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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Corwin Anstey (ranked 2762 p4p, 5630 weight class) and Bsmds Nasmfus (ranked 357 p4p, 552 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Corwin Anstey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bsmds Nasmfus!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Lou da Vinci and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anstey looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Anstey with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Anstey working over Nasmfus with some ground and pound. Nasmfus looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Nasmfus flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Nasmfus trying to control but Anstey postures up.
Nasmfus is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nasmfus flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Anstey wants to advance to full mount but Nasmfus doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Nasmfus has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anstey sitting in guard here, content to control.
Nasmfus looking for a sweep. Not yet Nasmfus, not yet.
Nasmfus is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Anstey dives into side control.
Anstey slows the pace down.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nasmfus is trying to strike from the bottom but Anstey has passed into full mount.
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.
Nasmfus wants to hold on but Anstey pushes him away.
Nasmfus is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Nasmfus tries to hold on but Anstey pushes him away.
Anstey controlling from mount.
Anstey won't let Nasmfus get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nasmfus is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Nasmfus can't escape the position.
Anstey controlling from the full mount.
Nasmfus is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Nasmfus keeps trying to improve his position.
Nasmfus is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Anstey takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Nasmfus is trying to stand.
Anstey tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Anstey looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Anstey controlling from the full mount.
Nasmfus tries to hold on but Anstey pushes him away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Anstey lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Nasmfus hang on?
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Corwin Anstey dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Anstey circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nasmfus clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Anstey's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nasmfus stalling the fight.
Anstey jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Nasmfus walks away with a smile on his face. Anstey gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A low kick from Anstey is predictable there
and Nasmfus counters with a nice double leg into side control. Anstey won't be happy with that.
Anstey tries to bench press Nasmfus off him but Nasmfus keeps the position.
Nasmfus wants to stand but Anstey has his arm trapped.
Nasmfus goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Anstey rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Nasmfus's guard! Nice work there by Anstey!
Anstey preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nasmfus looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Anstey passes into side control.
A lull in the action here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nasmfus is looking for a sweep.
Nasmfus struggling a bit here.
Anstey gets to mount! Nasmfus was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
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.
Anstey lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Nasmfus is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Anstey looking to finish Nasmfus with some ground and pound. This is bad for Nasmfus!
Nasmfus gets back to half guard.
Anstey takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Anstey seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Nasmfus for as long as he can get away with.
Nasmfus is trying to stand back up but Anstey is controlling him
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nasmfus wants to improve his position but Anstey is controlling well.
Anstey trying to control the pace.
Anstey scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Nasmfus is concentrating on defense, preventing Anstey from advancing position.
Nasmfus regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Nasmfus preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Anstey not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Anstey landing some decent shots from guard.
Nasmfus trying to control the position.
Anstey content to stall in guard here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Bsmds Nasmfus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nasmfus takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Corwin Anstey dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Nasmfus slips under a jab from Anstey.
 It looks like Bsmds Nasmfus has been cut.
Nasmfus tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Anstey paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nasmfus tries to clinch but Anstey moves away
and Anstey counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Anstey cracks Nasmfus with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
 Nasmfus is rocked!
Nasmfus is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nasmfus is still on wobbly legs! Can Anstey finish him?
Anstey is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Anstey shuts the power down on Nasmfus. Lights out, game over! Anstey is your winner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Corwin Anstey!
A very excited looking Corwin Anstey made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rutger Petrov (ranked 2380 p4p, 1705 weight class) and Lee Van Cleefe (ranked 263 p4p, 204 weight class). Van Cleefe is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Classics - The Master (1984) TV series. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Solid boxing
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rutger Petrov !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 29 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lee Van Cleefe!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, John Kavanagh and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Van Cleefe's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Petrov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Van Cleefe scrambles back to his feet.
It looks like Lee Van Cleefe has been cut.
Van Cleefe ducks right into an uppercut from Petrov .
Petrov closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Van Cleefe to the mat! Van Cleefe manages to get full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Van Cleefe keeping full guard, as Petrov tries to pass.
Petrov postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Van Cleefe is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Petrov , into his guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Van Cleefe accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Van Cleefe loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Van Cleefe content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Van Cleefe trying to control the position from guard on top but Petrov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Cleefe stands and throws Petrov 's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Petrov tries to buck Van Cleefe off but Van Cleefe is having none of it.
Petrov defending against the ground and pound.
Van Cleefe is trying to get an arm triangle but Petrov is defending well.
Petrov regains half guard.
Petrov looking for submissions off his back.
Van Cleefe wants to lay and pray for a moment but Petrov keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Cleefe is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Petrov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Van Cleefe trying to control the action but Petrov is working from the bottom.
Van Cleefe is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Petrov looking for submissions off his back.
