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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Jomoney (ranked 3505 p4p, 2012 weight class) and Abigg Chungus (ranked 427 p4p, 262 weight class). Abigg Chungus is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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 15 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Ivan Jomoney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Abigg Chungus!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jomoney listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chungus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Jomoney.
Jomoney wants to control but Chungus is keeping him busy.
Chungus sneaks back into half guard.
Chungus felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Chungus looking for submissions off his back.
Jomoney definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Jomoney knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Chungus on the ground.
Chungus blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jomoney.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jomoney thows a huge punch but Chungus dodges it nicely.
Chungus makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Chungus.
Jomoney throws an elbow that misses. Chungus uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jomoney's guard. Nice move by Chungus!
Jomoney on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jomoney tries to get out of the position.
Jomoney tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chungus passes into half guard.
Jomoney is holding on to half guard well.
Jomoney wants to improve his position but Chungus is controlling well.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Chungus is pressing down on Jomoney's thigh, looking to free his foot. Jomoney is holding on for now.
Jomoney desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Jomoney is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jomoney is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jomoney blocking the ground and pound attempt from Chungus.
Chungus throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Chungus throws a combination that misses
and Jomoney counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Jomoney wants to pass to mount but Chungus is defending the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chungus is looking to control Jomoney's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Chungus avoid being mounted?
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. Jomoney connects with a nice short shot to Chungus's temple.
Jomoney thows a huge punch but Chungus dodges it nicely.
Jomoney is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Jomoney scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Jomoney not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jomoney slips a nice elbow through Chungus's hands, connecting with Chungus's forehead.
Jomoney scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Chungus tries to roll over but Jomoney keeps him under control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jomoney lands a nice short elbow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jomoney drops an elbow to the side of Chungus's head.
 Chungus is rocked!
Jomoney lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Chungus quite badly. Chungus pulls Jomoney in close trying to recover. Jomoney postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Chungus on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Chungus doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Jomoney!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Ivan Jomoney waved his t-shirt featuring Stoner's Killer Apparel's logo in front of the cameras.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Steven Christie (ranked 2544 p4p, 1748 weight class) and Genkei Takahashi (ranked 211 p4p, 150 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Christie might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Amityville. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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 17 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Steven Christie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Genkei Takahashi!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christie connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Christie jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Christie looks to throw the jab but Takahashi is out of range.
Christie drops his hands momentarily and Takahashi takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Takahashi 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.
Takahashi lands a jab to the head.
Christie throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Takahashi counters with a nice low kick that buckles Christie's knee momentarily.
Takahashi missing with a left hand there. Christie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Christie with a poor takedown
and Takahashi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Christie.
Takahashi throws out a counter right but Christie avoids it with no problem.
Takahashi tries to clinch there but Christie circles away.
An inside leg kick from Takahashi misses.
Christie cracks Takahashi with a right hand to the side of the head.
Christie takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Christie throws a body kick that misses
and Takahashi counters with a straight right hand.
Christie scores with a jab to the body.
A good leg kick by Takahashi.
Takahashi moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Christie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Christie.
Takahashi lands a nice hook to Christie's body. Christie takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Takahashi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Christie on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Takahashi is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Takahashi has managed to clinch.
A short right from Takahashi.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Christie.
Christie blocks an uppercut.
Christie has had enough of the clinch but Takahashi keeps him there for the moment.
Christie blocks an uppercut.
Takahashi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Takahashi cracks Christie with a nice body shot.
Takahashi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Christie wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Takahashi has him pressed against the cage.
Takahashi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi lands with a light punch inside.
Takahashi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Takahashi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Takahashi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Christie's efforts to push away.
Christie can't break the clinch.
Takahashi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Takahashi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Takahashi works on Christie's body with a couple of short punches.
Christie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Christie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Takahashi looks to land a left hand but Christie moved out of range nicely.
Takahashi takes one to the side of the head.
A big right from Takahashi misses.
Christie was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christie takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Takahashi drives through and clinches with Christie against the cage.
