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Cobra Kai: No Mercy 10 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Benito Graffagnino (ranked 25349 p4p, 25196 weight class) and Andres Anderson (ranked 616 p4p, 638 weight class). Anderson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Many Men. Andres Anderson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Benito Graffagnino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andres Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Chris Saunders and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graffagnino lands a nice looking body shot.
Graffagnino rushes Anderson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Graffagnino has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Anderson is trying to keep an underhook but Graffagnino manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Graffagnino trying to control the pace.
Graffagnino missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Anderson is pressing down on Graffagnino's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graffagnino content to stall in guard here.
Graffagnino throws a strike but Anderson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anderson tries to stand but Graffagnino is controlling from the bottom.
Anderson wants to pass the guard but Graffagnino is keeping the position.
Graffagnino working for submissions but it's allowed Anderson to get to half guard.
Graffagnino 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.
Graffagnino gets back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graffagnino wants to get back to his feet but Anderson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Graffagnino wants to sweep but no luck.
Graffagnino throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Anderson passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Graffagnino slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Graffagnino trying to keep a closed guard but Anderson is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graffagnino is really struggling to control Anderson but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Graffagnino is striking but Anderson is not phased and passes to half guard.
Anderson is trying to control the action in half guard but Graffagnino is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Graffagnino trying to control here.
Anderson prevents Graffagnino from improving his position.
That's four 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.
Graffagnino is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Anderson pulls his head out easily.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Anderson clinches up with Graffagnino and pushes him back against the cage.
Graffagnino breaks the clinch.
Graffagnino tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Anderson swivels and escapes.
Graffagnino doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Anderson counters by moving into the clinch.
Anderson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice sprawl there from Graffagnino as Anderson shoots in.
Graffagnino is looking for a counter combo.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Anderson fails to land with a series of punches.
Graffagnino swings for the body but Anderson moves out of range.
Anderson is looking to land body kicks.
Graffagnino attempts a counter takedown but Anderson avoids it well and moves away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Andres Anderson will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Anderson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Anderson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Graffagnino shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Anderson sprawls well. Anderson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Graffagnino gets slowly back to his feet.
Graffagnino shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Graffagnino looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Anderson is fending him off so far but Graffagnino persists. Nope, Anderson circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Benito Graffagnino. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Graffagnino misses with a takedown attempt - Anderson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson swinging wildly here.
Anderson lands with a nice combination. Graffagnino backs away looking to recover.
Anderson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Graffagnino defends well and Anderson ends up having to push Graffagnino into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
As Anderson backs away, Graffagnino returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
 It looks like Benito Graffagnino has been cut.
Anderson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Graffagnino.
Anderson misses with a wild body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Anderson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Anderson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Graffagnino catches Anderson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Anderson slaps away a takedown attempt from Graffagnino, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Anderson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Graffagnino tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Anderson manages to circle out of the way.
Graffagnino shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Anderson as he jumps to the side.
Anderson steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Graffagnino.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Anderson.
Anderson fails with the takedown
and Graffagnino counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Benito Graffagnino is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Graffagnino shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Anderson sprawls well. Anderson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Graffagnino gets slowly back to his feet.
Graffagnino takes one on the chin but seems OK.
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!
Anderson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Graffagnino.
Anderson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Anderson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson shoots for a double leg takedown but Graffagnino sprawls well. He's pushed Anderson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Anderson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Graffagnino eats them both and turns towards Anderson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Anderson throws a series of punches but Graffagnino avoids them all with ease.
Graffagnino closes the distance and clinches up with Anderson, looking for a takedown. Graffagnino pushes Anderson against the cage but Anderson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Graffagnino looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Anderson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Graffagnino manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Graffagnino manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Graffagnino tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Anderson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Graffagnino wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson misses with the head strike.
Anderson has Graffagnino pressed against the cage, preventing Graffagnino from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Anderson controlling the action here for a moment.
Anderson has Graffagnino pressed against the cage, preventing Graffagnino from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Anderson breaks from the clinch.
Graffagnino looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Anderson is fending him off so far but Graffagnino persists. Nope, Anderson circles away and we're back to standing.
Anderson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Graffagnino is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Anderson.
Graffagnino shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A little jabbing left from Anderson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Andres Anderson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Benito Graffagnino's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Graffagnino tries for a takedown but Anderson circles away easily
and Anderson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Anderson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Anderson misses with a few strikes there.
Anderson throws a right hand that Graffagnino ducks under and follows up with a left that Graffagnino also avoids with ease.
Graffagnino uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anderson.
Graffagnino avoids a punch combination nicely.
