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GAMMA#1032 Karim v Beau PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dan Bill Jr (ranked 1520 p4p, 2541 weight class) and Tree Fortay (ranked 117 p4p, 183 weight class). Fortay is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Choice Is Yours. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dan Bill Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 20 - 1, fighting out of London, Tree Fortay!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Richard Clark and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fortay lunges at Bill Jr with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bill Jr's hand.
Bill Jr throws a right and a left that Fortay avoids nicely.
Fortay turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fortay moves out of range of the leg kick from Bill Jr.
Bill Jr slips a straight right by Fortay.
Fortay misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bill Jr.
Donk. Bill Jr catches Fortay right on the button with a cross.
A left and a right from Bill Jr both land. Nice combination.
 It looks like Tree Fortay has been cut.
Bill Jr throws a push kick but Fortay slaps the foot to one side.
Bill Jr misses with a two punch combination.
Fortay jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bill Jr scores with a hook to the body. Fortay takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big right from Bill Jr misses.
A head kick misses from Bill Jr.
Fortay looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Fortay changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fortay tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bill Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A big right from Fortay misses.
Bill Jr connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Fortay's hands.
Fortay fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bill Jr lands with an uppercut that bounces Fortay off the cage and back into range.
Fortay motions for Bill Jr to come forward. Fortay throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bill Jr moves out of range of the body kick from Fortay.
A shot to the body from Fortay misses
and Bill Jr counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bill Jr tries to work over Fortay's front leg with a kick but Fortay checks it.
Fortay keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fortay! But no joy.
Fortay is looking to clinch.
It looked like Bill Jr was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Fortay.
Bill Jr has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Kalashnikov ELITE MMA Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Bill Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fortay misses with a leg kick.
Bill Jr fires out a quick counter leg kick but Fortay just manages to avoid it.
Fortay missing with a left hand there. Bill Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bill Jr.
Fortay is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bill Jr.
Jab from Bill Jr.
Bill Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bill Jr throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fortay looks to land a left hand but Bill Jr moved out of range nicely.
Bill Jr throws a head kick but Fortay moves out of range.
Fortay flicks out a counter leg kick but Bill Jr steps away.
Fortay moves out of range of the strikes.
Bill Jr tests Fortay's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bill Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fortay.
Bill Jr with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bill Jr throws a predictable looking body shot
and Fortay cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bill Jr finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Fortay throws a body punch but Bill Jr moves out of range.
Bill Jr moves into the clinch.
Fortay wants the takedown. Bill Jr is fighting it off but Fortay persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Bill Jr's guard against the cage.
Fortay looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Bill Jr controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fortay throws a strike but Bill Jr rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bill Jr not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bill Jr accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bill Jr slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Bill Jr wants to pass the guard but Fortay is keeping the position.
Fortay has control of Bill Jr's left arm, preventing Bill Jr from doing any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Bill Jr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tree Fortay's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Good standup being displayed there by Bill Jr as he connects with a hook.
Bill Jr throws a big shot that misses.
Fortay pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fortay throws a sloppy head kick
and Bill Jr counters with an outside leg kick.
Fortay throws an overhand right that lands on Bill Jr's shoulder, as Bill Jr tries to avoid the shot.
Bill Jr is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Bill Jr on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bill Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bill Jr tries to clinch there but Fortay circles away.
Bill Jr throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Fortay just misses with a punch to the body.
Bill Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fortay.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bill Jr connects with a jab.
Bill Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fortay lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bill Jr takes a step back to recover.
Bill Jr defending well as Fortay loads up on a big left hand.
Bill Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bill Jr drives through and clinches with Fortay against the cage.
Fortay has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bill Jr is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bill Jr lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fortay softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bill Jr taking a breather.
Bill Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Bill Jr on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Fortay drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bill Jr gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Still in the clinch, Bill Jr scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fortay tries to score a body lock takedown but Bill Jr shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Dan Bill Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tree Fortay.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bill Jr.
Fortay is breathing heavily.
Bill Jr blocks a body shot from Fortay.
Bill Jr avoiding damage.
Bill Jr working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bill Jr lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bill Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Fortay controls the action.
Bill Jr lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bill Jr lands a shoulder strike.
Bill Jr lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bill Jr works on Fortay's body with a couple of short punches.
Bill Jr works on Fortay's body with a couple of short punches.
A hook to the body from Bill Jr.
A short left from Bill Jr.
Bill Jr working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bill Jr lands with a left to the head.
Bill Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bill Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bill Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bill Jr lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bill Jr lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bill Jr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bill Jr lands with a left to the head.
Bill Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fortay can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bill Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Fortay controls his hands.
Bill Jr stalling in the clinch.
Bill Jr misses with a body punch.
Bill Jr scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bill Jr lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fortay backwards.
Bill Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bill Jr pushes Fortay back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short left from Bill Jr.
Bill Jr pushes Fortay back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bill Jr lands with a right to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bill Jr creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bill Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Fortay controls his hands.
Bill Jr is working Fortay over against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Bill Jr lands with a right to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bill Jr lands with a short shot to the head.
A short left from Bill Jr.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bill Jr.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bill Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bill Jr lands a jab to the nose.
 Fortay is rocked!
Bill Jr fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fortay has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fortay is still on wobbly legs! Can Bill Jr finish him?
Fortay takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fortay seems to have recovered his senses.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bill Jr.
An inside leg kick lands from Bill Jr.
A nice leg kick from Bill Jr, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bill Jr throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fortay stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bill Jr lands with a hook. Fortay tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bill Jr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bill Jr lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fortay ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bill Jr moves away.