Takahashi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Takahashi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Christie is trying to push Takahashi away but Takahashi has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Takahashi lands a hook that snaps the head of Christie backwards.
Christie's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Takahashi.
Takahashi stalling.
Takahashi misses with the head strike.
Takahashi throws a punch but it's blocked by Christie.
Takahashi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Takahashi misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Christie.
Takahashi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Christie's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christie wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Takahashi has him pressed against the cage.
Takahashi misses with a punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Christie's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Takahashi tries to throw a body punch but Christie avoids it by throwing Takahashi back against the cage.
Takahashi tries to throw a body punch but Christie avoids it by throwing Takahashi back against the cage.
Christie breaks the clinch.
Christie tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Takahashi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Christie lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Christie has been working on his balance at Crapollas Gym, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Takahashi.
Christie thows a leg kick but Takahashi checks it
and Takahashi counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Christie!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Christie throws Takahashi to one side and escapes!
Takahashi has closed the distance and engaged Christie in a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Takahashi tries a body shot but Christie blocks it.
A short right from Takahashi on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Genkei Takahashi dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Christie throws a right hand that misses
and Takahashi counters with an inside leg kick.
Christie misses with a looping right.
Takahashi defending well as Christie loads up on a big left hand.
A nice side step and Takahashi releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
The crowd cheers as Takahashi lands an impressive looking overhand right. Christie doesn't seem phased though.
Takahashi tries to clinch
and Christie counters with a lovely straight right hand!
An inside leg kick lands from Takahashi.
Takahashi scores with a jab to the body.
Takahashi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Christie has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Christie is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Takahashi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Christie works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Takahashi loads up on a big right hand but Christie slips the punch.
A big left from Takahashi misses.
Takahashi misses with an uppercut.
Christie misses with a hook. Takahashi ducked under it nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Takahashi slips a straight right by Christie.
Christie throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Takahashi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Christie lands with a hook. Takahashi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christie throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Genkei Takahashi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Takahashi ducks right into an uppercut from Christie.
Takahashi swats away the attempt to clinch by Christie.
Christie looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Takahashi!
Christie stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Takahashi throws an overhand right that lands on Christie's shoulder, as Christie tries to avoid the shot.
Christie looks to throw the jab but Takahashi is out of range.
Takahashi takes a swing at Christie's ribcage but misses.
Genkei Takahashi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Christie connects with the punch.
Christie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Takahashi connects with a crisp jab.
Genkei Takahashi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Takahashi jabs Christie right on the nose. Christie blinks but takes it well.
Christie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Takahashi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Takahashi is looking to clinch.
Takahashi tests Christie's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Takahashi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Christie misses with an uppercut.
Takahashi's corner calls for a 1-2. Takahashi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Christie on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Takahashi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Christie has time to react.
A swing and a miss from Takahashi.
Takahashi swings widly with a right hand
and Christie counters with a nice uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Christie.
Takahashi moves into range and connects with a jab.
Takahashi misses with a hook. Christie ducked under it nicely.
Christie checks a low kick from Takahashi.
Christie drops down looking for a counter takedown but Takahashi sprawls and moves away.
Takahashi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Christie throws a jab but it's blocked by Takahashi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Takahashi.
A big left from Takahashi misses.
Takahashi misses with a wild body shot.
Takahashi tried to score with a low kick but Christie checks it.
Christie throws a hook but Takahashi avoids it easily.
Christie is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Christie changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Takahashi looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Takahashi regains half guard.
Takahashi controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Takahashi is trying to get back to full guard.
Steven Christie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Christie lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Christie working the head and body with strikes.
Takahashi is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi trying to control but Christie postures up.
Takahashi is still in real trouble! Can Christie finish him?
Christie thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Takahashi's head.
Takahashi trying to hold on to Christie's head to control him but Christie postures up.
Takahashi looking for submissions off his back.
Takahashi tries to get to full guard but Christie has control of the leg.
Takahashi seems to have recovered his senses.
