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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Marek Brychczy (ranked 376 p4p, 216 weight class) and James Clerk Maxwell (ranked 25 p4p, 14 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marek Brychczy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, James Clerk Maxwell!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, David Schapiro and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Brychczy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Brychczy has been working on his boxing with his coaches at ubergym in the buildup to the fight.
Brychczy loads up on a big right hand but Clerk Maxwell slips the punch.
Clerk Maxwell tries to close the distance and clinch but Brychczy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Brychczy.
Clerk Maxwell moves into the clinch successfully.
Brychczy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brychczy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brychczy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Clerk Maxwell can't find room to land a body shot as Brychczy controls the action.
Clerk Maxwell pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Brychczy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Clerk Maxwell working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Brychczy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Clerk Maxwell gets through Brychczy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Clerk Maxwell.
Clerk Maxwell misses with a body punch.
Clerk Maxwell blocks a body shot from Brychczy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clerk Maxwell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Clerk Maxwell makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Clerk Maxwell misses with a punch on the inside.
Brychczy lands with a left to the head.
Clerk Maxwell blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good body shot from Clerk Maxwell.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Clerk Maxwell.
Clerk Maxwell misses with an elbow over the top.
Clerk Maxwell throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A right hook to the body lands for Clerk Maxwell.
Brychczy lands with a short shot to the head.
Brychczy tries a body shot but Clerk Maxwell blocks it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Clerk Maxwell.
Brychczy can't find room to land a body shot as Clerk Maxwell controls the action.
Brychczy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Clerk Maxwell's elbow.
Clerk Maxwell throws an elbow but it misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Clerk Maxwell throws an elbow but misses.
Clerk Maxwell lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Clerk Maxwell lands with a short shot to the head.
Clerk Maxwell lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Clerk Maxwell throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clerk Maxwell lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Clerk Maxwell throws an elbow that misses.
Brychczy can't find room to land a body shot as Clerk Maxwell controls the action.
Brychczy misses with a body punch.
Brychczy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brychczy lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Clerk Maxwell or not.
Brychczy takes a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clerk Maxwell blocking some punches.
Brychczy misses with a punch to the body.
Clerk Maxwell told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Brychczy misses with a body punch.
Brychczy avoids a wild elbow strike from Clerk Maxwell.
Brychczy blocks an elbow strike from Clerk Maxwell.
Clerk Maxwell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brychczy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Clerk Maxwell misses with an elbow over the top.
Brychczy tries a body shot but Clerk Maxwell blocks it.
Brychczy working aggressively here.
Clerk Maxwell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Clerk Maxwell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brychczy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Brychczy blocks an uppercut.
Clerk Maxwell working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Clerk Maxwell.
Clerk Maxwell can't find room to land a body shot as Brychczy controls the action.
Clerk Maxwell tries to throw a body punch but Brychczy avoids it by throwing Clerk Maxwell back against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Clerk Maxwell.
With the fighters up against the cage, Clerk Maxwell throws an elbow but misses.
Clerk Maxwell misses with an elbow strike.
Clerk Maxwell takes a shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brychczy misses with some punches.
Brychczy struggles to land a body shot inside as Clerk Maxwell controls his hands.
Brychczy avoids the elbow strike from Clerk Maxwell, against the cage.
A short left from Clerk Maxwell.
A nice left hand lands by Brychczy.
Brychczy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Clerk Maxwell throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Brychczy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Clerk Maxwell lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Clerk Maxwell misses with a punch to the body.
Brychczy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Clerk Maxwell backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Clerk Maxwell fails to land.
Brychczy can't find room to land a body shot as Clerk Maxwell controls the action.
Clerk Maxwell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brychczy lands a nice uppercut.
Clerk Maxwell lands with a short shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Brychczy.
Clerk Maxwell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Clerk Maxwell lands an elbow just above Brychczy 's eye.
 It looks like Marek Brychczy has been cut.
Clerk Maxwell lands a nice uppercut.
 Brychczy is rocked!
Clerk Maxwell lands with a right to the head.
Oh Brychczy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Clerk Maxwell lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brychczy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Clerk Maxwell just misses with a elbow thrown towards Brychczy's brow.
Nice body punch from Brychczy - that landed with a thud.
Clerk Maxwell throws an elbow that misses.
Brychczy blocks an elbow strike.
Clerk Maxwell working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Clerk Maxwell lands an elbow that stopped Brychczy in his tracks for a moment.
A short body shot lands from Clerk Maxwell as the two fighters clinch.
Clerk Maxwell pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Clerk Maxwell working aggressively here.
Brychczy misses with a body punch.
Clerk Maxwell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brychczy takes an elbow to the forehead.
Clerk Maxwell lands an elbow inside that Brychczy shrugs off.
Clerk Maxwell lands an elbow just above Brychczy 's eye.
Clerk Maxwell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brychczy's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Brychczy fails to land.
Clerk Maxwell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Brychczy.
Clerk Maxwell misses with a punch to the body.
Brychczy blocks the elbow strike.
Clerk Maxwell pushes off an throws an elbow but Brychczy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Clerk Maxwell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brychczy tries to work over Clerk Maxwell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brychczy working aggressively here.
Clerk Maxwell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Clerk Maxwell stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Brychczy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Clerk Maxwell backwards.
Brychczy blocks the elbow strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
James Clerk Maxwell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marek Brychczy's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Clerk Maxwell takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Brychczy seems to have got his legs back now.
Brychczy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brychczy swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Clerk Maxwell.
Clerk Maxwell scores with a hook.
Clerk Maxwell throws a series of punches but Brychczy avoids them all with ease.
A little feinted left hand from Brychczy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Clerk Maxwell has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Clerk Maxwell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Clerk Maxwell wants to counter the offense by Brychczy and move into the clinch position.
Brychczy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Clerk Maxwell.
Clerk Maxwell takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Brychczy throws a nice looking combination but Clerk Maxwell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Brychczy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brychczy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clerk Maxwell takes a swing at Brychczy's ribcage but misses.
Brychczy is looking to counter punch.
Brychczy throws a body shot but no joy.