Petrov looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Van Cleefe wants to pass to mount but Petrov is defending the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Cleefe is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Van Cleefe is taking a breather. Petrov says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Petrov slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Petrov has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Van Cleefe can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Van Cleefe is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Van Cleefe passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Petrov gets back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Cleefe is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Petrov slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Van Cleefe pushing down on Petrov 's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Van Cleefe trying to pass the guard but Petrov defending well.
Petrov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Petrov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Van Cleefe is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
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 Rutger Petrov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Lee Van Cleefe's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Horrible takedown attempt by Van Cleefe or perhaps it was just good defense by Petrov , which made it look bad.
Van Cleefe misses with a series of wild punches.
Van Cleefe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Petrov was well out of range. Poor timing from Van Cleefe.
Petrov throws a combination. Van Cleefe tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Petrov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Van Cleefe is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Petrov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Van Cleefe.
Petrov half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Cleefe takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The fighters circling - Petrov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice uppercut lands for Petrov . That snapped Van Cleefe's head back.
Petrov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Van Cleefe can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Cleefe.
Van Cleefe throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Petrov 's waist but Petrov gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Van Cleefe off to one side.
No luck for Van Cleefe with that takedown attempt.
Rutger Petrov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lee Van Cleefe.
Petrov cracks a nice hook into Van Cleefe's ribs.
Van Cleefe drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Petrov looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Van Cleefe looking to pass the guard.
Petrov looking for a sweep. Not yet Petrov , not yet.
Van Cleefe forces his way into half guard.
Van Cleefe frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov is working to get back to half guard.
Van Cleefe looking to control but Petrov is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Petrov manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Cleefe wants to pass the guard but Petrov is defending well.
Petrov actively working from the bottom here.
Van Cleefe is keen to just control but Petrov is a slippery customer.
Petrov looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov looking for submissions off his back.
Petrov looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Van Cleefe is working for a submission of some sort.
Petrov is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Van Cleefe pulls his head out easily.
Petrov wants to get back to full guard.
Van Cleefe is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Petrov doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Van Cleefe.
Petrov is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Van Cleefe pulls his head out easily.
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.
Van Cleefe wants to control but Petrov is keeping him busy.
Van Cleefe tries to pass the half guard into mount. Petrov knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Van Cleefe trying to control from half guard but Petrov is working away.
Petrov looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Van Cleefe pushes past his half guard into mount!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Van Cleefe with the ground and pound from mount.
Van Cleefe is looking to work his way around to Petrov 's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Van Cleefe tries to control but Petrov wriggling away.
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 Rutger Petrov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Lee Van Cleefe's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Nice defenses there by Van Cleefe.
Van Cleefe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Petrov looks to land a combination. Van Cleefe sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Petrov has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Van Cleefe changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Petrov tries to avoid it but Van Cleefe manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Petrov to the ground. Petrov escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Petrov scores with a decent looking hook.
Petrov throws a lazy right hand but Van Cleefe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Van Cleefe is looking to clinch.
Van Cleefe displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Petrov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Petrov misses the target.
Van Cleefe throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Petrov 's waist but Petrov gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Van Cleefe off to one side.
Van Cleefe doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Van Cleefe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Petrov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Petrov scores with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov throws out a loose jab but Van Cleefe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Cleefe moves in looking to clinch but Petrov pushes him off.
Van Cleefe throws a jab when Petrov was well out of range.
Petrov looks to land a combination but Van Cleefe avoids it well.
Nice sprawl there from Petrov as Van Cleefe shoots in.
Rutger Petrov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lee Van Cleefe.
Van Cleefe tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Petrov swivels and escapes.
Van Cleefe throws a right hand that Petrov ducks under and follows up with a left that Petrov also avoids with ease.
Petrov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Van Cleefe fails with a takedown attempt.
Petrov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Petrov finds it's way through Van Cleefe's defenses.
That has opened up Lee Van Cleefe's cut even more.
Rutger Petrov is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice sprawl there from Petrov as Van Cleefe shoots in.
Van Cleefe shoots in looking for a takedown. Petrov tries to sprawl out of it but Van Cleefe keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Petrov manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Van Cleefe gets caught napping as Petrov dives in and scores a takedown. Van Cleefe manages to retain guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Petrov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Van Cleefe throws his legs up looking for a submission but Petrov uses it to pass to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Van Cleefe has escaped the position, nice work there.
Petrov is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Van Cleefe looks calm but he's in trouble here. Petrov gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Van Cleefe is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Petrov lets go of the hold and Van Cleefe can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rutger Petrov !
Lee Van Cleefe was interviewed post fight and said 'Old ninjas don't retire they just disappear in a cloud of smoke. '.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between The Royal Savage (ranked 1793 p4p, 1578 weight class) and Clay Hayden (ranked 238 p4p, 213 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, The Royal Savage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 18 - 1, fighting out of London, Clay Hayden!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Lou da Vinci and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Savage swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hayden flicks out a counter leg kick but Savage steps away.