Christie looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Christie throwing shots but Takahashi is blocking nicely.
Takahashi wants to control but Christie is keeping busy and won't allow it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Christie throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Takahashi gets full guard.
Christie trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
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 Steven Christie will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Takahashi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Christie throws a looping overhand right but Takahashi ducks down to avoid it.
Takahashi staying out of range there.
Takahashi was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Christie rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Takahashi counters with a leg kick.
Takahashi misses with an uppercut. Christie saw that one coming.
Takahashi is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Takahashi defending well as Christie loads up on a big left hand.
Takahashi misses with a body shot.
That kick from Takahashi tenderised Christie's leg. Christie is trying to keep his angry face on.
Christie swats away the attempt to clinch by Takahashi.
Christie misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takahashi lands a nice looking kick to the body. Christie takes a step back to recover.
Takahashi has managed to clinch.
Genkei Takahashi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Takahashi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Christie blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christie breaks the clinch.
Christie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Takahashi.
Christie takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Christie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Takahashi.
Takahashi lands with an uppercut that bounces Christie off the cage and back into range.
Takahashi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Christie at a distance.
Takahashi clobbers Christie with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Takahashi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Christie at a distance.
Takahashi closes the distance and pushes Christie back into the cage.
Takahashi scores with a shot to the side of Christie's head.
Takahashi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Christie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Christie is trying to push Takahashi away but Takahashi has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Christie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi struggles to land a body shot inside as Christie controls his hands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Christie blocks a body shot from Takahashi.
Christie wants to break the clinch but can't.
A frustrated look appears on Christie's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Takahashi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Takahashi misses with some punches.
Christie pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Takahashi tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Christie is able to avoid easily.
Takahashi has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Takahashi throws a body punch but Christie moves out of range.
Takahashi misses with a body shot.
Takahashi slips under a jab.
Christie walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nice defenses there by Christie.
Takahashi connects with a solid leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christie fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nice defenses there by Christie.
Takahashi throws a shot to the body.
Takahashi closes the distance and clinches.
Christie is trying to force a seperation but Takahashi has the dominant position.
Takahashi working aggressively here.
Takahashi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Takahashi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Takahashi pushes Christie back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Christie blocking some punches.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Takahashi misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christie blocks an uppercut.
Takahashi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Takahashi gets through Christie's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Takahashi.
Takahashi lands a shot to the body.
Takahashi swings wildly with an uppercut but Christie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Takahashi misses with the head strike.
Takahashi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Takahashi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Takahashi keeps control of Christie as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Takahashi lands a hook that snaps the head of Christie backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Genkei Takahashi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Takahashi has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Genkei Takahashi!
A very excited looking Genkei Takahashi made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
The defeated Steven Christie had this to say: 'Roses are red, violets are blue, I'm making a voodoo doll, thinking of you.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ledley King (ranked 1473 p4p, 2918 weight class) and Tyrone Muesli (ranked 70 p4p, 109 weight class). Tyrone Muesli told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ledley King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tyrone Muesli!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Muesli finds it's way through King's defenses.
King takes a swing at Muesli's ribcage but misses.
King keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Muesli.
King looks to score with a jab to the body but Muesli is just out of range.
King misses the body punch
and Muesli counters with a straight right hand.
King moves into the clinch.
King throws a head punch that misses.
King lands a shot to the body.
Muesli breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
King thumps Muesli with a low kick.
Muesli on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Muesli misses with a straight left.
King jabs Muesli to the body, keeping him at a distance.
King throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice defenses there by King.
We've been hearing reports that King has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Muesli on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by King. That's going to slow Muesli down.
Tyrone Muesli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Muesli slips under a jab from King.
Muesli throws out a counter right but King avoids it with no problem.
King throws a body shot but no joy.
Muesli misses with a lunging right hand
and King counters with an outside leg kick.
Muesli lands an overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muesli takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Muesli has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from King.
King uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Muesli.
Muesli throws an overhand right that lands on King's shoulder, as King tries to avoid the shot.