Bill Jr throws a shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Bill Jr dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tree Fortay's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Bill Jr scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Fortay doesn't seem bothered though.
Fortay fails with an attempt to clinch.
A jab from Bill Jr finds it's way through Fortay's defenses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bill Jr. Fortay does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bill Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Some bone on bone action there as Fortay checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bill Jr jabs at Fortay's body.
Bill Jr bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Fortay blocks a low kick nicely.
Fortay misses with a hook. Bill Jr ducked under it nicely.
Bill Jr fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bill Jr moves into the clinch.
Bill Jr gets underhooks to prevent Fortay's takedown attempt.
A shot in the inside from Bill Jr.
Bill Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right from Bill Jr.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bill Jr tries to throw a body punch but Fortay avoids it by throwing Bill Jr back against the cage.
Fortay takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fortay is trying to trip Bill Jr. He has hold of a leg but Bill Jr is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Fortay persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Bill Jr has his hands on Fortay's head, controlling the position.
Bill Jr looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bill Jr has Fortay pulled in close to control his posture.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Fortay misses with a wild body shot.
Dan Bill Jr is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bill Jr takes the fight into the clinch.
Fortay wants a takedown but no success here.
Fortay tries for a takedown but Bill Jr manages to get underhooks.
Dan Bill Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tree Fortay.
Fortay tries to score a body lock takedown but Bill Jr shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Bill Jr is struggling to control the position.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fortay.
Fortay has a couple of punches blocked by Bill Jr.
Fortay has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bill Jr avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Bill Jr prevents a body shot from Fortay.
Bill Jr gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Fortay.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fortay drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bill Jr pulls his leg out and moves away.
Fortay takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fortay takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Bill Jr scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tree Fortay has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fortay throws the left hand but Bill Jr avoids the punch easily.
Nice cross by Bill Jr.
Bill Jr lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fortay at a distance.
Fortay's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bill Jr connects with a body shot.
Dan Bill Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bill Jr lands with an uppercut that bounces Fortay off the cage and back into range.
Fortay throws an off balance right hand
and Bill Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bill Jr throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Bill Jr showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bill Jr, 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Bill Jr!
During a confident post fight interview, Dan Bill Jr thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alcide Almunecar (ranked 695 p4p, 945 weight class) and Mousa Ndombele (ranked 91 p4p, 133 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alcide Almunecar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Mousa Ndombele!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Ackerman and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ndombele scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ndombele just misses with a punch to the body.
Almunecar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ndombele looks to score with a jab to the body but Almunecar is just out of range.
And Almunecar counters with a quick kick to the body but Ndombele blocks it.
Ndombele lands a jab to the nose.
Ndombele throws a big shot that misses.
Almunecar throws a looping overhand right but Ndombele ducks down to avoid it.
Ndombele misses with an uppercut
and Almunecar counters with a stiff right hand.
Almunecar takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ndombele misses with an attempted mid kick.
A quick step to the side and Almunecar tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Almunecar moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Almunecar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ndombele.
No luck for Ndombele with that takedown attempt.
Almunecar throwing a counter right hand but Ndombele manages to avoid it.
Almunecar takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Almunecar. Ndombele does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ndombele swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Almunecar.
Ndombele tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Almunecar is able to avoid easily.
Ndombele throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Almunecar counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Mousa Ndombele has been cut.
Ndombele throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An attempted straight right counter from Almunecar misses the target.
A swing and a miss from Ndombele.
Almunecar lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Ndombele misses with an uppercut.
Almunecar is looking to counter punch.
Ndombele loads up on a big right hand but Almunecar slips the punch.
Ndombele paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Alcide Almunecar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ndombele with a nice calf kick.
Ndombele connects with an inside leg kick.
Almunecar checks a low kick from Ndombele.
Ndombele has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Almunecar staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ndombele cracks Almunecar with a good jab.
Ndombele just misses with a punch to the body.
Almunecar checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
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!
Almunecar lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ndombele will feel that in the morning.
Almunecar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A punch lands to the side of Almunecar 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ndombele uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Almunecar.
Almunecar lands with an overhand left.
Almunecar connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ndombele's hands.
Ndombele is rocked!
Ndombele misses the body punch
and Almunecar counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ndombele is still on wobbly legs! Can Almunecar finish him?
Ndombele shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Almunecar counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alcide Almunecar!
Alcide Almunecar thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Flo Holl (ranked 926 p4p, 498 weight class) and Charlie River (ranked 73 p4p, 41 weight class). River is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Waylon Jennings - I've Always Been Crazy. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Flo Holl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 22 - 1, fighting out of New York, Charlie River!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Steven Brown and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holl fails in his attempt to clinch.
Holl throws a good cross that connects.
River thumps Holl with a low kick.
River slips under a jab.
River blocks the body kick.
Holl throws out a powerful jab.
River gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Holl.
River swats away the attempt to clinch by Holl.
Holl scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
River throws a hook but Holl avoids it easily.
Holl has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Holl misses with a kick to the body.
Nice body punch from River.
We've been informed that River has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Danga de danga de dang - River scores with a four punch combination!
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!
River slips a jab from Holl.
River scores with a nice head shot.
Holl is looking to clinch but River is avoiding it.
River throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Holl sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from River misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from River.
Holl cracks River with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Holl throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Holl swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Holl fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with River, pushing him back against the cage.
River goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Holl is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
River misses with a hook to the ribs.
Holl landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Holl keeps control of River as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
River doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Holl misses with a punch to the body.
River doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
River pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Holl waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract River.
River is looking to land body kicks.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Holl moves away from the strike by River.
An attempted straight right counter from Holl misses the target.
River steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Holl.
River throws the left hand but Holl avoids the punch easily.
Holl sizes up River with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holl lands a jab to River's midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
River tries to move into range but Holl moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Holl scores with a crisp jab that stopped River in his tracks.
Holl blocks a head kick by River.
Holl throws a right hand that misses
and River counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
River closes the distance and clinches.
Holl landing knees to the body.
A short right from Holl.
A right hand to the body from Holl.
River tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Holl's elbow.
River misses with a shot to the kidneys.
River misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from River fails to land.
Nice elbow from Holl.
River misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Holl throws an elbow but misses.
A hook to the body from Holl.
A short body shot lands from Holl as the two fighters clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Holl.
River looks winded!
River tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Holl's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
River misses with a punch on the inside.
River doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Holl tries a body shot but River blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Holl.
Holl lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Holl lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Charlie River has been cut.
River lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
River avoiding damage as Holl throws knees to the body.
River lands with a short shot to the head.
Holl prevents a body shot from River.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Holl as River tries to tie him up.
River fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Holl.
Holl working River over with knees to the body.
River lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Holl tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
River can't find room to land a body shot as Holl controls the action.
River tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Knees to the body from Holl.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holl lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Holl creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through River's defenses.
Holl has a couple of punches blocked by River.
Holl struggles to land a body shot inside as River controls his hands.
River misses with a body punch.
River working aggressively here.
Holl tries to land a knee to the head but River blocks with his arms.
Holl pushes River back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Holl blocking some punches.
Holl throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but River blocks it with crossed arms.
River scores with a nice hook to the head.
River working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short uppercut from River.
Holl throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rivers head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
River throws a punch but it's blocked by Holl.
River blocks a body shot from Holl.
River takes a shot to the head.
River takes a knee right on the jaw!
River breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Flo Holl dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Charlie River's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
River tries a head kick but it misses.
Holl tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but River paws at him with a jab and circles away.
River takes one to the side of the head.
River throws a shot from downtown. Holl moves away and avoids it.
River tries a head kick but it misses.
Holl just misses with a punch to the body.
River is trying to counter with his kicks.
River circles away from the clinch attempt.
Holl throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Holl moves in looking to clinch but River pushes him off.
River throws a shot from downtown. Holl moves away and avoids it.
Flo Holl is winning the standup battle so far.
River misses the jab.
Holl throws an overhand right that lands on River's shoulder, as River tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
River ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Holl moves away.
As River backs away, Holl returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A leg kick checked by River.
A looping hook to the body misses from River. Holl does a little dance to reset his feet.
Holl swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Holl lands a high kick!
River walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Holl checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Holl lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holl looks to land a left hand but River moved out of range nicely.
River lands a jab.
River throws a sloppy head kick and Holl moves out of range easily.
Holl scores with a kick to the midsection.
Holl connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
River tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Holl is able to avoid easily.
Holl is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that River can do to turn this around?
Holl connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Holl lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Holl keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
River misses with a leg kick.
Holl has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Holl turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
River has taken the fight to the clinch.
Holl tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Holl's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Holl tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holl working aggressively here.
River lands a body punch in the clinch.
River is looking to break free of the clinch but Holl has double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
River's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Holl is looking to clinch but River is avoiding it.
River swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Holl tries to clinch up.
A nice side step and River releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Holl moves in looking to clinch but River pushes him off.
River throws a hook to the side of Holl's head but Holl sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Holl throws a sloppy head kick and River moves out of range easily.
River throws a body shot but no joy.
River misses with an uppercut. Holl saw that one coming.
Holl lands with a nice body punch.
Holl gets in close and instigates a clinch.
River takes a knee to the side of the body.
Still in the clinch, Holl scores with a nice short uppercut.
Holl blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from Holl - that landed with a thud.
River managing to block the knees to the body from Holl.
River misses with a shot to the kidneys.
River misses with a hook to the ribs.
Holl makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
River doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Knees to the body from Holl.
River takes an elbow to the forehead.
Holl pushes off an throws an elbow but River leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Holl swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Holl working aggressively here.
Holl landing knees to the head.
Holl can't find room to land a body shot as River controls the action.
River blocks a body shot from Holl.
River makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
River swings away with an uppercut that misses.
River misses with a punch to the body.
River digs a right hand underneath Holl's ribcage. Holl let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A left hand lands to the body for River.
River manages to break the clinch.
Holl throws out a loose jab but River uses good head movement to avoid it.
Holl takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
River checks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from River.
River takes a swing at Holl's ribcage but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holl throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
River misses with a looping right.
River on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
River misses the jab.
River swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
River throws a chopping leg kick but Holl manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
River jabs Holl to the body, keeping him at a distance.
River misses with an uppercut.
Holl closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Holl lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, River creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Holl lands an elbow just above River 's eye.
Holl throws a knee to the head but misses.
River tries to work over Holl's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
River scores with an uppercut up the middle.
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 Flo Holl will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Charlie River's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Holl fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with River, pushing him back against the cage.
Holl with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Holl.
Holl misses with some punches.
A body shot lands from River.
Holl looking to throw knees to the head but River is blocking nicely.
With the fighters up against the cage, Holl throws an elbow but misses.
River is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
River digs a right hand into Holl's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Holl's gas tank.
River lands with a short shot to the head.
River softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
River lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
River scores with a nice hook to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on River - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Holl tried to land a shot to the body but connects with River's elbow.
River is working Holl over against the cage.
Flo Holl has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Holl.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
River prevents a body shot from Holl.
Holl working River over with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
River looks to land a body kick but Holl moved away.
River digs a good hook to Holl's body.
Holl pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Holl scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
River has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Holl.
River throws a leg kick but Holl checks it.
A low kick lands for Holl.
River lands with a right hand.
River ducks under a wild hook from Holl.
Holl looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
River throws a nice outside leg kick.
Holl slips under a jab from River.
River throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Holl sees it coming and avoids it easily.
River misses with a body kick.
River connects with a leg kick.
Holl has closed the distance and engaged River in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Holl comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Holl lands a good knee to the midsection. River won't want to take too many of those.
Holl throws an elbow but it misses.
Knees to the body from Holl.
Knees in the clinch landing for Holl.
River takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
River lands a body shot in the clinch.
Holl lands a shot to the body.
Holl struggles to land a body shot inside as River controls his hands.
River tries to work over Holl's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Holl working River over with knees to the body.
River has a couple of punches blocked by Holl.
Holl is stalling here.
Holl landing knees to the head.
Holl prevents a body shot from River.
River throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
River misses with a body punch.
River misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Charlie River has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Flo Holl is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holl tries a body shot but River blocks it.
Holl prevents a body shot from River.
Holl throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Holl prevents a body shot from River.
River works on Holl's body with a couple of short punches.
Holl blocks an uppercut.
River lands a hook that snaps the head of Holl backwards.
River misses with a hook to the ribs.
River presses Holl against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Holl misses with some punches.
Holl makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Holl.
River tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Holl's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
River tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
River misses with the head strike.
River working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A body shot lands from River.
River lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
River misses with the head strike.
Holl lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Holl blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from River.
Holl is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. River is defending well for now.
Holl blocks an uppercut.
River fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Holl blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Charlie River.
I think Holl has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Flo Holl!
After winning the bout, Flo Holl thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Logan Barrengarry (ranked 548 p4p, 1454 weight class) and Albert Sojka (ranked 76 p4p, 208 weight class). Barrengarry comes to the cage accompanied by The Young Crazed Peeling by The Distillers. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Logan Barrengarry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Albert Sojka!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Phil Schofield and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barrengarry fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sojka manages to avoid it.
Barrengarry throws a hook but Sojka avoids it easily.
Sojka lands a lovely overhand right.
Sojka lands a jab to the nose.
Sojka's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Barrengarry connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sojka scrambles back to his feet.
It looks like Albert Sojka has been cut.
Sojka scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Barrengarry has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Barrengarry there as he acknowledges the shot.
Barrengarry has been working on his boxing with his coaches at House of 1000 Corpses in the buildup to the fight.
Sojka moves out of range of the leg kick from Barrengarry.
Barrengarry uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sojka.
Barrengarry moves away from the strike by Sojka.
Barrengarry misses with a kick to the body
and Sojka counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sojka lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barrengarry jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Barrengarry on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sojka keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barrengarry.
Sojka throws a body punch but Barrengarry moves out of range.
Barrengarry connects with a looping right hand.
Sojka lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Sojka throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sojka throws a nice looking combination but Barrengarry bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Barrengarry throwing a counter right hand but Sojka manages to avoid it.
Barrengarry wants to clinch.
Barrengarry throws a shot from downtown. Sojka moves away and avoids it.
Sojka stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Barrengarry.
Barrengarry steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sojka.
Sojka loads up on a big right hand but Barrengarry slips the punch.
Sojka ducks under a wild hook from Barrengarry.
Sojka has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Barrengarry takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Albert Sojka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sojka defending well as Barrengarry loads up on a big left hand.
Sojka misses with a wild body shot.
Sojka throws a right hand that misses
and Barrengarry makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Sojka really felt that one!
Barrengarry lands with a cross.
Good leg kick by Barrengarry.
Barrengarry scores with a punch to the head.
Sojka is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barrengarry lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Sojka up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Barrengarry from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Sojka's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Logan Barrengarry!
Logan Barrengarry 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Eric Distefano (ranked 1213 p4p, 534 weight class) and Diego Garcia (ranked 154 p4p, 67 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 19 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Eric Distefano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 2, fighting out of New York, Diego Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Daniel Bishop and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia misses with a shot to the body
and Distefano cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Diego Garcia has been cut.
A nice leg kick lands there from Garcia.
Distefano takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Distefano lands a leg kick that knocks Garcia off balance momentarily.
Garcia cracks a nice hook into Distefano's ribs.
Garcia misses with a right hand
and Distefano counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Distefano chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Garcia can pounce on him.
Distefano takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Diego Garcia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Distefano tries to land a front kick but Garcia steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Garcia misses with a shot to the body
and Distefano counters with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Distefano waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Garcia.
Garcia throws a lazy right hand but Distefano sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Distefano takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Distefano misses with an uppercut.
Garcia misses with a jab to the body
and Distefano makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Garcia really felt that one!
Garcia throws a jab but it's blocked by Distefano.
Distefano thinks about countering with a head kick.
Garcia looks to land a combination but Distefano avoids it well.
Distefano ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Distefano throws a quick counter kick to the body but Garcia avoids it.
Garcia throws a low kick but it's checked well by Distefano.
Garcia throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Distefano to counter with a crisp jab.
A left lands for Garcia.
Garcia has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Garcia throws a shot from downtown. Distefano moves away and avoids it.