Savage lands a left and a right that send Hayden crashing to the mat, dazed. Savage thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Hayden is rocked!
It looks like Clay Hayden has been cut.
Hayden circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Savage. Hayden falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Savage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). The Royal Savage!
A relieved looking The Royal Savage 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Brownie Anderson (ranked 1052 p4p, 2206 weight class) and Edgar Frankies (ranked 140 p4p, 295 weight class). Frankies has chosen Steady as she goes as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brownie Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Edgar Frankies!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Steve Montenegro and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson lands with a straight right. Frankies didn't see that one coming.
It looks like Edgar Frankies has been cut.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Anderson.
Frankies explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Anderson, as that shot connected.
Frankies shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Anderson's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anderson controlling Frankies's posture.
Frankies trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Frankies sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Frankies must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Frankies manages to pass to side control.
Anderson trying to control but Frankies postures up.
Frankies looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Anderson is not content to let Frankies control the position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Anderson is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Anderson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Frankies. Frankies circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frankies closes this distance looking for a takedown but Anderson circles away.
Anderson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Anderson lands a left and a right that send Frankies crashing to the mat, dazed. Anderson thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Frankies is rocked!
Anderson lands a brutal uppercut that launches Frankies off his feet! Frankies tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Brownie Anderson!
Brownie Anderson thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Olaf Frost (ranked 1270 p4p, 1746 weight class) and Naoise Durnin (ranked 154 p4p, 206 weight class). Frost comes to the cage accompanied by Manchester United Chants George Best Song Spirit In The Sky. The crowd seem to be enjoying Durnin's choice of entrance music: I'm Shipping Up To Boston by The Dropkick Murphy's. 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Olaf Frost!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 22 - 0, fighting out of New York, Naoise Durnin!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Dean Styles and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Durnin misses with a hook. Frost ducked under it nicely.
Frost appears to be looking for a big counter.
Frost throws a right and a left that both miss.
Frost instigates a clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Durnin.
 It looks like Olaf Frost has been cut.
Frost blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Frost.
Frost stalling in the clinch but Durnin improves position.
Durnin lands a right hand.
Durnin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Frost backwards.
Durnin misses with a punch on the inside.
Durnin scores a nice knee to the body.
Frost is breathing heavily.
Frost blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Frost's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Durnin unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Durnin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Frost backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Durnin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Durnin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Durnin unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Durnin lands an elbow inside.
Durnin is leaning against Frost and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durnin pushes Frost back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Durnin lands a nice knee to the body.
Durnin tries a body shot but Frost blocks it.
Frost misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Durnin.
A nice left hand lands by Durnin.
Frost takes a shot to the head.
Durnin lands a nice uppercut.
 Frost is rocked!
Durnin throws a head punch that misses.
Oh Frost is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Durnin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Durnin.
Durnin misses with the head strike.
A short left from Durnin.
Durnin dips a shoulder and cracks Frost with a mighty uppercut! Frost falls back against the cage and Durnin unloads with a barrage of strikes! Frost is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Durnin screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Naoise Durnin!
After winning the bout, Naoise Durnin thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Olaf Frost spoke after the fight, saying 'Ill be back better'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dexter Roussel (ranked 1653 p4p, 1149 weight class) and Yaya Kouame (ranked 224 p4p, 157 weight class). Roussel comes to the cage accompanied by Manau - J'ai laissé là bas . Kouame has chosen 2Pac - All Eyez On Me as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dexter Roussel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yaya Kouame!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Jonathan Paton and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kouame scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
It looks like Dexter Roussel has been cut.
Kouame throws a looping overhand right but Roussel ducks down to avoid it.
Kouame takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Roussel moves away from the strike by Kouame.
Kouame clinches.
Roussel pushes Kouame back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kouame lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Roussel blocks an uppercut.
Kouame is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Roussel displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kouame up against the cage.
Roussel scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nice body punch from Roussel - that landed with a thud.
Roussel scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kouame effectively controlling the action here.
A short uppercut from Kouame.
Roussel is leaning against Kouame and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kouame tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kouame tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Roussel's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kouame lands with a left to the head.
Roussel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Roussel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Roussel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kouame swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kouame tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Roussel's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kouame.
Roussel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Roussel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Roussel misses with an elbow strike.
Roussel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kouame has a couple of punches blocked by Roussel.
Roussel misses with a body punch.
Roussel takes a shot to the head.
Roussel working aggressively here.
Kouame working aggressively here.
Kouame's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A shot in the inside from Kouame.
Roussel has a couple of punches blocked by Kouame.
Kouame lands a hook that snaps the head of Roussel backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roussel throws a punch but it's blocked by Kouame.
A head punch on the inside from Kouame fails to land.
Roussel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kouame's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kouame throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Roussel moves out of range of the strikes.
Roussel paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Roussel walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Roussel looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Roussel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kouame was well out of range. Poor timing from Roussel.
Roussel walks into a left hand.
