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RISE 176 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Dukic (ranked 1905 p4p, 4373 weight class) and Nero Porto (ranked 258 p4p, 512 weight class). Porto has chosen Ayumi Nakamura - Kaze Ni Nare as his entrance music. Bruno Dukic has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Dangerous GnP
World class MT
Very quick |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bruno Dukic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nero Porto!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Hugh Johnson and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dukic is looking to clinch.
Dukic shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Porto sprawls well. Porto wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dukic gets slowly back to his feet.
A cross from Dukic lands.
Dukic smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Porto looks to score with a jab to the body but Dukic is just out of range.
Dukic takes one to the side of the head.
Porto swings for the body but Dukic moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Dukic misses the target.
Dukic walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Porto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dukic darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dukic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Porto throws out a counter right but Dukic avoids it with no problem.
Porto misses the shot to the body.
We've been told by Dukic's head coaches at MMA Training and Sparring Buddies that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Dukic wants to clinch up but Porto keeps it at a distance.
Porto feints the counter takedown.
Dukic dips to his left and cracks Porto with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Porto. Dukic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dukic fails in his attempt to clinch.
A jab from Porto misses.
Dukic moves away from the strike by Porto.
Dukic lands a head shot.
Dukic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dukic tests Porto's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dukic tries to clinch up.
Dukic wants to clinch
and Porto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Porto gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Porto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Porto takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A swing and a miss from Porto.
An attempted straight right counter from Dukic misses the target.
Dukic wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Porto drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Porto is looking to work some ground and pound but Dukic has wrist control.
Porto postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Porto lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dukic trying to control the position.
Porto chips away with some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Porto accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Porto working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Porto loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Porto scoring with punches to the head and body.
Dukic wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Porto manages to pass to side control.
Dukic has hold of Porto's hands but Porto slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Nice strikes from Porto there.
Porto scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Porto not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Porto is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Porto slips a nice elbow through Dukic's hands, connecting with Dukic's forehead.
Porto lands with a punch from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dukic blocking the ground and pound attempt from Porto.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dukic blocking the ground and pound attempt from Porto.
Dukic is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Porto scores with a couple of nice shots.
Dukic blocking the ground and pound attempt from Porto.
Porto thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Porto scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Porto working Dukic over with strikes.
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!
Porto seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Porto lands with a punch from half guard.
Dukic avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Porto.
Dukic blocking the ground and pound attempt from Porto.
Porto is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Dukic knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Porto on the ground.
Porto lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nero Porto dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Dukic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Porto sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Porto swats away the attempt to clinch by Dukic.
Porto drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Dukic defends it well.
Dukic moves out of range of the strikes.
Dukic works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Porto moves forwards but Dukic connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dukic is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Porto avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dukic is looking to clinch but Porto is avoiding it.
Dukic tries to close the distance and clinch but Porto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dukic throws a lazy uppercut
and Porto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dukic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dukic tries to clinch but Porto moves out of range.
Dukic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Porto scores with a nice head shot.
Dukic is looking to clinch.
Dukic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Porto.
Bruno Dukic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dukic gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Porto connects with the punch.
Dukic scores with a sloppy right hand. Porto should have avoided that one.
Dukic takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Dukic wants to clinch
and Porto counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Porto lands a nice shot to the body.
Porto looks to throw the jab but Dukic is out of range.
Dukic wants to clinch.
Porto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Porto has his takedown stuffed
and Dukic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Porto misses with a lunging right hand
and Dukic counters with a straight right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Porto shoots in looking for a takedown. Dukic tries to sprawl out of it but Porto keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dukic manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Porto has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dukic misses with a hook. Porto ducked under it nicely.
Dukic takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dukic moves in looking to clinch but Porto pushes him off.
Nice uppercut there from Dukic.
Horrible takedown attempt by Porto or perhaps it was just good defense by Dukic, which made it look bad.
Bruno Dukic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nero Porto.
Nice uppercut there from Dukic.
Dukic is looking to clinch.
Porto has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Porto on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Dukic lands with a cross.
Dukic wants to clinch up but Porto keeps it at a distance.
Porto misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Porto tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Dukic defends well and Porto ends up having to push Dukic into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Dukic tries to clinch but Porto moves out of range.
Dukic slips a jab from Porto.
Dukic moves in looking to clinch but Porto pushes him off.
Porto tries for a takedown but Dukic circles away easily
and Dukic counters with a nice uppercut.
Dukic tries to clinch up.
Porto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Dukic wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dukic fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Dukic with a hook.
Porto paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The fighters circling - Porto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Porto slips a straight right by Dukic.
Porto is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Porto moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dukic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Porto.
Nice defenses there by Dukic.
Dukic is looking to counter punch.
Porto lands with a good body shot.
Dukic tries to clinch up.
Porto looks to land a right hand but Dukic moved out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dukic throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Porto on the side of the head.
Dukic throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Porto's waist but Porto gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dukic off to one side.
Dukic is looking to clinch but Porto is avoiding it.
Dukic staying out of range there.
Dukic tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Porto manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dukic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Porto shoots in and drives through. Dukic sprawls well.
Porto takes one on the button.
Dukic darts in trying to clinch
and Porto counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Dukic!
Dukic throws Porto to one side and escapes!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Nero Porto will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Porto throws a right hand that misses
and Dukic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Porto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Porto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dukic manages to avoid it.
Dukic tries to clinch but Porto moves out of range.
Dukic lands the left hand.
Dukic misses with a straight right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Porto. Dukic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Porto is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dukic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Porto paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Porto blocks a jab.
Porto takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Porto misses with a right hand
and Dukic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
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!
Dukic doesn't manage to clinch there - Porto circles away.
Porto feints the counter takedown.
Porto throws a poor cross that misses
and Porto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dukic moves out of range of the strikes.