Distefano moves forwards but Garcia connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Garcia tries to land a leg kick but Distefano saw it coming and moves away.
As Garcia looks to move away, Distefano throws a big counter combo but Garcia just gets out of the way.
Distefano moves away from the strike by Garcia.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia misses with a left hand
and Distefano counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice uppercut there from Distefano.
That has opened up Diego Garcia's cut even more.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Distefano gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Garcia throws a low kick but it's checked well by Distefano.
It looked like Distefano wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Distefano throws a hook but Garcia blocks it.
Garcia is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Distefano with a body shot.
Distefano pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Garcia smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Distefano takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Garcia fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Distefano is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Garcia.
Distefano misses with a body shot.
Garcia throws a one two combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia clinches up against the cage.
Distefano tries to throw a body punch but Garcia avoids it by throwing Distefano back against the cage.
Distefano scores with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Garcia.
Distefano tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Garcia pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Garcia misses with a jab to the body
and Distefano connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Distefano shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Garcia dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Distefano. That did some damage!
Distefano throws the kick towards the body but Garcia avoids it.
Garcia jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Distefano lands with a right hand.
Garcia falls off balance throwing a combination
and Distefano counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Garcia is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Distefano uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Garcia.
Distefano is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Garcia.
Garcia looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Garcia cracks Distefano with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Garcia connects with a solid leg kick.
Distefano blocks a head kick by Garcia.
Distefano moves forwards but Garcia connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Garcia tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Distefano is able to avoid easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Garcia.
Garcia jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Garcia blocks a jab.
A little jabbing left from Garcia on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Garcia misses with a hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Garcia dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Diego Garcia's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Garcia will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Garcia misses with a straight right.
Distefano throwing a counter right hand but Garcia manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Garcia misses the target.
Distefano quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Distefano fails with an attempt to clinch.
Garcia bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Distefano's head backwards.
Garcia lands a lovely overhand right.
Garcia ducks under a wild hook from Distefano.
Garcia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia misses with a hook.
Distefano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Distefano takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A swing and a miss from Garcia.
Distefano is looking to counter punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia misses with a jab, cross combination.
Garcia throws a right hand that misses
and Distefano moves into the clinch.
Distefano tries to work over Garcia's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Distefano fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Distefano blocks a body shot from Garcia.
Garcia blocking some punches.
Garcia softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Distefano misses with a punch on the inside.
Garcia can't find room to land a body shot as Distefano controls the action.
Distefano tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Garcia's elbow.
Garcia prevents a body shot from Distefano.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Garcia.
Distefano working aggressively here.
Garcia takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Distefano.
Distefano swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Distefano doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Distefano blocks a body shot from Garcia.
Distefano misses with a hook to the ribs.
Distefano softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Garcia.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Garcia.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Garcia.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Distefano.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Distefano.
Distefano misses with some punches.
Garcia misses with some punches.
Garcia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Garcia misses with the head strike.
Distefano blocks an uppercut.
Distefano works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Garcia lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Distefano.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Garcia.
Distefano is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Garcia misses with the head strike.
Garcia manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Garcia tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Garcia is looking to sweep but instead, Distefano has passed into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia manages to get to full guard.
Garcia looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Garcia has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Distefano has passed into side control.
Garcia is trying to get back to half guard.
Garcia is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
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.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Diego Garcia will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Diego Garcia's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Garcia throws a hook to the side of Distefano's head but Distefano sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Garcia throws a shot from downtown. Distefano moves away and avoids it.
Distefano throws a quick counter head kick but Garcia was just out of range.
Garcia does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Distefano throws a quick counter head kick but Garcia was just out of range.
Distefano on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Garcia digs a good body shot into Distefano's ribs.
Good shot there by Garcia.
Good leg kick by Garcia.
Distefano checks a low kick from Garcia.
Distefano tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Garcia manages to circle out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Distefano chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Garcia can pounce on him.
Garcia takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Distefano will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Garcia.
Garcia lands with a hook. Distefano tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Garcia misses with a straight right.
Garcia lands a really nice looking cross but Distefano seems unphased.
Good leg kick by Garcia.
Distefano looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Distefano.
Distefano bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Garcia throws a sloppy body shot
and Distefano counters with a nice uppercut.
Garcia misses the jab.
Jab from Garcia.
Garcia has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Distefano keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Garcia.
It looked like Distefano wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Garcia looks to land a right hand but Distefano moved out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Garcia.
Garcia lands with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jab, jab by Garcia - just one landing.
Distefano tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Garcia is able to avoid easily.
Distefano throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Garcia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Distefano seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Distefano throws a looping overhand right but Garcia ducks down to avoid it.
Garcia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Distefano is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Garcia.
Distefano defending well as Garcia loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Distefano takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Garcia tests Distefano's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Garcia shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Distefano is looking to counter with a body kick.
Distefano misses with a lunging right hand
and Garcia counters with a straight right hand.
Distefano on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Garcia.
Eric Distefano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Distefano looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Distefano throws a hook but Garcia avoids it easily.
Garcia with the inside leg kick.
Garcia swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Distefano on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Distefano avoids the body shot from Garcia.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Distefano takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Distefano takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Garcia takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Diego Garcia is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Distefano slips under a jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Garcia.
Distefano ducks under a wild hook from Garcia.
Distefano explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Garcia takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Distefano drives through and clinches with Garcia against the cage.
Distefano throws a punch but it's blocked by Garcia.
Garcia blocks an uppercut.
Distefano scores with a hook to the body.
