukic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Masters staying out of range there.
Dukic moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromMasters.
Dukic keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nice cross by Dukic.
Dukic throws a big shot that misses.
Masters throws a nice looking combination but Dukic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Masters has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Dukic blocks a head kick by Masters.
Masters connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Dukic fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Masters avoids it really well and circles away.
Dukic takes a head kick and keeps coming.
 It looks like Bruno Dukic has been cut.
Dukic rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Masters counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Masters throws a solid leg kick but Dukic takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Masters.
Dukic closes the distance and clinches.
Masters lands with a short shot to the head.
Masters throws a head punch that misses.
Dukic avoiding damage as Masters throws knees to the body.
Masters presses Dukic against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dukic breaks the clinch.
Dukic will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Masters unleashes a big counter combination but Dukic bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Dukic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Masters.
Dukic tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Masters manages to circle out of the way.
Masters gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dukic breaks from the clinch.
Dukic connects with a nice looking jab.
Dukic has managed to clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bruno Dukic dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bruno Dukic's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Dukic goes for a double leg but Masters avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Masters continues to drive forward.
Dukic blocking some punches.
Masters swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Masters lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dukic backwards.
Dukic avoiding damage as Masters throws knees to the body.
Dukic blocks an elbow strike from Masters.
Masters misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dukic.
Dukic letting Masters take a breather here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Masters misses with the head strike.
Dukic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Masters misses with an elbow over the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masters with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Masters misses with an elbow strike.
Masters breaks the clinch.
Masters tries to clinch but Dukic is having none of it.
Dukic throwing a counter right hand but Masters manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Dukic.
Dukic misses with an uppercut.
Dukic scores with a jab. Masters acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Dukic connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Masters momentarily.
Masters closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Dukic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Masters wants to clinch up but Dukic keeps it at a distance.
Masters takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Dukic blocks a head kick by Masters.
A little feinted left hand from Dukic on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The crowd cheers as Dukic lands an impressive looking overhand right. Masters doesn't seem phased though.
Dukic lands a nice shot that snaps Masters's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masters looks to score with a jab to the body but Dukic is just out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dukic.
Dukic connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Masters momentarily.
Dukic connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Dukic avoids the head kick by Masters.
Dukic closes the distance and clinches.
Masters misses with an elbow over the top.
Masters landing knees to the body.
Dukic on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dukic breaks from the clinch.
Masters throws a sloppy head kick and Dukic moves out of range easily.
Dukic is looking to counter punch.
Dukic lands a jab.
Masters throws a head kick that misses.
Dukic fails with the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dukic misses with an uppercut.
Masters takes a jab right on the kisser.
Masters finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Masters drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dukic feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Masterss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Masters lands a high kick!
Masters pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Masters is trying to break the clinch but Dukic is controlling him.
Dukic manages to break the clinch.
Dukic shoots in but no luck this time.
Masters throws a fast counter high kick but Dukic manages to duck under it in time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruno Dukic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Masters lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Dukic has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dukic and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masters ducks right into an uppercut from Dukic.
Dukic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dukic fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dukic shoots in and drives through. Masters sprawls well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Masters throws a right hand that Dukic ducks under and follows up with a left that Dukic also avoids with ease.
Dukic lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Masters fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Dukic is out of range.
Dukic slips a jab from Masters.
Dukic cracks Masters with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Dukic is looking to clinch but Masters is avoiding it.
Masters ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Masters looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Masters on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Dukic is looking to clinch but Masters is avoiding it.
Dukic looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
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 Bruno Dukic.
I think Dukic has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 29:28
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruno Dukic!
An out of breath Bruno Dukic thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Archie Oliveira (ranked 676 p4p, 1259 weight class) and Tarrell Newsome (ranked 100 p4p, 177 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Archie Oliveira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Tarrell Newsome!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Francis DeMontford and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown attempt by Oliveira or perhaps it was just good defense by Newsome, which made it look bad.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Newsome! But no joy.
Oliveira feints and as Newsome raises his hands in defense, Oliveira changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Oliveira working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Oliveira throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Newsome works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Newsome can do anything to dispel that myth.