Clerk Maxwell moves out of range of the strikes.
Clerk Maxwell tries to counter with a clinch but Brychczy shakes him off and moves away.
Clerk Maxwell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brychczy throws out the jab.
Clerk Maxwell tries to counter by closing the distance.
Clerk Maxwell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brychczy manages to avoid it.
Brychczy lands with an overhand left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clerk Maxwell cracks Brychczy with a right hand to the side of the head.
Clerk Maxwell moves away from the strike by Brychczy.
Brychczy misses with a hook.
Brychczy sets himself, and Clerk Maxwell steps forward looking for the clinch! Brychczy avoids it this time.
Brychczy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Clerk Maxwell.
Brychczy swings for the body but Clerk Maxwell moves out of range.
Brychczy sets himself, and Clerk Maxwell steps forward looking for the clinch! Brychczy avoids it this time.
Brychczy defending well as Clerk Maxwell loads up on a big left hand.
As Clerk Maxwell looks to move away, Brychczy throws a big counter combo but Clerk Maxwell just gets out of the way.
Clerk Maxwell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Clerk Maxwell throws a body shot but no joy.
Jab, jab by Clerk Maxwell - just one landing.
Brychczy misses with a body shot.
Clerk Maxwell steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Brychczy.
Brychczy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brychczy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Brychczy lands a nice shot that snaps Clerk Maxwell's head back.
Good exchange - Brychczy coming out on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brychczy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Clerk Maxwell manages to avoid it.
Brychczy blocks a jab.
Clerk Maxwell throws a body punch but Brychczy moves out of range.
Clerk Maxwell takes a shot to the body in his stride.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Clerk Maxwell misses with a wild body shot.
Clerk Maxwell misses the shot to the body.
Brychczy looks to throw the jab but Clerk Maxwell is out of range.
Brychczy sets himself, and Clerk Maxwell steps forward looking for the clinch! Brychczy avoids it this time.
Brychczy throws a body punch but Clerk Maxwell moves out of range.
Clerk Maxwell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brychczy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Clerk Maxwell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brychczy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Clerk Maxwell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brychczy throws out the jab.
Clerk Maxwell steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Brychczy.
Brychczy misses with a double jab.
Brychczy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Clerk Maxwell moves away.
Clerk Maxwell wants to counter with a clinch but Brychczy pushes him away.
Clerk Maxwell looks to land a left hand but Brychczy moved out of range nicely.
Brychczy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Clerk Maxwell.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brychczy throws out a loose jab but Clerk Maxwell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brychczy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Clerk Maxwell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brychczy manages to avoid it.
Clerk Maxwell defending well as Brychczy loads up on a big left hand.
Marek Brychczy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clerk Maxwell cracks Brychczy with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Decent striking displayed by Brychczy there.
Clerk Maxwell is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Brychczy rather than just go for the knockout.
Brychczy scores with a hook to the body. Clerk Maxwell takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Brychczy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Clerk Maxwell.
Marek Brychczy is winning the standup battle so far.
Clerk Maxwell avoids the body shot from Brychczy.
Clerk Maxwell tries to counter by closing the distance.
Clerk Maxwell slips under a jab.
Brychczy throws a body shot but no joy.
Clerk Maxwell steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Brychczy.
Brychczy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Clerk Maxwell.
Clerk Maxwell uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brychczy.
Brychczy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Clerk Maxwell.
Clerk Maxwell scores with a jab. Brychczy acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brychczy fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Brychczy tests Clerk Maxwell's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clerk Maxwell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brychczy.
Brychczy throws a hook to the side of Clerk Maxwell's head but Clerk Maxwell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Clerk Maxwell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Clerk Maxwell takes the fight into the clinch.
A short left from Brychczy.
Clerk Maxwell throws a punch but it's blocked by Brychczy.
Clerk Maxwell misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brychczy gets through Clerk Maxwell's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Brychczy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Clerk Maxwells head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Clerk Maxwell.
Clerk Maxwell misses with an elbow over the top.
Brychczy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brychczy struggles to land a body shot inside as Clerk Maxwell controls his hands.
Brychczy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Clerk Maxwell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Clerk Maxwell tries to throw a body punch but Brychczy avoids it by throwing Clerk Maxwell back against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marek Brychczy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Marek Brychczy's cut.
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.
Brychczy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Clerk Maxwell tries to counter with a clinch but Brychczy shakes him off and moves away.
Brychczy misses the shot to the body.
Brychczy moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brychczy. Clerk Maxwell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Clerk Maxwell closes the distance and clinches.
Clerk Maxwell is leaning against Brychczy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Brychczy throws a head punch that misses.
Clerk Maxwell lands a body shot.
Clerk Maxwell gets through Brychczy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Clerk Maxwell lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Brychczy or not.
Brychczy misses with a punch on the inside.
Clerk Maxwell throws an elbow but it misses.
Clerk Maxwell lands with a short shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot in the inside from Clerk Maxwell.
Clerk Maxwell lands an elbow that stopped Brychczy in his tracks for a moment.
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!
Clerk Maxwell's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Clerk Maxwell creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Clerk Maxwell.
A short left from Clerk Maxwell.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Clerk Maxwell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clerk Maxwell scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Brychczy tries to throw a body punch but Clerk Maxwell avoids it by throwing Brychczy back against the cage.
Brychczy has a couple of punches blocked by Clerk Maxwell.
Clerk Maxwell lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brychczy backwards.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Clerk Maxwell.
Clerk Maxwell working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brychczy.
Brychczy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Clerk Maxwell comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Brychczy prevents a body shot from Clerk Maxwell.
Brychczy misses with some punches.
A short right from Brychczy.
Brychczy dodges an elbow strike from Clerk Maxwell.
Clerk Maxwell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Clerk Maxwell swings wildly with an uppercut but Brychczy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Clerk Maxwell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Clerk Maxwell lands a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Clerk Maxwell - that landed with a thud.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Clerk Maxwell.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Clerk Maxwell lands a nice elbow.
Clerk Maxwell blocks an uppercut.
