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NYF 24: Mendez vs Ferguson PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jason McMelon (ranked 3641 p4p, 5520 weight class) and Hideo Tokoro (ranked 443 p4p, 551 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Tokoro's choice of entrance music: Blksmiith - Gore-Tex Covers my Soul. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Hideo Tokoro was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jason McMelon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hideo Tokoro!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Steve Montenegro and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McMelon misses with a double jab
and Tokoro counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McMelon looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tokoro scores with a shot to the body.
McMelon is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Tokoro.
Tokoro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tokoro lands a nice looking body shot.
Tokoro misses with a wild body shot.
Tokoro connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between McMelon's hands.
McMelon takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tokoro has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as McMelon is landing a low percentage of strikes.
McMelon takes the fight into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McMelon landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tokoro is leaning against McMelon and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
McMelon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tokoro backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tokoro.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McMelon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tokoro backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tokoro.
McMelon has a couple of punches blocked by Tokoro.
McMelon blocks an uppercut.
McMelon tries to stall but Tokoro uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
McMelon is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tokoro is keeping busy.
McMelon seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Tokoro is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Tokoro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tokoro gets through McMelon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tokoro blocks an uppercut.
McMelon is trying to stall.
A right handed body shot lands from Tokoro.
McMelon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McMelon keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tokoro's efforts to push away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McMelon can't find room to land a body shot as Tokoro controls the action.
Tokoro wants to break free but McMelon has control.
McMelon connects with a knee to the head.
Tokoro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McMelon's elbow.
Tokoro misses with a short punch on the inside.
McMelon lands a knee to the body.
Tokoro gets through McMelon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tokoro tries to break free but McMelon pushes him back against the cage.
Tokoro working aggressively here.
Tokoro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tokoro wants to get back to striking at distance but McMelon won't allow it.
Tokoro misses with a punch to the body.
Tokoro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tokoro is leaning against McMelon and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
McMelon landing knees to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tokoro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tokoro can't find room to land a body shot as McMelon controls the action.
Tokoro lands an uppercut.
Tokoro lands a right hand.
McMelon blocks an uppercut.
Tokoro blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McMelon taking a breather.
Tokoro lands with a light punch inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tokoro creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
McMelon working aggressively here.
Tokoro gets through McMelon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tokoro blocking some punches.
McMelon struggles to land a body shot inside as Tokoro controls his hands.
Tokoro is working McMelon over against the cage.
Tokoro managing to block the knees to the body from McMelon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tokoro creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
McMelon is struggling to control the position.
McMelon has Tokoro pressed against the cage, preventing Tokoro from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
McMelon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tokoro throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McMelons head.
McMelon is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Tokoro lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tokoro lands a shoulder strike.
Tokoro manages to break the clinch.
Tokoro fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
McMelon throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Tokoro lands an impressive looking overhand right. McMelon doesn't seem phased though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hideo Tokoro dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
McMelon avoids the body shot from Tokoro.
Tokoro throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McMelon tries to counter with a takedown but Tokoro is quick to defend against it.
Hideo Tokoro seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McMelon misses with a body shot.
Tokoro misses with a hook. McMelon ducked under it nicely.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from McMelon. Tokoro shrugs it off though.
A jab from Tokoro misses.
Tokoro misses with a looping left.
McMelon takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tokoro ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Tokoro throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tokoro swats away the attempt to clinch by McMelon.
McMelon takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
McMelon lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tokoro's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McMelon tries to clinch but Tokoro moves out of range.
McMelon scores with a kick to the midsection.
Tokoro just misses with a punch to the body.
McMelon slips a straight right by Tokoro.
McMelon half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
McMelon moves away from the strike by Tokoro.
McMelon attempts a counter takedown but Tokoro avoids it well and moves away.
McMelon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tokoro manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McMelon is looking to slow Tokoro down with leg kicks.
McMelon closes the distance but Tokoro moves to the side
and Tokoro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Tokoro throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McMelon takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
McMelon on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Tokoro missing with a left hand there. McMelon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tokoro clobbers McMelon with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tokoro punishes McMelon's body with a nice straight punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McMelon throws a half hearted mid kick.
McMelon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tokoro.
McMelon tries to counter with a takedown but Tokoro is quick to defend against it.
Hideo Tokoro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McMelon connects with a solid leg kick.
McMelon is looking to clinch.
McMelon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
An inside leg kick from McMelon misses.
McMelon misses with a hook. Tokoro ducked under it nicely.
Tokoro scores with the left hand. McMelon knows he should have avoided that one.
Tokoro will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tokoro moves out of range of the body kick.
Tokoro throws a big shot that misses.
Tokoro misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from McMelon does no damage.
McMelon walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
McMelon falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Tokoro counter with a right hand.
Tokoro misses with a hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - McMelon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McMelon moves out of range of the strikes.
McMelon tries to close the distance and clinch but Tokoro swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tokoro throws a big shot that misses.
McMelon half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Tokoro misses with a straight left.
McMelon looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Tokoro swats away the attempt to clinch by McMelon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from McMelon is predictable there
and Tokoro connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A big right from Tokoro misses.