Distefano lands a shoulder strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Diego Garcia comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Garcia winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diego Garcia!
Our winner, Diego Garcia, 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 David Hanson (ranked 1434 p4p, 593 weight class) and Charles Tucker (ranked 202 p4p, 96 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Tucker's choice of entrance music: Faith of The Heart. 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, David Hanson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charles Tucker!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Atkins and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tucker misses with a body shot.
Tucker lands a big head kick that sends Hanson tumbling to the mat! Tucker takes a step backwards and waves Hanson back to his feet - he wants the finish!
 It looks like David Hanson has been cut.
Hanson slips a straight right by Tucker.
Hanson attempts a counter takedown but Tucker avoids it well and moves away.
Hanson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tucker's waist but Tucker gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hanson off to one side.
Good work by Hanson as he checks the leg kick.
Tucker throws a head kick that misses.
Hanson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
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!
Hanson throwing strikes from guard but Tucker blocks nicely.
Tucker wants to stand up but Hanson is controlling him.
Hanson postures up and lands a big shot to Tucker's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tucker is keeping the position for now.
Hanson drops back, looking for a kneebar! Tucker looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Tucker looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Tucker!
Hanson is looking for a sweep.
Hanson wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Hanson sneaks back into half guard.
Hanson is refusing to be controlled, as Tucker sits in half guard.
Hanson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Tucker's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Tucker's back!
Hanson is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Tucker has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Hanson is persistently looking for the submission but Tucker is defending it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tucker is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Hanson gets his way!
Hanson is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged Tucker with him. Tucker is trying to defend but Hanson has an arm under the chin now! Tucker grimaces and is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). David Hanson!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Graham Mantle (ranked 169 p4p, 782 weight class) and ReaperLord Tyberos (ranked 14 p4p, 66 weight class). Tyberos has chosen Today We Hunt! as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Graham Mantle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, ReaperLord Tyberos!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Donald Grub and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mantle closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Mantle wants to control but Tyberos is keeping him busy.
Tyberos lands an elbow from the bottom.
Tyberos seems a little lost for a moment, as Mantle dominates the positioning.
Mantle is looking to take a break and control but Tyberos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mantle will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Tyberos manages to get back to half guard.
Mantle winds up and cracks Tyberos with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Nice strikes from Mantle there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyberos gets back to full guard.
Tyberos is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Tyberos keeps trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mantle looking to pass the guard.
Tyberos tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tyberos manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mantle manages to get himself to full guard.
Mantle looking for a sweep. Not yet Mantle, not yet.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Tyberos working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Tyberos looking to pass the guard.
Mantle wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Tyberos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mantle is keeping the position for now.
Tyberos in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mantle is trying to control the position but Tyberos postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyberos is fighting to break Mantle's control of his arms but Mantle is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Tyberos preventing the sweep.
Tyberos throws a strike but Mantle rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Mantle controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Tyberos is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Tyberos looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Tyberos thows a huge punch but Mantle dodges it nicely.
Mantle is trying to get back to full guard.
Mantle trying to control but Tyberos postures up.
Tyberos tries to pass to full mount but Mantle defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyberos working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Mantle tries to roll over but Tyberos keeps him under control.
Mantle desperately trying to maintain half guard.
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. Tyberos connects with a nice short shot to Mantle's temple.
Tyberos throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mantle is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tyberos trying to mount his opponent but Mantle defends it.
Tyberos seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Tyberos lands a nice short elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyberos missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tyberos slips a nice elbow through Mantle's hands, connecting with Mantle's forehead.
Tyberos wants to pass the guard but Mantle is defending well.
Tyberos throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tyberos throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Mantle to regain full guard.
Tyberos is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Mantle tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mantle avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mantle seems keen to control Tyberos's posture.
Tyberos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mantle is keeping the position for now.
Mantle looking for a sweep. Not yet Mantle, not yet.
Tyberos is looking to pass into half guard but Mantle pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Mantle is in guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
ReaperLord Tyberos dominated that round.
That's time! Mantle's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nice cross by Tyberos.
Mantle dives in and scores a takedown into Tyberos's guard.
Tyberos lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Tyberos lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Tyberos is pushing down on Mantle's leg trying to pass to half guard. Mantle is fighting to maintain full guard but Tyberos has managed to sneak the leg through.
Tyberos throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Mantle to regain full guard.
Tyberos makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
ReaperLord Tyberos has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tyberos trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Mantle manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Mantle is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mantle with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mantle stands up over Tyberos, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Tyberos keeping moving, preventing Mantle from controlling successfully.
Mantle stopping the sweep attempt from Tyberos.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mantle seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Mantle forces his way into half guard.
Tyberos is trying to get back to full guard.
Ground and pound from Mantle.
Mantle is keen to just control but Tyberos is a slippery customer.
Tyberos is looking for a sweep. Mantle is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
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. Mantle connects with a nice short shot to Tyberos's temple.
Mantle is trying to control the action in half guard but Tyberos is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Tyberos wants to get back to full guard.
Mantle landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Mantle not doing much here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyberos wants to get back to full guard.
Mantle lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Tyberos is looking for a sweep. Mantle is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mantle tries to pass to full mount but Tyberos defends it.
Tyberos is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
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. Mantle connects with a nice short shot to Tyberos's temple.
Tyberos tries to get to full guard but Mantle has control of the leg.
Tyberos gets full guard.
Mantle is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Mantle chips away with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mantle tries to free his leg and advance position but Tyberos is retaining full guard.
Mantle trying to control but Tyberos is working from the bottom.