Kouame misses with a straight left.
Roussel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kouame.
Roussel drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kouame throws out a loose jab but Roussel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Roussel closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kouame circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kouame's corner calls for a 1-2. Kouame obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Roussel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Roussel attempts a counter takedown but Kouame avoids it well and moves away.
Roussel's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kouame connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Roussel scrambles back to his feet.
Kouame looks to land a left hand but Roussel moved out of range nicely.
Roussel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yaya Kouame seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Roussel misses.
Kouame throws a shot from downtown. Roussel moves away and avoids it.
Roussel throws a hook but Kouame blocks it.
Kouame throws an overhand right that lands on Roussel's shoulder, as Roussel tries to avoid the shot.
Kouame takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kouame throws a body shot but no joy.
Kouame slips under a jab.
Yaya Kouame is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Roussel scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roussel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Roussel moves away from the strike by Kouame.
Decent striking displayed by Kouame there.
Dexter Roussel's cut is getting worse.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roussel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Roussel tries to close the distance and clinch but Kouame swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Roussel takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kouame throws a jab but it's blocked by Roussel.
Kouame clinches up with Roussel and pushes him back against the cage.
Kouame misses with a punch on the inside.
Roussel misses with a punch to the body.
Roussel takes a shot to the head.
Roussel manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Roussel blocks an uppercut.
Roussel lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yaya Kouame dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dexter Roussel's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Roussel slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kouame might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Kouame listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kouame clinches with his opponent.
A left hand lands to the body for Roussel.
Kouame throws a head punch that misses.
Roussel has Kouame pushed against the cage.
Roussel misses with a body punch.
Roussel avoiding damage.
Roussel gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Roussel wants to control from the top but Kouame keeps moving.
Roussel throwing strikes but missing.
Roussel trying to control the position from guard on top but Kouame is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kouame is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Roussel is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roussel throwing strikes but missing.
Roussel postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Roussel working some strikes from top position.
Roussel throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kouame really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Roussel. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Roussel advances position into side control!
Kouame is pushing Roussel's head away, looking to escape. Roussel manages to hold on to the position though.
Roussel lands an elbow.
Kouame pushes Roussel away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Roussel gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Kouame has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Roussel lands some shots froms side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roussel landing strikes.
Kouame is rocked!
Kouame is pushing Roussel's head away, looking to escape. Roussel manages to hold on to the position though.
Kouame is still in real trouble! Can Roussel finish him?
Roussel lands some shots froms side control.
Roussel scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Kouame is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Roussel can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dexter Roussel!
A very excited looking Dexter Roussel rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sparky Anderson (ranked 696 p4p, 2167 weight class) and Johny Handicks (ranked 89 p4p, 289 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Anderson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Pick up man. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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 21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sparky Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johny Handicks!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Alyssa Summers and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Handicks slips a straight right by Anderson.
Handicks jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Anderson clinches with his opponent.
Anderson gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anderson is looking to advance position but Handicks won't allow it.
Handicks tries to get to full guard but Anderson has control of the leg.
Anderson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Handicks is trying to maintain the position but Anderson is very close to passing his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Handicks keeping hold of Anderson's head, controlling as best he can.
Handicks is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Handicks trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Anderson manages to pass to mount!
Handicks is trying desperately to improve position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Anderson tries to control but Handicks wriggling away.
Anderson mounts Handicks! Really nice guard pass there!
Handicks is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Handicks told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Handicks is trying to escape the mount.
Anderson controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Handicks wants to control but Anderson is having none of it.
Handicks is bucking up trying to escape but Anderson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Anderson controlling the position easily from mount.
Anderson tries to control but Handicks wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Handicks is trying desperately to improve position.
Anderson wants to control the pace but Handicks is squirming around nicely.
Anderson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Anderson pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sparky Anderson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Handicks takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Anderson shoots in but no luck this time.
Anderson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Handicks tries to avoid it but Anderson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Handicks to the ground. Handicks escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Handicks lands a jab to Anderson's midsection.
Anderson throws a right hand that Handicks ducks under and follows up with a left that Handicks also avoids with ease.
Anderson moves into the clinch successfully.
Anderson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Anderson keeps control of Handicks as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
I was talking to Anderson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The referee calls for Anderson to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Handicks is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Anderson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Handicks after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sparky Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Anderson.
Handicks looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Anderson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Handicks up against the cage.
Handicks is trying to break the clinch but Anderson is controlling him.
Anderson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Handicks gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Anderson controlling the action here for a moment.
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.
Handicks letting Anderson take a breather here.
Handicks can't break the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Anderson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Sparky Anderson.
Anderson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A punch combination from Handicks misses.
Anderson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Handicks manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Handicks throws a lazy uppercut
and Anderson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Anderson tries to clinch up but Handicks circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson shoots in for a double leg but Handicks sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Handicks now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Handicks lands with an uppercut that bounces Anderson off the cage and back into range.