Oliveira stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Newsome swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Oliveira drops back looking for a leg! Newsome is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Newsome manages to kick Oliveira off! Oliveira jumps back into Newsome's guard.
Oliveira throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Newsome works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oliveira engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Newsome is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Newsome is keeping the position for now.
Newsome really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Oliveira. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Oliveira accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Newsome pulls Oliveira in close to prevent any damage.
Oliveira drops back looking for a leg! Newsome is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Newsome manages to kick Oliveira off! Oliveira jumps back into Newsome's guard.
Newsome keeping full guard, as Oliveira tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Oliveira trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Oliveira postures up in Newsome's guard and throws a big left but Newsome blocks it.
Oliveira is looking to work some ground and pound but Newsome has wrist control.
Oliveira postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Oliveira tries to free his leg and advance position but Newsome is retaining full guard.
Oliveira throws a big right hand that misses.
Newsome keeping full guard, as Oliveira tries to pass.
Newsome trying to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oliveira throws a big right hand that misses.
Newsome preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira with a flurry of punches that miss.
Oliveira looking to pass the guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Oliveira looks to clinch
enabling Newsome to counter with a crisp jab.
Oliveira shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Newsome counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Newsome stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Newsome wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Archie Oliveira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oliveira dives in for a single leg takedown but Newsome sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
It seemed like Newsome was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Newsome gets underhooks to prevent Oliveira's takedown attempt.
Oliveira is trying to drag Newsome to the mat but Newsome just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Good body shot from Newsome.
Oliveira fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Newsome lands a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Newsome.
Oliveira tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Newsome smiles and moves away.
Archie Oliveira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oliveira is breathing heavily.
Oliveira on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Oliveira fails with the takedown.
Newsome leaves Oliveira with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Newsome leaves Oliveira with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Oliveira tries to keep at a distance but Newsome has taken the fight into the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Newsome.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tarrell Newsome dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Oliveira.
Newsome slaps away a takedown attempt from Oliveira, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Newsome moves into range and clinches up with Oliveira.
Newsome lands a body punch.
Oliveira has Newsome pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Newsome manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Archie Oliveira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oliveira is looking for a takedown.
Newsome lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Oliveira backwards.
Oliveira blocks a body shot from Newsome.
Newsome presses Oliveira against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oliveira blocks a body shot from Newsome.
Oliveira jumps guard.
Newsome has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Oliveira is proving hard to escape from.
Oliveira working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Newsome doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Newsome manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newsome tries to stand but Oliveira is controlling from the bottom.
Oliveira working for a triangle but Newsome defends it easily.
Newsome has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Newsome wants to stand but Oliveira is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Newsome wants to stand and escape but instead Oliveira has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Newsome has his hands on Oliveira's head, controlling the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Oliveira accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Oliveira preventing the sweep.
Newsome pulls Oliveira in to control the position.
Oliveira 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.
Newsome preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira drops back looking for a leg! Newsome is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Newsome manages to kick Oliveira off! Oliveira jumps back into Newsome's guard.
Oliveira trying to control but Newsome is working from the bottom.
Oliveira prevents Newsome from getting back to his feet.
Oliveira wants to control from the top but Newsome keeps moving.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Oliveira is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Newsome preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Oliveira sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Newsome's guard.
Newsome won't allow Oliveira to pass to mount.
Oliveira is looking for a kimura here.
Newsome tries to kick Oliveira off but Oliveira keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Archie Oliveira overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Oliveira throwing shots but Newsome is blocking nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Oliveira seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Newsome does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Oliveira gets a double leg takedown into Newsome's guard.
Oliveira tries to free his leg and advance position but Newsome is retaining full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Archie Oliveira dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Oliveira uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Newsome.
Newsome throws a shot from downtown. Oliveira moves away and avoids it.
Newsome stuffs the takedown attempt from Oliveira. Oliveira gets slowly back to his feet.