Porto scores with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dukic throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Porto.
Porto misses with a straight left.
Porto misses with a straight right.
A slow jab from Porto misses its intended target.
Porto misses with a straight right.
Dukic tries to clinch but Porto is having none of it.
Dukic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Porto looks to land a left hand but Dukic moved out of range nicely.
Porto takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Porto lands a jab to the nose.
Dukic tries to clinch up but Porto circles away and keeps his distance.
Dukic has managed to clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Porto.
Dukic tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Porto just stands there and leans against the cage.
Dukic prevents a body shot from Porto.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dukic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dukic ducks under a wild hook from Porto.
Dukic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dukic rushes Porto and presses him up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dukic wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Porto pulls Dukic into guard.
Dukic got a little sloppy there for a moment and Porto has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dukic has managed to get both his arms back between Porto's legs - danger averted.
Porto is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Porto is looking for a triangle here but Dukic uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Dukic stands up and beckons Porto to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dukic tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Porto defends well and Dukic ends up having to push Porto into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Porto is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Porto is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Dukic to keep the fight standing.
A right hook to the body lands for Porto.
Porto tries to pull guard but Dukic forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Porto has a couple of punches blocked by Dukic.
Porto misses with a punch on the inside.
Porto breaks from the clinch.
Dukic rushes Porto and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dukic leaning against his opponent.
Dukic working hard to break the clinch.
Dukic dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Dukic is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Porto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dukic connects with a looping right hand.
Porto throws a body punch but Dukic moves out of range.
Nero Porto seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Porto misses with a straight right.
Porto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dukic.
Dukic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Porto missing with a left hand there. Dukic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dukic was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dukic throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Porto on the side of the head.
Dukic is looking to clinch but Porto is avoiding it.
And Porto tries to counter it with a takedown but Dukic pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Dukic moves in looking to clinch but Porto pushes him off.
Dukic tries to clinch up.
Dukic staying out of range there.
A jab from Dukic misses.
Porto is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Bruno Dukic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Porto ducks under a wild hook from Dukic.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Bruno Dukic.
I think Porto 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 Chris Dean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nero Porto!
Our winner, Nero Porto, 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Giacomo Bandolero (ranked 4138 p4p, 2309 weight class) and Chilli Bloke (ranked 241 p4p, 136 weight class). Bandolero kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Bandolero. 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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Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Giacomo Bandolero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chilli Bloke!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Ben Hemmingworth and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bloke lands a nice hook to Bandolero's body. Bandolero takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bandolero throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bloke's waist but Bloke gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bandolero off to one side.
Bloke now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Bloke falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bandolero counters with a single leg into guard. Bloke didn't expect that.
Bandolero thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Bloke is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bandolero is aware though and is defending well.
Bloke had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bandolero defends it easily.
Bandolero makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bandolero might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Bandolero lying in Bloke's guard like a wet fish here, stalling away. Bloke decides he's had enough of all that nonsense - he escapes his hips and locks up an armbar! Wow, that was slick! Bandolero taps! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Chilli Bloke!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aljosa Medeiros (ranked 3704 p4p, 2679 weight class) and Pacome Thibodeaux (ranked 415 p4p, 336 weight class). Medeiros comes to the cage accompanied by Sidequest - Chime. 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aljosa Medeiros!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pacome Thibodeaux!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Skip Squint and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Medeiros looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Thibodeaux is fending him off so far but Medeiros persists. Nope, Thibodeaux circles away and we're back to standing.
Medeiros looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Medeiros needs to keep his hands up - Thibodeaux had a free shot at his head there.
Medeiros rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Thibodeaux counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Thibodeaux misses the jab.
Medeiros swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Thibodeaux.
Medeiros misses with a hook. Thibodeaux ducked under it nicely.
Thibodeaux scores with the left hand. Medeiros knows he should have avoided that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Medeiros takes one to the chin there.
Thibodeaux avoids the body shot from Medeiros.
Thibodeaux swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Medeiros swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thibodeaux waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Medeiros.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thibodeaux defending well as Medeiros loads up on a big left hand.
Medeiros has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Ludus Magnus in the buildup to the fight.
Medeiros throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Thibodeaux lands with a straight right. Medeiros didn't see that one coming.
Thibodeaux gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Thibodeaux working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Medeiros doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Medeiros manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Thibodeaux looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Medeiros passes into half guard.
Thibodeaux really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Medeiros. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ground and pound from Medeiros.
Medeiros trying to control from half guard but Thibodeaux is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Medeiros pulls his head out easily.
Thibodeaux looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Medeiros prevents Thibodeaux from improving his position.
Medeiros content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Thibodeaux actively working from the bottom here.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Medeiros in particular looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Medeiros trying to control from half guard but Thibodeaux is working away.
Thibodeaux is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Medeiros pulls his head out easily.
Medeiros prevents Thibodeaux from improving his position.
Thibodeaux looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Thibodeaux looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Medeiros working the head and body with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Medeiros trying to control from half guard but Thibodeaux is working away.
Thibodeaux looking for submissions off his back.
Medeiros landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Thibodeaux slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Medeiros landing some decent shots from guard.
Thibodeaux is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Medeiros is aware though and is defending well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Thibodeaux looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Medeiros's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Pacome Thibodeaux will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Thibodeaux tries to sprawl but Medeiros drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Medeiros controlling the pace.
Thibodeaux is staying active underneath Medeiros, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Thibodeaux is looking for a sweep. Medeiros is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Thibodeaux trying to control here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Thibodeaux can do anything to dispel that myth.
Medeiros 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.
Thibodeaux is not content to let Medeiros control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thibodeaux looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Medeiros trying to control from half guard but Thibodeaux is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Still in half guard, Medeiros seems content to control.
Medeiros lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Thibodeaux is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Medeiros scores with a couple of nice shots.