Tokoro has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tokoro misses with an uppercut. McMelon saw that one coming.
McMelon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tokoro.
McMelon throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Tokoro counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McMelon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tokoro counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
 McMelon is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tokoro lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! McMelon goes down and covers up as Tokoro starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hideo Tokoro!
After winning the bout, Hideo Tokoro 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alfa Brad (ranked 3323 p4p, 4157 weight class) and Frank Jaxon (ranked 480 p4p, 560 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alfa Brad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frank Jaxon!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Dean Styles and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brad tries to clinch but Jaxon moves away
letting Jaxon counter with a right hand.
Jaxon closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Brad to the mat! Brad manages to get full guard.
Jaxon postures up and lands a big shot to Brad's brow.
Jaxon lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Brad not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Brad tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Brad looking to control.
Jaxon throwing strikes but missing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brad looking for a sweep. Not yet Brad, not yet.
Brad keeping moving, preventing Jaxon from controlling successfully.
Jaxon sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaxon looking to improve position, pressing down on Brad's thigh with his hand. Brad seems to be working to lock up a guilotine though... is Jaxon paying attention? Apparently not! He's locked it up tight! Jaxon's face has turned purple! Will he tap? Will he! YES! He's tapped! Brad picked his opening and made it count! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Alfa Brad!
Our winner, Alfa Brad, 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Alvarez (ranked 3490 p4p, 5399 weight class) and Julian Diaz (ranked 284 p4p, 369 weight class). Alvarez kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Juan Luis Guerra - Soldado. Jackson Alvarez has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jackson Alvarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Julian Diaz!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Bruno Lombardi and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz scores with a jab to the body.
Diaz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alvarez.
Alvarez cracks Diaz with a right hand to the side of the head.
Alvarez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Diaz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Diaz missing with a left hand there. Alvarez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Alvarez defending well as Diaz loads up on a big left hand.
Diaz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alvarez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice cross by Diaz.
Alvarez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diaz moves away.
Nice defenses there by Diaz.
Diaz swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Alvarez misses with a series of wild punches.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Diaz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Alvarez.
Diaz moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Diaz getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A big right from Diaz misses.
Alvarez swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alvarez throws a hook to the side of Diaz's head but Diaz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Alvarez looks to land a left hand but Diaz moved out of range nicely.
Alvarez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Alvarez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Diaz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Diaz swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Diaz staying out of range there.
Alvarez walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Diaz.
Alvarez takes one on the button.
The fighters circling - Alvarez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Julian Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alvarez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Alvarez is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Diaz's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Alvarez throws a right hand that misses
and Diaz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Alvarez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Diaz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A slow jab from Diaz misses its intended target.
Diaz scores with a one two! Alvarez had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Diaz lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Alvarez tries a head kick but it misses.
Diaz misses the shot to the body.
Diaz throws a nice inside leg kick.
Diaz tests Alvarez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
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!
Alvarez looks to land a left hand but Diaz moved out of range nicely.
A little jabbing left from Diaz on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Alvarez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Alvarez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Diaz slips under a jab from Alvarez.
Alvarez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Diaz.
Diaz misses with an uppercut. Alvarez saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Alvarez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Alvarez slips under a jab.
Diaz looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Alvarez is looking to counter punch.
Alvarez is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Diaz connects with an inside leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Alvarez.
Diaz uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Alvarez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Alvarez staying out of range there.
Some wild striking there from Alvarez.
Diaz dodges the punch combination from Alvarez.
Diaz swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Alvarez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Diaz looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alvarez. Diaz does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little jabbing left from Diaz on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Alvarez moves out of range of the strikes.
Alvarez throwing a counter right hand but Diaz manages to avoid it.
Diaz looks to land a right hand but Alvarez moved out of range.
Alvarez looks to land a left hand but Diaz moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz with a nice calf kick.
Alvarez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Diaz swings for the body but Alvarez moves out of range.
Alvarez misses with a straight right.
Diaz missing with a left hand there. Alvarez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Alvarez takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Diaz is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Alvarez had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Alvarez slips under a jab from Diaz.
Diaz throws out a loose jab but Alvarez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diaz connects with a solid leg kick.
Diaz throws a hook but Alvarez avoids it easily.
Diaz connects with a jab.
Diaz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alvarez.
Diaz throws out a counter right but Alvarez avoids it with no problem.
Alvarez throws a jab but it's blocked by Diaz.
Alvarez throws a hook but Diaz blocks it.
Diaz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Alvarez.
Nice defenses there by Alvarez.
Diaz lands a nice leg kick that just misses Alvarez's sensitive parts.
Diaz looks to score with a jab to the body but Alvarez is just out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alvarez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Alvarez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alvarez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Diaz throws a shot to the body.
A cross from Diaz lands.
Diaz misses with an uppercut.
Diaz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Diaz lands the left hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Alvarez.
Alvarez feints a jab promting Diaz to slip. Alvarez then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Diaz slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
 It looks like Julian Diaz has been cut.
Diaz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Alvarez.