Brychczy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Brychczy misses with a punch to the body.
Clerk Maxwell creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Brychczy's defenses.
Clerk Maxwell scores with a shot to the side of Brychczy's head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brychczy.
Brychczy misses with a body punch.
Brychczy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Clerk Maxwell's elbow.
Nice elbow from Clerk Maxwell.
Clerk Maxwell swings wildly with an uppercut but Brychczy uses good head movement to avoid it.
A left hand lands to the body for Brychczy.
Clerk Maxwell lands a nice elbow.
Clerk Maxwell lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Clinched against the cage, Clerk Maxwell lands a big elbow that drops Brychczy! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Brychczy is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Clerk Maxwell! James Clerk Maxwell retains his bantamweight title!
An out of breath James Clerk Maxwell 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Wang Dong (ranked 912 p4p, 783 weight class) and Reico Huust (ranked 86 p4p, 73 weight class). Reico Huust will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wang Dong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Reico Huust!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Columbo Gatti and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dong wants to land a leg kick but Huust is out of range.
Dong darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Dong tries to pass to full mount but Huust defends it.
Dong not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dong is trying to control. Huust wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Dong looks to land a strike but Huust avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dong engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Huust preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dong trying to control the position from guard on top but Huust is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dong might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Dong throws a strike but Huust rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Huust is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Dong wants to sweep here but Huust controlling him for the moment.
Dong is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Huust is aware though and is defending well.
Huust avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Dong seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Dong looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dong is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Dong is working for a kimura but Huust is defending it quite comfortably.
Dong is looking to stall here but Huust recovers full guard.
Huust looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huust is trying to control the position but Dong postures up.
Dong throws an elbow that misses. Huust uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dong's guard. Nice move by Huust!
Huust slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Dong has his foot on Huust's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Huust works his way back into a safe position though.
Dong 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.
Dong is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dong missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Huust is positioning himself well to prevent Dong advancing to mount.
Dong throwing shots but Huust is blocking nicely.
Dong is trying to work for a kimura but Huust is defending well.
Huust wants to control but Dong is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Huust has hold of Dong's hands but Dong slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wang Dong dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Huust digs a good hook to Dong's body.
Huust's coach down at Hellfire Academy was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Huust's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Huust throws a leg kick which misses Dong's front leg but catches the back leg as Dong tries to avoid it.
Huust uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Dong avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dong closes the distance and clinches up with Huust, looking for a takedown. Dong pushes Huust against the cage but Huust circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dong digs a good body shot into Huust's ribs.
Reico Huust is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Huust throws a leg kick but Dong sees it coming and moves out of range.
Huust looks to land a combination but Dong avoids it well.
Huust leaves Dong with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Huust sizes up Dong with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dong shoots in looking for a takedown but Huust manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dong's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Huust throws out a counter right but Dong avoids it with no problem.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wang Dong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dong throws a front kick aimed at Huust's knee but Huust avoids it well.
Dong misses with a hook.
Huust was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Dong shoots in but no luck this time.
Huust throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dong tries to land a leg kick but Huust saw it coming and moves away.
Dong scores with a takedown into Huust's guard.
Huust not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dong 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.
Dong wants to pass the guard but Huust is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dong has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Dong preventing the sweep.
Wang Dong overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dong throws a big right hand that misses.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Huust tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dong swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dong tried to counter with a leg kick but Huust avoided it.
Huust throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Reico Huust seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Dong.
Huust pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Huust thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Dong if he has to take too many more of those.
Huust lands a really nice looking cross but Dong seems unphased.
Dong closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Huust to the mat! Huust manages to get full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dong working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dong trying to control but Huust is working from the bottom.
Huust wants to improve his position but instead Dong has moved into half guard.
Dong slips a nice elbow through Huust's hands, connecting with Huust's forehead.
Dong is just content to waste time from the top position. Huust takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Dong passes into half guard.
Dong is working for a kimura but Huust is defending it quite comfortably.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huust trying to control here.
Dong missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dong is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dong is controlling the pace.
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 Wang Dong will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Huust ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dong moves away.
Huust tests Dong's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dong shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Huust sprawls well. Huust wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dong gets slowly back to his feet.
Dong moves out of range of the body kick.
Dong takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A decent looking cross lands there for Huust.
A nice leg kick from Huust, right into the meat of the thigh.
Huust is looking to slow Dong down with leg kicks.
Huust connects with a solid leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dong fails with a takedown attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dong.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wang Dong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Huust throws the left hand but Dong avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huust scores with a nice strike.
Huust throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dong takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Huust checks the leg kick nicely there.
Huust scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Huust dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Huust darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Huust 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.
Huust swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dong fires out a quick counter leg kick but Huust just manages to avoid it.
Dong takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Huust keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Reico Huust seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dong shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Huust as he avoids it easily.
Huust misses with a two punch combination.
Dong wants to land a leg kick but Huust is out of range.
Huust fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dong.
Huust takes a swing at Dong's ribcage but misses.
Dong is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dong looks to land a right hand but Huust moved out of range.
Huust throws a right hand that Dong ducks under and follows up with a left that Dong also avoids with ease.
Huust throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dong takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dong gets the takedown into side control.
Dong throws a strike aimed at the side of Huust's head but Huust avoids it well.
Dong cracks Huust with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Huust is not content to let Dong control the position.
Dong wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Huust, who protects the arm well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dong tries to advance to mount but can't.
Dong throws an elbow but Huust slips to the side and avoids it well.
Reico Huust has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dong throws an elbow but Huust slips to the side and avoids it well.
An elbow from Dong crashes against the mat.
Dong working away.
Dong in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Dong is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Huust is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
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.
Dong looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ground and pound from Dong seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Huust takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
A lull in the action here.
Dong trying to control the position but Huust is working away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Reico Huust comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dong has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jones Anderson (ranked 1793 p4p, 3095 weight class) and Chris Jarvis (ranked 234 p4p, 363 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jones Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Jarvis!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Jonathan Paton and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jarvis is looking to clinch but Anderson is avoiding it.
