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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cestmir Cejka (ranked 2294 p4p, 2211 weight class) and Julio Regueiro (ranked 297 p4p, 284 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cestmir Cejka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 25 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Julio Regueiro!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Ben Hemmingworth and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Regueiro wants to clinch.
Regueiro displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cejka throws out the jab.
Regueiro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cejka.
Regueiro tries to counter with a clinch but Cejka shakes him off and moves away.
Cejka misses with a hook. Regueiro ducked under it nicely.
Regueiro takes a swing at Cejka's ribcage but misses.
Cejka misses with a series of wild punches.
Regueiro tries to counter by closing the distance.
Regueiro clinches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cejka.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Regueiro.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cejka.
Cejka blocking some punches.
I was talking to Cejka's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Regueiro breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cejka thuds a left hand into Regueiro's body.
Regueiro takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Regueiro moves into the clinch.
Cejka can't find room to land a body shot as Regueiro controls the action.
Regueiro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cejka misses with some punches.
Regueiro scores with a shot to the side of Cejka's head.
Cejka lands with a left to the head.
Regueiro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cejka thuds his right hand into Regueiro's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Regueiro has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cejka misses with a punch on the inside.
Cejka works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Regueiro tries a body shot but Cejka blocks it.
Regueiro wants to break the clinch but can't.
Regueiro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Regueiro's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cejka connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Regueiro scrambles back to his feet.
Regueiro moves out of range of the strikes.
Regueiro goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Cejka throws a nice looking combination but Regueiro bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
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!
Regueiro jabs Cejka to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Regueiro takes the fight into the clinch.
Cejka tries to work over Regueiro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cejka working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Regueiro lands a hook to the side of the head.
Regueiro can't break the clinch.
Cejka working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Regueiro wants to get back to striking at distance but Cejka won't allow it.
Regueiro breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cejka looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Regueiro is looking for the big counter here.
Cejka throws a jab when Regueiro was well out of range.
Cejka misses with a looping right.
Regueiro misses with a head kick.
Regueiro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A big right from Regueiro misses.
Regueiro moves away from the strike by Cejka.
Cejka scores with a punch to the head.
Regueiro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cejka swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Regueiro dodges the punch combination from Cejka.
Regueiro misses with a double jab.
Cejka is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Cejka changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Regueiro shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Cejka eats them both and turns towards Regueiro to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Regueiro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cejka circles away from the clinch attempt.
Regueiro blocks a jab.
Cejka misses with a wild combination.
Cejka takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Cejka missing with a left hand there. Regueiro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cejka listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Cejka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Regueiro.
Regueiro misses with a few strikes there.
A punch lands to the side of Regueiro 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Cejka showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Regueiro.
Cejka swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Regueiro tries to counter with a clinch but Cejka shakes him off and moves away.
Regueiro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Regueiro gets a clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Cejka.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Regueiro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Regueiro closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Regueiro throws a sloppy head kick and Cejka moves out of range easily.
Cejka keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Regueiro.
Regueiro darts in and clinches Cejka up against the cage.
Regueiro is trying to break free.
Regueiro blocks a body shot from Cejka.
A right handed body shot lands from Cejka.
Cejka lands a body punch in the clinch.
Regueiro looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Regueiro.
Regueiro tries to throw a body punch but Cejka avoids it by throwing Regueiro back against the cage.
Regueiro tries to break the clinch but Cejka is controlling the position.
Cejka goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cejka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Cejka.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Regueiro.
Cejka working aggressively here.
Regueiro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
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 Cestmir Cejka will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Regueiro moves into the clinch.
Cejka working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Regueiro blocks a body shot from Cejka.
Cejka misses with a body punch.
Cejka misses with a hook to the ribs.
Regueiro looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cejka.
Cejka blocks an uppercut.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Regueiro has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Regueiro working aggressively here.
Regueiro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Regueiro moves away from the strike by Cejka.
Cejka dodges the punch combination from Regueiro.
A little feinted left hand from Cejka on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Regueiro lands a two punch combo.
Regueiro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cejka scores with a jab.
A combination from Cejka does no damage.
Regueiro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cejka.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Regueiro throws a head kick that misses.
Regueiro throws a combination that misses
and Cejka counters with a nice uppercut.
Regueiro throws a head kick that half lands.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cejka scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cejka throws a punch but it's blocked by Regueiro.
A nice left hand lands by Cejka.
Regueiro scores with a nice hook to the head.
Regueiro breaks the clinch.
Regueiro tries to clinch there but Cejka circles away.
Regueiro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A nice side step and Regueiro releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Cejka looks to land a left hand but Regueiro moved out of range nicely.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Regueiro, as that shot connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Regueiro tries a head kick but it misses.
Cejka takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cejka dips to his left and cracks Regueiro with an uppercut!
Julio Regueiro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cejka misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cejka lands with a hook. Regueiro tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Regueiro fails to land with a series of punches.
Cejka is looking to counter punch.
Regueiro tries a head kick but it misses.
Regueiro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cejka was well out of range. Poor timing from Regueiro.
Cejka takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Regueiro throws a sloppy head kick and Cejka moves out of range easily.
Regueiro moves out of range of the strikes.
Cejka misses with a looping left.
Cejka moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Regueiro tries to clinch but Cejka is having none of it.
Cejka scores with a jab to the head.
A shot to the liver by Cejka. Beautiful body shot.
Regueiro looks to clinch
and Regueiro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cejka lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Regueiro tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cejka manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Regueiro is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cejka rather than just go for the knockout.
A jab from Cejka does it's job there.
Regueiro forces Cejka back against the cage and clinches.
Cejka misses with some punches.
Regueiro is trying to break the clinch but Cejka has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cejka misses with the head strike.