Muesli moves in looking to clinch but King pushes him off.
King moves out of range as Muesli strikes.
King moves out of range as Muesli strikes.
Muesli might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
King tries to clinch there but Muesli circles away.
Muesli defending well as King loads up on a big left hand.
King throws a predictable looking body shot
and Muesli counters with a nice uppercut.
King looks to land a right hand but Muesli moved out of range.
King lands with a thumping leg kick.
Muesli fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches King on the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from King. Muesli does a little dance to reset his feet.
King throws a body punch but Muesli moves out of range.
A jab from Muesli misses.
Muesli throws a hook but King avoids it easily.
King lands a really nice looking cross but Muesli seems unphased.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Muesli misses with an uppercut. King saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King dives in and grabs Muesli's left leg, looking for a takedown. Muesli pushes down on King's head and hops out.
Muesli throws out a counter right but King avoids it with no problem.
King slips a jab from Muesli.
King throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It seemed like Muesli was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Muesli swings widly with a right hand
and Muesli takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
 It looks like Tyrone Muesli has been cut.
King throws out a leg kick but Muesli moves out of range and King only half commits.
King feints and then cracks Muesli's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Muesli down.
Muesli scores with a punch to the head.
Some wild striking there from Muesli.
King ducks under a wild hook from Muesli.
Muesli looks to throw the jab but King is out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from King.
King ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Muesli moves away.
King tries to close the distance and clinch but Muesli swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
King uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Muesli.
King misses with a low kick.
Muesli fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
King was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
King lunges at Muesli with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Muesli's hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muesli rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and King counters with an inside leg kick.
Muesli lands a jab.
Jab, jab by King - just one landing.
King shoots in looking for a takedown but Muesli manages to keep the fight standing, pushing King's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
The fighters circling - Muesli throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
King lands with a thumping leg kick.
King fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Muesli manages to avoid it.
Nice uppercut lands for Muesli. That snapped King's head back.
Nice shot lands for Muesli.
Muesli looks to land a combination but King avoids it well.
King avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
King shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than King was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
King tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
King cracks Muesli with a big elbow.
Muesli taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Muesli some visible discomfort.
Muesli told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Muesli can't do much from the bottom here.
Muesli is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
King trying to control the action but Muesli is working from the bottom.
Muesli is trying to control King's posture but King avoids it.
Muesli tries to buck King off but King is having none of it.
King landing a few strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Muesli is trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
King scoring with punches and elbows.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ledley King dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tyrone Muesli's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nice defenses there by Muesli.
King scores with a jab.
Muesli swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
King instigates a clinch.
Muesli breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
King ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Muesli misses with an uppercut. King saw that one coming.
Muesli throws a shot to the body.
King connects with a looping right hand.
Muesli has a takedown stuffed.
King is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Muesli can do to turn this around?
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Muesli, as that shot connected.
King swings away with a body shot that misses
and Muesli counters with a nice uppercut.
King lands an overhand right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Muesli ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A little jabbing left from Muesli on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
King throws a shot from downtown. Muesli moves away and avoids it.
Muesli misses the shot to the body.
Muesli ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muesli slips under a jab.
A little jabbing left from Muesli on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
King misses with a head kick.
King throws a predictable looking body shot
and Muesli counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Muesli chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before King can pounce on him.
Ledley King is winning the standup battle so far.
Muesli swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Muesli misses with a looping left.
An attempted straight right counter from King misses the target.
Muesli misses the jab.
A swing and a miss from Muesli.
Muesli paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
King's corner calls for a 1-2. King obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Muesli misses with an uppercut
and King counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Muesli misses with a hook. King ducked under it nicely.
Muesli swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Muesli closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Muesli slips a straight right by King.
King throws a leg kick but Muesli moved away.
Muesli misses with a wild body shot.
Muesli scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Muesli throws a left and a right that both miss
and King counters with a nice body shot.
Muesli is breathing heavily.
Muesli blocks a head kick by King.