Anderson wants to clinch
and Handicks counters with a three punch combo that has Anderson backing up. Anderson nods at Handicks to acknowledge the strikes.
Handicks misses with an uppercut.
Handicks gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Anderson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Handicks is wriggling around but Anderson manages to pass to half guard.
Anderson is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson wants to finish this one by submission but Handicks is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Anderson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anderson wants to control the action but instead Handicks gets a body lock and reverses into Anderson's guard! Nice work!
Anderson wants to sweep here but Handicks controlling him for the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Anderson has his hands on Handicks's head, controlling the position.
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 Sparky Anderson will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Anderson slips a jab from Handicks.
Anderson is looking to counter punch.
Anderson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Handicks misses with a left hand
and Anderson counters with a crisp right hand that drops Handicks! Anderson lets Handicks back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Handicks is rocked!
Anderson shoots in but no luck this time.
Handicks is still on wobbly legs! Can Anderson finish him?
Sparky Anderson is winning the standup battle so far.
Anderson moves out of range as Handicks strikes.
Anderson half committed to a counter leg kick.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch but Handicks swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Handicks seems to have recovered his senses.
Nice defenses there by Anderson.
Anderson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Handicks can do to turn this around?
Anderson sends Handicks crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Anderson is motioning to the referee to let Handicks up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
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!
Handicks throws a body punch but Anderson moves out of range.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown. Oh, that's a huge slam! Handicks is on queer street and Anderson is pounding down on him with a barage of strikes. The ref is forced to step in and stop the fight. Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Sparky Anderson!
Our winner, Sparky Anderson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tino Takala (ranked 787 p4p, 1664 weight class) and Caleb DeCoteau (ranked 117 p4p, 245 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Tino Takala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Caleb DeCoteau!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Eddie Farnsworth and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DeCoteau throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Takala tries to counter by moving into the clinch but DeCoteau manages to circle out of the way.
DeCoteau fails with a takedown attempt.
Takala is looking to counter punch.
DeCoteau moves into the clinch successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
DeCoteau manages to break the clinch.
A nice combination there by DeCoteau.
No joy there for DeCoteau, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeCoteau misses with a takedown attempt - Takala sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Takala is looking to counter punch.
Takala avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Takala swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
DeCoteau throws an off balance right hand
and Takala counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Takala.
Takala misses with a hook from the clinch.
DeCoteau tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Takala smiles and moves away.
Tino Takala has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Caleb DeCoteau.
DeCoteau tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Takala paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Takala seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
DeCoteau has Takala up against the cage in a clinch.
Takala scores with a nice hook to the head.
It looks like Caleb DeCoteau has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeCoteau misses with a hook to the ribs.
Takala swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Takala swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Takala has a couple of punches blocked by DeCoteau.
Takala goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Takala tries to work over DeCoteau's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Takala misses with some punches.
DeCoteau drops down looking for an ankle pick but Takala pulls his leg out and moves away.
An inside leg kick lands from DeCoteau.
DeCoteau misses with a hook. Takala ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeCoteau moves into the clinch.
Takala makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
DeCoteau goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
DeCoteau misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short body shot lands from Takala as the two fighters clinch.
DeCoteau blocks a body shot from Takala.
Takala misses with the head strike.
Takala misses with the head strike.
DeCoteau stalling the fight.
Takala stalls.
DeCoteau prevents a body shot from Takala.
DeCoteau blocks a body shot from Takala.
DeCoteau pulls guard effortlessly.
DeCoteau looking to control but Takala passes into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeCoteau trying to control here.
DeCoteau wants to get back to full guard.
DeCoteau manages to get to full guard.
DeCoteau working a defensive guard here.
DeCoteau wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Takala is now in half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
DeCoteau is controlling Takala's trapped leg to prevent Takala from advancing to side control.
DeCoteau regains full guard. Nicely done.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Caleb DeCoteau will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Caleb DeCoteau'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.
DeCoteau fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Takala seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
DeCoteau throws a low kick but Takala avoids it.
DeCoteau with a lazy takedown attempt
and Takala counters by clinching up.
A nice left hand lands by Takala.
Takala has a couple of punches blocked by DeCoteau.
DeCoteau lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
DeCoteau lands with a short shot to the head.
DeCoteau tries to pull guard but Takala holds him up against the cage and eventually DeCoteau drops back down to his feet.
Tino Takala has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Caleb DeCoteau.
Takala lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
DeCoteau tries to pull guard but Takala won't allow it.
DeCoteau lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takala has DeCoteau pushed against the cage.
Tino Takala has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Takala throws a punch but it's blocked by DeCoteau.
Takala throws a punch but it's blocked by DeCoteau.
Takala being controlled against the cage.
DeCoteau pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Takala dodges the punch combination from DeCoteau.
DeCoteau lands with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeCoteau gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and DeCoteau takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Takala defending well as DeCoteau loads up on a big left hand.