Regueiro manages to break the clinch.
Regueiro takes a jab right on the kisser.
Cejka scores with a jab to the body.
Regueiro fails with an attempt to clinch.
Regueiro throws a series of punches but Cejka avoids them all with ease.
It looked like Cejka wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Regueiro drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Some wild striking there from Cejka.
Regueiro moves away from the strike by Cejka.
Regueiro fails with an attempt to clinch.
Regueiro lands with a kick to the temple. Cejka shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Cejka darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Regueiro scores with a jab. Cejka acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cejka fails to land with a series of punches.
Regueiro throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cejka.
Regueiro lands a head kick. Cejka smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Cejka is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Regueiro tries to clinch up but Cejka circles away and keeps his distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cejka smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cejka misses with a body shot.
Regueiro tries to move into range but Cejka moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Regueiro takes one to the side of the head.
Regueiro scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Regueiro ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice shot by Regueiro.
Cejka walks into a stiff left hand from Regueiro.
Cejka throws a big shot that misses.
A head kick misses from Regueiro.
A lazy left from Cejka finds it's target.
Cejka throws a jab but it's blocked by Regueiro.
A jab from Cejka finds it's way through Regueiro's defenses.
Cejka throws a looping overhand right but Regueiro ducks down to avoid it.
Despite the aggression on Regueiro's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cejka looks to land a combination but Regueiro avoids it well.
Cejka misses with a straight right.
Cestmir Cejka is winning the standup battle so far.
Regueiro pushes Cejka up against the cage in a clinch.
Cejka blocks a body shot from Regueiro.
Cejka prevents Regueiro from breaking the clinch.
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 Cestmir Cejka will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. 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.
Regueiro is looking to clinch.
Cejka tries to keep at a distance but Regueiro has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cejka lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Regueiro backwards.
Regueiro breaks from the clinch.
Cejka avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cejka slips a straight right by Regueiro.
Cejka with a jab.
Cejka stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Regueiro tries a head kick but it misses.
A little feinted left hand from Cejka on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Regueiro dodges the punch combination from Cejka.
Regueiro ducks under a wild hook from Cejka.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cejka throws a hook but Regueiro blocks it.
Regueiro closes the distance and clinches.
Cejka scores with a shoulder strike.
Cejka lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Regueiro lands a right hand.
Cestmir Cejka has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Regueiro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Cejka.
Cejka lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cejka scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Regueiro tries a body shot but Cejka blocks it.
Regueiro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Regueiro lands a left hand.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Cejka takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Regueiro takes a shot to the head.
Regueiro breaks from the clinch.
Regueiro throws a sloppy head kick and Cejka moves out of range easily.
Cejka missing with a left hand there. Regueiro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It seemed like Regueiro was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Regueiro is looking to clinch but Cejka is avoiding it.
Regueiro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cejka throws a combination. Regueiro tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Cejka missing with a left hand there. Regueiro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Regueiro feints the counter takedown.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Regueiro displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cejka throws out the jab.
Regueiro forces Cejka back against the cage and clinches.
Julio Regueiro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Regueiro wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cejka lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cejka tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Regueiro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Regueiro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A head kick misses from Regueiro.
Regueiro jabs Cejka to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Regueiro has managed to clinch.
Regueiro has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Cejka is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Regueiro's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cejka stalling in the clinch but Regueiro improves position.
Cejka doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Regueiro wants to get back to striking at distance but Cejka won't allow it.
Nice body punch from Cejka.
Cejka throws a punch but it's blocked by Regueiro.
Regueiro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cejka doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cejka swings wildly with an uppercut but Regueiro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Regueiro breaks the clinch.
Cejka blocks a head kick by Regueiro.
Regueiro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cejka missing with a left hand there. Regueiro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cejka misses with a wild body shot.
Regueiro takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Regueiro uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cejka.
Regueiro misses with a wild combination.
A swing and a miss from Cejka.
Regueiro avoids the body shot from Cejka.
Cejka misses with a series of wild punches.
Cejka pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Regueiro moves out of range of the strikes.
Cestmir Cejka is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Cejka finds it's target.
Regueiro throws a head kick that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Cejka on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Regueiro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cejka swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Regueiro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cejka appears to be looking for a big counter.
Cejka throws a hook to the side of Regueiro's head but Regueiro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Regueiro throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Regueiro is looking to clinch.
Cejka misses with a hook. Regueiro ducked under it nicely.
As Cejka backs off Regueiro throws a huge counter combo but Cejka manages to avoid it all.
Regueiro darts in and clinches Cejka up against the cage.
Regueiro wants to get back to striking at distance but Cejka won't allow it.
Cejka lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Regueiro or not.
Regueiro stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Regueiro is looking to break free of the clinch but Cejka has double underhooks.
Cejka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cestmir Cejka showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cejka has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge Winston Howard 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 Leo Bosanac (ranked 1460 p4p, 1916 weight class) and Jinjing Yan (ranked 180 p4p, 225 weight class). Bosanac comes to the cage accompanied by Bobnoxious-Big Cannons. 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 Jinjing Yan 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 18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leo Bosanac!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jinjing Yan!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Donatello Bradman and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bosanac's jab looks to have found its range, popping Yan under the eye.
Bosanac uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Yan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bosanac.
Yan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bosanac lands a big right hand that sends Yan crashing to the mat! Bosanac stays standing though and waves Yan back to his feet!
 Yan is rocked!
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!
Bosanac delivers a nice body kick.
Yan is still on wobbly legs! Can Bosanac finish him?
Yan looks winded!
Bosanac scores with a kick to the body.
Bosanac with a nice calf kick.
Bosanac darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Yan's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Bosanac before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Leo Bosanac!