Graffagnino will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Anderson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
 Graffagnino is rocked!
Anderson closes the distance and clinches.
Oh Graffagnino is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Anderson goes for a takedown attempt but Graffagnino pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Graffagnino fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Anderson drops Graffagnino with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Graffagnino! Anderson dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andres Anderson!
A very excited looking Andres Anderson 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Charles Oliveira (ranked 25139 p4p, 25188 weight class) and Martino Silva (ranked 398 p4p, 385 weight class). Martino Silva looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Charles Oliveira !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Martino Silva!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Ryoma Takatsuka and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown attempt by Silva or perhaps it was just good defense by Oliveira , which made it look bad.
Oliveira drives through with a takedown into Silva's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Oliveira from controlling successfully.
Oliveira slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oliveira has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira 's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Oliveira seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Silva for as long as he can get away with.
Oliveira postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Oliveira definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Oliveira forces Silva back against the cage and clinches.
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.
Oliveira gets underhooks to prevent Silva's takedown attempt.
Oliveira pulls guard.
Silva 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.
Silva looking to improve position, pressing down on Oliveira 's thigh with his hand. Oliveira seems to be working to lock up a guilotine though... is Silva paying attention? Apparently not! He's locked it up tight! Silva's face has turned purple! Will he tap? Will he! YES! He's tapped! Oliveira picked his opening and made it count! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Charles Oliveira !
Charles Oliveira decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Crow (ranked 25125 p4p, 25061 weight class) and Chief Osni (ranked 597 p4p, 653 weight class). Jack Crow had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Crow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chief Osni!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Micheangelo Fripello and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Osni takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Osni ducks right into an uppercut from Crow.
Crow attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Osni takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Crow swats away the attempt to clinch by Osni.
Crow lands with an uppercut that bounces Osni off the cage and back into range.
Chief Osni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crow misses with a body kick.
Osni tries to clinch but Crow moves away
and Crow makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A head kick misses from Crow.
Osni tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Crow manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Osni takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Osni fails in his attempt to clinch.
Crow quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Crow misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Crow lands with a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Osni tries to clinch up but Crow circles away and keeps his distance.
Osni fails in his attempt to clinch.
Osni is looking to clinch but Crow is avoiding it.
Crow pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Crow throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Osni closes the distance but Crow moves to the side
and Crow connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Crow swats away the attempt to clinch by Osni.
Osni just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromCrow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Osni avoids the head kick by Crow.
Osni looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Osni is looking to clinch.
Osni tries to clinch up but Crow circles away and keeps his distance.
Osni avoids a kick to the body.
Osni has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Crow finds it's way round the side to connect with Osni's head.
Osni doesn't manage to clinch there - Crow circles away.
It looks like Crow has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Osni closes the distance and pushes Crow back into the cage.
Crow blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Osni lands an elbow just above Crow 's eye.
It looks like Jack Crow has been cut.
Crow wants to get back to striking at distance but Osni won't allow it.
Crow is trying to force a seperation but Osni has the dominant position.
Osni scores with a shot to the side of Crow's head.
Crow takes an elbow to the forehead.
A shot in the inside from Osni.
Crow takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jack Crow's cut is getting worse.
Crow is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Osni working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Crow is rocked!
Crow takes an elbow to the forehead.
Oh Crow is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jack Crow's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Still in the clinch, Osni scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jeez, Jack Crow's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Osni lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Crow to his knees! Osni keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chief Osni!
A very excited looking Chief Osni 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 Jeffrey Franklin (ranked 24759 p4p, 4516 weight class) and Santiago Santos (ranked 532 p4p, 452 weight class). Jeffrey Franklin looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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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 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jeffrey Franklin !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Santiago Santos!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Paul Gruel and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos gets a clinch.
Franklin looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Santos lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Santos - that landed with a thud.
A right handed body shot lands from Santos.
Santos scores with a hook to the body.
Santos lands a body punch.
Santos is leaning against Franklin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right hand to the body from Santos.
Santos works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Santos gets through Franklin 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
It looks like Jeffrey Franklin has been cut.
Santos lands a body shot.
Santos working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Santos works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Santos lands with a left to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santos lands a body punch in the clinch.
Santos digs a right hand underneath Franklin 's ribcage. Franklin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Santos lands a nice shot to the body.
Santos lands an uppercut.