Newsome stuffs the takedown attempt from Oliveira. Oliveira gets slowly back to his feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Oliveira.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Archie Oliveira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oliveira has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Oliveira there as he acknowledges the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oliveira shoots in for a takedown but Newsome shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Oliveira doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Newsome counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Newsome cracks Oliveira with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira fails with the takedown
and Newsome counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Archie Oliveira has been cut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Oliveira looks to clinch
and Newsome counters with a straight right hand.
 Oliveira is rocked!
Newsome missing with a left hand there. Oliveira was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Oliveira changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Newsome tries to avoid it but Oliveira manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Newsome to the ground. Newsome escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Oliveira fails with a takedown attempt.
Oliveira has his takedown stuffed
and Oliveira takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tarrell Newsome is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Newsome lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Oh Oliveira is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Newsome thuds his right hand into Oliveira's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Oliveira defending well as Newsome loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira is trying hard to land a takedown here. Newsome sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Newsome scores with a crisp jab that stopped Oliveira in his tracks.
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!
Oliveira with a lazy takedown attempt
and Newsome counters with a huge right that knocks Oliveira out cold! Newsome is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tarrell Newsome!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ankle Breaker (ranked 1016 p4p, 4014 weight class) and Wang Dong (ranked 97 p4p, 316 weight class). Wang Dong has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ankle Breaker's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ankle Breaker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wang Dong!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Ron Honeybunn and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Breaker tries to sprawl but Dong drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Breaker wants to improve his position but Dong is controlling well.
Dong lands strikes from half guard.
Dong is controlling the pace.
Breaker is looking to improve his position.
Dong wants to control but Breaker is keeping him busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Breaker is trying to get back to full guard.
Breaker has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dong moves into full mount! Breaker won't be happy about that!
Breaker really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Dong lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Breaker slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Dong throwing shots but Breaker is blocking nicely.
Dong is trying to control the action in half guard but Breaker is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Breaker wants to control but Dong passes into side.
Dong trying to control the action but Breaker is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dong lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Breaker is looking to regain half guard here but Dong keeps moving and retains side control.
Dong trying to control the position but Breaker is working away.
Breaker can't do much from the bottom here.
Breaker is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Dong's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dong stalling.
Breaker wants to control but Dong is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Dong trying to control the pace.
Breaker is looking to improve his position.
Dong throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Breaker to regain full guard.
Dong throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Breaker works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dong trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Dong controls from within his opponent's guard.
Breaker is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Breaker looking to control.
Dong throws a strike but Breaker rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Breaker throws a big right hand that misses.
Breaker got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dong has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Breaker has managed to get both his arms back between Dong's legs - danger averted.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Breaker wants to pass the guard but Dong is keeping the position.
Dong is trying to control the position but Breaker postures up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wang Dong dominated that round.
That's time! Breaker's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Dong closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Breaker quickly recovers to half guard.
Dong seems to be looking for submissions.
The fighters are battling for position here. Breaker manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Breaker striking off his back but it's not causing Dong any problems.
Dong slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Breaker working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dong doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dong manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dong trying to control the position from guard on top but Breaker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Breaker controls Dong momentarily but Dong frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Breaker utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Breaker has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Dong is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Breaker.
Dong wants to control but Breaker is keeping him busy.
Breaker wants to control but Dong postures up.
Dong tries to move to mount but Breaker blocks the move with his legs.
Breaker is looking to regain half guard here but Dong keeps moving and retains side control.
Breaker struggling a bit here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Breaker gets back to half guard.
Breaker is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Dong pulls his head out easily.
Dong wants to control but Breaker is keeping him busy.
Breaker actively working from the bottom here.
Dong working the head and body with strikes.
Breaker moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Breaker looking to control.
Dong controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Breaker looking for a sweep. Not yet Breaker, not yet.
Dong with a flurry of punches that miss.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Breaker is on top in guard.
Breaker looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Breaker throws an elbow that misses. Dong uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Breaker's guard. Nice move by Dong!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dong accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Breaker keeping moving, preventing Dong from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dong tries to free his leg and advance position but Breaker is retaining full guard.
Dong preventing the sweep.
Breaker throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Dong working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Breaker keeping full guard, as Dong tries to pass.