Medeiros is looking to take a break and control but Thibodeaux is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Medeiros lands a nice short elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Medeiros working over Thibodeaux with some ground and pound. Thibodeaux looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Aljosa Medeiros overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Medeiros seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Medeiros is nestled in close to Thibodeaux, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Medeiros looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Medeiros working over Thibodeaux with some ground and pound. Thibodeaux looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Medeiros is trying to control. Thibodeaux wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
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. Medeiros connects with a nice short shot to Thibodeaux's temple.
Thibodeaux actively working from the bottom here.
Thibodeaux is staying active underneath Medeiros, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Thibodeaux looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Medeiros controlling the action here.
Medeiros is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thibodeaux can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux trying to control but Medeiros postures up.
Medeiros working Thibodeaux over with strikes.
Medeiros trying to control the pace.
Medeiros slips a nice elbow through Thibodeaux's hands, connecting with Thibodeaux's forehead.
Medeiros controlling the pace.
Medeiros wants to take a breather but Thibodeaux is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Ground and pound from Medeiros.
Medeiros performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Thibodeaux on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Thibodeaux trying to control from the bottom.
Medeiros 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.
Medeiros trying to control the action but Thibodeaux is working from the bottom.
Medeiros prevents Thibodeaux from improving his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Medeiros takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Medeiros seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aljosa Medeiros dominated that second 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. And we move into the final round!
Thibodeaux leaves Medeiros with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Thibodeaux lands a head shot.
Medeiros shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Thibodeaux manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Thibodeaux has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Medeiros doesn't defend quickly enough and Thibodeaux has managed to lock this one up! Can Medeiros escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Thibodeaux on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Pacome Thibodeaux!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tarrell Newsome (ranked 888 p4p, 941 weight class) and Charles E Boles (ranked 129 p4p, 133 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Tarrell Newsome!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Charles E Boles!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Skip Squint and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boles looks to land a right hand but Newsome moved out of range.
Boles just misses with a punch to the body.
Newsome really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Boles with the inside leg kick.
A big right from Newsome misses.
Boles misses with a hook. Newsome ducked under it nicely.
Newsome takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Boles with the inside leg kick.
Newsome throws the left hand but Boles avoids the punch easily.
Newsome misses with a hook.
Newsome throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Boles sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Boles lunges at Newsome with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Newsome's hand.
Boles throws a body punch but Newsome moves out of range.
Boles looks to land a left hand but Newsome moved out of range nicely.
Newsome is looking to counter punch.
Newsome looks to land a left hand but Boles moved out of range nicely.
Boles stalks Newsome and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Newsome's face. Newsome staggers backwards, shaken.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boles misses with an uppercut
and Newsome counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Boles thinking.
Newsome throws a hook but Boles blocks it.
Boles misses with a jab, cross combination.
Newsome is looking to counter punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boles keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boles misses with an uppercut.
Boles lands with a thumping leg kick.
Boles tries a low kick but Newsome avoids it.
Newsome looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Boles throws a body punch but Newsome moves out of range.
Newsome staying out of range there.
Boles scores with a body shot.
Boles throws a big shot that misses.
Newsome throwing a counter right hand but Boles manages to avoid it.
Boles lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nice straight punches there by Newsome. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Newsome.
Newsome throws a body punch but Boles moves out of range.
Boles uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Newsome.
Newsome keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boles throws a right hand that misses
and Newsome counters with a straight right hand.
Boles throws a looping overhand right but Newsome ducks down to avoid it.
Boles misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boles misses with a leg kick
and Newsome cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A low kick lands for Boles.
Newsome avoids a punch combination nicely.
Boles misses with a hook.
Newsome staying out of range there.
Boles scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Boles ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Newsome moves away.
Charles E Boles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A low kick from Boles is predictable there
and Newsome counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Boles throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Newsome counters with a right hand to the body.
Boles throws a hook but Newsome blocks it.
Boles misses with a straight left.
It looked like Newsome wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Boles bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Boles swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Newsome avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Newsome tries to clinch up.
Newsome moves away from the strike by Boles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newsome tries to bum rush Boles with a series of wild strikes but Boles uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Boles fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Newsome is out of range.
Boles scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Newsome wants to clinch up but Boles keeps it at a distance.
Boles swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Newsome stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Boles.
Newsome throws a looping overhand right but Boles ducks down to avoid it.
Boles takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Newsome uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Boles.
Boles misses with a straight left.
A decent looking cross lands there for Boles.
Newsome misses with a straight left.
Boles 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.
Boles bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boles misses with an uppercut. Newsome saw that one coming.
Boles throws a hook but Newsome avoids it easily.
Newsome was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Boles lands a jab to Newsome's midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newsome misses with a wild combination.
Boles scores with a nice right hand.
Newsome takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Boles dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Boles throws a sloppy body shot
and Newsome counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Boles keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Newsome.
Boles looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Boles lands with a thumping leg kick.
Boles misses with a straight left.
Boles misses with a shot to the body
and Newsome counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boles throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Newsome counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Boles misses the shot to the body.
Boles throws an off balance right hand
and Newsome counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Boles shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Charles E Boles dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Boles misses with a wild body shot.
Newsome smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A nice leg kick lands there from Boles.
Newsome throws a shot from downtown. Boles moves away and avoids it.
Newsome uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Boles.
A big left from Newsome misses.
Boles throws a shot from downtown. Newsome moves away and avoids it.
Newsome scores with a body shot.
Newsome throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Boles.
Boles fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Newsome.
A nice leg kick from Boles, right into the meat of the thigh.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boles. Newsome does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boles tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Newsome was well out of range. Poor timing from Boles.
A leg kick checked by Newsome.