Santos throws a big uppercut that drops Franklin ! More strikes from Santos and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Franklin lies dazed against the cage as Santos celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Santiago Santos!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Quagmire Griffin (ranked 5879 p4p, 5302 weight class) and Sam Raymond (ranked 273 p4p, 260 weight class). Sam Raymond has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Quagmire Griffin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sam Raymond!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Chris Saunders and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raymond fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Griffin, pushing him back against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Raymond is working for takedown but Griffin is calmly controlling the position for now.
Griffin is pressed up against the cage. Raymond has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Griffin down to the mat. Griffin avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Raymond scores with a takedown into Griffin's guard.
Raymond engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Raymond tries to free his leg and advance position but Griffin is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raymond's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Raymond trying to control the position from guard on top but Griffin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Raymond preventing the sweep.
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.
Raymond slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Raymond stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Griffin closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Raymond's guard.
Griffin is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Raymond seems keen to control Griffin's posture.
Raymond wants to stand up but Griffin is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Raymond manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Griffin has Raymond in his guard.
Raymond is pushing down on Griffin's leg trying to pass to half guard. Griffin is fighting to maintain full guard but Raymond has managed to sneak the leg through.
Raymond sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Raymond decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Griffin shoots in for a double leg but Raymond sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Griffin keeps control of Raymond as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Griffin breaks the clinch.
Griffin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Raymond as he jumps to the side.
Griffin is breathing heavily.
Raymond shoots in for a takedown but Griffin shows good takedown defense.
Quagmire Griffin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sam Raymond.
Griffin misses with a kick to the body.
Raymond goes for a double leg but Griffin avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Griffin continues to drive forward.
Raymond throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Griffin closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Raymond pushes Griffin off and gets back to his feet.
Griffin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Raymond.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Raymond forces Griffin back against the cage and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin trying to land knees to the body.
Griffin is trying to drag Raymond to the mat but Raymond just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Raymond gets control of Griffin's arms and successfully pulls guard. Raymond will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Raymond uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Raymond throws a right and a left that Griffin avoids nicely.
Raymond clinches with his opponent.
Raymond is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Raymond takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Raymond has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Griffin clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Griffin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Raymond on the ground.
Good control from Raymond.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Raymond dominated that round.
That's time! Griffin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Raymond.
Raymond drives through and clinches with Griffin against the cage.
Raymond pulls guard effortlessly.
Raymond has his foot on Griffin's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Griffin works his way back into a safe position though.
Griffin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Raymond swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Griffin lands a couple of digs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raymond is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Griffin decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raymond swinging wildly here.
Griffin tries to counter with a takedown but Raymond is quick to defend against it.
Griffin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Raymond moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Raymond thows a left - swing and a miss!
Griffin seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Quagmire Griffin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Raymond fails with the takedown.
Griffin is looking to clinch.
Raymond unleashes a big counter combination but Griffin bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Raymond swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Griffin stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Griffin wants it to stay on the feet.
Quagmire Griffin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sam Raymond.
Griffin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Raymond dives in for a single leg takedown but Griffin sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Griffin closes the distance and clinches up with Raymond, looking for a takedown. Griffin pushes Raymond against the cage but Raymond circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Griffin avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raymond drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Raymond trying to control the position from guard on top but Griffin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Griffin is working an open guard so Raymond takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
An inside leg kick from Raymond misses.
Griffin leaves Raymond with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Raymond keeps the fight on the outside.
Raymond tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Griffin swivels and escapes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin tries to score a power double leg takedown but Raymond sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Griffin somewhat.
Raymond drives through and clinches with Griffin against the cage.
Raymond has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Griffin uses from the top position.
Raymond is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Griffin is controlling him.
Raymond seems keen to control Griffin's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raymond lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Raymond decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
No luck for Raymond with that takedown attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A big right from Raymond misses.
A lazy body kick from Raymond
and Griffin counters with a takedown into side control.
Raymond sneaks out the side door and pushes Griffin away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Raymond showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Raymond throws a low kick but Griffin avoids it.
Sloppy strikes from Raymond. Those never looked like landing.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Griffin.
Griffin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Raymond misses with the combination.
Raymond clinches up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raymond stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Raymond has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Raymond is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Griffin is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Raymond pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin wants to break free but Raymond has control.
Griffin is trying to pull guard but Raymond turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Quagmire Griffin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Raymond manages to break the clinch.
Raymond throws a body punch but Griffin moves out of range.
Raymond misses with a two punch combination.
Raymond has closed the distance and engaged Griffin in a clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Raymond.
Raymond is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Griffin can't fight it off and eventually Raymond manages to take the fight to the floor. Griffin looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Raymond stands up from Griffin's guard - Raymond perhaps looking for a knockout.