Leo Bosanac took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Brooklyn Apothecary for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jason Grayson (ranked 1476 p4p, 1485 weight class) and Malachi Lawrence (ranked 196 p4p, 199 weight class). Lawrence comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Many Men kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jason Grayson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 23 - 0, fighting out of New York, Malachi Lawrence!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Donatello Bradman and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grayson throws a quick inside leg kick.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Lawrence has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Jason Grayson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice leg kick from Grayson, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lawrence misses with a series of wild punches.
Grayson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lawrence takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Grayson tries to work over Lawrence's front leg with a kick but Lawrence checks it.
Grayson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lawrence to score with a decent uppercut.
Lawrence throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Grayson lands a two punch combo.
Grayson wants to land a leg kick but Lawrence is out of range.
Lawrence circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lawrence cracks Grayson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lawrence throws a series of strikes that have Grayson backpedaling.
Lawrence throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lawrence lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Grayson circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Grayson finds it's way through Lawrence's defenses.
 It looks like Malachi Lawrence has been cut.
Lawrence throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Grayson tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Lawrence is in Grayson's guard.
Lawrence working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Grayson's head.
Lawrence throws a big right hand that misses.
Lawrence controls from within his opponent's guard.
Lawrence throws a big elbow that misses.
Lawrence trying to control the position from guard on top but Grayson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lawrence throws a strike but Grayson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Lawrence can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Grayson controls the pace.
Lawrence is controlling Grayson's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Grayson won't allow Lawrence to sweep him here.
Lawrence controlling Grayson's posture.
Grayson decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Lawrence, up you get!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Grayson throws a solid leg kick but Lawrence takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Grayson.
Grayson moves in looking to clinch but Lawrence pushes him off.
Grayson tries to clinch but Lawrence moves out of range.
Lawrence now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Grayson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lawrence throws a right and a left that Grayson avoids nicely.
As Lawrence backs away, Grayson returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A jab from Grayson finds it's way through Lawrence's defenses.
Grayson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lawrence's head.
Grayson misses with a low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Grayson. That's going to slow Lawrence down.
Grayson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That kick from Grayson tenderised Lawrence's leg. Lawrence is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lawrence swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Grayson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lawrence is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Lawrence showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Grayson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence keeps the fight on the outside.
Lawrence avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grayson tries to clinch but Lawrence moves away
and Lawrence counters with a big head kick but Grayson shrugs it off.
Lawrence scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Sloppy strikes from Lawrence. Those never looked like landing.
Lawrence's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Grayson throws a right and a left that Lawrence avoids nicely.
Grayson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Grayson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lawrence.
Grayson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lawrence unleashes a big counter combination but Grayson bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Lawrence throws a leg kick which misses Grayson's front leg but catches the back leg as Grayson tries to avoid it.
Lawrence shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Grayson pinned against the cage. Grayson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jason Grayson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Malachi Lawrence's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A low kick from Grayson is predictable there
and Lawrence counters with a nice body kick.
Lawrence closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Grayson to the mat! Grayson manages to get full guard.
Lawrence distracts Grayson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Grayson is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Lawrence keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Grayson's head.
Lawrence scoring with some ground and pound.
Lawrence loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lawrence preventing the sweep.
Lawrence makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grayson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Grayson keeping moving, preventing Lawrence from controlling successfully.
Lawrence throwing strikes from guard but Grayson blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawrence throws a big right hand that misses.
Lawrence wants to control from the top but Grayson keeps moving.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Lawrence lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Grayson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
A swing and a miss from Grayson.
Despite the aggression on Lawrence's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Jason Grayson is winning the standup battle so far.
Grayson doesn't manage to clinch there - Lawrence circles away.
Lawrence tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Grayson throws a right hand that Lawrence ducks under and follows up with a left that Lawrence also avoids with ease.
Lawrence throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lawrence moves out of range of the body kick from Grayson.
Lawrence avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Grayson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Grayson digs a good hook to Lawrence's body.
Jason Grayson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Lawrence blocks the leg kick.
Grayson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Grayson connects with an inside leg kick.
Grayson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lawrence slips under a jab.
Grayson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Grayson misses with a two punch combination.
Lawrence throws a head kick that misses.
Lawrence tries to keep at a distance but Grayson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grayson slows down the pace here.
Grayson working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence avoids the elbow strike from Grayson, against the cage.
Lawrence tries for a takedown. No joy.
Grayson just leaning against Lawrence, taking a breather.
The referee is keeping an eye on Grayson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Grayson is pressed up against the cage. Lawrence has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Grayson down to the mat. Grayson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Lawrence circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lawrence unleashes a big counter combination but Grayson bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Grayson is looking to score with low kicks.
We've been told by Grayson's head coaches at Sol União Elite Alliance of Fighters that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Lawrence drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Lawrence is in close to Grayson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Lawrence trying to control the position from guard on top but Grayson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lawrence controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Grayson is keeping the position for now.
Grayson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Lawrence showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Lawrence is continuing to stall.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lawrence throws a big elbow that misses.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Grayson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lawrence.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jason Grayson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Malachi Lawrence's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Lawrence looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Grayson tries to clinch but Lawrence moves out of range.
Lawrence flicks out a counter leg kick but Grayson steps away.
Lawrence dives in and scores a takedown into Grayson's guard.
Lawrence working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lawrence trying to control the position from guard on top but Grayson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lawrence throwing strikes from guard but Grayson blocks nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lawrence throws a big right hand that misses.
Grayson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lawrence.
Lawrence throws a big elbow that misses.
Grayson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grayson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Grayson misses with a low kick.
Lawrence darts in looking for a takedown but Grayson gets double underhooks and turns Lawrence into the cage.
Grayson throws a big counter combination but Lawrence scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Lawrence ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Grayson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Grayson throws a leg kick
and Lawrence counters with a stiff right hand.