The fighters circling - Boles throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Newsome misses with an uppercut. Boles saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boles tests Newsome's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Boles throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Newsome stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Boles lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Newsome loads up on a big right hand but Boles slips the punch.
Newsome is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Boles comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Boles misses with a hook. Newsome ducked under it nicely.
Boles throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boles throws a solid leg kick but Newsome takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Boles.
Boles slips under a jab.
Boles uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Newsome.
Boles appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Boles throws an off balance right hand
and Newsome counters with a nice uppercut.
Newsome slips under a jab.
Newsome cracks Boles with an open hand slap.
Newsome defending well as Boles loads up on a big left hand.
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!
Boles dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newsome fails with an attempt to clinch.
Boles stuns Newsome with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Boles scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Newsome doesn't seem bothered though.
Boles scores with a jab to the jaw.
Newsome misses with a looping right.
A shot to the body from Boles misses
and Newsome counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Newsome misses with a hook. Boles ducked under it nicely.
Newsome misses with a body shot.
Newsome moves away from the strike by Boles.
Boles lands a nice looking body shot.
Boles lands with a cross.
Newsome is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Boles scores with a nice strike.
Boles jabbing away but nothing is landing.
An inside leg kick lands from Boles.
Boles just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newsome avoids the body shot from Boles.
Boles lands a right hook to the body.
Newsome takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Newsome checks a leg kick.
Boles takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Boles lands with a nice body punch.
Newsome ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Boles rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Boles takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice straight punches there by Boles. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Boles.
Boles has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Boles lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Boles throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Charles E Boles seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Newsome takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boles throws a leg kick
and Newsome counters with a stiff right hand.
Newsome moves out of range of the leg kick from Boles.
Boles lands with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newsome darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Newsome jabs Boles right on the nose. Boles blinks but takes it well.
Boles throws a sloppy body shot
and Newsome connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Newsome misses with a looping left.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Newsome might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Nice defenses there by Boles.
Boles swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Newsome.
Boles misses with a shot to the body
and Newsome counters with a straight right hand.
Boles is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Newsome.
A punch combination from Newsome misses.
Boles looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Boles takes a swing at Newsome's ribcage but misses.
Newsome swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Boles lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Newsome blocks a leg kick.
Boles on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Newsome tries to clinch up but Boles circles away and keeps his distance.
Boles throws a leg kick but Newsome sees it coming and checks it nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Charles E Boles showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Boles cracks Newsome with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Newsome lands a jab to the nose.
Newsome slips a jab from Boles.
Boles has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Boles throws a jab but it's blocked by Newsome.
Newsome throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Boles counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Newsome thinking.
Newsome displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Boles throws out the jab.
Newsome tries to close the distance and clinch but Boles swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Newsome scores with a nice right hand.
Boles tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Boles dips to his left and cracks Newsome with an uppercut!
A slow jab from Newsome misses its intended target.
Boles lands the left hand.
Boles looks to throw the jab but Newsome is out of range.
Newsome swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The fighters circling - Newsome throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boles misses with a hook
and Boles takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A decent looking cross lands there for Boles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boles stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Newsome takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Boles takes a swing at Newsome's ribcage but misses.
Newsome uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Boles.
An attempted straight right counter from Newsome misses the target.
Boles throws a hook to the side of Newsome's head but Newsome sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Boles lands a right hook to the body.
Boles misses with a hook to the body
and Newsome counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Boles scores with a crisp jab that stopped Newsome in his tracks.
Boles misses with a body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Newsome on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Newsome misses with an uppercut.
Boles misses with a hook
and Newsome counters with a stiff right hand.
Boles misses with a shot to the body
letting Newsome counter with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boles fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Newsome uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Boles.
Tarrell Newsome has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boles scores with a sloppy right hand. Newsome should have avoided that one.
Boles moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Newsome fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boles manages to avoid it.
Newsome throws a lazy right hand but Boles sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Newsome checks a leg kick.
Newsome tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Boles manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Newsome just misses with a punch to the body.
Boles looks to throw the jab but Newsome is out of range.
Newsome swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Newsome tries to close the distance and clinch but Boles swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Boles tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Newsome was well out of range. Poor timing from Boles.
Newsome is looking for a counter combo.
Boles scores with a jab to the head.
Newsome steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Boles.
Boles lands a body shot.
Newsome doesn't manage to clinch there - Boles circles away.
Boles fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Charles E Boles is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newsome tries to close the distance and clinch up but Boles swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A little jabbing left from Boles on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Boles looks to score with a jab to the body but Newsome is just out of range.
Boles takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Boles lands with an overhand left.
Newsome drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Boles connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Good work by Newsome as he checks the leg kick.
Newsome connects with a right hand. Boles shakes it off.
Boles bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Boles swings for the body but Newsome moves out of range.
Boles wants to land a leg kick but Newsome is out of range.
Newsome takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Newsome throws an overhand right that lands on Boles's shoulder, as Boles tries to avoid the shot.
Boles scores with a hook to the body. Newsome takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boles swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Newsome slips under a jab.
Boles slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Boles jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Boles throws a body punch but Newsome moves out of range.
Boles looks to throw the jab but Newsome is out of range.
Newsome is looking to counter punch.
Newsome throws a looping overhand right but Boles ducks down to avoid it.
Boles now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Boles tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Newsome was well out of range. Poor timing from Boles.
Boles looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Newsome misses with a hook to the ribs.
Newsome works on Boles's body with a couple of short punches.
Newsome misses with some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Charles E Boles comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Boles 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 Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charles E Boles!
A very excited looking Charles E Boles made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sam Hiro Iwaga Genochin (ranked 975 p4p, 1220 weight class) and Beanin Jiet (ranked 127 p4p, 163 weight class). Iwaga Genochin comes to the cage accompanied by Majinahanashi. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sam Hiro Iwaga Genochin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Beanin Jiet!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Eliza Hachem and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Iwaga Genochin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Iwaga Genochin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jiet ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jiet! But no joy.