Jarvis tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Anderson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice cross by Anderson.
Jarvis pushes Anderson up against the cage in a clinch.
Jarvis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jarvis prevents a body shot from Anderson.
Anderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Jarvis fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Anderson.
Jarvis prevents a body shot from Anderson.
Jarvis tries to work over Anderson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Anderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jarvis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Anderson pushes Jarvis back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jarvis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jarvis swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Anderson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Anderson keeps the fight on the outside.
Jarvis rushes Anderson and presses him up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anderson prevents a body shot from Jarvis.
Jarvis struggles to land a body shot inside as Anderson controls his hands.
A short right from Jarvis on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jarvis can't find room to land a body shot as Anderson controls the action.
Jarvis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Anderson misses with an elbow strike.
Anderson blocks an uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Anderson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jarvis's brow.
Jarvis struggles to land a body shot inside as Anderson controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Anderson.
Anderson misses with a punch on the inside.
Jarvis has a couple of punches blocked by Anderson.
Jarvis tries to work over Anderson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Anderson fails to land.
I was talking to Anderson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Anderson is leaning against Jarvis and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jarvis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Anderson tries to throw a body punch but Jarvis avoids it by throwing Anderson back against the cage.
Jarvis takes a shot to the head.
Anderson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
 Jarvis is rocked!
Anderson gets through Jarvis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jarvis is still on wobbly legs! Can Anderson finish him?
Good body shot from Anderson.
Anderson creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Jarvis's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Jarvis drops to his knees and Anderson pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jones Anderson!
A relieved looking Jones Anderson 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Eli Goode (ranked 2116 p4p, 2734 weight class) and Ante Novak (ranked 266 p4p, 334 weight class). Goode comes to the cage accompanied by Colby Covington, Kurt Angle Music. Ante Novak acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eli Goode!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ante Novak!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Lou da Vinci and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good standup being displayed there by Novak as he connects with a hook.
Goode ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Novak moves away.
Goode on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Novak slips a straight right by Goode.
Goode throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Goode fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Novak manages to avoid it.
Novak thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Goode if he has to take too many more of those.
Goode misses with a looping left.
That kick from Novak tenderised Goode's leg. Goode is trying to keep his angry face on.
Novak fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Goode on the side of the head.
A punch combination from Novak misses.
Novak lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Goode at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Novak connects with an inside leg kick.
Novak throws the kick towards the body but Goode avoids it.
Goode is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Novak throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Goode's head.
Novak drops his hands momentarily and Goode takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
 It looks like Ante Novak has been cut.
Goode avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Novak swats away the attempt to clinch by Goode.
Goode moves in looking to clinch but Novak pushes him off.
Novak slips under a jab from Goode.
Novak tries a quick counter leg kick but Goode is wise to it.
Good shot there by Novak.
Goode lands a jab to the nose.
Goode blocks a head kick by Novak.
Goode scores with a jab to the head.
That has opened up Ante Novak's cut even more.
Novak works Goode's body with a nice hook.
Decent striking displayed by Novak there.
Novak goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Novak throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Goode stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A jab from Goode misses.
Novak uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Goode.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Novak gets a clinch.
Novak tries a body shot but Goode blocks it.
Goode lands a hook that snaps the head of Novak backwards.
Goode lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Novak or not.
Novak lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Novak lands with a short shot to the head.
Goode blocks a body shot from Novak.
Novak misses with a punch to the body.
Novak misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Goode.
Novak lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Goode backwards.
Goode lands with a left to the head.
I was talking to Goode's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Goode goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Goode is working Novak over against the cage.
Goode working aggressively here.
Novak misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Novak.
Goode working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Goode lands with a short shot to the head.
Goode misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goode misses with a body punch.
Novak struggles to land a body shot inside as Goode controls his hands.
Goode tries to throw a body punch but Novak avoids it by throwing Goode back against the cage.
Goode holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Goode blocks a body shot from Novak.
Novak goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Novak swings wildly with an uppercut but Goode uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Novak.
Goode tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Novak goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Novak tries a body shot but Goode blocks it.
Novak misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Goode goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Novak doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Novak tries to throw a body punch but Goode avoids it by throwing Novak back against the cage.
Novak misses with a short punch on the inside.
Novak doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Goode.
Novak has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Goode seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Novak can turn it around.
Novak blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Novak lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Goode tries to throw a body punch but Novak avoids it by throwing Goode back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Novak.
Novak working aggressively here.
Goode tries to work over Novak's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Goode pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Goode misses with a jab, cross combination.
Novak pulls out of a head kick attempt.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Novak.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Goode misses with a body shot.
Novak throws a quick inside leg kick.
Goode on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Goode tries to clinch there but Novak circles away.
Novak has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Novak connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Novak throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Novak cracks a nice hook into Goode's ribs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ante Novak dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ante Novak's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Goode clinches up against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Goode.
A short right from Goode.
Novak has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Novak doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Novak blocking some punches.
Goode wants to break free but Novak has control.
Novak lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Goode backwards.
Novak struggles to land a body shot inside as Goode controls his hands.
Novak misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Goode.
Novak is leaning against Goode and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Novak tries a body shot but Goode blocks it.
Novak fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Novak tries a body shot but Goode blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Novak misses with a body punch.
Novak misses with a punch to the body.
Novak blocks an uppercut.
Goode misses with a short punch on the inside.
Novak goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Novak lands a hook to the side of the head.
Novak working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Goode prevents a body shot from Novak.
Goode throws a head punch that misses.
Novak digs a right hand underneath Goode's ribcage. Goode let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Novak blocks a body shot from Goode.
Goode prevents a body shot from Novak.
A body shot lands from Novak.
Novak tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Goode's elbow.
Goode leaning against his opponent.
Novak lands a body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Novak blocks a body shot from Goode.
Novak lands a right hand.
Goode doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Novak tries to throw a body punch but Goode avoids it by throwing Novak back against the cage.
Novak misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Novak.
Novak lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nice body punch from Novak.
Goode misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Novak lands a left hand.
A short left from Novak.