Takala throwing a counter right hand but DeCoteau manages to avoid it.
DeCoteau doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Takala counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Takala misses with a short punch on the inside.
Takala is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A head punch on the inside from Takala fails to land.
Takala lands a hook that snaps the head of DeCoteau backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takala lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Takala.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Takala swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Takala.
DeCoteau is trying to pull guard but Takala turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Takala can't find room to land a body shot as DeCoteau controls the action.
Takala misses with the head strike.
Takala lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of DeCoteau backwards.
DeCoteau wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
DeCoteau gets through Takala's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
DeCoteau blocks an uppercut.
Takala has DeCoteau pressed against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Takala.
I was talking to Takala's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Takala tries a body shot but DeCoteau blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeCoteau being controlled against the cage.
Takala lands a hook that snaps the head of DeCoteau backwards.
A short right from Takala.
Takala just leaning against DeCoteau, taking a breather.
Takala lands a right hand that snaps the head of DeCoteau backwards.
Takala has a couple of punches blocked by DeCoteau.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Takala misses with a hook to the ribs.
Takala misses with some punches.
A short body shot lands from Takala as the two fighters clinch.
DeCoteau misses with a punch on the inside.
Takala lands a body shot in the clinch.
Takala holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Takala is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tino Takala dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Caleb DeCoteau's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
DeCoteau lands with a nice body punch.
DeCoteau gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Takala to counter with a crisp jab.
Takala avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Takala is looking for a counter combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
DeCoteau takes a swing at Takala's ribcage but misses.
Takala appears to be looking for a big counter.
Tino Takala is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
DeCoteau is looking to clinch.
Takala is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from DeCoteau.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeCoteau scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Tino Takala is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
DeCoteau tries to clinch up but Takala circles away and keeps his distance.
DeCoteau moves in looking to clinch but Takala pushes him off.
DeCoteau misses with a shot to the body
and Takala counters with a slapping leg kick.
Caleb DeCoteau seems to be getting the better of the standup.
DeCoteau moves to clinch but Takala breaks away
and Takala counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from DeCoteau. Takala does a little dance to reset his feet.
Takala was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
DeCoteau fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takala ducks right into an uppercut from DeCoteau.
DeCoteau will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Takala tries to counter by clinching up but DeCoteau breaks away and moves out of range.
DeCoteau throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Takala was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
DeCoteau misses with a body shot.
DeCoteau tries to score a power double leg takedown but Takala sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten DeCoteau somewhat.
Tino Takala has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Caleb DeCoteau.
A left lands for DeCoteau.
DeCoteau has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeCoteau swings for the body but Takala moves out of range.
As DeCoteau looks to move away, Takala throws a big counter combo but DeCoteau just gets out of the way.
DeCoteau moves into range and clinches up with Takala.
Takala tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
DeCoteau misses with a body punch.
Takala manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Takala takes a shot to the head.
Takala lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of DeCoteau backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takala being controlled against the cage.
DeCoteau lands a left hand that snaps the head of Takala backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Takala.
DeCoteau looking to stall.
DeCoteau jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Takala walks away with a smile on his face. DeCoteau gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
DeCoteau fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Takala manages to avoid it.
DeCoteau throws a poor cross that misses
and Takala counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
DeCoteau shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Takala defends it nicely.
Takala went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
And that's the end of the fight!
Caleb DeCoteau comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think DeCoteau 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:29
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Oscar Bolleke (ranked 108 p4p, 580 weight class) and AJ Llewellyn (ranked 12 p4p, 83 weight class). Bolleke comes into the arena with RGP - DANG DIGGI BANG blaring out of the sound system. Llewellyn is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Doomsday. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oscar Bolleke!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, AJ Llewellyn!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Columbo Gatti and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Llewellyn closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Bolleke tries to buck Llewellyn off but Llewellyn is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bolleke stops Llewellyn from passing to mount.
Llewellyn wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bolleke keeps working.
Bolleke wants to control but Llewellyn postures up.
Bolleke prevents Llewellyn from moving into mount.
Llewellyn wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bolleke keeps working.
Llewellyn lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Bolleke down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bolleke prevents Llewellyn from improving position.
Llewellyn tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
What's Bolleke going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolleke is trying to control Llewellyn's posture but Llewellyn avoids it.
Bolleke is looking for a sweep.
Llewellyn is putting a hurting on Bolleke here, landing some big shots from side control.
Llewellyn is looking to take a break and control but Bolleke is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bolleke tries to bench press Llewellyn off him but Llewellyn keeps the position.
Llewellyn wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bolleke keeps working.
Bolleke is looking to regain half guard here but Llewellyn keeps moving and retains side control.
Bolleke dodges the ground and pound from Llewellyn.
Bolleke is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Doom's Gym, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolleke takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Llewellyn lands some shots froms side control.
Bolleke stops Llewellyn from passing to mount.
Bolleke tries to buck Llewellyn off but Llewellyn is having none of it.