Muesli's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
King ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Muesli moves away.
Muesli gets tackled into the cage by King. King maintains the clinch.
Muesli tries to circle away but King has him pinned against the cage.
Nice body punch from King.
Muesli is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Muesli blocks a body shot from King.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from King.
King throws a punch but it's blocked by Muesli.
Muesli has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Muesli wants to break the clinch but can't.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Muesli.
King swings away with an uppercut that misses.
King misses with a body punch.
Muesli blocks an uppercut.
King manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muesli scores with a nice strike.
Muesli moves out of range of the strikes.
King ducks under a wild hook from Muesli.
King throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
King tries to clinch there but Muesli circles away.
Muesli looks to land a left hand but King moved out of range nicely.
King dips to his left and cracks Muesli with an uppercut!
King ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Muesli throws a body shot but no joy.
Muesli is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Muesli uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from King.
A slow jab from King misses its intended target.
A little jabbing left from Muesli on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
King throws a jab when Muesli was well out of range.
Muesli lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
King misses with a hook. Muesli ducked under it nicely.
Muesli swings for the body but King moves out of range.
King keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Muesli.
King scores with a crisp jab that stopped Muesli in his tracks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Muesli misses with a looping right.
A little feinted left hand from King on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Muesli moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A combination from Muesli does no damage.
Muesli misses with a hook.
King jabs at Muesli's body.
King fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Muesli has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A cross from King lands.
Muesli connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between King's hands.
King misses the shot to the body.
King throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
King gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Muesli.
King misses with a looping right.
Muesli looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Muesli looks for a takedown but King sprawls well.
You can see that Muesli has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Muesli throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
King is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Muesli lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
King scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
King defending well as Muesli loads up on a big left hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ledley King dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tyrone Muesli's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Muesli moves out of range of the body kick from King.
King fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Muesli bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A solid leg kick lands there for King.
Muesli lands a two punch combo.
King is looking to clinch but Muesli is avoiding it.
Muesli throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The fighters circling - Muesli throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice shot by King.
A slow jab from Muesli misses its intended target.
King fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muesli throws a hook to the side of King's head but King sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Muesli keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Muesli! But no joy.
King drives through with a takedown into Muesli's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
King prevents Muesli from getting back to his feet.
King stopping the sweep attempt from Muesli.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muesli keeping moving, preventing King from controlling successfully.
Muesli looking for a sweep. Not yet Muesli, not yet.
Muesli has momentary wrist control but King slips an elbow through the middle.
King with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Muesli is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Muesli is looking for a triangle but King pushes his legs off easily.
Muesli takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
King connects with a couple of short punches.
King is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
King postures up and lands a big shot to Muesli's brow.
King distracts Muesli with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
King stands up over Muesli, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ledley King is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Muesli is trying to keep King in close.
King stays in close to Muesli's body and controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Muesli wants to sweep but no luck.
King showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Muesli for as long as he can get away with.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
King misses with a wild body shot.
King lands a jab to Muesli's midsection.
King scoring well with a low kick there.
King slips under a jab.
Muesli misses with a jab, cross combination.
Muesli throws an overhand right that lands on King's shoulder, as King tries to avoid the shot.
Muesli lands with a nice body punch.
King misses with a wild body shot.
King throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Muesli defending well as King loads up on a big left hand.
Muesli throws a looping overhand right but King ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muesli misses with an uppercut.
Muesli throws a hook but King blocks it.
Muesli throws the left hand but King avoids the punch easily.
King swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Muesli misses with a few strikes there.
Nice takedown defense from Muesli. No joy for King on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ledley King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice jab there from King.
King darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Muesli gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows King to score an easy takedown into full guard.
King sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Muesli looking to control.
Tyrone Muesli has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
King slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ledley King showed his dominance in that final round.
Well King has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ledley King!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Ebert (ranked 2184 p4p, 2241 weight class) and Martin Drop (ranked 90 p4p, 109 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jason Ebert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Martin Drop!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, George Francis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drop takes the fight into the clinch.