Alvarez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Alvarez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Diaz misses with a hook. Alvarez ducked under it nicely.
Diaz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Alvarez staying out of range there.
Alvarez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Diaz circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diaz tries to work over Alvarez's front leg with a kick but Alvarez checks it.
Nice cross by Diaz.
Diaz cracks Alvarez with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Alvarez misses with a two punch combination.
Alvarez misses the shot to the body.
It seemed like Diaz was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Julian Diaz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Julian Diaz's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Diaz jabs Alvarez right on the nose. Alvarez blinks but takes it well.
Julian Diaz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Alvarez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diaz.
Diaz throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Alvarez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Diaz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alvarez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Diaz.
Diaz scoring well with a low kick there.
Diaz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A slapping leg kick lands for Diaz.
Diaz slips a jab and a cross from Alvarez.
Diaz misses with a looping left.
Alvarez lands a jab to the head.
Alvarez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Alvarez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Alvarez went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Alvarez ducks under a wild hook from Diaz.
A big right from Alvarez misses.
Alvarez throws a shot from downtown. Diaz moves away and avoids it.
A countering left hand to the body from Diaz misses.
Diaz throws out a loose jab but Alvarez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alvarez throws a hook to the side of Diaz's head but Diaz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Alvarez fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Diaz checks it well.
Diaz looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Diaz feints and then cracks Alvarez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Alvarez down.
Diaz scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Diaz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alvarez takes a jab right on the kisser.
Diaz throws a big shot that misses.
Diaz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alvarez.
Diaz fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Alvarez throws a right and a left that Diaz avoids nicely.
Diaz throws a hook to the side of Alvarez's head but Alvarez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Alvarez slips under a jab.
Diaz dips to his left and cracks Alvarez with an uppercut!
Jackson Alvarez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alvarez misses with a two punch combination.
Diaz is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Alvarez with a body shot.
Alvarez keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
It looked like Alvarez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
No joy there for Alvarez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Diaz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alvarez.
Diaz throws a nice outside leg kick.
Alvarez gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alvarez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Diaz goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz defending well as Alvarez loads up on a big left hand.
Diaz just misses with a punch to the body.
Alvarez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Diaz.
Diaz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Diaz there.
Diaz thumps Alvarez with a low kick.
Diaz throws an overhand right that lands on Alvarez's shoulder, as Alvarez tries to avoid the shot.
Diaz on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A low kick lands for Diaz.
Diaz connects with a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Diaz.
Alvarez throws a hook but Diaz blocks it.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Diaz in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Diaz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alvarez.
Diaz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alvarez.
An attempted straight right counter from Alvarez misses the target.
Good leg kick by Alvarez.
A jab from Diaz does it's job there.
Diaz moves out of range of the strikes.
Good leg kick by Diaz.
Alvarez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diaz.
Alvarez feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Diaz misses with a straight left.
Alvarez throws a big counter combination but Diaz scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A punch combination from Alvarez misses.
Alvarez takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Alvarez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Donk. Diaz catches Alvarez right on the button with a cross.
Nice defenses there by Diaz.
Diaz defending well as Alvarez loads up on a big left hand.
Alvarez throws a right hand that Diaz ducks under and follows up with a left that Diaz also avoids with ease.
Diaz lands with a thumping leg kick.
Alvarez lands an overhand right.
Alvarez slips under a jab from Diaz.
Alvarez misses with an uppercut. Diaz saw that one coming.
Diaz lands a jab to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diaz thuds a left hand into Alvarez's body.
Diaz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Diaz flicks out a counter leg kick but Alvarez steps away.
Nice shot lands for Alvarez.
Diaz misses with the combination.
Alvarez misses with a hook.
Diaz looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez throws a jab but it's blocked by Diaz.
Jab, jab by Diaz - just one landing.
Alvarez misses the shot to the body.
Alvarez throws a nice looking combination but Diaz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A telegraphed right hand from Diaz misses the target.
Alvarez is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Diaz.
Diaz misses the shot to the body.
Diaz scores with a head kick.
Diaz lands with a nice body punch.
Alvarez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Diaz throws a big shot that misses.
Alvarez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Alvarez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Diaz throws a shot from downtown. Alvarez moves away and avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diaz looks to land a left hand but Alvarez moved out of range nicely.
Diaz misses with a hook. Alvarez ducked under it nicely.
Alvarez looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Diaz scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Diaz moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Diaz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A lazy left from Diaz finds it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Julian Diaz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Julian Diaz's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A big right from Diaz misses.
Diaz with a jab.
Alvarez misses with a series of wild punches.
Alvarez ducks under a wild hook from Diaz.
Alvarez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Diaz counters with a straight right hand.
Alvarez slips under a jab from Diaz.
Alvarez misses the jab.
Diaz looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Alvarez throws a series of punches but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz misses with an uppercut.
Alvarez went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Alvarez throws a hook to the side of Diaz's head but Diaz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Alvarez is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Alvarez lands with an overhand left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez throws a lazy right hand but Diaz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Alvarez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Diaz throws an overhand right that lands on Alvarez's shoulder, as Alvarez tries to avoid the shot.