Llewellyn trying to control the position but Bolleke is working away.
Bolleke parries the strikes from Llewellyn easily there. Llewellyn is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Bolleke to escape.
Bolleke is working to avoid the ground and pound but Llewellyn connects with a decent elbow.
Llewellyn wants to control but Bolleke is keeping him busy.
Llewellyn in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Bolleke manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Llewellyn actively working from the bottom here.
Bolleke wants to work for an arm triangle but Llewellyn is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Bolleke prevents Llewellyn from improving his position.
Llewellyn is looking to escape.
Llewellyn trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Bolleke manages to pass to mount!
Bolleke prevents Llewellyn from getting the reversal.
Llewellyn is still trying to improve position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bolleke with the ground and pound from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolleke landing strikes from the mount and Llewellyn is in trouble!
Llewellyn has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bolleke fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Bolleke raining down hammerfists from mount.
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!
Bolleke prevents Llewellyn from getting the reversal.
Bolleke scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Llewellyn?
Bolleke with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Llewellyn manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Bolleke landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Llewellyn is trying to get back to full guard.
Bolleke seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Llewellyn is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bolleke is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Llewellyn has managed to free his arm - good work.
Llewellyn is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bolleke scores with a couple of nice shots.
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 Oscar Bolleke will probably get the nod.
That's time! Bolleke's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Llewellyn throws a poor cross that misses
and Bolleke counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bolleke connects with a body shot that sends Llewellyn's belly button to the back.
Bolleke punishes Llewellyn's body with a nice straight punch.
Llewellyn throws an off balance right hand
and Bolleke counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like AJ Llewellyn has been cut.
Llewellyn looking to score a takedown here. Bolleke is defending well but Llewellyn drives through and ends up in Bolleke's guard.
Bolleke avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bolleke manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Llewellyn manages to get himself to full guard.
Llewellyn looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bolleke scoring with punches to the head and body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bolleke cracks Llewellyn with a solid left hand.
Bolleke lands a couple of elbows.
Bolleke landing with the ground and pound.
Bolleke has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bolleke passes Llewellyn's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Llewellyn is looking for a sweep. Bolleke is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bolleke trying to control from half guard but Llewellyn is working away.
Llewellyn wants to control but Bolleke is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Llewellyn is looking to improve his position.
Bolleke maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Llewellyn could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Bolleke has cracked it and Llewellyn is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Bolleke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Oscar Bolleke!
Oscar Bolleke retains his middleweight title!
Our winner, Oscar Bolleke, 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 Norman Boma (ranked 107 p4p, 249 weight class) and Terry Silver (ranked 14 p4p, 32 weight class). Boma kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Drowning Pool - Bodies. 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 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Norman Boma!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Terry Silver!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Chad Campbell and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silver lands a left and a right that sends Boma crashing to the canvas! Silver dives into mount looking to finish!
Boma is rocked!
It looks like Norman Boma has been cut.
Silver looking to land elbow strikes but Boma uses the position to regain half guard.
Oh Boma is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Boma really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silver not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Silver thows a huge punch but Boma dodges it nicely.
Silver thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Boma's head.
Silver with the ground and pound but Boma uses the opportunity to regain guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Silver accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Silver is looking to work some ground and pound but Boma has wrist control.
Boma is trying to keep Silver in close.
Silver throwing strikes from guard but Boma blocks nicely.
Silver throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Boma will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Silver throws a strike but Boma rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Boma won't allow Silver to get back to his feet.
Silver is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Silver manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Boma manages to get himself to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silver throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Boma utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Silver throws a big elbow that misses.
Silver throws a big right hand that misses.
Silver trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Silver accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Boma avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Boma is breathing heavily.
Boma utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Silver with a flurry of punches that miss.
Silver missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Silver throws a big right hand that misses.
Silver missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Silver throws a big elbow that misses.
Silver throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Silver missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Silver working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Silver throws a big elbow that misses.
Silver throwing strikes from guard but Boma blocks nicely.
Boma seems to have got his legs back now.
Silver throwing strikes from guard but Boma blocks nicely.
Boma working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Silver.
Silver must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver throws a big right hand that misses.
Boma avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Silver throws a strike but Boma rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Silver wants to hit a sweep here but Boma passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Silver there!
Boma controlling the pace for now.
Silver tries to hold on but Boma pushes him away.
Boma controlling his opponent.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Silver can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver is looking to get to half guard.
Silver wants to try and get back to his feet.
Silver wants to hold on but Boma pushes him away.
Boma takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Silver is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Boma controlling from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver tries to hold on but Boma postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Boma controlling the pace for now.
Silver tries to hold on but Boma pushes him away.
Boma prevents Silver from getting the reversal.
Boma controlling from mount.
Silver is trying to escape the mount.
Silver is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Terry Silver will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Norman Boma's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Silver misses with a wild body shot.
Boma misses with a low kick.