Ebert lands an uppercut.
Drop can't find room to land a body shot as Ebert controls the action.
Drop swings wildly with an uppercut but Ebert uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ebert jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Drop walks away with a smile on his face. Ebert gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ebert misses with a wild body shot.
Ebert throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Drop jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ebert looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A lazy body kick from Drop
and Ebert counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ebert slips under a jab from Drop.
Ebert lands a nice looking body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drop throws a big shot that misses.
Ebert swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Drop looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A slow jab from Drop misses its intended target.
Drop throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ebert.
Martin Drop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ebert throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ebert swings for the body but Drop moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drop has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Drop moves out of range as Ebert throws a body kick.
Ebert tries to land a front kick but Drop steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Drop throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ebert counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ebert blocks a head kick by Drop.
Drop misses with an uppercut. Ebert saw that one coming.
Drop misses with an uppercut
and Ebert counters with a left to the body.
Ebert avoids the body shot from Drop.
Ebert lands with a shot to the body.
Drop avoids the body shot from Ebert.
Ebert misses with a wild body shot.
Ebert throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ebert lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ebert avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ebert throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drop tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ebert slips under a jab from Drop.
Drop looks to land a body kick but Ebert moved away.
Ebert swings for the body but Drop moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drop darts in and clinches Ebert up against the cage.
Drop tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Drop tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Drop looking to throw knees to the head but Ebert is blocking nicely.
Drop tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Drop prevents a body shot from Ebert.
Ebert lands a body shot in the clinch.
Drop using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Drop tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Ebert.
Ebert lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Drop tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ebert's elbow.
Ebert prevents a body shot from Drop.
Ebert tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Drop's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ebert is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Drop to keep the fight standing.
Ebert jumps guard.
Ebert throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Drop tries to stand but Ebert is controlling from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Ebert escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Drop gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Drop wants to stand but Ebert has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Drop throws a head kick but Ebert moves out of range.
Ebert throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ebert needs to keep his hands up - Drop had a free shot at his head there.
 It looks like Jason Ebert has been cut.
Drop closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Drop has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Ebert seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Drop can turn it around.
Drop misses with a knee to the head.
Drop misses with a punch on the inside.
Ebert fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Drop lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jason Ebert will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jason Ebert's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ebert looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ebert tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Drop was well out of range. Poor timing from Ebert.
Drop throws out a counter right but Ebert avoids it with no problem.
Ebert looks to land a body kick but Drop moved away.
Ebert throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Drop misses with a hook
and Ebert counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ebert uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Drop.
Ebert feints a jab promting Drop to slip. Ebert then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Drop slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Ebert digs a good hook to Drop's body.
Drop pushes Ebert up against the cage in a clinch.
Drop tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Drop lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ebert backwards.
Ebert blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Drop throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ebert misses with a hook from the clinch.
Drop misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drop misses with a punch on the inside.
Drop misses with a knee strike.
Drop tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Drop utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Drop's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ebert lands the left hand.
Ebert with the inside leg kick.
Ebert staying out of range there.
Drop misses with a looping right.
Ebert misses with a double jab.
Drop looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ebert takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ebert just misses with a punch to the body.
Drop throws a wild body kick that Ebert sees coming a mile off.
Ebert swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Drop misses with a kick to the body.
Drop throws the kick towards the body but Ebert avoids it.
Ebert is looking to wear down Drop with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ebert misses with a wild body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Drop.
Drop looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Ebert. Drop does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ebert throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ebert swings for the body but Drop moves out of range.
Ebert rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Drop moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ebert works over Drop's head and body with a nice combination.
Ebert avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Drop waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ebert.
Ebert connects with a leg kick.
Ebert swats away the attempt to clinch by Drop.
Sloppy strikes from Ebert. Those never looked like landing.
Ebert cracks a nice hook into Drop's ribs.
Ebert moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Drop misses with an uppercut.