Iwaga Genochin clinches up against the cage.
Iwaga Genochin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Iwaga Genochin jumps into guard, dragging Jiet to the mat.
Iwaga Genochin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Iwaga Genochin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jiet is one step ahead there.
Iwaga Genochin lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jiet is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Iwaga Genochin stands and throws Jiet's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iwaga Genochin thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Jiet prevents Iwaga Genochin from improving position.
Iwaga Genochin is trying to get an arm triangle but Jiet is defending well.
Iwaga Genochin thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Iwaga Genochin has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Jiet is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Iwaga Genochin yanks on the arm and Jiet is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Iwaga Genochin.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sam Hiro Iwaga Genochin!
A very excited looking Sam Hiro Iwaga Genochin made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Fedorov (ranked 767 p4p, 744 weight class) and Dusty Rhodes (ranked 111 p4p, 107 weight class). Fedorov's entrance music is Miyagi & Эндшпиль feat. Рем Дигга - I Got Love. A fine choice. Rhodes is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Bury My Bones. Nathan Fedorov 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Nathan Fedorov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dusty Rhodes!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Ben Watson and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rhodes lands an overhand right.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rhodes.
Rhodes fails with the takedown.
Fedorov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fedorov swings for the body but Rhodes moves out of range.
Rhodes clinches up with Fedorov and pushes him back against the cage.
Fedorov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fedorov misses with a straight right.
Rhodes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fedorov looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Fedorov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rhodes.
Fedorov is looking to counter punch.
Fedorov cracks Rhodes with a right hand to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fedorov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rhodes blocks a jab.
Fedorov throws a jab but it's blocked by Rhodes.
Rhodes on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rhodes shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Fedorov sprawls well. Fedorov wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rhodes gets slowly back to his feet.
Nathan Fedorov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dusty Rhodes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhodes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fedorov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rhodes lands a nice looking body shot.
Fedorov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rhodes moves away.
Rhodes throws a lazy right hand but Fedorov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rhodes misses with an uppercut.
A jab lands there for Rhodes.
Rhodes moves out of range as Fedorov strikes.
Fedorov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rhodes.
Fedorov slips under a jab.
Fedorov looks to land a right hand but Rhodes moved out of range.
Rhodes takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rhodes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fedorov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fedorov tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rhodes is able to avoid easily.
Fedorov connects with a leg kick.
Rhodes shoots in and bounces Fedorov off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fedorov has Rhodes pulled in close to control his posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rhodes's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rhodes landing some decent shots from guard.
Fedorov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rhodes sitting in guard here, content to control.
Rhodes lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Rhodes engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Rhodes wants to control from the top but Fedorov keeps moving.
Fedorov has Rhodes pulled in close to control his posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rhodes throws a big right hand that misses.
Fedorov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rhodes is one step ahead there.
Fedorov has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Fedorov is trying to keep Rhodes in close.
Rhodes stands up over Fedorov, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fedorov managing to control the position.
Rhodes wants to control from the top but Fedorov keeps moving.
Fedorov is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Heartless Team that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Rhodes looking to pass the guard.
Fedorov being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Rhodes stands up over Fedorov, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Fedorov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fedorov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fedorov has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Rhodes keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Fedorov's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dusty Rhodes will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Fedorov swats away the attempt to clinch by Rhodes.
Rhodes shoots in and gets a takedown into Fedorov's guard.
Rhodes trying to control the position from guard on top but Fedorov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rhodes is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Rhodes is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Fedorov looking for a sweep. Not yet Fedorov, not yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rhodes trying to control the position from guard on top but Fedorov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rhodes passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fedorov wants to get back to his feet.
Fedorov is looking for a sweep.
Rhodes landing strikes.
Fedorov throws Rhodes to one side and escapes!
Rhodes on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nathan Fedorov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rhodes throws an overhand right that lands on Fedorov's shoulder, as Fedorov tries to avoid the shot.
Fedorov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rhodes throws a series of punches but Fedorov moves out of range.
Rhodes's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Fedorov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rhodes scrambles back to his feet.
Rhodes looks to land a right hand but Fedorov moved out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Fedorov. No joy for Rhodes on that attempt.
Fedorov misses with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Fedorov.
Fedorov scores with a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fedorov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fedorov throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Rhodes to counter with a crisp jab.
Rhodes throws an overhand right that lands on Fedorov's shoulder, as Fedorov tries to avoid the shot.
Rhodes takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rhodes scores with a punch to the head.
Rhodes throws out a loose jab but Fedorov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rhodes swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Fedorov.
Rhodes moves into range and connects with a jab.
Rhodes tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Fedorov defends well and Rhodes ends up having to push Fedorov into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Rhodes sizes up Fedorov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fedorov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fedorov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rhodes was well out of range. Poor timing from Fedorov.
Rhodes throws a hook to the side of Fedorov's head but Fedorov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rhodes gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fedorov gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rhodes.
Nathan Fedorov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dusty Rhodes.
Rhodes scores with a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fedorov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rhodes scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fedorov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rhodes jumps guard but Fedorov turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Fedorov stalling in the clinch but Rhodes improves position.
Rhodes scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fedorov taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Rhodes successfully pulls guard.
Rhodes is trying to control the position but Fedorov postures up.
Rhodes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fedorov wanted to stand there but Rhodes had control of the position.
Rhodes is pulling down on Fedorov's head. It's preventing any offense from Fedorov, at least for the moment.
Fedorov wants to control from the top but Rhodes keeps moving.
Fedorov has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fedorov is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Fedorov wants to control from the top but Rhodes keeps moving.
Fedorov wants to pass the guard but Rhodes is keeping the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Fedorov leaves Rhodes with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Rhodes fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Fedorov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Fedorov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rhodes.