Grayson misses with a head kick.
Grayson moves in looking to clinch but Lawrence pushes him off.
Nice shot lands for Lawrence.
Grayson blocks a low kick nicely.
Grayson throws out a leg kick but Lawrence moves out of range and Grayson only half commits.
Lawrence shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
As Lawrence backs away, Grayson returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Lawrence throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Grayson counters with a series of strikes. Lawrence will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grayson throws out a leg kick but Lawrence moves out of range and Grayson only half commits.
Lawrence avoids a kick to the body.
Grayson throws a leg kick
and Lawrence counters with a three punch combo that has Grayson backing up. Grayson nods at Lawrence to acknowledge the strikes.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A head kick by Grayson misses
and Lawrence connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Grayson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Grayson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A low kick from Grayson misses
and Lawrence counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Grayson!
Lawrence misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Grayson prevents Lawrence from improving position.
Grayson is working to avoid the ground and pound but Lawrence connects with a decent elbow.
Lawrence throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Lawrence throwing strikes but Grayson manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence is trying to control Grayson's posture but Grayson avoids it.
Lawrence tries to buck Grayson off but Grayson is having none of it.
Lawrence can't do much from the bottom here.
Lawrence gets back to half guard.
Lawrence is pressing down on Grayson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Lawrence seems keen to control Grayson's posture.
Lawrence is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Lawrence throwing shots but Grayson is blocking nicely.
Jason Grayson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grayson wants to improve his position but Lawrence is controlling well.
Lawrence looks to land a strike but Grayson avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Grayson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lawrence trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lawrence has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lawrence wants to control from the top but Grayson keeps moving.
Malachi Lawrence has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lawrence might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Grayson haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Lawrence is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Lawrence is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Malachi Lawrence comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Grayson 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 Ben Watson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Grayson!
In his post fight interview, Jason Grayson started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
Malachi Lawrence spoke after the fight, saying 'The Hood Hit Harder Than You'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Horacio Sadaval (ranked 776 p4p, 1123 weight class) and Nils Ragnaar (ranked 94 p4p, 143 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Sadaval might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Prohibido Olvidar. Ragnaar comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Mustasch - The Wave kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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27 - 18 - 1 |
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Excellent boxer
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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 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Horacio Sadaval!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Nils Ragnaar!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Damien Edna and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sadaval checks the leg kick.
Sadaval shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Ragnaar napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Sadaval throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Sadaval postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Sadaval in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Sadaval lands a decent elbow from side control.
Sadaval wants to control but Ragnaar is keeping him busy.
Sadaval misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sadaval fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sadaval postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Sadaval in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Ragnaar is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Sadaval asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sadaval misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Sadaval working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Sadaval cracks Ragnaar with a big right hand but Ragnaar just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
We've been hearing that Sadaval has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Sadaval throws an elbow but Ragnaar slips to the side and avoids it well.
Sadaval misses with the ground and pound.
Sadaval fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sadaval throws an elbow but Ragnaar slips to the side and avoids it well.
Ragnaar takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Sadaval throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Sadaval happy to just control the position for now.
Ragnaar regains half guard, as Sadaval was trying to land strikes.
Sadaval throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sadaval slows the pace down in half guard.
Sadaval is stalling here. Ragnaar is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Sadaval seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Ragnaar has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Ragnaar wants to control but Sadaval is keeping him busy.
Sadaval pushes Ragnaar away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Ragnaar gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Sadaval 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.
Sadaval tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Sadaval wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Ragnaar's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Horacio Sadaval dominated that round.
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.
Sadaval drives through with a takedown into Ragnaar's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Ragnaar is looking to stand back up but Sadaval counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Ragnaar.
Ragnaar keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ragnaar keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sadaval sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ragnaar defending well though.
Sadaval throwing shots but Ragnaar is blocking nicely.
Sadaval throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sadaval throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sadaval missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sadaval throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sadaval thows a huge punch but Ragnaar dodges it nicely.
Sadaval with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Ragnaar taking some punishment here, with Sadaval in his half guard.
Sadaval thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ragnaar's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sadaval is trying to control. Ragnaar wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Sadaval throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Ragnaar to regain full guard.
Sadaval chips away with some ground and pound.
Sadaval showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Sadaval working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sadaval postures up and lands a big shot to Ragnaar's brow.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sadaval accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sadaval throws a big right hand that misses.
Ragnaar preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sadaval postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sadaval trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Sadaval throws a strike but Ragnaar rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Sadaval keeping moving, preventing Ragnaar from controlling successfully.
Sadaval is looking to stand up but Ragnaar isn't so interested in that idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sadaval wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Ragnaar manages to pass to side control.
Ragnaar prevents Sadaval from standing back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sadaval takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ragnaar scores with a kick to the body.
Sadaval scores with a takedown into Ragnaar's guard.
Sadaval chips away with some ground and pound.
Horacio Sadaval overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ragnaar working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sadaval.
Sadaval throws an elbow that misses. Ragnaar uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sadaval's guard. Nice move by Ragnaar!
Ragnaar prevents Sadaval from getting back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sadaval is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Ragnaar dives into side control.
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 Horacio Sadaval will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Sadaval darts in looking for a takedown but Ragnaar gets double underhooks and turns Sadaval into the cage.
Ragnaar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sadaval gets through Ragnaar's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sadaval lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Sadaval jumps guard and drags Ragnaar to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Ragnaar prevents Sadaval from getting back to his feet.
Ragnaar stays in close to Sadaval's body and controls the position.
Sadaval is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ragnaar is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ragnaar wants to control from the top but Sadaval keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnaar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sadaval swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sadaval is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ragnaar can do to turn this around?