Novak lands a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Novak is leaning against Goode and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Goode fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Novak scores with a shoulder strike.
Goode misses with a hook to the ribs.
Goode misses with a punch on the inside.
Novak lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Goode is trying to break free.
Ante Novak seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short uppercut from Goode.
Novak can't find room to land a body shot as Goode controls the action.
Novak scores with a hook to the body.
Novak tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Novak blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Novak lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Novak works on Goode's body with a couple of short punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Novak.
Novak is working Goode over against the cage.
Novak lands with a light punch inside.
Novak can't find room to land a body shot as Goode controls the action.
Goode misses with a hook to the ribs.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Novak.
Novak keeps control of Goode as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Novak creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Novak.
Novak works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Novak lands a shot to the body.
Novak lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A body shot lands from Novak.
Novak softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Novak lands with a right to the head.
Novak lands a left hand.
Novak is leaning against Goode and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Novak pushes Goode back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Novak lands a shot to the body.
Novak lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Goode or not.
Novak digs a right hand underneath Goode's ribcage. Goode let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Novak lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Goode or not.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Novak tries to throw a body punch but Goode avoids it by throwing Novak back against the cage.
Goode digs a right hand underneath Novak's ribcage. Novak let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Novak lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Novak misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Novak tries a body shot but Goode blocks it.
Novak lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Goode.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goode's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Novak blocks an uppercut.
Novak misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Goode.
Novak lands a body shot in the clinch.
Novak misses with a punch to the body.
Novak is leaning against Goode and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Novak lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Goode or not.
Novak lands a nice uppercut.
Novak tries to work over Goode's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Novak lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Novak.
Novak lands a body punch in the clinch.
Novak lands with a short shot to the head.
Novak pushes Goode back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Novak is leaning against Goode and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Novak goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Novak.
A right hook to the body lands for Novak.
Novak scores with a hook to the body.
A short right from Novak.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ante Novak showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ante Novak's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
A good leg kick by Novak.
Novak tries to close the distance and clinch but Goode swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Goode thows a left - swing and a miss!
Goode takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Goode cracks Novak with a good jab.
Goode misses with a left hand
and Novak cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Goode misses with a left hand
and Novak counters with a body kick that stops Goode in his tracks momentarily.
Goode takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Novak scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Goode throws a looping overhand right but Novak ducks down to avoid it.
Ante Novak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Novak scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Novak dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Novak catches Goode with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Novak lands a really nice looking cross but Goode seems unphased.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Novak jabs Goode right on the nose. Goode blinks but takes it well.
Novak throws the kick towards the body but Goode avoids it.
Novak throws a body shot but no joy.
Novak connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Novak connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Novak, as that shot connected.
Goode is rocked!
Novak throws a shot to the body.
Goode misses with a looping left.
Goode throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Goode takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Novak works Goode's body with a nice hook.
Novak closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Novak lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Goode.
Eli Goode has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ante Novak is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goode goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Goode swings wildly with an uppercut but Novak uses good head movement to avoid it.
Goode throws a punch but it's blocked by Novak.
Novak blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Goode misses with a hook from the clinch.
Goode struggles to land a body shot inside as Novak controls his hands.
Goode prevents a body shot from Novak.
Goode lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Novak lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Goode or not.
Novak tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Goode's elbow.
Good body shot from Novak.
Goode goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goode misses with a hook from the clinch.
Goode tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Novak's elbow.
Goode tries a body shot but Novak blocks it.
Goode misses with a punch on the inside.
Goode trying to stall but Novak improves his position.
Novak blocks a body shot from Goode.
Novak blocking some punches.
Novak tries to throw a body punch but Goode avoids it by throwing Novak back against the cage.
Goode misses with a hook from the clinch.
Novak doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Novak misses with a punch on the inside.
Novak lands a shot to the body.
Goode blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goode tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Novak's elbow.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Goode.
Goode is trying to break free.
Goode working aggressively here.
Novak tries to throw a body punch but Goode avoids it by throwing Novak back against the cage.
Goode tries to throw a body punch but Novak avoids it by throwing Goode back against the cage.
Goode can't find room to land a body shot as Novak controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Goode fails to land.
Goode stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Goode can't find room to land a body shot as Novak controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Novak.
Novak prevents a body shot from Goode.
Novak blocks a body shot from Goode.
Goode fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ante Novak comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Novak 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ante Novak!
A very excited looking Ante Novak 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Fedorov (ranked 1128 p4p, 1161 weight class) and Taz FeoTeo (ranked 163 p4p, 170 weight class). Fedorov's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Miyagi & Эндшпиль feat. Рем Дигга - I Got Love. 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 Taz FeoTeo 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Nathan Fedorov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Taz FeoTeo!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, John Roberts and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
FeoTeo ducks under a wild hook from Fedorov.
FeoTeo throws a head kick that misses.
Fedorov swings for the body but FeoTeo moves out of range.
FeoTeo thinks about the counter body kick.
Fedorov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract FeoTeo.
Fedorov shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
FeoTeo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fedorov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from FeoTeo.
Fedorov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from FeoTeo.
FeoTeo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick from Fedorov lands but FeoTeo takes it in his stride.
Fedorov misses with a wild body shot.
A little jabbing left from FeoTeo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Fedorov tries to land a front kick but FeoTeo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nice cross by FeoTeo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
FeoTeo swings for the body but Fedorov moves out of range.
FeoTeo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
FeoTeo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fedorov misses with an uppercut.
FeoTeo throws out a counter right but Fedorov avoids it with no problem.
FeoTeo 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.
Fedorov throws a sloppy head kick
and FeoTeo counters with a nice body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Fedorov misses the target.
FeoTeo is looking for the big counter here.
FeoTeo tries to land a front kick but Fedorov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
FeoTeo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Fedorov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from FeoTeo.
Fedorov moves out of range of the body kick from FeoTeo.
FeoTeo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fedorov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
FeoTeo swats away the attempt to clinch by Fedorov.
Fedorov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And FeoTeo responds with a good body kick, but Fedorov manages to step out the way in time.