Fedorov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rhodes shoots for a double leg takedown but Fedorov sprawls well. He's pushed Rhodes's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dusty Rhodes will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Rhodes missing with a left hand there. Fedorov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rhodes wants to clinch.
Rhodes shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Nathan Fedorov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rhodes looking to pass the guard.
Rhodes throws a big right hand that misses.
Fedorov looking for a sweep. Not yet Fedorov, not yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fedorov seems keen to control Rhodes's posture.
Fedorov has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Rhodes is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fedorov working a defensive guard but Rhodes manages to pass into side control anyway.
Rhodes controls the position.
Rhodes is putting a hurting on Fedorov here, landing some big shots from side control.
Rhodes scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Fedorov to see if he's OK.
Rhodes is chipping away with strikes.
Rhodes takes a little break here. Fedorov wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Rhodes throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Fedorov takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fedorov managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Rhodes.
Fedorov manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Fedorov trying to hold on to Rhodes's head to control him but Rhodes postures up.
Rhodes looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Rhodes throwing shots but Fedorov is blocking nicely.
Rhodes working the head and body with strikes.
Rhodes working Fedorov over with strikes.
Fedorov wants to get back to full guard.
Rhodes seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Fedorov tries to roll over but Rhodes keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rhodes tries to pass the half guard into mount. Fedorov knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Fedorov has a hand on Rhodes's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Rhodes takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Fedorov tries to lock up and control but Rhodes gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Dusty Rhodes is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Fedorov is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Rhodes takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Rhodes is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Fedorov is surviving well by controlling Rhodes's body position as best he can.
Fedorov tries to hold on but Rhodes postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fedorov can't escape the position.
Rhodes can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Fedorov is looking to escape.
Rhodes working for a submission but Fedorov is keeping him at bay.
Rhodes controlling from the full mount.
Fedorov is looking to get to half guard.
Dusty Rhodes has got the better of the ground game so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rhodes avoids the attempt from Fedorov to control.
Fedorov is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Rhodes is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dusty Rhodes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rhodes 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 Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dusty Rhodes!
Our winner, Dusty Rhodes, 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 Tommy Weismuller (ranked 341 p4p, 946 weight class) and Rodrigo Carioni (ranked 49 p4p, 140 weight class). Weismuller comes to the cage accompanied by Nobody Speak. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tommy Weismuller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rodrigo Carioni!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, John Mangel and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Weismuller. Carioni does a little dance to reset his feet.
Weismuller misses with a body kick.
It seemed like Carioni was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Carioni lands a jab.
A big left from Carioni misses.
A jab from Carioni misses.
Weismuller uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Carioni has time to react.
Carioni uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Weismuller.
Carioni waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Weismuller.
Carioni fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Weismuller manages to avoid it.
Carioni displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Weismuller throws out the jab.
Weismuller defending well as Carioni loads up on a big left hand.
Weismuller takes a jab right on the kisser.
Weismuller throws out a leg kick but Carioni moves out of range and Weismuller only half commits.
Carioni displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Weismuller throws out the jab.
A little jabbing left from Carioni on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Carioni misses with a straight left.
Weismuller takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Weismuller uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Carioni.
Weismuller throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Weismuller tries to close the distance and clinch up but Carioni swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weismuller uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Carioni has time to react.
Weismuller fails in his attempt to clinch.
Weismuller takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Weismuller steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Carioni.
Weismuller swings widly with a right hand
and Carioni counters with a left to the body.
Weismuller connects with a looping right hand.
Carioni misses the jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Carioni checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Carioni chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Weismuller can pounce on him.
Weismuller keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Carioni.
Weismuller lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Weismuller moves in looking to clinch but Carioni pushes him off.
Carioni misses with a body shot.
Weismuller fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Weismuller misses with a hook. Carioni ducked under it nicely.
Carioni wants to counter the offense by Weismuller and move into the clinch position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carioni cracks Weismuller with a good jab.
Carioni lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carioni throws a nice looking combination but Weismuller bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Weismuller defending well as Carioni loads up on a big left hand.
Weismuller closes the distance and clinches.
Carioni is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Weismuller misses with the head strike.
Carioni blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Weismuller manages to break the clinch.
Carioni missing with a left hand there. Weismuller was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Weismuller catches Carioni with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Weismuller slips a straight right by Carioni.
Weismuller throws a leg kick but Carioni moved away.
Carioni looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Weismuller swings wildly with an uppercut but Carioni uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carioni blocks an uppercut.
Carioni lands a hook that snaps the head of Weismuller backwards.
Carioni breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Weismuller rushes Carioni and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carioni blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Weismuller tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Weismuller swings wildly with an uppercut but Carioni uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Weismuller.
Weismuller throws a punch but it's blocked by Carioni.
Weismuller cracks Carioni with a nice body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Weismuller fails to land.
Carioni lands a left hand that snaps the head of Weismuller backwards.
Carioni tries to break the clinch but Weismuller is controlling the position.
Carioni breaks from the clinch.
Carioni bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Weismuller walks into a straight right hand from Carioni.
Carioni 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.
A solid leg kick lands there for Weismuller.
Weismuller avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Carioni takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Carioni misses with a shot to the body
and Weismuller counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carioni misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carioni throws out a loose jab but Weismuller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carioni walks into a left hand.
Carioni misses with a looping right.
Weismuller lands with a straight right. Carioni didn't see that one coming.
Carioni scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
 It looks like Tommy Weismuller has been cut.
Carioni throws an off balance right hand
and Weismuller counters with a nice leg kick.
Weismuller throws a nice head kick!
Weismuller scores with a hook to the body. Carioni takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The fighters circling - Carioni throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Weismuller tried to counter with a leg kick but Carioni avoided it.