Ragnaar showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ragnaar wants to land a leg kick but Sadaval is out of range.
Sadaval darts in looking for a takedown but Ragnaar gets double underhooks and turns Sadaval into the cage.
Ragnaar's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sadaval's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sadaval shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Ragnaar is trying to defend but Sadaval finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Sadaval thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ragnaar's head.
Nils Ragnaar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sadaval wants to take a breather but Ragnaar is having none of it.
Sadaval throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ragnaar blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sadaval.
Sadaval looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Ragnaar regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Sadaval.
Sadaval missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ragnaar looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Sadaval puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Sadaval content to control rather than advance.
Ragnaar is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sadaval sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ragnaar defending well though.
Sadaval stalling.
Ragnaar avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sadaval.
Sadaval sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ragnaar defending well though.
Ragnaar wants to improve his position but Sadaval is controlling well.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Sadaval thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ragnaar's head.
Well, if Sadaval is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sadaval fails with the takedown
and Ragnaar counters with a series of strikes. Sadaval will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Horacio Sadaval. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ragnaar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sadaval shoots in looking for a takedown but Ragnaar manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sadaval's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ragnaar misses with a looping right.
Sadaval half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Sadaval with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ragnaar counters with a nice uppercut.
Sadaval closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Sadaval lands in his opponent's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sadaval trying to control the position from guard on top but Ragnaar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
Horacio Sadaval showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sadaval, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Horacio Sadaval!
Horacio Sadaval spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
Nils Ragnaar was interviewed post fight and said 'Gonna Train Hard Again And Get The Next Win'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nate Masvidal (ranked 1380 p4p, 1034 weight class) and James Rocksteady (ranked 171 p4p, 136 weight class). Rocksteady has chosen Red Right Hand 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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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 25 - 29 - 1, fighting out of London, Nate Masvidal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, James Rocksteady!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Ben Watson and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masvidal misses with a lunging right hand
and Rocksteady counters with a nice double leg into side control. Masvidal won't be happy with that.
Rocksteady working the ground and pound.
Masvidal tries to bench press Rocksteady off him but Rocksteady keeps the position.
Masvidal is working hard here to advance position.
Masvidal is trying to escape the position but Rocksteady is controlling the position.
Masvidal is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Rocksteady lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Masvidal down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rocksteady just content to control the position.
Rocksteady looks up at the clock and then as Masvidal takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Rocksteady smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Rocksteady taking a breather here.
Rocksteady working the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rocksteady lands a few punches from side control.
Rocksteady swings around for an armbar but Masvidal sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Rocksteady's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Masvidal stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rocksteady swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Masvidal preventing the sweep.
Rocksteady has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Masvidal sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Masvidal drops back, looking for a kneebar! Rocksteady looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Rocksteady looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Rocksteady!
Rocksteady scoring with punches from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rocksteady in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Rocksteady working the body and head with strikes.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Masvidal is looking to reverse the position.
Masvidal is not content to let Rocksteady control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Masvidal is looking for a sweep.
Rocksteady wants to lay and pray for a moment but Masvidal keeps working.
Rocksteady lands a nice forearm strike.
Rocksteady wants to control but Masvidal is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rocksteady connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Masvidal some visible discomfort.
Rocksteady tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Rocksteady lands some shots froms side control.
Rocksteady is trying to get an arm triangle but Masvidal is defending well.
Masvidal isn't going anywhere.
Rocksteady wants to lay and pray for a moment but Masvidal keeps working.
Rocksteady tries for a kimura but Masvidal is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rocksteady tries to score with some ground and pound. Masvidal controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Rocksteady is looking to take a break and control but Masvidal is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rocksteady in side control lands a decent elbow.
Rocksteady happy to just control the position for now.
Rocksteady working away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rocksteady looks up at the clock and then as Masvidal takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Rocksteady smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Rocksteady thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
James Rocksteady dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Masvidal fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rocksteady uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Masvidal.
Rocksteady misses with a hook. Masvidal ducked under it nicely.
Nate Masvidal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horrible takedown attempt by Masvidal or perhaps it was just good defense by Rocksteady, which made it look bad.
Masvidal digs a good hook to Rocksteady's body.
Nice uppercut there from Rocksteady.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Masvidal.
We've been told by Masvidal's head coaches at Shut Up & Train! {$1000} that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Masvidal. Rocksteady does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rocksteady throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rocksteady throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masvidal on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Masvidal shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Masvidal looks for a takedown but Rocksteady sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nate Masvidal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Masvidal fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rocksteady feints the counter takedown.
Rocksteady jabs at Masvidal's body.
Nice sprawl there from Rocksteady as Masvidal shoots in.
And Rocksteady tries to counter it with a takedown but Masvidal pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rocksteady moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rocksteady moves into the clinch.
Masvidal misses with a knee to the head.
Masvidal takes a shot to the head.
Masvidal misses with a punch to the body.
Masvidal lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rocksteady throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Masvidals head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rocksteady cracks Masvidal with a nice body shot.
Rocksteady blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Masvidal throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rocksteady blocks it with crossed arms.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Rocksteady lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rocksteady slows down the pace here.
Rocksteady blocking some punches.
The referee calls for Rocksteady to work.
Rocksteady pressing his opponent against the cage.
Rocksteady softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rocksteady tries to work over Masvidal's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rocksteady wants to stall.
Masvidal throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rocksteady is working for takedown but Masvidal is calmly controlling the position for now.
Rocksteady gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Masvidal.
Rocksteady throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Masvidal gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rocksteady.
Masvidal prevents the takedown attempt.
A short right from Masvidal on the inside.
Masvidal misses with some punches.
Rocksteady has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Masvidal regains guard immediately.