Breaker is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dong defends well.
Dong is pushing down on Breaker's leg trying to pass to half guard. Breaker is fighting to maintain full guard but Dong has managed to sneak the leg through.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Breaker is not content to let Dong control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wang Dong showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Dong throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Breaker.
You can see the frustration on Dong's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Breaker tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Breaker has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Dong can't do much from the bottom here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Breaker is looking to take a break and control but Dong is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dong is trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Breaker is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Dong is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Dong takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Breaker throws an elbow but Dong slips to the side and avoids it well.
Breaker landing strikes.
Dong felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Breaker looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Dong is trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Breaker working away.
Breaker tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Breaker wants to control but Dong is keeping him busy.
Breaker tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Wang Dong has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dong takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Breaker goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Dong rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Breaker's guard! Nice work there by Dong!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Breaker is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dong is aware though and is defending well.
Dong looking to pass the guard.
Breaker tries to strike from the bottom.
Breaker is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dong controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Breaker looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Dong passes into half guard.
Dong slows the pace down in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Dong is looking to take a break and control but Breaker is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dong slips a nice elbow through Breaker's hands, connecting with Breaker's forehead.
Breaker is trying to get back to full guard.
Dong takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Breaker is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Dong pulls his head out easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Breaker wants to get back to full guard.
Ankle Breaker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wang Dong is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Dong content to control rather than advance.
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 Ankle Breaker.
Well Dong 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wang Dong!
A relieved looking Wang Dong thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mac Anudo (ranked 744 p4p, 437 weight class) and Mikail Spartakov (ranked 94 p4p, 65 weight class). Mikail Spartakov has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mac Anudo's chin.
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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 15 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Mac Anudo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Mikail Spartakov!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Chris Dean and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anudo tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Spartakov defends well and Anudo ends up having to push Spartakov into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Spartakov manages to break the clinch.
Anudo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Spartakov as he avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Spartakov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Anudo shoots in but Spartakov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Spartakov! But no joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mac Anudo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anudo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
It looks like Mac Anudo has been cut.
Spartakov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Spartakov now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spartakov tries to land a leg kick but Anudo saw it coming and moves away.
Anudo throws a quick counter kick to the body but Spartakov avoids it.
Anudo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Spartakov pinned against the cage. Spartakov gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mac Anudo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anudo misses with a hook.
Anudo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
No luck for Anudo with that takedown attempt.
Anudo slips a straight right by Spartakov.
Jab, jab by Anudo - just one landing.
Anudo moves in looking to clinch but Spartakov pushes him off.
A little jabbing left from Spartakov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Anudo is looking to slow Spartakov down with leg kicks.
Anudo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mikail Spartakov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anudo closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Anudo tries to advance to mount but Spartakov denies him.
Anudo in side control, throwing shots but Spartakov defends.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anudo looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Spartakov is avoiding damage well.
Anudo 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.
Anudo is looking to take a break and control but Spartakov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Spartakov gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Anudo raining down shots from the mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anudo with good strikes from the mount here!
Anudo misses with a head shot.
Anudo throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Anudo pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Anudo landing shots from mount.
Spartakov takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Anudo misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Spartakov is bucking up trying to escape but Anudo cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anudo throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anudo landing strikes from the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spartakov is squirming around, avoiding Anudo's attempts to control the action.
Spartakov is bucking up trying to escape but Anudo cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Anudo jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Spartakov manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Anudo lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
It looks like Mikail Spartakov has been cut.
Anudo looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Anudo throwing shots but missing, from side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mac Anudo dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Anudo has Spartakov up against the cage in a clinch.
Anudo prevents a body shot from Spartakov.
Spartakov breaks from the clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Anudo.
Anudo closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Anudo lands in his opponent's guard.
Spartakov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Anudo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Spartakov has momentary wrist control but Anudo slips an elbow through the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anudo scoring with punches to the head and body.
Anudo wants to control from the top but Spartakov keeps moving.
Anudo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mac Anudo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anudo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Spartakov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Spartakov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Anudo passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Check out the look on Anudo's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Anudo has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Spartakov!