Tyberos tries to strike from the bottom.
Tyberos looking for a sweep. Not yet Tyberos, not yet.
Tyberos is still trying to improve position.
Mantle lands a couple of elbows.
Tyberos is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Mantle trying to control the position from guard on top but Tyberos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tyberos looking for a sweep. Not yet Tyberos, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mantle looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Tyberos tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tyberos manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mantle manages to get himself to full guard.
Tyberos throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mantle works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tyberos throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mantle controlling the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mantle looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mantle is trying to keep Tyberos in close.
Mantle working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tyberos.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Graham Mantle dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Mantle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tyberos moves away.
Tyberos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mantle takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tyberos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mantle manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Mantle.
Tyberos staying out of range there.
Tyberos lands with an uppercut that bounces Mantle off the cage and back into range.
Mantle gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tyberos.
A left lands for Tyberos.
Mantle looks to score with a jab to the body but Tyberos is just out of range.
Mantle throws a body shot but no joy.
Mantle throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyberos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mantle sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Mantle throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mantle fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mantle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tyberos moves away.
Mantle shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tyberos's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mantle connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tyberos scrambles back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mantle shoots in for a takedown but Tyberos shows good takedown defense.
Tyberos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tyberos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tyberos sizes up Mantle with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
ReaperLord Tyberos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tyberos throws a hook to the side of Mantle's head but Mantle sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mantle swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tyberos gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mantle moves away from the strike by Tyberos.
Tyberos takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tyberos throws a body punch but Mantle moves out of range.
Tyberos connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mantle momentarily.
Tyberos lands a right hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Mantle.
A little jabbing left from Tyberos on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tyberos, as that shot connected.
Mantle misses the jab.
A jab from Mantle misses.
Mantle misses with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mantle stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyberos wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mantle fails to land with a series of punches.
Tyberos misses with a wild body shot.
Tyberos with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mantle to score with a decent uppercut.
Good exchange - Mantle coming out on top.
Tyberos misses with a looping right.
Mantle lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tyberos circles away quickly and effectively.
Tyberos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mantle moves into range and connects with a jab.
Tyberos throws a body shot but no joy.
Mantle lands a nice hook to Tyberos's body. Tyberos takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mantle slips a jab from Tyberos.
Tyberos throws a hook but Mantle blocks it.
Mantle throwing a counter right hand but Tyberos manages to avoid it.
Mantle throws out a loose jab but Tyberos uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big right from Mantle misses.
Tyberos throws a shot to the body.
Tyberos throws a lazy uppercut
and Mantle cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyberos uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mantle has time to react.
Tyberos misses with a lunging right hand
and Mantle counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tyberos scores with a hook to the body. Mantle takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tyberos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mantle.
Mantle swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Mantle walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mantle with a nice cross.
Tyberos throws a right hand that misses
letting Mantle counter with a right hand.
Tyberos looks to land a right hand but Mantle moved out of range.
Tyberos throws a right hand that misses
and Mantle counters with a stiff right hand.
Tyberos lands a body shot.
Mantle is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tyberos.
Tyberos scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mantle in his tracks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters circling - Tyberos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tyberos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mantle throws out the jab.
Mantle takes a swing at Tyberos's ribcage but misses.
Mantle has managed to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyberos's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mantle lands a nice shot to the body.
Mantle digs a right hand underneath Tyberos's ribcage. Tyberos let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mantle lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tyberos throws a punch but it's blocked by Mantle.
Tyberos working aggressively here.
Tyberos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tyberos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
I was talking to Mantle's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Tyberos's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tyberos can't get the takedown.
Mantle lands with a light punch inside.
Tyberos misses with a body punch.
Mantle lands a nice uppercut.
Mantle stops a takedown attempt from Tyberos.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tyberos takes a shot to the head.
Mantle working aggressively here.
Mantle scores with a shot to the side of Tyberos's head.
Tyberos changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Mantle fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Graham Mantle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of ReaperLord Tyberos.
Tyberos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tyberos throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mantle counters with a right hand to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Graham Mantle showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mantle has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Graham Mantle!
Graham Mantle 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Milo Andrianakis (ranked 117 p4p, 353 weight class) and Jesse Custer (ranked 17 p4p, 48 weight class). Andrianakis comes to the cage accompanied by The Andy Milonakis Theme Song. Jesse Custer will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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 27 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Milo Andrianakis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jesse Custer!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Richard Clark and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Custer plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A slow jab from Custer misses its intended target.
Andrianakis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Custer.
Andrianakis tries to clinch but Custer moves out of range.
Custer misses with a looping left.
Andrianakis lunges at Custer with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Custer's hand.
Andrianakis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Custer throws a solid leg kick but Andrianakis takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Custer.
Andrianakis misses with a shot to the body
letting Custer counter with a right hand.
A slapping body kick lands there for Custer.
Custer lands a high kick!
Custer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Andrianakis scores with a nice strike.
A swing and a miss from Custer.
Andrianakis ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Andrianakis takes a swing at Custer's ribcage but misses.
Custer walks into a stiff left hand from Andrianakis.
Custer defending well as Andrianakis loads up on a big left hand.
Andrianakis chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Custer can pounce on him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrianakis has taken the fight to the clinch.
Andrianakis gets through Custer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Custer.
Andrianakis lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Custer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Andrianakis backwards.
Custer blocks a body shot from Andrianakis.
Custer breaks from the clinch.
Andrianakis scores with a jab to the body.
Andrianakis takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Custer lands a front kick.