Raymond has Griffin up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin has Raymond pressed against the cage, preventing Raymond from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Raymond jumps into guard, dragging Griffin to the mat.
Raymond is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Griffin presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raymond pulls guard effortlessly.
Raymond is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Raymond wants to lay and pray for a moment but Griffin keeps working.
Raymond blocks the strikes from Griffin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin is looking to control Raymond's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Griffin avoid being mounted?
Griffin on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Griffin tries to get out of the position.
Raymond stands up out of the half guard.
A combination from Raymond does no damage.
Raymond swings away with a body shot that misses
and Griffin counters with a one-two to the body.
Sam Raymond seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Raymond looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Griffin attempts a counter takedown but Raymond avoids it well and moves away.
Griffin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Raymond moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Raymond misses with a looping left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raymond has a takedown stuffed.
Griffin half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Raymond rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Griffin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Raymond closes the distance and clinches.
Raymond has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Griffin uses from the top position.
Raymond is pulling down on Griffin's head to control his posture.
Griffin has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Griffin trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Raymond manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raymond with a nice head shot there.
Quagmire Griffin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sam Raymond is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Raymond is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sam Raymond comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Raymond 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Josh West scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sam Raymond!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Teddy Dalrymple (ranked 6002 p4p, 5440 weight class) and Shred Kaczynski (ranked 607 p4p, 585 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Teddy Dalrymple!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shred Kaczynski!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Micheangelo Fripello and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dalrymple throws a right hand that Kaczynski ducks under and follows up with a left that Kaczynski also avoids with ease.
Kaczynski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kaczynski throws a head kick that misses.
Kaczynski tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Dalrymple counters with a stiff right hand.
 It looks like Shred Kaczynski has been cut.
Kaczynski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dalrymple paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kaczynski walks forward, straight into a front kick from Dalrymple.
Kaczynski throws a series of punches but Dalrymple avoids them all with ease.
Dalrymple pushes Kaczynski up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dalrymple misses with a knee strike.
A nice left hand lands by Dalrymple.
Kaczynski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kaczynski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dalrymple lands a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dalrymple holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Kaczynski softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dalrymple lands a right hand.
Dalrymple pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dalrymple connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kaczynski forces Dalrymple back against the cage and clinches.
Dalrymple tries to land knees in the clinch but Kaczynski avoids the damage to the body.
Dalrymple effectively controlling the action here.
Dalrymple stalling in the clinch.
Kaczynski manages to break the clinch.
Kaczynski wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dalrymple drops Kaczynski with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Kaczynski looks back up at him and smiles so Dalrymple waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kaczynski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dalrymple drives through and clinches with Kaczynski against the cage.
Kaczynski is trying to break the clinch but Dalrymple has him pressed against the cage.
Dalrymple scores with a shot to the side of Kaczynski's head.
That has opened up Shred Kaczynski's cut even more.
Dalrymple lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kaczynski backwards.
 Kaczynski is rocked!
Dalrymple landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kaczynski is still on wobbly legs! Can Dalrymple finish him?
Dalrymple gets through Kaczynski's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dalrymple works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kaczynski looks winded!
Dalrymple lands a huge knee in the clinch and it's knocked Kaczynski out! Massive knee - he's celebrating with his corner and the crowd showing their appreciation!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Teddy Dalrymple!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Maron (ranked 3234 p4p, 5892 weight class) and Lachlan Peters (ranked 152 p4p, 227 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Maron!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lachlan Peters!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Ryoma Takatsuka and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peters moves away from the strike by Maron.
Maron pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mike Maron seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peters closes the distance and clinches.
Peters looking for a takedown.
Peters jumps into guard, dragging Maron to the mat.
Peters seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Peters working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Maron.
Maron loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Peters preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Maron throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maron throwing strikes from guard but Peters blocks nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maron throws a strike but Peters rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Peters trying to control the position from guard on top but Maron is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maron wants to improve his position but instead Peters has moved into half guard.
Maron throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maron wants to get back to full guard.
Peters trying to control the action but Maron is working from the bottom.
Peters thows a huge punch but Maron dodges it nicely.
Peters passes into side control, despite Maron's attempt to control the position.
Maron tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Peters wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Maron is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Peters is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Maron keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Maron is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Peters trying to control but Maron is having none of it.
Peters misses with a head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maron avoids a series of strikes thrown by Peters.
Peters tries to control but Maron wriggling away.
Maron trying desperately to get to his feet.
Maron slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Maron is looking to escape.
Peters throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Maron tries to roll over but Peters keeps him under control.
Maron looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Peters prevents Maron from standing back up.
Peters blocks the strikes from Maron.