Spartakov keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Anudo lands a big elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anudo throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Anudo lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That has opened up Mikail Spartakov's cut even more.
Spartakov blocking the ground and pound.
Anudo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Spartakov can do to turn this around?
Anudo working Spartakov over with strikes here.
The cut above Mikail Spartakov's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Anudo looking to ground and pound but Spartakov is blocking nicely.
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!
Anudo controlling the position easily from mount.
Anudo looking to control but Spartakov is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Anudo working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spartakov tries to lock up and control but Anudo gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Spartakov might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Anudo haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Anudo is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Spartakov can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Mikail Spartakov's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mikail Spartakov's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mac Anudo!
Our winner, Mac Anudo, 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.
Mikail Spartakov spoke after the fight, saying 'Born in Belarus, raised in Moscow, training in New York. '.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shane Lancaster (ranked 376 p4p, 372 weight class) and Colton Wilder (ranked 54 p4p, 53 weight class). Lancaster comes to the cage accompanied by Slipknot - I Am Hated. Wilder has chosen Tombstone - Avatar Darko as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shane Lancaster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Colton Wilder!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Ben Hemmingworth and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilder shoots in looking for a takedown. Lancaster tries to sprawl out of it but Wilder keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lancaster manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Wilder looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lancaster throws a hook to the side of Wilder's head but Wilder sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wilder shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lancaster sprawls well. Lancaster wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Wilder gets slowly back to his feet.
Wilder shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lancaster pinned against the cage. Lancaster gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lancaster changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Shane Lancaster has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Colton Wilder.
Wilder will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Wilder looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Lancaster controlling Wilder's posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilder trying to control the position from guard on top but Lancaster is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wilder with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilder won't allow Lancaster to sweep him here.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Lancaster holds on and takes a little breather.
Lancaster keeping full guard, as Wilder tries to pass.
Lancaster bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Wilder's guard.
Wilder is adopting a defensive guard.
Wilder working a defensive guard here.
Lancaster wants to control from the top but Wilder keeps moving.
Lancaster working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster stopping the sweep attempt from Wilder.
Wilder keeping full guard, as Lancaster tries to pass.
Lancaster is working hard here to advance position.
Wilder utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lancaster sitting in guard here, content to control.
Wilder has control of Lancaster's left arm, preventing Lancaster from doing any damage.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Wilder utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wilder controlling the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Lancaster gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Wilder to score an easy takedown into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster is controlling Wilder's posture.
Wilder throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wilder is pushing down on Lancaster's leg trying to pass to half guard. Lancaster is fighting to maintain full guard but Wilder has managed to sneak the leg through.
Wilder is nestled in close to Lancaster, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Lancaster is looking for a sweep. Wilder is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Wilder not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Wilder is looking to stall here but Lancaster recovers full guard.
Lancaster controlling the position.
Lancaster is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilder throws a strike but Lancaster rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Wilder wants to sweep here but Lancaster controlling him for the moment.
Wilder looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Wilder is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Wilder has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lancaster trying to control but Wilder is working from the bottom.
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 Shane Lancaster will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Wilder fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Wilder steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lancaster.
Wilder slips a jab from Lancaster.
Lancaster looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wilder shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Lancaster's guard.
Lancaster pulls Wilder in to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lancaster is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Wilder lands a couple of digs.
Wilder throwing strikes but missing.
Wilder is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wilder accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Colton Wilder has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lancaster lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Lancaster trying to control the position from guard on top but Wilder is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilder looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lancaster is one step ahead there.
Wilder utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wilder is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Wilder trying to control from Lancaster's half guard. Lancaster has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Lancaster lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Lancaster stays in close to Wilder's body and controls the position.
Wilder looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lancaster is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster lands a couple of elbows.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Wilder is on top in guard.
Wilder stays in close to Lancaster's body and controls the position.
Wilder with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lancaster wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Wilder postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Wilder in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilder scoring with some ground and pound.
Lancaster manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Wilder manages to get himself to full guard.
Lancaster tries to free his leg and advance position but Wilder is retaining full guard.