Andrianakis thuds his right hand into Custer's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Andrianakis looks to land a right hand but Custer moved out of range.
Custer swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Custer misses with a looping left.
Andrianakis lands with a nice combination. Custer backs away looking to recover.
Custer slips under a jab from Andrianakis.
A jab lands there for Andrianakis.
Custer is rocked!
Andrianakis jabs Custer to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Custer keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Custer throws a low kick, looking for Andrianakis's leg but Andrianakis calmly moves out of range.
Andrianakis was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Andrianakis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Custer circles away quickly and effectively.
A good leg kick by Custer.
Custer throws a sloppy head kick and Andrianakis moves out of range easily.
Custer scores with a head kick.
A jab from Andrianakis does it's job there.
Custer gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Custer is still on wobbly legs! Can Andrianakis finish him?
Andrianakis closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Custer out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Milo Andrianakis!
A relieved looking Milo Andrianakis 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Stalinovich (ranked 47 p4p, 204 weight class) and William H Bonney (ranked 9 p4p, 33 weight class). Stalinovich's entrance music is Hell March. A fine choice. 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 light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 34 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joseph Stalinovich!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, William H Bonney!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Steven Brown and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonney dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bonney throws a hook but Stalinovich avoids it easily.
William H Bonney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bonney throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bonney jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bonney connects with a body shot.
A shot to the body from Bonney misses
and Stalinovich counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Stalinovich moves out of range as Bonney strikes.
Stalinovich was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bonney connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Stalinovich momentarily.
Bonney throws a lazy uppercut
and Stalinovich counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stalinovich takes one on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jab from Bonney.
Bonney feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Stalinovich sprawling to the canvas! Stalinovich rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Bonney finish him?!
 Stalinovich is rocked!
Bonney throws a right hand that misses
and Stalinovich counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Oh Stalinovich is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bonney throws a hook but Stalinovich avoids it easily.
Stalinovich throwing a counter right hand but Bonney manages to avoid it.
Stalinovich seems to have got his legs back now.
Stalinovich gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). William H Bonney!
William H Bonney is the new light heavyweight champion!
A relieved looking William H Bonney 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karim Johnson (ranked 76 p4p, 22 weight class) and Beau Canada (ranked 7 p4p, 1 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by Don't say nuthin'. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 41 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Karim Johnson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Beau Canada!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Daniel Bishop and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Canada fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Johnson to the ground. Canada is now in Johnson's guard.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Canada from controlling successfully.
Canada wants to pass the guard but Johnson is keeping the position.
Johnson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Canada landing some decent shots from guard.
Canada with a flurry of punches that miss.
Canada sitting in guard here, content to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Canada trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Canada working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Canada with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nice shot lands for Canada.
Canada lands a jab to the head.
Canada connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Johnson momentarily.
Johnson needs to keep his hands up - Canada had a free shot at his head there.
Johnson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick
and Canada counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Johnson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Johnson throws a looping overhand right but Canada ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd cheers as Canada lands an impressive looking overhand right. Johnson doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson moves away from the strike by Canada.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a left hand
and Canada counters with a nice kick to the body.
Karim Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Canada just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Both fighters circling a little - Canada finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Johnson throws a jab but it's blocked by Canada.
Canada connects with a body shot.
Johnson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Dr Hatsumi's Clinic in the buildup to the fight.
Canada is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Johnson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Johnson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Canada connects with a jab.
Canada bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Johnson! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
Johnson is rocked!
Johnson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Canada controls the pace.
Canada lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Canada connects with a couple of short punches.
Canada looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Canada is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Canada scoring with some ground and pound.
Canada's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Canada trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Canada has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Johnson being controlled here, momentarily.
Canada throwing strikes but missing.
Canada is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Canada lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Johnson controlling the position.
Johnson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Canada swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Canada dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Canada. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Johnson misses the target.
Canada uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnson.
Johnson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Canada is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johnson.
Johnson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Johnson throws a body shot but no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Beau Canada dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Canada lets loose with a powerful body kick. Johnson will feel that in the morning.
Canada's corner calls for a 1-2. Canada obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
It looks like Karim Johnson has been cut.
Johnson moves out of range of the body kick.
Canada shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Johnson as he avoids it easily.
Johnson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Johnson throws a body punch but Canada moves out of range.
Canada throws a big shot that misses.
Canada slips under a jab from Johnson.
Canada throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Johnson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Canada thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Johnson if he has to take too many more of those.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A thudding body kick lands there by Canada!
Canada shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Johnson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johnson gets tackled into the cage by Canada. Canada maintains the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Canada lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Canada misses with a punch on the inside.
Johnson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Canada blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, Johnson scores with a nice short uppercut.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Canada tries to stall but Johnson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Canada lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Johnson struggles to land a body shot inside as Canada controls his hands.
Canada drops down looking for an ankle pick but Johnson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Karim Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Beau Canada.
Johnson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A thudding body kick lands there by Canada!
Canada wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Canada.
Johnson throws a right hand that misses
and Canada counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Canada misses with an attempted mid kick.
Johnson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Canada.
Canada lands a head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Canada throws a body kick that misses
and Johnson counters with a good low kick that Canada was not able to check.
Johnson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Johnson slips under a jab from Canada.
Canada works Johnson's body with a nice hook.
Johnson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Canada.
Beau Canada seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Canada connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Johnson's hands.
and Canada counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Johnson! He's just covering up as Canada starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Beau Canada! Beau Canada retains his super heavyweight title!
Beau Canada managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Urban Fighter, into his post fight interview.
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