Ebert avoids the head kick by Drop.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drop lands a two punch combo.
Drop tries to clinch but Ebert moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Ebert tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ebert throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice defenses there by Ebert.
Ebert slips a jab from Drop.
Drop throws a head kick that misses.
A quick step to the side and Ebert tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ebert throws a right hand that Drop ducks under and follows up with a left that Drop also avoids with ease.
Drop jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ebert misses with an attempted mid kick.
Drop pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ebert looks to score with a jab to the body but Drop is just out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Drop! But no joy.
Ebert tries to score with a low kick but Drop moves his leg out of the way.
Jason Ebert is winning the standup battle so far.
Ebert avoids the body shot from Drop.
Ebert appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Drop misses with an uppercut.
Drop looks to land a body kick but Ebert moved away.
Drop on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A combination from Drop does no damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ebert moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drop lands a leg kick that knocks Ebert off balance momentarily.
Ebert lands a jab-cross combination.
Ebert fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Drop looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ebert changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ebert scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ebert lands with a nice body kick.
Drop on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ebert. Ebert obviously looking to wear him down.
Drop just misses with a punch to the body.
Drop misses with a two punch combination.
Drop is breathing heavily.
Ebert fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Drop looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Drop throws a front kick that sends Ebert stumbling back into the cage.
Drop is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ebert.
Ebert misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Drop.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drop tries to clinch but Ebert is having none of it.
Ebert keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Drop.
Drop throws an overhand right that lands on Ebert's shoulder, as Ebert tries to avoid the shot.
Drop misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
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 Jason Ebert will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jason Ebert's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Drop throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ebert counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Drop there.
A punch combination from Ebert misses.
Ebert displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Drop throws out the jab.
Ebert throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ebert fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ebert lands a nice shot to the body.
Ebert scores with a hook to the body. Drop takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Drop lands with an overhand left.
Ebert fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Drop.
Drop takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Ebert keeps Drop at a distance using the push kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ebert ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ebert uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Drop.
Nice body punch from Ebert.
Drop uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ebert.
Drop lands a big head kick that sends Ebert tumbling to the mat! Drop takes a step backwards and waves Ebert back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Drop tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ebert manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Drop.
 Ebert is rocked!
Drop's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ebert lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Oh Ebert is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ebert fails to land with a series of punches.
Drop misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ebert seems to have got his legs back now.
Ebert throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Drop takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Drop tries to close the distance and clinch but Ebert swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A combination from Drop does no damage.
Drop takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Drop on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ebert throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Drop stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ebert throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Drop avoids the body shot from Ebert.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drop moves out of range of the body kick.
Ebert gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ebert lands a body shot.
Drop throws the kick towards the body but Ebert avoids it.
Jason Ebert is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ebert fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Drop is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ebert throws a series of punches but Drop avoids them all with ease.
Drop tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ebert paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Drop swings for the body but Ebert moves out of range.
Drop moves into the clinch successfully.
Drop misses with the head strike.
Drop misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ebert.
Drop landing knees to the head.
Drop tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ebert's elbow.
Drop with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ebert tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Drop just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Drop.
Drop with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Drop misses with a knee strike.
Drop throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ebert blocks it with crossed arms.
Drop misses with a knee to the head.
Drop misses with a punch on the inside.
Ebert tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Drop's elbow.
Ebert manages to pull guard.
Ebert seems keen to control Drop's posture.
Drop must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drop wants to stand but Ebert is controlling his posture from full guard.
Martin Drop has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ebert trying to keep a closed guard but Drop is proving a slippery customer.
Drop throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Drop accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jason Ebert.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ebert, 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Ebert!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Moura (ranked 1215 p4p, 1668 weight class) and Uwe Eggert (ranked 180 p4p, 258 weight class). Harry Moura had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harry Moura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Uwe Eggert!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eggert circles away from the clinch attempt.
Eggert's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Eggert duly obliges.
It looks like Harry Moura has been cut.
Moura blocks a jab.