Wilder trying to control the position here.
Lancaster controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Lancaster has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Lancaster postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lancaster scoring with some ground and pound.
Wilder preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lancaster preventing the sweep.
Wilder trying to keep a closed guard but Lancaster is proving a slippery customer.
Wilder keeping moving, preventing Lancaster from controlling successfully.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Lancaster is fighting to break Wilder's control of his arms but Wilder is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
No luck for Wilder with that takedown attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wilder shoots in for a double leg but Lancaster sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Shane Lancaster has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Colton Wilder.
Lancaster misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wilder.
Wilder shoots in but no luck this time.
Wilder scores with a takedown into Lancaster's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Shane Lancaster will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Lancaster closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Lancaster not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lancaster not doing much here.
Lancaster throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lancaster content to control rather than advance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilder wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lancaster trying to control the action but Wilder is working from the bottom.
Lancaster is thwarting Wilder's attempts to control the position.
Wilder works his way to full guard. Good work.
Wilder wants to sweep but no luck.
Wilder is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Lancaster trying to control but Wilder is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Lancaster fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Wilder looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lancaster is fending him off so far but Wilder persists. Nope, Lancaster circles away and we're back to standing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lancaster. Wilder does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wilder changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Lancaster stuffs the takedown attempt from Wilder. Wilder gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilder shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lancaster as he jumps to the side.
Lancaster drops down looking for a counter takedown but Wilder sprawls and moves away.
Shane Lancaster has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Colton Wilder.
Lancaster tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wilder was well out of range. Poor timing from Lancaster.
Wilder shoots in for a takedown but Lancaster shows good takedown defense.
A jab from Lancaster misses.
Colton Wilder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wilder looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Lancaster!
Lancaster parries the strikes from Wilder easily there. Wilder is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Lancaster to escape.
Lancaster is trying to get back to half guard.
Lancaster is not content to let Wilder control the position.
Lancaster parries the strikes from Wilder easily there. Wilder is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Lancaster to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilder throws a strike aimed at the side of Lancaster's head but Lancaster avoids it well.
Wilder wants to control but Lancaster is keeping him busy.
Wilder creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Lancaster sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Lancaster gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Wilder is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Lancaster!
Wilder punishing his opponent with strikes.
Wilder scoring with strikes but Lancaster is staying in there.
Lancaster sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Lancaster wants to improve his position but Wilder is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster is not content to let Wilder control the position.
Wilder seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Wilder controlling the pace.
Lancaster is not content to let Wilder control the position.
Shane Lancaster is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lancaster keeping control of the position.
Colton Wilder has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wilder trying to control the pace.
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 Shane Lancaster.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lancaster, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 30:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shane Lancaster!
A relieved looking Shane Lancaster thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Charles Mesquita (ranked 181 p4p, 466 weight class) and Edwin Hubble (ranked 16 p4p, 47 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Charles Mesquita!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Edwin Hubble!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Eliza Hachem and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mesquita shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hubble but Hubble pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mesquita bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Hubble is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Mesquita in side control lands a decent elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hubble is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Hubble sneaks back into half guard.
Mesquita scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hubble trying to control here.
Hubble looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Mesquita.
Hubble is doing well to control the position and prevent Mesquita from advancing to side control.
Hubble has hold of Mesquita's hands but Mesquita slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Mesquita is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Mesquita not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hubble has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mesquita is working away from the top position though.
Mesquita landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hubble moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Hubble looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hubble is trying to control the position but Mesquita postures up.
Mesquita working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hubble's head.
Hubble looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Mesquita 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.
Hubble keeping moving, preventing Mesquita from controlling successfully.
Mesquita postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Mesquita keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hubble's head.
Hubble looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mesquita lands a couple of digs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita stopping the sweep attempt from Hubble.
Hubble keeping moving, preventing Mesquita from controlling successfully.
Hubble looking for a sweep. Not yet Hubble, not yet.
Hubble is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hubble looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mesquita passes Hubble's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Hubble is looking to improve his position.
Mesquita 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.