Silver misses with a double jab.
It looked like Boma wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Silver throws a left and a right that both miss
and Boma connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Boma gets in close and instigates a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silver.
Silver misses with the head strike.
Silver breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silver pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Silver defending well as Boma loads up on a big left hand.
Boma misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver scores with a jab to the jaw.
Boma jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Silver throws a hook to the side of Boma's head but Boma sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Silver tries to close the distance and clinch up but Boma swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It looked like Boma wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Silver throws a jab when Boma was well out of range.
Silver rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Boma connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Silver takes a swing at Boma's ribcage but misses.
Boma throwing a counter right hand but Silver manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Silver does it's job there.
Silver throws a body punch but Boma moves out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Boma, as that shot connected.
Silver throws a poor cross that misses
and Boma connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Boma scores with a crisp jab that stopped Silver in his tracks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Boma.
Silver looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Silver misses with a combination
and Boma counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Silver takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boma throws a poor cross that misses
and Silver counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Silver looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Terry Silver seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Boma forces Silver back against the cage and clinches.
Silver lands a left hand that snaps the head of Boma backwards.
Silver wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Boma has him pressed against the cage.
Boma blocks an uppercut.
Boma tries to work over Silver's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silver is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Boma doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silver tries a body shot but Boma blocks it.
Silver swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Silver fails to land.
Silver lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Boma backwards.
Boma managing to block the knees to the body from Silver.
Boma scores with a shot to the side of Silver's head.
Boma is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silver prevents a body shot from Boma.
Boma stalling the fight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boma.
Boma blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boma stalling against the cage.
Silver misses with some punches.
Boma misses with the head strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boma lands a left hand that snaps the head of Silver backwards.
Boma is leaning against Silver and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short right from Boma on the inside.
Boma tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silver tries to throw a body punch but Boma avoids it by throwing Silver back against the cage.
Silver breaks from the clinch.
Nice shot lands for Boma.
Silver clinches.
Silver tries to break free but Boma pushes him back against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Norman Boma dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Norman Boma's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Silver takes the fight into the clinch.
Boma blocks a body shot from Silver.
Boma blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silver using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Boma has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boma.
Boma misses with a body punch.
Silver fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silver misses with a punch to the body.
Silver swings wildly with an uppercut but Boma uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silver tries to work over Boma's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silver.
Silver misses with some punches.
Boma wants to stall.
Boma softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Silver lands a nice shot to the body.
Boma blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boma scores with a shot to the side of Silver's head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silver.
Boma lands a right hand that snaps the head of Silver backwards.
Boma fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silver struggles to land a body shot inside as Boma controls his hands.
Boma lands with a short shot to the head.
Silver lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Boma or not.
Norman Boma has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Boma misses with the head strike.
Silver doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Boma swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boma avoiding damage.
Silver pushes Boma back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Boma lands with a light punch inside.
Boma blocks an uppercut.
Silver lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Silver tries to work over Boma's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Silver creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right hook to the body lands for Boma.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Silver creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Boma scores with a shot to the side of Silver's head.
A head punch on the inside from Silver fails to land.
Silver lands a left hand.
Silver fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silver lands a body punch in the clinch.
Boma is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Silver throws a head punch that misses.
Silver fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Boma misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Boma as the two fighters clinch.
Come on Boma - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Boma blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silver's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Terry Silver is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silver throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Boma throwing a counter right hand but Silver manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Boma circles away from the clinch attempt
and Boma connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Boma throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Boma blocking some punches.
Silver lands with a right to the head.
Boma working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Silver misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silver fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silver.
Silver swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silver blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silver swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boma makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Boma fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Boma lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silver prevents a body shot from Boma.
Silver tries to break the clinch but Boma is controlling the position.
Silver breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silver throws a jab but it's blocked by Boma.
Boma throwing a counter right hand but Silver manages to avoid it.
Silver connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Silver throws a lazy uppercut
and Boma counters with a nice uppercut.
Silver throws a body punch but Boma moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Boma on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Terry Silver just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Norman Boma's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Boma avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silver connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Good standup being displayed there by Boma as he connects with a hook.
Silver looks to clinch
and Boma counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Silver thinking.
Boma avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silver throws a lazy uppercut
and Boma counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silver avoids the head kick by Boma.
Boma ducks under a wild hook from Silver.
Silver connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Boma momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Silver is rocked!
Boma steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silver.
Silver misses with a lunging right hand
and Boma counters with a straight right hand.
Silver is still on wobbly legs! Can Boma finish him?
Silver tries to clinch up but Boma circles away and keeps his distance.
Silver seems to have recovered his senses.
Silver misses with a left hand
letting Boma counter with a right hand.
Boma is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Boma throws an overhand right that drops Silver like a sack of potatoes! Boma dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Norman Boma!
Norman Boma retains his welterweight title!
A very excited looking Norman Boma rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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