Eggert throws a lazy right hand but Moura sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Moura connects with a looping right hand.
Eggert moves away from the strike by Moura.
A shot to the liver by Moura. Beautiful body shot.
Eggert scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Moura circles away from the clinch attempt.
Moura throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Eggert sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Eggert throws a lazy uppercut
and Moura counters with a low kick, right behind Eggert 's knee.
Eggert tries to clinch up
enabling Moura to counter with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot to the liver by Moura. Beautiful body shot.
A low kick from Eggert is predictable there
and Moura counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Moura lands a head kick. Eggert smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Eggert throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Moura throws a leg kick which misses Eggert's front leg but catches the back leg as Eggert tries to avoid it.
Moura 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.
Eggert throws a low kick but it's checked well by Moura.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moura ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Eggert swings widly with a right hand
and Moura counters with a straight right hand.
Eggert is rocked!
Moura moves into the clinch.
Eggert breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Moura walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Eggert drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Moura swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Eggert's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harry Moura!
In his post fight interview, Harry Moura started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Morino (ranked 983 p4p, 3149 weight class) and Torcadall Sailcirc (ranked 129 p4p, 391 weight class). Sailcirc is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by THE SCOTTS. 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 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bobby Morino!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Torcadall Sailcirc!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sailcirc cracks Morino with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Morino wants to clinch.
No luck for Sailcirc with that takedown attempt.
Morino ducks under a wild hook from Sailcirc.
Morino has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sailcirc has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Morino after a bit of a struggle.
Morino really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sailcirc tries to work over Morino's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Morino scores with a nice hook to the head.
Morino lands a body punch.
Sailcirc goes for a takedown attempt but Morino pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bobby Morino has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Torcadall Sailcirc.
Sailcirc misses with a body shot
and Morino counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Morino connects with a right hand. Sailcirc shakes it off.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Morino, as that shot connected.
Morino cracks Sailcirc with an open hand slap.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morino throws a shot to the body.
Morino gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A swing and a miss from Morino.
Sailcirc jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morino feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sailcircs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Morino lands a head shot.
Sailcirc on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sailcirc takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sailcirc throws a shot from downtown. Morino moves away and avoids it.
Morino scores with a punch to the head.
Sailcirc throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sailcirc misses with a body shot.
Morino slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sailcirc misses with a straight right.
Sailcirc walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Morino is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Sailcirc scores with a body shot.
Bobby Morino is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
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!
Morino tries to clinch but Sailcirc is having none of it.
Morino wants to clinch.
Sailcirc throws a big shot that misses.
Morino fails in his attempt to clinch.
Morino is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Sailcirc cracks Morino with an open hand slap.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sailcirc throws a hook but Morino blocks it.
A punch lands to the side of Sailcirc 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sailcirc waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Morino.
An attempted straight right counter from Morino misses the target.
Sailcirc swats away the attempt to clinch by Morino.
Morino tries to clinch but Sailcirc moves out of range.
Sailcirc drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Morino defends it well.
Morino is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Morino rushes Sailcirc and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Morino misses with a punch on the inside.
Morino misses with a punch on the inside.
Morino looking to stall.
Morino wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sailcirc lands a left hand.
Sailcirc is trying to pull guard but Morino turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Morino throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sailcircs head.
A short uppercut from Morino.
Morino breaks the clinch.
Morino works over Sailcirc's head and body with a nice combination.
Sailcirc shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Sailcirc was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morino prevents Sailcirc from improving position.
Sailcirc looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Morino tries to improve position but can't.
Sailcirc controlling the position from side mount.
Morino is pushing Sailcirc's head away, looking to escape. Sailcirc manages to hold on to the position though.
Morino is looking for a sweep.
Sailcirc is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Morino knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Sailcirc has an Americana. Morino didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Sailcirc is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Sailcirc hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Torcadall Sailcirc!
Torcadall Sailcirc is the new welterweight champion!
An out of breath Torcadall Sailcirc thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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