Rocksteady won't allow Masvidal to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masvidal looking for a guillotine here but Rocksteady defends easily.
Rocksteady drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Masvidal dives on top into guard.
Rocksteady is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Masvidal not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Rocksteady keeping moving, preventing Masvidal from controlling successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
James Rocksteady showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Rocksteady digs a good body shot into Masvidal's ribs.
Rocksteady circles away from the clinch attempt
so Rocksteady counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Masvidal uses the cage to get back to his feet.
A big left from Masvidal misses.
Masvidal shoots in for a takedown but Rocksteady shows good takedown defense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A left lands for Rocksteady.
Nice takedown defense from Masvidal. No joy for Rocksteady on that attempt.
Masvidal throws a shot from downtown. Rocksteady moves away and avoids it.
Rocksteady tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Masvidal feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rocksteadys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rocksteady slaps away a takedown attempt from Masvidal, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rocksteady scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Masvidal swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rocksteady darts in looking for a takedown but Masvidal gets double underhooks and turns Rocksteady into the cage.
Rocksteady lands a really nice looking cross but Masvidal seems unphased.
Masvidal shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rocksteady as he jumps to the side.
Rocksteady has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nate Masvidal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rocksteady lands with a shot to the body.
James Rocksteady 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.
Masvidal closes the distance but Rocksteady moves to the side
and Rocksteady counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Masvidal wants to stand back up but Rocksteady manages to pass into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rocksteady taking a break here but Masvidal is having none of it and regains half guard.
Masvidal is trying to control but can't.
Rocksteady perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Rocksteady trying to control the action but Masvidal is working from the bottom.
Rocksteady scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rocksteady wants to pass to mount but Masvidal is defending the position.
Masvidal manages to get to full guard.
Rocksteady content to stall in guard here.
Rocksteady is working Masvidal over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Masvidal will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Rocksteady slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Rocksteady passes Masvidal's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rocksteady looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
James Rocksteady has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rocksteady is trying to control the action in half guard but Masvidal is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Rocksteady is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Masvidal sees it coming and defends easily.
Masvidal has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Rocksteady is working away from the top position though.
Masvidal is looking for a sweep. Rocksteady is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nate Masvidal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rocksteady not doing much here.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Rocksteady comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rocksteady 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Rocksteady!
After winning the bout, James Rocksteady thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sol Fitzsimmons (ranked 1900 p4p, 989 weight class) and Jean Lucroy (ranked 276 p4p, 148 weight class). Jean Lucroy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Excellent boxer
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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 28 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sol Fitzsimmons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jean Lucroy!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Chris Dean and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons sizes up Lucroy with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
It looks like Jean Lucroy has been cut.
Lucroy shoots in for a double leg but Fitzsimmons sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Fitzsimmons connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fitzsimmons cracks a nice hook into Lucroy's ribs.
Fitzsimmons lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lucroy shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Fitzsimmons but Fitzsimmons pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Fitzsimmons swings for the body but Lucroy moves out of range.
Fitzsimmons swings for the body but Lucroy moves out of range.
Fitzsimmons sets himself, and Lucroy steps forward looking for the clinch! Fitzsimmons avoids it this time.
Fitzsimmons misses with a wild body shot.
A cross from Fitzsimmons lands.
Fitzsimmons lands a body shot.
Fitzsimmons scores with a jab. Lucroy acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fitzsimmons misses with a wild body shot.
Fitzsimmons throws the left hand but Lucroy avoids the punch easily.
Fitzsimmons tries to sprawl but Lucroy drives through with a takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucroy is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Lucroy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Fitzsimmons trying to control here.
Lucroy wants to control but Fitzsimmons is keeping him busy.
Fitzsimmons has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lucroy is working away from the top position though.
Fitzsimmons won't allow Lucroy to pass to mount.
Fitzsimmons wants to improve his position but Lucroy is controlling well.
Fitzsimmons is looking to control Lucroy's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Fitzsimmons avoid being mounted?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Lucroy thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fitzsimmons is concentrating on defense, preventing Lucroy from advancing position.
Fitzsimmons avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lucroy.
Fitzsimmons trying to control from the bottom.
Lucroy working over Fitzsimmons with some ground and pound. Fitzsimmons looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Fitzsimmons blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lucroy.
Fitzsimmons tries to get to full guard but Lucroy has control of the leg.
Fitzsimmons is trying to control but can't.
Fitzsimmons is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Lucroy is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Fitzsimmons is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Lucroy in particular looking to stall.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Lucroy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fitzsimmons.
Lucroy scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Fitzsimmons is looking for a sweep.
Lucroy throws an elbow but Fitzsimmons slips to the side and avoids it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ground and pound from Lucroy seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Lucroy is trying to move to mount but Fitzsimmons reverses beautifully and ends up in Lucroy's guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lucroy throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fitzsimmons decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Lucroy, up you get!
Fitzsimmons throws out a loose jab but Lucroy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lucroy changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Fitzsimmons throws a body punch but Lucroy moves out of range.
Fitzsimmons is looking to wear down Lucroy with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Fitzsimmons scores with a punch to the head.
Fitzsimmons lands with a thumping 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!
Fitzsimmons scores with a body shot.
Fitzsimmons thows a leg kick but Lucroy checks it
and Lucroy counters with a takedown into side control.
Fitzsimmons bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Lucroy fails with a takedown attempt.
Fitzsimmons looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sol Fitzsimmons has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jean Lucroy.
Fitzsimmons swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fitzsimmons lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Fitzsimmons just misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sol Fitzsimmons dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jean Lucroy's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Fitzsimmons throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice jab there from Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons looks to throw the jab but Lucroy is out of range.
Lucroy lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Lucroy fails with a takedown attempt.