Maron wants to control but Peters is keeping busy.
Maron regains full guard. Nicely done.
Maron bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Peters's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maron won't allow Peters to sweep him here.
Maron 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.
Peters utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Peters is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Maron is working Peters over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Maron throws a strike but Peters rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Maron is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Maron managing to control the position.
Peters prevents Maron from getting back to his feet.
Maron is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Maron is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Maron scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peters actively working from the bottom here.
Peters looks winded!
Maron not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Peters avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Maron.
Nice strikes from Maron there.
Maron is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Peters blocking the ground and pound attempt from Maron.
Maron throwing shots but Peters is blocking nicely.
Maron throwing shots but Peters is blocking nicely.
Maron throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Peters avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Maron.
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!
Peters blocking the ground and pound attempt from Maron.
Maron throwing shots but Peters is blocking nicely.
Peters blocking the ground and pound attempt from Maron.
Maron throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Maron throwing shots but Peters is blocking nicely.
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 Mike Maron will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Some wild striking there from Maron.
Peters tries to counter by closing the distance.
Maron connects with the punch.
Peters ducks right into an uppercut from Maron.
Maron throws a hook to the side of Peters's head but Peters sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Peters raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Peters shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Maron defends it nicely.
Maron looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
A punch lands to the side of Peters 's head but he takes it in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maron scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Maron throws a jab but it's blocked by Peters.
Peters fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lachlan Peters is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Peters tries a head kick but it misses.
Peters fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Maron avoids it really well and circles away.
Mike Maron has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lachlan Peters.
Peters is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peters fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Maron avoids it really well and circles away.
Peters moves forwards but Maron connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A jab from Maron misses.
Peters is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Peters moves out of range as Maron strikes.
Jab by Maron.
Maron thuds his right hand into Peters's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Maron connects with a leg kick.
Maron throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Peters stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Peters moves out of range as Maron strikes.
Maron throws a good cross that connects.
Maron loads up on a big right hand but Peters slips the punch.
Peters walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maron loads up on a big right hand but Peters slips the punch.
Mike Maron is winning the standup battle so far.
Peters shoots for a double leg takedown but Maron sprawls well. He's pushed Peters's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Peters.
Maron sizes up Peters with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Maron ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A slow jab from Maron misses its intended target.
Peters ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Peters swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Maron is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Peters can do to turn this around?
Maron throws out a loose jab but Peters uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice shot by Maron.
No joy there for Peters, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Maron lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Maron changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Maron misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Peters.
Maron connects with a single shot there.
Peters uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Maron.
Maron throws a jab when Peters was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maron swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Peters.
Maron lands a slapping body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Maron.
Maron throws a front kick that sends Peters stumbling back into the cage.
Maron 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.
Maron paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Peters ducks under a wild hook from Maron.
Peters takes one on the button.
Maron throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Peters with the counter takedown but Maron avoids it easily.
Peters has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Maron finds it's way round the side to connect with Peters's head.
Maron missing with a left hand there. Peters was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Maron moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maron lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A cross from Maron lands.
Maron swinging wildly here.
Maron looks to land a combination but Peters avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maron throws a lazy right hand but Peters sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Peters showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Maron.
Maron lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Maron fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Peters shoots in for a double leg but Maron sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Maron connects with a jab.
A combination from Maron does no damage.
Nice shot by Maron.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Maron checks a leg kick.
Maron digs a good body shot into Peters's ribs.
Maron feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Peterss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Maron loads up on a big right hand but Peters slips the punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maron lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Maron getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Maron dominated that second round.
That's time! Maron's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Peters staying out of range there.
Peters moves forwards but Maron connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Maron moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Peters ducks under a wild hook from Maron.
Peters has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Peters there as he acknowledges the shot.
Maron jabs at Peters's body.
Maron connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Good standup being displayed there by Maron as he connects with a hook.
Maron pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Peters fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Maron connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Peters's hands.
Maron scores with a sloppy right hand. Peters should have avoided that one.
A left and a right from Maron both land. Nice combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Peters shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Maron sprawls well. Maron wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Peters gets slowly back to his feet.
Maron swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Peters takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maron jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Peters fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mike Maron has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lachlan Peters.
A slow jab from Maron misses its intended target.
Maron throws a one two combo.
Maron rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Peters counters with a nice body shot.
Peters defending well as Maron loads up on a big left hand.
Maron lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Maron lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Maron lands with a nice body kick.
A jab from Maron misses.
Peters ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice shot lands for Maron.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maron sizes up Peters with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Peters displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maron throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maron throws a big shot that misses.