Diaz throws a poor cross that misses
and Alvarez counters with a lovely straight right 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!
Diaz is looking to slow Alvarez down with leg kicks.
A swing and a miss from Diaz.
Diaz blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Diaz.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Alvarez, as that shot connected.
Alvarez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Diaz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
No joy there for Alvarez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Alvarez needs to keep his hands up - Diaz had a free shot at his head there.
Alvarez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Diaz.
Alvarez scores with a jab to the body.
Alvarez looks to throw the jab but Diaz is out of range.
Alvarez misses with the combination.
Alvarez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Diaz.
Alvarez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Diaz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A telegraphed right hand from Diaz misses the target.
Diaz throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Diaz.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot to the liver by Diaz. Beautiful body shot.
Diaz scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Diaz throws a hook but Alvarez avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz misses with a looping left.
Diaz misses with a straight left.
Alvarez throws a shot from downtown. Diaz moves away and avoids it.
Diaz lands with a thumping leg kick.
Alvarez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Diaz circles away quickly and effectively.
Alvarez tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Alvarez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diaz.
Diaz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Diaz with a nice cross.
Alvarez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Left hook, right uppercut from Alvarez.
A jab from Alvarez misses.
Diaz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Diaz throws a shot to the body.
Diaz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Alvarez lands a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez throws a hook but Diaz avoids it easily.
Diaz listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Alvarez moves away from the strike by Diaz.
Alvarez misses with a double jab.
Alvarez misses with an uppercut.
Alvarez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Diaz finds it's way round the side to connect with Alvarez's head.
Alvarez misses with a few strikes there.
A swing and a miss from Diaz.
Alvarez went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Alvarez throws a big shot that misses.
Diaz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Alvarez.
Alvarez takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Alvarez tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Diaz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Diaz is looking to slow Alvarez down with leg kicks.
A left lands for Diaz.
Diaz cracks Alvarez with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A combination from Alvarez does no damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz's jab looks to have found its range, popping Alvarez under the eye.
Diaz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It looked like Alvarez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Diaz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alvarez manages to avoid it.
Diaz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alvarez was well out of range. Poor timing from Diaz.
Diaz misses with a looping right.
Alvarez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Diaz looks to score with a jab to the body but Alvarez is just out of range.
Diaz looks to land a right hand but Alvarez moved out of range.
Alvarez tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Alvarez looks to land a left hand but Diaz moved out of range nicely.
Diaz defending well as Alvarez loads up on a big left hand.
It seemed like Diaz was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Alvarez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Alvarez avoids the body shot from Diaz.
Diaz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alvarez.
Jackson Alvarez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diaz stuns Alvarez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Diaz throws a nice outside leg kick.
Alvarez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diaz throws out the jab.
Julian Diaz is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A slow jab from Alvarez misses its intended target.
Diaz looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Julian Diaz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Diaz has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Julian Diaz!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Abbott (ranked 3130 p4p, 3097 weight class) and Gael Dos Santos (ranked 362 p4p, 361 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dave Abbott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gael Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, John Kavanagh and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Santos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Abbott.
Dos Santos tries to clinch but Abbott is having none of it.
Abbott just misses with a punch to the body.
Abbott drives through with a takedown into guard.
Abbott has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dos Santos manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Abbott manages to get himself to full guard.
Dos Santos trying to control but Abbott is working from the bottom.
Abbott looking for a sweep. Not yet Abbott, not yet.
Abbott knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dos Santos on the ground.
Dos Santos trying to control but Abbott is working from the bottom.
Abbott on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Abbott tries to get out of the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abbott thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Dos Santos drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Abbott manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Dos Santos has Abbott in his guard.
Abbott has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abbott working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Abbott scoring with punches to the head and body.
Abbott postures up.
Abbott landing with the ground and pound.
It looks like Gael Dos Santos has been cut.
Abbott is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
 Dos Santos is rocked!
Abbott postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Dos Santos covers up, he's hurt! Abbott keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Abbott and the ref steps in to end the fight! Abbott can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dave Abbott!
An out of breath Dave Abbott thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Léo Saint-Clair (ranked 2273 p4p, 3975 weight class) and Herbert Justen (ranked 269 p4p, 440 weight class). Saint-Clair comes into the arena with Seine Saint-Denis Style - Suprême NTM blaring out of the sound system. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Léo Saint-Clair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Herbert Justen!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Russell Pearce and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Justen misses with a lunging right hand
and Saint-Clair counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Justen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Saint-Clair's head.
Saint-Clair's corner calls for a 1-2. Saint-Clair obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Justen shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Saint-Clair counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Justen wants to clinch but Saint-Clair slips to the side
and Justen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Justen throws a body kick that misses
and Saint-Clair counters with a right hand to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Justen has managed to clinch.
Saint-Clair lands with a right to the head.
Saint-Clair stops a takedown attempt from Justen.
Justen is trying to pull guard but Saint-Clair turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Léo Saint-Clair has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Herbert Justen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Justen tries for a takedown. No joy.
Justen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Justen tries for a takedown. No joy.
Saint-Clair lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Justen.