Lucroy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jean Lucroy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lucroy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nice defenses there by Lucroy.
Lucroy drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Fitzsimmons defends it well.
Lucroy closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Fitzsimmons pushes Lucroy off and gets back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fitzsimmons throws an overhand right that lands on Lucroy's shoulder, as Lucroy tries to avoid the shot.
Fitzsimmons sets himself, and Lucroy steps forward looking for the clinch! Fitzsimmons avoids it this time.
Fitzsimmons gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Lucroy to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Lucroy's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucroy passes Fitzsimmons's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Lucroy stops Fitzsimmons from getting back to his feet.
Fitzsimmons is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lucroy trying to control the pace.
Fitzsimmons regains full guard. Nicely done.
Fitzsimmons manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lucroy manages to get himself to full guard.
Fitzsimmons wants to control from the top but Lucroy keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fitzsimmons is working Lucroy over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lucroy is on top in guard.
Lucroy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Fitzsimmons working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lucroy.
Fitzsimmons keeping moving, preventing Lucroy from controlling successfully.
Lucroy sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Fitzsimmons's guard.
Jean Lucroy has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fitzsimmons is staying active underneath Lucroy, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Fitzsimmons trying to control but Lucroy postures up.
The fighters are battling for position here. Fitzsimmons manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Fitzsimmons utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitzsimmons can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Lucroy controls the pace.
Lucroy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fitzsimmons is adopting a defensive guard.
Lucroy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lucroy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fitzsimmons swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fitzsimmons not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lucroy lands a couple of elbows.
Lucroy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fitzsimmons swivels though and keeps the full guard.
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.
Lucroy preventing the sweep.
Fitzsimmons working a defensive guard here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Lucroy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons takes a swing at Lucroy's ribcage but misses.
Lucroy shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Fitzsimmons throws an off balance right hand
and Lucroy counters with a takedown into side control.
Fitzsimmons is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Lucroy throws a strike aimed at the side of Fitzsimmons's head but Fitzsimmons avoids it well.
Fitzsimmons tries to improve position but can't.
Lucroy creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
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 Sol Fitzsimmons will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jean Lucroy's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Fitzsimmons lands a leg kick that knocks Lucroy off balance momentarily.
Fitzsimmons moves into range and clinches up with Lucroy.
Lucroy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Stalling in the clinch from Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons slowing the pace effectively.
Fitzsimmons cracks Lucroy with a nice body shot.
Fitzsimmons goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fitzsimmons prevents a takedown attempt there.
Lucroy takes a shot to the head.
Fitzsimmons lands an elbow that stopped Lucroy in his tracks for a moment.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fitzsimmons.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Fitzsimmons fails to land.
Knees in the clinch landing for Fitzsimmons.
The referee calls for Fitzsimmons to work.
Fitzsimmons lands a nice shot to the body.
Lucroy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fitzsimmons struggles to land a body shot inside as Lucroy controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucroy is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Fitzsimmons slowing the pace effectively.
Fitzsimmons lands a shot to the body.
Lucroy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fitzsimmons lands a shoulder strike.
Lucroy tries for a takedown but Fitzsimmons manages to get underhooks.
Sol Fitzsimmons has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jean Lucroy.
Fitzsimmons leaning against his opponent.
Fitzsimmons lands an uppercut.
Lucroy looking for a takedown.
Lucroy has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Fitzsimmons is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Fitzsimmons lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fitzsimmons lands with a short shot to the head.
Fitzsimmons lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Fitzsimmons.
Nice body punch from Fitzsimmons - that landed with a thud.
Fitzsimmons lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fitzsimmons is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lucroy can do to turn this around?
Fitzsimmons lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fitzsimmons using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right from Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lucroy's face.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fitzsimmons.
A short right from Fitzsimmons on the inside.
Fitzsimmons lands a nice elbow.
That has opened up Jean Lucroy's cut even more.
Fitzsimmons lands a body punch.
Fitzsimmons lands an elbow inside.
Fitzsimmons lands a knee to the head.
Fitzsimmons lands a good knee to the midsection. Lucroy won't want to take too many of those.
Fitzsimmons lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lucroy backwards.
Fitzsimmons lands an elbow that stopped Lucroy in his tracks for a moment.
Fitzsimmons with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fitzsimmons pushes Lucroy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lucroy is trying to drag Fitzsimmons to the mat but Fitzsimmons just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Sol Fitzsimmons has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short right from Fitzsimmons.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitzsimmons prevents a takedown attempt there.
Lucroy tries to score a body lock takedown but Fitzsimmons shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Fitzsimmons tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lucroy's elbow.
Lucroy jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Fitzsimmons walks away with a smile on his face. Lucroy gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Lucroy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jean Lucroy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fitzsimmons throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lucroy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fitzsimmons lands with a nice body punch.
Lucroy on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fitzsimmons throws a body shot but no joy.
Fitzsimmons misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lucroy.
Lucroy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sol Fitzsimmons is winning the standup battle so far.
Fitzsimmons with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sol Fitzsimmons is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sol Fitzsimmons is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fitzsimmons lands a right hook to the body.
Fitzsimmons scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fitzsimmons lands a nice shot that snaps Lucroy's head back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lucroy takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Fitzsimmons fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lucroy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fitzsimmons displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lucroy.
Lucroy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fitzsimmons scores with a punch to the head.
Fitzsimmons bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Fitzsimmons clinches up against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sol Fitzsimmons showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Fitzsimmons, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:26
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 30:26
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sol Fitzsimmons!