Maron feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Peterss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Maron connects with a body shot that sends Peters's belly button to the back.
Maron cracks Peters with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Good leg kick by Maron.
Maron stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Maron wants it to stay on the feet.
Maron lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Peters slips a jab from Maron.
A telegraphed right hand from Maron misses the target.
Peters slips under a jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Maron.
Maron throws an overhand right that lands on Peters's shoulder, as Peters tries to avoid the shot.
Maron fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Peters uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Maron.
And Peters tries to counter it with a takedown but Maron pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Maron swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maron throws a jab when Peters was well out of range.
Peters avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Maron throws out a powerful jab.
Maron connects with a looping right hand.
Maron throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Peters stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Peters moves away from the strike by Maron.
Maron scores with the left hand. Peters knows he should have avoided that one.
The fighters circling - Maron throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Peters misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Peters takes one on the button.
Maron missing with a left hand there. Peters was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Maron lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Maron misses with a takedown attempt - Peters sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maron closes the distance and lands a one-two.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Peters keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maron.
Maron thows a left - swing and a miss!
Maron scores with a jab to the body.
Maron ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A cross from Maron lands.
Maron jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Peters dives in for a single leg takedown but Maron sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
It looked like Maron wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Maron lands with a shot to the body.
Maron lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Peters takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A decent looking cross lands there for Maron.
Decent striking displayed by Maron there.
Peters has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Peters tries to move into range but Maron moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lachlan Peters has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mike Maron is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Maron lunges at Peters with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Peters's hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Maron showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Maron, 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:25
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:25
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Maron!
Mike Maron bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dude Kafka (ranked 2779 p4p, 6176 weight class) and Jerk McQuirk (ranked 324 p4p, 506 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dude Kafka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jerk McQuirk!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Paul Gruel and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kafka throws a body shot but no joy.
Kafka drops McQuirk with a beautiful combination! McQuirk stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Kafka is looking for the KO!
It looks like Jerk McQuirk has been cut.
A combination from McQuirk does no damage.
Some wild striking there from McQuirk.
Kafka displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McQuirk throws out the jab.
Kafka swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McQuirk throws a series of punches but Kafka moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McQuirk throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kafka counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kafka cracks McQuirk with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! McQuirk looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Kafka finish him?
McQuirk is rocked!
Kafka knocks out McQuirk with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Kafka before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Kafka picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dude Kafka!
Dude Kafka seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Helio De Lima (ranked 2769 p4p, 4313 weight class) and Teo King (ranked 409 p4p, 544 weight class). Helio De Lima has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Helio De Lima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Teo King!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Micheangelo Fripello and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King lands with a shot to the body.
De Lima misses with a takedown
and King counters with a straight right hand.
De Lima shoots in and drives through. King sprawls well.
De Lima takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
De Lima shoots in looking for a takedown but King manages to keep the fight standing, pushing De Lima's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Helio De Lima. That's going to take a lot out of him.
King turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
De Lima takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
De Lima shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. King is trying to defend but De Lima finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Lima is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
King wants to control but De Lima is keeping busy.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. De Lima connects with a nice short shot to King's temple.
De Lima looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks King with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
De Lima seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but King does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from De Lima there.
De Lima throwing shots but King is blocking nicely.
De Lima is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
De Lima controlling the pace.
King has hold of De Lima's hands but De Lima slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
De Lima landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
De Lima looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
De Lima stalling.
De Lima is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! King is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Helio De Lima!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robbie Auston (ranked 3520 p4p, 1325 weight class) and Paul Hunter (ranked 482 p4p, 199 weight class). Paul Hunter is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Robbie Auston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Hunter!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Micheangelo Fripello and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Auston scores with a sloppy right hand. Hunter should have avoided that one.
Hunter swings widly with a right hand
and Auston counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hunter darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
It looks like Robbie Auston has been cut.
Auston throws out a loose jab but Hunter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Auston pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Auston slips a jab from Hunter.
Auston slips under a jab.
Hunter has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Auston.
Auston closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hunter. Auston does a little dance to reset his feet.
Auston was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've been told by Auston's head coaches at League of Shadows MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Auston jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Auston 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 Hunter has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hunter and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A punch combination from Hunter misses.
Auston throwing a counter right hand but Hunter manages to avoid it.
Auston scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Auston looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hunter looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
It looks like Paul Hunter has been cut.
Auston wants to clinch but Hunter slips to the side
and Hunter cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Auston misses with a low kick as Hunter jumps back.
Auston steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hunter.