A short right from Saint-Clair.
Saint-Clair is leaning against Justen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Saint-Clair lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right from Saint-Clair on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Saint-Clair.
Saint-Clair works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Justen looks winded!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Saint-Clair.
Saint-Clair pushes Justen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Saint-Clair scores with a nice short uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saint-Clair presses Justen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nice body punch from Saint-Clair.
A short right from Saint-Clair.
A left hand lands to the body for Saint-Clair.
A nice right hand lands inside from Saint-Clair.
Saint-Clair cracks Justen with a nice body shot.
Nice body punch from Saint-Clair - that landed with a thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Saint-Clair.
Saint-Clair lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Saint-Clair.
A body shot lands from Saint-Clair.
Saint-Clair looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Saint-Clair breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Saint-Clair.
Decent striking displayed by Saint-Clair there.
Justen is rocked!
Justen tries for a takedown but Saint-Clair circles away easily
and Saint-Clair counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Justen is still on wobbly legs! Can Saint-Clair finish him?
Saint-Clair drops Justen with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Justen! Saint-Clair dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Léo Saint-Clair!
Léo Saint-Clair decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
In defeat, Herbert Justen stepped up to the mic, saying 'F*** '.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Edvaldo Cosme (ranked 4068 p4p, 3151 weight class) and Ian Carter (ranked 473 p4p, 392 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Edvaldo Cosme!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ian Carter!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Chad Campbell and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carter misses with a two punch combination.
Cosme tries to clinch there but Carter circles away.
Carter is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Carter swats away the attempt to clinch by Cosme.
Cosme closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Carter struggles to land a body shot inside as Cosme controls his hands.
Carter lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cosme backwards.
Carter breaks the clinch.
Cosme tries to clinch
and Carter counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cosme tries to clinch up
and Carter counters with a left and a right that stings Cosme.
Danga de danga de dang - Carter scores with a four punch combination!
 It looks like Edvaldo Cosme has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cosme tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Carter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Despite the aggression on Carter's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Carter 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.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cosme looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Carter unleashes a big counter combination but Cosme bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cosme clinches.
Carter lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cosme backwards.
Carter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cosme tries to clinch
and Carter cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cosme is rocked!
Cosme rushes Carter and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Carter pushes Cosme against the cage. Carter is working some dirty boxing. Carter pushes off with a quick right hook! Cosme goes down! Cosme tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Carter moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ian Carter!
A victorious Ian Carter thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mauro Braccianti (ranked 2543 p4p, 2519 weight class) and Cyril Adofo (ranked 299 p4p, 296 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mauro Braccianti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Cyril Adofo!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Lou da Vinci and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adofo lands a big right hand that sends Braccianti crashing to the mat! Adofo stays standing though and waves Braccianti back to his feet!
It looks like Mauro Braccianti has been cut.
Braccianti tries to clinch but Adofo is having none of it.
Adofo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Braccianti with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Adofo to score with a decent uppercut.
BOOM! Adofo lands a beautiful left hook that drops Braccianti. Braccianti tries to recover but Adofo is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Braccianti lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cyril Adofo!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ben Crispian (ranked 791 p4p, 3156 weight class) and Diogo Martins (ranked 74 p4p, 259 weight class). Martins is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Monte Tiene Garabato. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ben Crispian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Diogo Martins!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Columbo Gatti and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martins throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Crispian fires out a quick counter leg kick but Martins just manages to avoid it.
Martins's coach down at Gold Samurai's Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Martins's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A big right from Crispian misses.
We've been told by Crispian's head coaches at League of Shadows MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Martins misses with a hook.
A quick step to the side and Crispian tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Martins throws a body punch but Crispian moves out of range.
Crispian fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Martins throws a hook to the side of Crispian's head but Crispian sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Martins avoids a punch combination nicely.
Crispian moves into the clinch successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martins connects with a nasty looking knee right to Crispian's face.
Crispian tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Martins with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Martins blocks an uppercut.
Martins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Crispian manages to pull guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martins would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Martins is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Martins wants to stand and escape but instead Crispian has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Crispian won't allow Martins to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Crispian's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Crispian stops Martins from standing up.
Crispian slips nicely into half guard.
Crispian is pressing down on Martins's thigh, looking to free his foot. Martins is holding on for now.
Crispian controlling the pace.
Martins pushes Crispian off looking to stand but Crispian dives back in and keeps control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Martins tries to close the distance and clinch but Crispian swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Martins is looking to clinch but Crispian is avoiding it.
Crispian cracks a nice hook into Martins's ribs.
Nice defenses there by Crispian.
Crispian moves into the clinch.
Martins controlling the action here for a moment.
Crispian tries to pull guard but Martins holds him up against the cage and eventually Crispian drops back down to his feet.
Martins misses with a knee to the head.
Martins stalling in the clinch but Crispian improves position.
Crispian tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Martins just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Crispian. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crispian jumps guard but Martins turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Crispian pulls Martins into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crispian is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Crispian is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Crispian bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Martins's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Crispian won't allow Martins to get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Martins manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martins tries a knee to the head but Crispian blocks it.