Fedorov walks into a left hand.
FeoTeo gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Fedorov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fedorov moves out of range of the body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fedorov takes a swing at FeoTeo's ribcage but misses.
FeoTeo scores with a jab to the body.
FeoTeo slips a straight right by Fedorov.
It seemed like FeoTeo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A jab from Fedorov finds it's way through FeoTeo's defenses.
Fedorov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as FeoTeo throws out the jab.
Fedorov walks into a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fedorov looks to land a left hand but FeoTeo moved out of range nicely.
Fedorov misses with a hook.
Fedorov scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fedorov staying out of range there.
Fedorov feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Fedorov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract FeoTeo.
FeoTeo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fedorov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fedorov moves into range and clinches up with FeoTeo.
FeoTeo manages to break the clinch.
Fedorov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fedorov blocks a leg kick.
Fedorov connects with a body shot.
Fedorov looks to score with a jab to the body but FeoTeo is just out of range.
And FeoTeo responds with a good body kick, but Fedorov manages to step out the way in time.
Fedorov darts in and clinches FeoTeo up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from FeoTeo.
FeoTeo breaks from the clinch.
Fedorov scores with a nice head shot.
FeoTeo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fedorov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract FeoTeo.
FeoTeo throws out a counter right but Fedorov avoids it with no problem.
The fighters circling - Fedorov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fedorov throws the left hand but FeoTeo avoids the punch easily.
FeoTeo counters with a body kick.
FeoTeo scores with a punch to the head.
Fedorov misses with a wild body shot.
Fedorov throws an off balance right hand
enabling FeoTeo to counter with a crisp jab.
Fedorov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
FeoTeo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
FeoTeo steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
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 Nathan Fedorov will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
FeoTeo takes a kick to the side of the head.
Fedorov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract FeoTeo.
FeoTeo now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Fedorov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nice uppercut lands for Fedorov. That snapped FeoTeo's head back.
FeoTeo slips under a jab.
FeoTeo steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Fedorov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and FeoTeo counters with a right hand to the body.
FeoTeo tries to land a front kick but Fedorov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Fedorov misses with an uppercut. FeoTeo saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fedorov misses with a looping left.
FeoTeo is trying to counter with his kicks.
Nice defenses there by Fedorov.
FeoTeo lands a front kick.
FeoTeo lands with a nice body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for FeoTeo.
FeoTeo takes a swing at Fedorov's ribcage but misses.
Nathan Fedorov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fedorov lands with a shot to the body.
Nathan Fedorov is winning the standup battle so far.
Fedorov misses with a looping right.
FeoTeo follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
FeoTeo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fedorov.
Fedorov drives through and clinches with FeoTeo against the cage.
FeoTeo manages to break the clinch.
Fedorov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
FeoTeo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fedorov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fedorov throws a poor cross that misses
and FeoTeo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
FeoTeo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fedorov misses with a hook
and FeoTeo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice defenses there by FeoTeo.
FeoTeo looks to score with a jab to the body but Fedorov is just out of range.
Fedorov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fedorov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from FeoTeo.
Taz FeoTeo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
FeoTeo lands with a hook. Fedorov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
FeoTeo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
FeoTeo misses with a straight right.
Fedorov stuns FeoTeo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fedorov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and FeoTeo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fedorov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
FeoTeo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jab, jab by Fedorov - just one landing.
FeoTeo wants to land a leg kick but Fedorov is out of range.
Fedorov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
FeoTeo lands a jab to Fedorov's midsection.
FeoTeo walks into a straight right hand from Fedorov.
FeoTeo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fedorov.
A kick lands to the mid section there for FeoTeo.
Fedorov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract FeoTeo.
FeoTeo checks a leg kick.
FeoTeo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fedorov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fedorov thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fight stays on the outside here - Fedorov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
FeoTeo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Fedorov misses with a hook. FeoTeo ducked under it nicely.
FeoTeo is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Fedorov with a body shot.
Fedorov throws an off balance right hand
and FeoTeo finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
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!
Fedorov scores with a nice head shot.
FeoTeo circles away from the clinch attempt.
FeoTeo follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
FeoTeo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
FeoTeo moves out of range as Fedorov strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Taz FeoTeo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Fedorov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fedorov misses with a wild body shot.
Fedorov swings for the body but FeoTeo moves out of range.
FeoTeo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Fedorov misses with a head kick.
Fedorov misses with a right hand
enabling FeoTeo to counter with a crisp jab.
Fedorov staying out of range there.
Fedorov misses with an uppercut. FeoTeo saw that one coming.
FeoTeo counters with a body kick.
A low kick from FeoTeo misses
and Fedorov counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fedorov throws a lazy uppercut
and FeoTeo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fedorov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fedorov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
FeoTeo doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
FeoTeo throws out a loose jab but Fedorov uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fedorov lands with a cross.
FeoTeo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
FeoTeo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Fedorov in his tracks.
Fedorov throws a shot to the body.
FeoTeo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fedorov.
Fedorov takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fedorov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and FeoTeo counters with a crisp right hand that drops Fedorov! FeoTeo lets Fedorov back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Fedorov is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fedorov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Oh Fedorov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
FeoTeo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fedorov throws an off balance right hand
and FeoTeo counters with a crisp right that sends Fedorov to the canvas! FeoTeo follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Taz FeoTeo!
During a confident post fight interview, Taz FeoTeo thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jose Castellanos (ranked 754 p4p, 1686 weight class) and Maximus Meridius (ranked 114 p4p, 269 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jose Castellanos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Maximus Meridius!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Lou da Vinci and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meridius misses with a hook. Castellanos ducked under it nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Castellanos on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Castellanos defending well as Meridius loads up on a big left hand.
Meridius looks to score with a jab to the body but Castellanos is just out of range.
Castellanos throws a quick counter kick to the body but Meridius avoids it.
Meridius misses with a hook.
Meridius misses with a hook to the body
and Castellanos counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Meridius throws a body shot but no joy.
A counter left hand to the body from Castellanos misses its target.