Hunter misses the jab.
Hunter throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter blocks a low kick nicely.
Auston lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Auston fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Auston ducks right into an uppercut from Hunter.
Hunter takes a swing at Auston's ribcage but misses.
Auston connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hunter momentarily.
Auston pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Auston wants to land a leg kick but Hunter is out of range.
Auston on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Auston moves away from the strike by Hunter.
Auston attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hunter looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hunter cracks Auston with a good jab.
Auston rushes Hunter and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hunter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hunter can't find room to land a body shot as Auston controls the action.
Hunter scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hunter blocks a body shot from Auston.
Auston tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hunter's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Hunter fails to land.
Hunter throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Auston.
Hunter can't find room to land a body shot as Auston controls the action.
Auston misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Auston fails to land.
Auston has a couple of punches blocked by Hunter.
Still in the clinch, Hunter scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hunter.
Auston can't find room to land a body shot as Hunter controls the action.
Auston misses with a punch on the inside.
Hunter blocks a body shot from Auston.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Auston.
A head punch on the inside from Hunter fails to land.
Hunter lands with a light punch inside.
Auston lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hunter or not.
Hunter struggles to land a body shot inside as Auston controls his hands.
Hunter misses with a punch on the inside.
Hunter misses with the head strike.
Auston scores with a hook to the body.
Auston can't find room to land a body shot as Hunter controls the action.
Auston misses with a hook from the clinch.
Auston gets through Hunter's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter blocking some punches.
A short body shot lands from Auston as the two fighters clinch.
Hunter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Auston darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Auston with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hunter staying out of range there.
Hunter looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Auston lands with a kick to the temple. Hunter shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Auston tries to score with a low kick but Hunter moves his leg out of the way.
Hunter misses with a lunging right hand
letting Auston counter with a right hand.
Robbie Auston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A good leg kick by Auston.
Hunter throws a right hand that misses
and Auston connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Auston throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hunter.
Hunter moves away from the strike by Auston.
Hunter checks a low kick from Auston.
Auston avoids the body shot from Hunter.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Auston takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Auston is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hunter throws a hook but Auston avoids it easily.
Hunter misses with a wild body shot.
Auston throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hunter stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunter misses the jab.
Hunter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Auston keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hunter.
Auston misses with a hook. Hunter ducked under it nicely.
Hunter throws an overhand right that lands on Auston's shoulder, as Auston tries to avoid the shot.
Nice jab there from Hunter.
Auston misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hunter counters with a stiff right hand.
Hunter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Auston was well out of range. Poor timing from Hunter.
A chopping leg kick lands by Auston.
Auston tries to work over Hunter's front leg with a kick but Hunter checks it.
Auston scores with a jab.
Auston is looking to slow Hunter down with leg kicks.
Auston misses with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Auston chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Auston swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Auston throws a leg kick but Hunter sees it coming and moves out of range.
Auston with a nice calf kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Robbie Auston dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Auston throws out a leg kick but Hunter moves out of range and Auston only half commits.
Hunter's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Auston uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hunter.
Auston throws a low kick but Hunter avoids it.
Hunter scores with a punch to the head.
Hunter has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Hunter fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Auston looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hunter blocks a low kick nicely.
Auston throws a body punch but Hunter moves out of range.
Good exchange - Hunter coming out on top.
Auston cracks Hunter with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hunter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A cross from Auston lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Auston finds it's way through Hunter's defenses.
Auston fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hunter, pushing him back against the cage.
Auston tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Auston scores with a shoulder strike.
Robbie Auston has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hunter lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Auston backwards.
Auston presses Hunter against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter scores with a shoulder strike.
Auston misses with a punch to the body.
Hunter blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Auston.
Hunter tries to throw a body punch but Auston avoids it by throwing Hunter back against the cage.
Auston fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hunter breaks from the clinch.
Robbie Auston is winning the standup battle so far.
A leg kick checked by Hunter.
Hunter takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That has opened up Paul Hunter's cut even more.
Auston will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Auston looks to score with a jab to the body but Hunter is just out of range.
Hunter just misses with a punch to the body.
Hunter with a hook.
Hunter throws a jab but it's blocked by Auston.
Hunter throws a body punch but Auston moves out of range.
Hunter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Auston.
Auston throws out a leg kick but Hunter moves out of range and Auston only half commits.
Hunter throws a looping overhand right but Auston ducks down to avoid it.
Auston throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Auston.
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!
Auston throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hunter.
Auston swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Auston uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hunter.
Hunter ducks under a wild hook from Auston.