Crispian is trying to pull guard but Martins turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Martins struggles to land a body shot inside as Crispian controls his hands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Crispian dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Crispian moves into range and clinches up with Martins.
A right handed body shot lands from Crispian.
Martins throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Crispians head.
Crispian lands a right hand.
Crispian lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Martins backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Crispian fails to land.
Martins misses with a knee strike.
Crispian pulls guard.
Martins tries to stand but Crispian is controlling from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martins preventing the sweep.
Martins being controlled here momentarily.
Martins is looking to stand up but Crispian won't let him.
Crispian pulls Martins in close to his closed guard and prevents Martins from doing any damage or advancing position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Martins scores with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Martins tries to clinch up but Crispian circles away and keeps his distance.
Crispian fails with an attempt to clinch.
Crispian has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Martins finds it's way round the side to connect with Crispian's head.
Martins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Crispian manages to avoid it.
Martins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A combination from Martins does no damage.
Crispian avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Crispian bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Crispian dodges the punch combination from Martins.
Martins loads up on a big right hand but Crispian slips the punch.
Martins moves out of range of the body kick.
Martins walks into a left hand.
Martins tries to clinch but Crispian moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martins throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Crispian lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Martins circles away from the clinch attempt.
Crispian keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Martins.
Crispian throws an overhand right that lands on Martins's shoulder, as Martins tries to avoid the shot.
Martins steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Crispian.
Crispian scores with a jab. Martins acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Martins!
Martins misses with a straight left.
Martins gets a clinch.
Crispian tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Martins just stands there and leans against the cage.
Crispian misses with some punches.
Martins with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Crispian doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crispian working aggressively here.
Crispian tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Martins with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Martins is trying to stall.
Martins with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Martins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Crispian throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As Crispian backs off Martins throws a huge counter combo but Crispian manages to avoid it all.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crispian.
Crispian works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Martins taking a breather.
A right hook to the body lands for Crispian.
Martins is breathing heavily.
Crispian works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Crispian lands a shot to the body.
Crispian pulls Martins into guard.
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 Ben Crispian will probably get the nod.
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. This is the final round!
Martins throws a head kick that misses.
Crispian bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Crispian scores with a one two! Martins had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Crispian is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Martins can do to turn this around?
Crispian lands with an uppercut that bounces Martins off the cage and back into range.
Crispian connects with a jab.
Martins is rocked!
Martins leaves his chin hanging out and Crispian seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Martins crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ben Crispian!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Traumen (ranked 893 p4p, 1717 weight class) and Gaston Doumergos (ranked 130 p4p, 234 weight class). Lucas Traumen could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Gaston Doumergos's chin.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lucas Traumen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gaston Doumergos!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Columbo Gatti and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doumergos gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Doumergos fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Doumergos.
It looked like Traumen was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Doumergos.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Traumen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Doumergos fails with a takedown attempt.
Lucas Traumen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gaston Doumergos.
A low kick lands for Traumen.
Traumen connects with a leg kick.
Traumen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Traumen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doumergos misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Horrible takedown attempt by Doumergos or perhaps it was just good defense by Traumen, which made it look bad.
Doumergos shoots in looking for a takedown. Traumen tries to sprawl out of it but Doumergos keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Traumen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doumergos fails with the takedown
and Traumen counters with a right hand to the body.
Doumergos looks winded!
Traumen lands with a kick to the ribs.
Doumergos has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Traumen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A shot to the liver by Traumen. Beautiful body shot.
Traumen lands a big head kick that sends Doumergos to the canvas! Traumen follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lucas Traumen!
Lucas Traumen decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Mendez (ranked 273 p4p, 719 weight class) and Niall Ferguson (ranked 42 p4p, 94 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joe Mendez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Niall Ferguson!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Eddie Farnsworth and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ferguson throws a sloppy head kick
and Mendez counters with a two punch combo.
Ferguson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mendez moves away.
Ferguson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ferguson throws a series of punches but Mendez avoids them all with ease.
Ferguson sizes up Mendez with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Mendez moves out of range of the body kick.
Mendez on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Ferguson tries to clinch there but Mendez circles away.
Ferguson scores with a three punch combo!
Ferguson throws a shot from downtown. Mendez moves away and avoids it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ferguson throws out a loose jab but Mendez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mendez misses with a body shot.
Ferguson works Mendez's body with a nice hook.
Mendez drops Ferguson with a right and a left! Mendez comes rushing in but Ferguson regains his composure and manages to keep Mendez in guard.
Ferguson is rocked!
It looks like Niall Ferguson has been cut.
Mendez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ferguson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ferguson has momentary wrist control but Mendez slips an elbow through the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson wants to stand but Mendez is controlling the position.
Ferguson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mendez.
Mendez keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ferguson's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mendez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mendez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mendez has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Mendez postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ferguson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Mendez is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ferguson looking for a sweep. Not yet Ferguson, not yet.
Ferguson keeping moving, preventing Mendez from controlling successfully.
Ferguson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ferguson pulls Mendez in close to prevent any damage.
Mendez cracks Ferguson with a solid left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson trying to control the position.