Hubble tries to roll over but Mesquita keeps him under control.
Mesquita working Hubble over with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hubble is trying to get back to full guard.
Mesquita is nestled in close to Hubble, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Mesquita lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hubble is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mesquita pulls his head out easily.
Mesquita is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hubble slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mesquita missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hubble trying to keep a closed guard but Mesquita is proving a slippery customer.
Mesquita postures up and lands a big shot to Hubble's brow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Mesquita dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hubble shoots in but no luck this time.
Hubble fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Mesquita to the ground. Hubble is now in Mesquita's guard.
Mesquita is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hubble defends well.
Mesquita controls Hubble momentarily but Hubble frees himself.
Mesquita seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Mesquita is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Mesquita working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hubble doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hubble manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hubble trying to control the position from guard on top but Mesquita is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hubble must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Mesquita has his foot on Hubble's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hubble works his way back into a safe position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mesquita trying to control the position.
Hubble loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mesquita keeping moving, preventing Hubble from controlling successfully.
Hubble got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mesquita has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hubble has managed to get both his arms back between Mesquita's legs - danger averted.
Hubble wants to control from the top but Mesquita keeps moving.
Hubble throwing strikes but missing.
Mesquita keeping moving, preventing Hubble from controlling successfully.
Hubble lands a couple of digs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Mesquita is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hubble content to stall in guard here.
Hubble postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hubble throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hubble trying to control the position from guard on top but Mesquita is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mesquita is trying to keep Hubble in close.
Hubble won't allow Mesquita to sweep him here.
Hubble wants to control from the top but Mesquita keeps moving.
Hubble scoring with punches to the head and body.
Charles Mesquita overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hubble doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hubble manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hubble got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mesquita has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hubble has managed to get both his arms back between Mesquita's legs - danger averted.
Hubble stays in close to Mesquita's body and controls the position.
Hubble throwing strikes from guard but Mesquita blocks nicely.
Hubble is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Mesquita keeping moving, preventing Hubble from controlling successfully.
Hubble controlling from the top position.
Hubble passes Mesquita's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Mesquita manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Mesquita punching to the body, from the bottom.
Mesquita preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hubble's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Hubble postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hubble with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mesquita throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hubble working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mesquita's head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mesquita keeping moving, preventing Hubble from controlling successfully.
Hubble landing some decent shots from guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Edwin Hubble showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mesquita has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hubble prevents a takedown attempt there.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hubble.
A bit of stalling here from Hubble.
Mesquita is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hubble pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Mesquita is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Hubble is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charles Mesquita. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mesquita drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Stalling in the clinch from Hubble.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mesquita gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hubble.
Mesquita is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hubble can do to turn this around?
Mesquita tries to score a body lock takedown but Hubble shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Mesquita blocking some punches.
Mesquita wants a takedown but no success here.
Hubble controlling the action here for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hubble is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mesquita is keeping busy.
Mesquita lands a takedown into guard.
Hubble controlling the position.
Hubble tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hubble trying to keep a closed guard but Mesquita is proving a slippery customer.
Hubble looking for a guillotine here but Mesquita defends easily.
Mesquita is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Mesquita preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita lands a couple of elbows.
Mesquita working some strikes from top position.
Mesquita wants to control from the top but Hubble keeps moving.
Hubble looking to control.
Hubble throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mesquita with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mesquita stopping the sweep attempt from Hubble.
Mesquita lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Mesquita content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Mesquita is in close to Hubble's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Mesquita sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Hubble's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hubble taking some punishment here, with Mesquita in his half guard.
Hubble is doing well to control the position and prevent Mesquita from advancing to side control.
Mesquita wants to pass the guard but Hubble is defending well.
Hubble is trying to get back to full guard.
Hubble works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hubble not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mesquita is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Hubble is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Hubble has escaped and now he's on top!
Hubble controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hubble wants to pass the guard but Mesquita is keeping the position.
Mesquita working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hubble.
Hubble content to stall in guard here.
Hubble is continuing to stall.