A good leg kick by Castellanos.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castellanos avoids the body shot from Meridius.
Castellanos gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Meridius.
Meridius throws a jab when Castellanos was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castellanos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Castellanos throws a lazy uppercut
letting Meridius counter with a right hand.
Castellanos moves away from the strike by Meridius.
Meridius misses with a body shot
and Castellanos counters with an outside leg kick.
Meridius takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Meridius swings widly with a right hand
and Castellanos counters with a body kick.
Castellanos circles away from the clinch attempt
and Castellanos counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Meridius looks winded!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meridius throws an off balance right hand
and Castellanos counters with a right hand to the body.
A jab from Meridius misses.
Meridius walks forward, straight into a front kick from Castellanos.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Castellanos fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Meridius has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That kick from Castellanos tenderised Meridius's leg. Meridius is trying to keep his angry face on.
Castellanos comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Castellanos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Castellanos is looking to wear down Meridius with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The fighters circling - Meridius throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Meridius throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Castellanos counters with a left to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meridius misses with a body shot.
Meridius throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Castellanos counters with a nice leg kick.
Meridius swings widly with a right hand
enabling Castellanos to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Maximus Meridius has been cut.
Meridius throws a sloppy body shot
and Meridius takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Meridius throws a combination that misses
and Castellanos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Castellanos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Meridius throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Castellanos counters with a crisp right hand that drops Meridius! Castellanos lets Meridius back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Meridius is rocked!
We've been told by Castellanos's head coaches at Undisputed that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Meridius punishes Castellanos's body with a nice straight punch.
Meridius throws a right hand that misses
and Castellanos makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castellanos cracks Meridius with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Castellanos has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Meridius to stand back up!
Meridius is still on wobbly legs! Can Castellanos finish him?
Castellanos scoring well with a low kick there.
Meridius seems to have recovered his senses.
Meridius waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Castellanos.
Meridius wants to clinch up but Castellanos keeps it at a distance.
Castellanos sends Meridius crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Castellanos is motioning to the referee to let Meridius up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Meridius misses with a wild combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Meridius misses with a looping left.
Meridius fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Castellanos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Maximus Meridius's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Meridius swings for the body but Castellanos moves out of range.
Castellanos throws a quick counter kick to the body but Meridius avoids it.
Castellanos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Meridius.
Castellanos appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Meridius throws a shot from downtown. Castellanos moves away and avoids it.
Meridius missing with a left hand there. Castellanos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Castellanos was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Meridius throws a body kick that misses.
Meridius throws a hook to the side of Castellanos's head but Castellanos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Castellanos is looking to counter punch.
Castellanos scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meridius throws a jab but it's blocked by Castellanos.
Castellanos appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Castellanos throws a right hand that misses
and Meridius holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Meridius is leaning against Castellanos and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Castellanos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Meridius can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castellanos lands a hook that snaps the head of Meridius backwards.
Meridius fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Meridius working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Meridius misses with a short punch on the inside.
Meridius goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Meridius doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Castellanos misses with a punch to the body.
Meridius stalls.
Meridius stalling.
Castellanos misses with some punches.
Castellanos throws a punch but it's blocked by Meridius.
Meridius blocking some punches.
Meridius swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Castellanos lands a left hand.
Meridius tries to throw a body punch but Castellanos avoids it by throwing Meridius back against the cage.
Meridius tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Meridius lands an uppercut.
Castellanos lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Castellanos.
Castellanos misses with a punch to the body.
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!
A body shot lands from Castellanos.
Meridius fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Castellanos pushes Meridius back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Castellanos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Meridius just misses with a punch to the body.
Castellanos is looking to counter with a body kick.
Meridius moves into the clinch successfully.
Meridius working aggressively here.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Meridius 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.
Castellanos scores with a nice hook to the head.
Meridius tries to throw a body punch but Castellanos avoids it by throwing Meridius back against the cage.
Meridius has had enough of the clinch but Castellanos keeps him there for the moment.
Castellanos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Meridius goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Meridius goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Castellanos tries to throw a body punch but Meridius avoids it by throwing Castellanos back against the cage.
Castellanos breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meridius throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Meridius darts in trying to clinch
and Castellanos counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Meridius is breathing heavily.
Castellanos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Castellanos quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Meridius throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Castellanos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Meridius stuns Castellanos with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Meridius defending well as Castellanos loads up on a big left hand.
Meridius throws a poor cross that misses
and Castellanos counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Meridius thinking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castellanos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Meridius throws an off balance right hand
and Castellanos counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nice body kick from Castellanos.
Castellanos misses with a body shot.
A little jabbing left from Meridius on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Meridius throws a predictable looking body shot
and Castellanos makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Meridius misses with an uppercut
and Castellanos counters with a nice leg kick.
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. Castellanos darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Meridius walks into a jab.
Castellanos misses with a wild body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Castellanos dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Maximus Meridius's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Meridius misses with an uppercut
and Meridius takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Castellanos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Meridius.
Jose Castellanos is winning the standup battle so far.
Meridius missing with a left hand there. Castellanos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Castellanos is looking to counter punch.
Meridius waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Castellanos.
Meridius misses with a jab to the body
and Castellanos counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Meridius thinking.
Castellanos fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Meridius has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meridius scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Castellanos works the jab nicely.
Meridius misses with a body punch
and Castellanos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meridius misses with a jab to the body
and Castellanos makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Maximus Meridius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Meridius takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Castellanos circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Meridius tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Castellanos wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jose Castellanos!
During a confident post fight interview, Jose Castellanos thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Derrick Thomas (ranked 737 p4p, 549 weight class) and Colton Wilder (ranked 96 p4p, 71 weight class). Wilder has chosen Tombstone - Avatar Darko as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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World class boxer
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Excellent MT
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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 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Derrick Thomas !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Colton Wilder!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Dean Styles and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilder tries for a takedown but Thomas circles away easily
and Thomas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Colton Wilder has been cut.
Wilder gets a takedown into half guard.
Wilder drops an elbow to the side of Thomas 's head.