Weismuller on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Weismuller takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nice defenses there by Weismuller.
Weismuller is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Carioni takes a swing at Weismuller's ribcage but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Weismuller misses with a hook
and Weismuller takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Weismuller throws a nice outside leg kick.
Carioni swings widly with a right hand
enabling Weismuller to counter with a crisp jab.
Weismuller keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Carioni.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rodrigo Carioni will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tommy Weismuller's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Weismuller with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Carioni pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Carioni misses with a left hand
and Weismuller counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Weismuller moves into range and connects with a jab.
A swing and a miss from Carioni.
Weismuller fails with an attempt to clinch.
Carioni waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Weismuller.
Carioni lands with a cross.
Carioni throws a big shot that misses.
Carioni throws a hook to the side of Weismuller's head but Weismuller sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Carioni throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Weismuller.
Carioni misses with an uppercut
and Weismuller counters with a nice uppercut.
Rodrigo Carioni seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Carioni slips under a jab.
Weismuller on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Weismuller misses with a hook
enabling Carioni to counter with a crisp jab.
Weismuller lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Carioni misses with a right hand
and Weismuller makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Weismuller connects with a looping right hand.
 It looks like Rodrigo Carioni has been cut.
Carioni's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weismuller cracks a nice hook into Carioni's ribs.
Weismuller throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Carioni throws the left hand but Weismuller avoids the punch easily.
Weismuller walks into a jab.
It looks like Weismuller has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
A punch lands to the side of Carioni 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carioni. Weismuller does a little dance to reset his feet.
Carioni swings for the body but Weismuller moves out of range.
Carioni misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Weismuller.
Weismuller connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Carioni is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Weismuller.
Carioni has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Carioni there as he acknowledges the shot.
Carioni moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Weismuller steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Carioni.
Carioni missing with a left hand there. Weismuller was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carioni takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Carioni walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carioni uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Weismuller has time to react.
Weismuller looks to land a right hand but Carioni moved out of range.
Weismuller ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Weismuller ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Weismuller connects with a right hand. Carioni shakes it off.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Weismuller lands a glancing blow to the side of Carioni's head.
A shot to the liver by Carioni. Beautiful body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Weismuller.
Weismuller looks to throw the jab but Carioni is out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Weismuller.
Weismuller tries a head kick but it misses.
Weismuller attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Weismuller buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Carioni scores with a nice strike.
Carioni swings widly with a right hand
and Weismuller cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Carioni moves away from the strike by Weismuller.
Carioni connects with a looping right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weismuller takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Carioni checks a low kick from Weismuller.
Carioni misses with a straight left.
Weismuller throws a hook but Carioni avoids it easily.
Carioni misses with a wild body shot.
Weismuller throws a poor cross that misses
and Carioni counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Weismuller lands with a right hand.
Weismuller throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Carioni has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Weismuller fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Carioni checks it well.
It seemed like Carioni was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Carioni misses with a hook. Weismuller ducked under it nicely.
Carioni uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Weismuller.
Weismuller throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nice shot by Carioni.
A jab lands there for Carioni.
Weismuller avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Weismuller dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Carioni. That did some damage!
Weismuller looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Carioni misses with a body shot
and Weismuller makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Weismuller 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.
Carioni uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Weismuller scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Weismuller scores with a punch to the head.
Carioni keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Weismuller.
Nice defenses there by Weismuller.
Carioni lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Carioni misses with a straight right.
Carioni checks the leg kick nicely there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carioni scores with a jab to the jaw.
Weismuller with a nice cross.
Carioni looks to land a right hand but Weismuller moved out of range.
Weismuller uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carioni.
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 Tommy Weismuller will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Weismuller comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That kick from Weismuller tenderised Carioni's leg. Carioni is trying to keep his angry face on.
Weismuller misses with a hook to the body
and Carioni cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Weismuller scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Carioni misses with a body shot.
Good leg kick by Weismuller.
Carioni misses with a looping right.
Weismuller tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Carioni manages to circle out of the way.
Weismuller walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Carioni checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Weismuller keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Carioni.
Carioni throws an overhand right that lands on Weismuller's shoulder, as Weismuller tries to avoid the shot.
Weismuller throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Carioni throws out a counter right but Weismuller avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weismuller throws a head kick that misses.
Carioni scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Carioni connects with the punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Weismuller connects with a leg kick.
Carioni takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Weismuller moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Weismuller.
Weismuller tries to counter by clinching up but Carioni breaks away and moves out of range.
Weismuller shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Carioni swings for the body but Weismuller moves out of range.
Weismuller is looking to counter punch.
Weismuller wants to clinch.
Weismuller throws the left hand but Carioni avoids the punch easily.
Weismuller throws a hook but Carioni blocks it.
Weismuller misses with a hook
and Weismuller takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Carioni takes one on the button.
Weismuller lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Carioni throws a lazy right hand but Weismuller sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Weismuller was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Carioni lands with a good body shot.
Carioni connects with the punch.
Carioni swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carioni connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Weismuller slips under a jab.
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!
The fighters circle momentarily. Weismuller darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Weismuller avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Carioni blocks the body kick.
A little jabbing left from Carioni on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Carioni, as that shot connected.
Carioni connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
 Weismuller is rocked!
Carioni waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Weismuller. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Weismuller to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
Oh Weismuller is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Carioni decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Weismuller, up you get!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Carioni! Weismuller is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rodrigo Carioni!
A relieved looking Rodrigo Carioni thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Thomas Babcock (ranked 506 p4p, 1074 weight class) and Fredrik White (ranked 66 p4p, 138 weight class). Babcock comes to the cage accompanied by 70. White has chosen Kenny Loggins - Danger Zone as his entrance music. Jesse Thomas Babcock had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jesse Thomas Babcock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fredrik White!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Donatello Bradman and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
White works over Babcock's head and body with a nice combination.