Mesquita pulls Hubble in close to his closed guard and prevents Hubble from doing any damage or advancing position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hubble controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Mesquita clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mesquita tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hubble paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mesquita slaps away a takedown attempt from Hubble, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hubble tries to sprawl but Mesquita drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Hubble taking some punishment here, with Mesquita in his half guard.
Hubble preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Hubble on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hubble is trying to get back to full guard.
Hubble gets full guard.
Hubble tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mesquita is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hubble has momentary wrist control but Mesquita slips an elbow through the middle.
Hubble avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mesquita won't allow Hubble to sweep him here.
Mesquita postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Mesquita working some strikes from top position.
Hubble tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hubble keeping moving, preventing Mesquita from controlling successfully.
Mesquita lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hubble working a defensive guard here.
Mesquita postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hubble looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hubble works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mesquita preventing the sweep.
Hubble working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mesquita.
Mesquita working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hubble has momentary wrist control but Mesquita slips an elbow through the middle.
Mesquita won't allow Hubble to sweep him here.
Mesquita connects with a couple of short punches.
Mesquita distracts Hubble with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hubble trying to control the position here.
Mesquita wants to stand but Hubble has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Hubble looking for a sweep. Not yet Hubble, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita scoring with some ground and pound.
Mesquita stopping the sweep attempt from Hubble.
Hubble trying to keep a closed guard but Mesquita is proving a slippery customer.
Hubble working a defensive guard but Mesquita passes into half guard.
Mesquita is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Mesquita working Hubble over with strikes.
Mesquita slips a nice elbow through Hubble's hands, connecting with Hubble's forehead.
Mesquita seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hubble does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Mesquita is nestled in close to Hubble, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hubble taking some punishment here, with Mesquita in his half guard.
Mesquita is looking to take a break and control but Hubble is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hubble manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Mesquita cracks Hubble with a solid left hand.
Hubble avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mesquita won't allow Hubble to sweep him here.
Hubble managing to control the position.
Hubble wants to sweep but no luck.
Mesquita working some strikes from top position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mesquita wants to control from the top but Hubble keeps moving.
Mesquita working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hubble's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Mesquita had his way with Edwin Hubble in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Mesquita tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hubble swivels and escapes.
Mesquita gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Mesquita is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hubble is aware though and is defending well.
Hubble throwing strikes from guard but Mesquita blocks nicely.
Mesquita looking to control.
Hubble with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Mesquita has momentary wrist control but Hubble slips an elbow through the middle.
Mesquita looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hubble sitting in guard here, content to control.
Hubble stopping the sweep attempt from Mesquita.
Mesquita working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hubble doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hubble manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mesquita avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hubble trying to control the position from guard on top but Mesquita is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mesquita keeping full guard, as Hubble tries to pass.
Mesquita trying to control the position.
Hubble looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Hubble trying to control the position from guard on top but Mesquita is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Mesquita is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Mesquita pushes Hubble up against the cage in a clinch.
Hubble prevents the takedown attempt.
Hubble prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charles Mesquita. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hubble works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Edwin Hubble has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mesquita blocks an uppercut.
Mesquita has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hubble avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Mesquita has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Hubble after a bit of a struggle.
Hubble gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Hubble is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Mesquita sees it coming and defends easily.
Hubble is looking for a kimura but Mesquita is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hubble to get the leverage.
Mesquita taking some punishment here, with Hubble in his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hubble is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hubble working Mesquita over with strikes.
Mesquita wants to improve his position but Hubble is controlling well.
Mesquita desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Hubble passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Mesquita!
Hubble punishing his opponent with strikes.
Hubble scoring with strikes but Mesquita is staying in there.
Hubble cracks Mesquita with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hubble with shots to the head and body - Mesquita looks very uncomfortable down there.
Hubble lands a heavy elbow.
Hubble landing shots from mount.
Hubble is landing with some decent strikes but Mesquita is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mesquita throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Mesquita is looking to get to half guard.
Hubble landing shots from mount.
Mesquita sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Hubble content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Charles Mesquita is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mesquita moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Edwin Hubble comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mesquita has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 48:47
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 48:47
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charles Mesquita!
Charles Mesquita retains his featherweight title!
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