Mendez postures up in Ferguson's guard and throws a big left but Ferguson blocks it.
Ferguson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Mendez wants to improve his position but Ferguson is controlling well.
Mendez is trying to maintain the position but Ferguson is very close to passing his half guard.
Mendez keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Ferguson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ferguson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mendez trying to hold on to Ferguson's head to control him but Ferguson postures up.
Ferguson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mendez defending well though.
Ferguson prevents Mendez from improving his position.
Mendez is pressing down on Ferguson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Ferguson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mendez looking for a sweep. Not yet Mendez, not yet.
Ferguson throwing strikes but missing.
Ferguson wants to control from the top but Mendez keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mendez has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Mendez wants to control the position but Ferguson says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Ferguson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mendez slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Ferguson is stalling in the full guard.
Mendez seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Joe Mendez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Niall Ferguson's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Mendez has a takedown stuffed.
Ferguson lands a body shot.
Ferguson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mendez checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ferguson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Ferguson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mendez checks a leg kick.
Mendez throws a big counter combination but Ferguson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Ferguson lands a nice hook to Mendez's body. Mendez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mendez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ferguson swivels and escapes.
Ferguson misses with a wild body shot.
Niall Ferguson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mendez blocks a jab.
Ferguson leaves Mendez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Mendez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ferguson connects with a leg kick.
Niall Ferguson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ferguson connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Ferguson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ferguson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mendez rather than just go for the knockout.
Ferguson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Ferguson. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
An inside leg kick from Ferguson misses.
Mendez is looking for a counter combo.
Ferguson scores with a punch to the head.
Joe Mendez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ferguson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mendez at a distance.
Ferguson scores with a sloppy right hand. Mendez should have avoided that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ferguson. Mendez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mendez seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Ferguson lands a body shot.
Ferguson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mendez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ferguson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Ferguson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mendez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A bone on bone clash there as Mendez blocks the leg kick.
Mendez is looking for a counter combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mendez tried to score with a low kick but Ferguson checks it.
Ferguson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mendez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mendez throws out a loose jab but Ferguson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mendez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ferguson misses with a wild body shot.
Ferguson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ferguson takes a swing at Mendez's ribcage but misses.
Ferguson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mendez blocks a jab.
Mendez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ferguson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ferguson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ferguson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ferguson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ferguson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ferguson fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson digs a good hook to Mendez's body.
Ferguson misses with a jab, cross combination.
It looked like Mendez was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
The fighters circling - Ferguson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ferguson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mendez.
Mendez gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ferguson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mendez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Some bone on bone action there as Ferguson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Mendez works Ferguson's body with a nice hook.
Mendez drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mendez working the head and body with strikes.
Ferguson is working to avoid the ground and pound but Mendez connects with a decent elbow.
Ferguson is working to avoid the ground and pound but Mendez connects with a decent elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Mendez working over Ferguson with some ground and pound. Ferguson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ferguson works his way to full guard. Good work.
Mendez is looking to work some ground and pound but Ferguson has wrist control.
Mendez looking to pass the guard.
Mendez content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Mendez is looking to work some ground and pound but Ferguson has wrist control.
Ferguson is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Ferguson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Mendez wants to get back to full guard.
Mendez is doing well to control the position and prevent Ferguson from advancing to side control.
Ferguson trying to control the action but Mendez is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Niall Ferguson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Niall Ferguson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mendez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ferguson finds it's way round the side to connect with Mendez's head.
Mendez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ferguson scores with a hook to the body. Mendez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ferguson lands with a good body shot.
Mendez misses with a two punch combination.
Ferguson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ferguson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Mendez takes a step back to recover.
Ferguson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Ferguson misses with a looping right.
Mendez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ferguson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mendez.
Ferguson digs a good body shot into Mendez's ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mendez takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Mendez misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mendez appears to be looking for a big counter.
Ferguson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Ferguson duly obliges.
Ferguson cracks a nice hook into Mendez's ribs.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ferguson!
Ferguson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Ferguson looks to score with a jab to the body but Mendez is just out of range.
Ferguson swings widly with a right hand
and Mendez counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mendez throws a head kick but Ferguson moves out of range.
Ferguson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ferguson scores with a body shot.
Mendez throws a head kick that misses.
Ferguson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ferguson lands a nice shot to the body.
Mendez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson feints and then cracks Mendez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mendez down.
Ferguson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big right from Ferguson misses.
Mendez appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Ferguson lands a jab to Mendez's midsection.
Ferguson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ferguson throws a one two combo.
Ferguson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mendez shoots for a takedown but Ferguson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mendez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
No luck for Mendez with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Mendez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ferguson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Mendez throws a sloppy head kick and Ferguson moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson lands with a nice body punch.
Mendez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A low kick lands for Ferguson.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ferguson.
Ferguson thumps Mendez with a low kick.
Mendez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ferguson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mendez staying out of range there.
Ferguson lands a nice shot to the body.
Ferguson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mendez counters with a straight right hand.
Mendez misses with an attempted mid kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mendez.
Some wild striking there from Ferguson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ferguson.
Mendez is looking for a counter combo.