Auston slips a straight right by Hunter.
Auston tries to land a leg kick but Hunter saw it coming and moves away.
Hunter closes the distance and pushes Auston back into the cage.
Auston misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hunter.
Hunter taking a breather.
Hunter scores with a shoulder strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Auston.
Auston tries to work over Hunter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Auston blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Auston swings wildly with an uppercut but Hunter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Auston scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Auston working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Auston misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Auston.
Hunter throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Austons head.
Auston misses with a punch on the inside.
Auston misses with a body punch.
Hunter throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Austons head.
Hunter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hunter misses with an uppercut.
Hunter takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Auston misses with a hook
and Hunter counters by clinching up.
Hunter blocks an uppercut.
Hunter lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Auston blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Auston tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Auston.
Hunter leaning his opponent against the cage.
A short uppercut from Auston.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hunter tries to work over Auston's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Auston prevents a body shot from Hunter.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hunter.
Auston works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hunter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Auston has Hunter up against the cage in a clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hunter tries a body shot but Auston blocks it.
Auston misses with a punch on the inside.
Auston blocks an uppercut.
Hunter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hunter stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Auston tries to work over Hunter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hunter misses with a punch to the body.
Auston lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hunter or not.
Hunter is breathing heavily.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hunter.
A short right from Auston.
Auston scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hunter.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Robbie Auston dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Auston misses with a low kick.
Auston keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hunter.
Auston throws a head kick that misses.
A lazy left from Hunter finds it's target.
Auston throws a low kick but Hunter avoids it.
Hunter looks to score with a jab to the body but Auston is just out of range.
Hunter thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hunter's jab looks to have found its range, popping Auston under the eye.
Hunter tries to clinch but Auston is having none of it.
Hunter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hunter looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Auston lands with a hook. Hunter tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Auston looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice uppercut lands for Auston. That snapped Hunter's head back.
Nice uppercut there from Hunter.
Hunter tries to clinch but Auston is having none of it.
Hunter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Auston throws a leg kick which misses Hunter's front leg but catches the back leg as Hunter tries to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hunter tries to clinch but Auston is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hunter pushes Auston back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Auston goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Auston misses with a punch to the body.
Hunter tries to throw a body punch but Auston avoids it by throwing Hunter back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hunter.
Hunter lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Auston or not.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Auston misses with some punches.
Auston letting Hunter take a breather here.
Auston scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Auston doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Auston blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hunter.
Hunter lands a body punch.
Auston lands an uppercut.
Hunter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hunter scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hunter lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Auston can't find room to land a body shot as Hunter controls the action.
Auston tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Auston tries to work over Hunter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Auston can't find room to land a body shot as Hunter controls the action.
Auston lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hunter.
Hunter breaks from the clinch.
Auston thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hunter wants to clinch up but Auston keeps it at a distance.
Hunter avoids the head kick by Auston.
Hunter clinches up against the cage.
Hunter blocking some punches.
Hunter working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hunter breaks the clinch.
Auston takes a swing at Hunter's ribcage but misses.
Hunter lands with an uppercut that bounces Auston off the cage and back into range.
Auston misses with a straight right.
Hunter misses with a hook. Auston ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter checks a low kick from Auston.
Hunter checks the leg kick nicely there.
Auston misses with a hook.
Auston chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hunter throws a hook to the side of Auston's head but Auston sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Auston scores with a leg kick.
Hunter closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Auston misses with an uppercut.
Hunter tries to clinch up.
Auston throws a chopping leg kick but Hunter manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Auston looks to land a left hand but Hunter moved out of range nicely.
Hunter throws an overhand right that lands on Auston's shoulder, as Auston tries to avoid the shot.
Hunter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Auston throws a leg kick
and Hunter cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hunter scores with a sloppy right hand. Auston should have avoided that one.
Auston closes the distance and pushes Hunter back into the cage.
Auston makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hunter manages to break the clinch.
Hunter checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hunter fails to land with a series of punches.
Hunter thuds a left hand into Auston's body.
Hunter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Auston throwing a counter right hand but Hunter manages to avoid it.
Hunter takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Auston moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Auston throws a solid leg kick but Hunter takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Auston.
Auston uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hunter.
Hunter misses with a wild body shot.
A nice leg kick from Auston, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hunter takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Good leg kick by Auston.
Hunter ducks right into an uppercut from Auston.
Auston with a nice calf kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hunter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Auston.
Paul Hunter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Robbie Auston is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hunter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Auston moves out of range and avoids them all 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 Robbie Auston.
Well Auston has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robbie Auston!
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