White wants to clinch up but Babcock keeps it at a distance.
Babcock tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but White was well out of range. Poor timing from Babcock.
White jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Babcock is rocked!
Babcock throws a body shot but no joy.
White scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Oh Babcock is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
White looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Babcock seems to have got his legs back now.
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. White moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Babcock! White continues to tee off on Babcock, landing with a left and a right! White connects with a right hand that leaves Babcock sleeping against the cage! What a finish by White!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Fredrik White!
After winning the bout, Fredrik White 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Giro Inhanamoto (ranked 51 p4p, 254 weight class) and Shane Lancaster (ranked 8 p4p, 39 weight class). Lancaster has chosen Slipknot - I Am Hated as his entrance music. Giro Inhanamoto had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Giro Inhanamoto!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shane Lancaster!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Bruno Hogan and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lancaster lands a nice hook to Inhanamoto's body. Inhanamoto takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Horrible takedown attempt by Lancaster or perhaps it was just good defense by Inhanamoto, which made it look bad.
Inhanamoto misses with a straight left.
Lancaster pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A counter left hand to the body from Inhanamoto misses its target.
Lancaster with a poor takedown
and Inhanamoto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Shane Lancaster has been cut.
Lancaster misses with a wild body shot.
Lancaster 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.
Inhanamoto stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Inhanamoto wants it to stay on the feet.
A counter left hand to the body from Inhanamoto misses its target.
Giro Inhanamoto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shane Lancaster.
Lancaster wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Inhanamoto takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
It looks like Giro Inhanamoto has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lancaster tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Inhanamoto swivels and escapes.
Lancaster throws a hook but Inhanamoto blocks it.
Inhanamoto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lancaster moves away.
Nice takedown defense from Inhanamoto. No joy for Lancaster on that attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inhanamoto lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lancaster at a distance.
Inhanamoto bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lancaster's head.
Lancaster darts in looking for a takedown but Inhanamoto gets double underhooks and turns Lancaster into the cage.
Lancaster takes a swing at Inhanamoto's ribcage but misses.
Inhanamoto connects with a single shot there.
Inhanamoto throws a hook but Lancaster blocks it.
Lancaster scores with a takedown into Inhanamoto's guard.
Inhanamoto is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Lancaster presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Inhanamoto prevents a body shot from Lancaster.
Lancaster manages to break the clinch.
Lancaster slips a straight right by Inhanamoto.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster scores with a jab to the head.
Lancaster stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Inhanamoto.
Lancaster darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Lancaster not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lancaster is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Inhanamoto keeping moving, preventing Lancaster from controlling successfully.
Lancaster has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lancaster is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inhanamoto looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lancaster is one step ahead there.
Lancaster throwing strikes but missing.
Inhanamoto has Lancaster pulled in close to control his posture.
Lancaster working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lancaster throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
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.
Inhanamoto lunges at Lancaster with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lancaster's hand.
Inhanamoto avoids the body shot from Lancaster.
Inhanamoto avoids the body shot from Lancaster.
Lancaster tries for a takedown but Inhanamoto circles away easily
and Inhanamoto counters with a nice uppercut.
Lancaster looks for a takedown but Inhanamoto sprawls well.
Inhanamoto looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lancaster throws a sloppy body shot
and Inhanamoto counters with a stiff right hand.
Lancaster misses with an uppercut
and Inhanamoto counters with a right hand to the body.
Lancaster misses with a takedown attempt - Inhanamoto sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Inhanamoto thinks about countering with a body kick.
Lancaster looks winded!
Inhanamoto throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Giro Inhanamoto dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Inhanamoto cracks a nice hook into Lancaster's ribs.
Giro Inhanamoto is winning the standup battle so far.
Lancaster throws a body punch but Inhanamoto moves out of range.
It looked like Inhanamoto was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Lancaster.
Inhanamoto sends Lancaster crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Inhanamoto is motioning to the referee to let Lancaster up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
A looping hook to the body misses from Lancaster. Inhanamoto does a little dance to reset his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Inhanamoto misses the target.
Lancaster shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Inhanamoto manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Inhanamoto has momentary wrist control but Lancaster slips an elbow through the middle.
Inhanamoto controlling Lancaster's posture.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lancaster stopping the sweep attempt from Inhanamoto.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inhanamoto is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lancaster wants to control from the top but Inhanamoto keeps moving.
Inhanamoto tries to land a sweep but no joy.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Inhanamoto knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lancaster on the ground.
Lancaster is looking to work some ground and pound but Inhanamoto has wrist control.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Inhanamoto throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Inhanamoto throws a looping overhand right but Lancaster ducks down to avoid it.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Inhanamoto here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Lancaster takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lancaster is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inhanamoto throws a quick inside leg kick.
Inhanamoto keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
An attempted straight right counter from Inhanamoto misses the target.
Lancaster looks to land a left hand but Inhanamoto moved out of range nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Inhanamoto on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lancaster connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lancaster fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Lancaster fails with the takedown
and Inhanamoto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Giro Inhanamoto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shane Lancaster.
Lancaster throws an off balance right hand
enabling Inhanamoto to counter with a crisp jab.
Giro Inhanamoto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No luck for Lancaster with that takedown attempt.
As Lancaster backs away, Inhanamoto returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inhanamoto lands with a straight right. Lancaster didn't see that one coming.
Lancaster gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Inhanamoto counters with a crisp right hand that drops Lancaster! Inhanamoto lets Lancaster back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
 Lancaster is rocked!
Inhanamoto scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Inhanamoto finds Lancaster's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Lancaster flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Inhanamoto lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Lancaster will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Giro Inhanamoto!
Giro Inhanamoto retains his heavyweight title!
A victorious Giro Inhanamoto thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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