Ferguson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mendez checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ferguson throws a body shot but no joy.
Ferguson scores with a sloppy right hand. Mendez should have avoided that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ferguson looks to land a combination but Mendez avoids it well.
Ferguson misses with a low kick.
Mendez throws a big counter combination but Ferguson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Ferguson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Mendez avoids the body shot from Ferguson.
Mendez seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ferguson. Mendez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mendez.
Mendez misses with a takedown attempt - Ferguson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ferguson tries a head kick but it misses.
Niall Ferguson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ferguson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mendez manages to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Niall Ferguson really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Niall Ferguson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ferguson misses with a looping right.
Ferguson misses with an uppercut. Mendez saw that one coming.
Ferguson avoids a kick to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mendez is defended easily by Ferguson.
Ferguson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Mendez looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ferguson jabs Mendez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferguson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ferguson ducks under a wild hook from Mendez.
Ferguson scores with a kick to the midsection.
Ferguson misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson lands a body shot.
Ferguson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mendez throws a nice looking combination but Ferguson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mendez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ferguson sprawls well. Ferguson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mendez gets slowly back to his feet.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Mendez shoots for a takedown but Ferguson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Mendez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ferguson lands an overhand right.
Ferguson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mendez tries a head kick but it misses.
Ferguson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ferguson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mendez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ferguson circles away quickly and effectively.
A combination from Ferguson does no damage.
A good leg kick by Ferguson.
Mendez just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ferguson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That kick from Ferguson tenderised Mendez's leg. Mendez is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ferguson scores with a nice head shot.
Ferguson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mendez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
No joy there for Mendez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mendez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ferguson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A shot to the liver by Ferguson. Beautiful body shot.
Ferguson fails to land with a series of punches.
Mendez misses with a head kick.
Ferguson throws a counter combo.
Ferguson throws a combination. Mendez tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Mendez walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ferguson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson lands a slapping body shot.
Ferguson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ferguson works over Mendez's head and body with a nice combination.
Mendez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ferguson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Ferguson duly obliges.
Ferguson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mendez checks it well.
Mendez throws a big counter combination but Ferguson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ferguson. Mendez shrugs it off though.
Mendez throws a right hand that Ferguson ducks under and follows up with a left that Ferguson also avoids with ease.
Mendez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mendez misses with a wild combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Ferguson. Mendez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mendez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ferguson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ferguson.
Mendez throws a front kick aimed at Ferguson's knee but Ferguson avoids it well.
Mendez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mendez looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mendez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ferguson throws a body shot but no joy.
Ferguson throws a head kick that misses.
Mendez appears to be looking for a big counter.
Mendez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ferguson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ferguson.
A shot to the liver by Ferguson. Beautiful body shot.
Ferguson scores with a shot to the body.
Ferguson throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Niall Ferguson dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Niall Ferguson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Mendez throws a head kick but Ferguson moves out of range.
Mendez moves out of range of the strikes.
Mendez throws a big counter combination but Ferguson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Mendez throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mendez walks into a stiff left hand from Ferguson.
Ferguson with a nice calf kick.
Ferguson looks to score with a jab to the body but Mendez is just out of range.
A combination from Mendez does no damage.
Ferguson punishes Mendez's body with a nice straight punch.
Ferguson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mendez.
Mendez went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ferguson!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferguson jabs Mendez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ferguson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ferguson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mendez. That did some damage!
Mendez fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mendez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A low kick lands for Ferguson.
Ferguson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ferguson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mendez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ferguson.
Mendez throws a big counter combination but Ferguson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Mendez avoids a kick to the body.
Ferguson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Mendez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ferguson thuds a left hand into Mendez's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ferguson. That's going to slow Mendez down.
Mendez shoots for a takedown but Ferguson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ferguson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ferguson misses the jab.
Ferguson throws a body punch but Mendez moves out of range.
Ferguson lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A clash of legs there as Mendez blocks the low kick.
Ferguson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Ferguson duly obliges.
Ferguson misses with a body shot.
Mendez slips under a jab.
Mendez is looking for a counter combo.
Mendez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ferguson. Ferguson obviously looking to wear him down.
Ferguson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Mendez is out of range.
Mendez closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Ferguson to the mat! Ferguson manages to get full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendez postures up.
Mendez trying to control but Ferguson is working from the bottom.
Mendez throws a big right hand that misses.
Mendez won't allow Ferguson to sweep him here.
Mendez wants to control from the top but Ferguson keeps moving.
Ferguson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Joe Mendez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mendez scoring with some ground and pound.
Mendez works over Ferguson with some ground and pound from guard.
Ferguson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ferguson is pressing down on Mendez's thigh, looking to free his foot. Mendez is holding on for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mendez defending well though.
Mendez trying to hold on to Ferguson's head to control him but Ferguson postures up.
Ferguson passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Mendez!
Mendez is looking to get to half guard.
Ferguson throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Mendez is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Niall Ferguson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Mendez blocking the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Niall Ferguson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ferguson 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 46:49
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 46:49
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Niall Ferguson!
Niall Ferguson is the new heavyweight champion!
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