Wilder thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Wilder prevents Thomas from standing back up.
Thomas is refusing to be controlled, as Wilder sits in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wilder prevents Thomas from standing back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilder not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Wilder has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Thomas is trying to stand back up but Wilder is controlling him
Thomas knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wilder on the ground.
Wilder working over Thomas with some ground and pound. Thomas looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas is trying to stand.
Wilder frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Wilder throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Wilder trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Wilder throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Wilder dominating with strikes here.
Wilder punching from mount but Thomas doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Thomas wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Wilder.
Wilder throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Wilder sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilder landing strikes, looking to finish!
Wilder working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Wilder is landing with some decent strikes but Thomas is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Wilder controlling from mount.
Wilder scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Thomas ?
Thomas wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Wilder.
Wilder thowing shots but they're missing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wilder lands a big elbow.
Wilder looking to ground and pound but Thomas is blocking nicely.
Wilder raining down hammerfists from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas avoids a series of strikes thrown by Wilder.
Wilder has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Thomas 's face.
Wilder looking to finish with strikes here!
Wilder throws some wild stikes that Thomas manages to avoid easily.
Wilder trying to control but Thomas is having none of it.
Wilder putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Wilder punching from mount but Thomas doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Wilder thowing shots but they're missing.
Wilder can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Thomas is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilder misses with a head shot.
Wilder scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Thomas ?
Thomas 's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Wilder connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Wilder throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Thomas wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Wilder.
Wilder can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Thomas is looking to escape.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Colton Wilder dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Colton Wilder's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Thomas throws a hook but Wilder blocks it.
Wilder fails to land the takedown.
Wilder darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Wilder perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Wilder is keen to just control but Thomas is a slippery customer.
Wilder lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Wilder content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Wilder missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas is not content to let Wilder control the position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Wilder in particular looking to stall.
Wilder wants to free his trapped foot but Thomas is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Wilder working Thomas over with strikes.
Wilder throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Thomas to regain full guard.
Thomas working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wilder.
Wilder landing some decent shots from guard.
Wilder trying to control but Thomas is working from the bottom.
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.
Wilder postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Wilder wants to control from the top but Thomas keeps moving.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Thomas gets caught flat footed, as Wilder shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Thomas manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Thomas misses with a punch to the body.
Wilder successfully pulls guard.
Wilder has control of Thomas 's left arm, preventing Thomas from doing any damage.
Wilder 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.
Wilder is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilder looking to hit a scissor sweep but Thomas is one step ahead there.
Wilder has control of Thomas 's left arm, preventing Thomas from doing any damage.
Wilder has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wilder 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.
Wilder bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Thomas 's guard.
Wilder passes into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilder trying to control the action but Thomas is working from the bottom.
Wilder moves into full mount! Thomas won't be happy about that!
Wilder throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Wilder looking to ground and pound but Thomas is blocking nicely.
Wilder with the ground and pound from mount.
Wilder unloading with bombs!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wilder landing strikes, looking to finish!
Wilder with shots to the head and body - Thomas looks very uncomfortable down there.
Thomas is rocked!
Wilder looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Wilder! Thomas is hurt baaadly! Wilder is firing away with more strikes - Thomas is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Colton Wilder!
Colton Wilder seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Panagiotis Nikolau (ranked 357 p4p, 648 weight class) and Danyaal Zahedi (ranked 50 p4p, 86 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Good wrestling
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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 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Panagiotis Nikolau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Danyaal Zahedi!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Bruno Lombardi and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nikolau's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Nikolau duly obliges.
Nikolau throws a leg kick
and Zahedi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nikolau throws a good cross that connects.
Zahedi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Zahedi looks to land a right hand but Nikolau moved out of range.
Nikolau is looking to counter punch.
Nikolau throws a lazy uppercut
and Zahedi counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Panagiotis Nikolau has been cut.
Nikolau misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nikolau keeps Zahedi at a distance using the push kick.
Zahedi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
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!
Zahedi tries to work over Nikolau's front leg with a kick but Nikolau checks it.
Zahedi throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zahedi throws a right hand that misses
and Nikolau cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nikolau ducks under a wild hook from Zahedi.
Nikolau swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Zahedi fails to land with a series of punches.
And Nikolau counters with a quick kick to the body but Zahedi blocks it.
Nikolau misses the body punch
letting Zahedi counter with a right hand.
A head kick misses from Nikolau.
Nikolau looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nikolau moves out of range of the body kick.
Zahedi misses the shot to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Nikolau misses the target.
Zahedi pivots, looking for a leg kick but Nikolau is out of range and Zahedi settles back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zahedi avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A low kick from Zahedi misses
and Nikolau counters with a crisp one two that drops Zahedi! Nikolau thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Zahedi to his feet! Zahedi is in big trouble!
Zahedi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
As Zahedi backs away, Nikolau returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nikolau sends Zahedi crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Nikolau is motioning to the referee to let Zahedi up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Zahedi is rocked!
Nikolau circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Zahedi tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Nikolau wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Panagiotis Nikolau!
An out of breath Panagiotis Nikolau 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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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hawk Fleximario (ranked 222 p4p, 414 weight class) and Shane Lancaster (ranked 35 p4p, 56 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Fleximario might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Funkmeister. Lancaster has chosen Slipknot - I Am Hated as his entrance music. 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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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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World class boxer
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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 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hawk Fleximario!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shane Lancaster!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Lou da Vinci and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lancaster bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lancaster just misses with a punch to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lancaster checks a leg kick.
Lancaster is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lancaster on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Lancaster shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Fleximario pinned against the cage. Fleximario gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lancaster ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fleximario moves away.
Fleximario was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Lancaster misses with a body shot.
Lancaster throws a jab when Fleximario was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fleximario throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Shane Lancaster has been cut.
Fleximario lands with a cross.
Fleximario cracks Lancaster with a hook to the temple - Lancaster is on wobbly legs here! Fleximario swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Lancaster falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Fleximario wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Hawk Fleximario!
A victorious Hawk Fleximario thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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