A very excited looking Sol Fitzsimmons 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Valentin Taneyev (ranked 465 p4p, 1613 weight class) and Wallace Cobb (ranked 67 p4p, 238 weight class). Taneyev's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Demolisher - Slaughter to Prevail. Cobb has chosen Where's Wallace? as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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 35 - 20 - 1, fighting out of London, Valentin Taneyev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Wallace Cobb!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Skip Squint and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cobb fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wallace Cobb seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cobb throws a jab but it's blocked by Taneyev.
It looked like Taneyev wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Taneyev, as that shot connected.
Taneyev thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cobb closes the distance and pushes Taneyev back into the cage.
Taneyev goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Taneyev.
Taneyev escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cobb throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Taneyev throws a head kick that misses.
Cobb has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cobb there as he acknowledges the shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cobb. Taneyev does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cobb will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cobb ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Taneyev moves away.
Cobb throws a body shot but no joy.
Taneyev throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taneyev drops Cobb with a beautiful combination! Cobb stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Taneyev is looking for the KO!
Cobb is rocked!
It looks like Wallace Cobb has been cut.
Taneyev avoids a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobb drops his hands momentarily and Taneyev takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cobb is still on wobbly legs! Can Taneyev finish him?
Cobb misses with a right hand
and Taneyev counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cobb seems to have recovered his senses.
Taneyev avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Taneyev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Taneyev tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cobb manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cobb scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Taneyev doesn't seem bothered though.
Taneyev misses with a wild body shot.
Taneyev misses the shot to the body.
Taneyev lands a nice shot that snaps Cobb's head back.
Taneyev ducks under a wild hook from Cobb.
Some bone on bone action there as Taneyev checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cobb is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Taneyev rather than just go for the knockout.
Cobb scores with a decent looking hook.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Taneyev lands with a left to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taneyev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Taneyev scores with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taneyev lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cobb lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cobb swings wildly with an uppercut but Taneyev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Taneyev lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cobb swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Taneyev avoiding damage as Cobb throws knees to the body.
Taneyev presses Cobb against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cobb throws a punch but it's blocked by Taneyev.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Cobb lands a hook that snaps the head of Taneyev backwards.
Taneyev throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cobbs head.
Cobb throws a punch but it's blocked by Taneyev.
A short uppercut from Cobb.
Cobb misses with a body punch.
Cobb dodges an elbow strike from Taneyev.
Cobb breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobb throws a sloppy body shot
and Taneyev counters with a nice leg kick.
Cobb will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sloppy strikes from Taneyev. Those never looked like landing.
Cobb has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Taneyev walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Taneyev throws a push kick but Cobb slaps the foot to one side.
Taneyev takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A big right from Cobb misses.
Taneyev on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Taneyev with a hook.
Cobb swings for the body but Taneyev moves out of range.
Taneyev tries to clinch up.
Taneyev lands with an uppercut that bounces Cobb off the cage and back into range.
Cobb tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Taneyev was well out of range. Poor timing from Cobb.
Taneyev steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cobb.
Cobb just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromTaneyev.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taneyev thuds his shin into the meat of Cobb's side.
Taneyev swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cobb feints a counter leg kick.
Cobb misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Taneyev.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taneyev punishes Cobb's body with a nice straight punch.
It looks like Taneyev has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
A big left from Cobb misses.
Cobb throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Taneyev counters with a stiff right hand.
Cobb looks winded!
Cobb swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Taneyev.
Taneyev has Cobb up against the cage in a clinch.
Taneyev lands a body punch.
Taneyev missing with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Taneyev.
Taneyev misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Taneyev tries to land a knee to the head but Cobb blocks with his arms.
Taneyev lands a shot to the body.
A shot in the inside from Taneyev.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Taneyev holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Cobb throws a head punch that misses.
Cobb has a couple of punches blocked by Taneyev.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Valentin Taneyev dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wallace Cobb's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Taneyev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cobb.
Taneyev lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cobb's sensitive parts.
Cobb stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Taneyev.
Cobb misses with a wild combination.
Cobb paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Cobb throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cobb looks to land a left hand but Taneyev moved out of range nicely.
Taneyev tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cobb paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Taneyev is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cobb can do to turn this around?
The fighters circle momentarily. Taneyev darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jab from Cobb.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cobb thumps Taneyev with a low kick.
Cobb looks to score with a jab to the body but Taneyev is just out of range.
Taneyev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Taneyev lands with a kick to the temple. Cobb shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
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!
Cobb throws out a loose jab but Taneyev uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crunch! Taneyev slams his shin into Cobb's torso.
Cobb is breathing heavily.
Cobb ducks right into an uppercut from Taneyev.
Taneyev cracks Cobb with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Taneyev has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Cobb to stand back up!
Cobb cracks Taneyev with a good jab.
Taneyev cracks Cobb with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Taneyev has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Cobb to stand back up!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taneyev turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cobb lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Taneyev at a distance.
Cobb's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Taneyev connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cobb scrambles back to his feet.
Taneyev scores with a body shot.
Taneyev misses with a body kick.
Taneyev with a hook.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Taneyev tests Cobb's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A punch lands to the side of Cobb 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Taneyev throws a quick head kick that knocks Cobb silly! This fight is all over! What a finish! Taneyev is up on the cage, taking in the applause from the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Valentin Taneyev!
A very excited looking Valentin Taneyev made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eric Osiris (ranked 374 p4p, 338 weight class) and Penkosip Bizihwaile (ranked 44 p4p, 40 weight class). Osiris comes to the cage accompanied by Erbody But Me by Tech N9ne. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 21 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eric Osiris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Penkosip Bizihwaile!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Francis DeMontford and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Osiris defending well as Bizihwaile loads up on a big left hand.
Osiris throws a solid leg kick but Bizihwaile takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Osiris.
Osiris slips under a jab from Bizihwaile.
And Osiris counters with a quick kick to the body but Bizihwaile blocks it.
Bizihwaile misses with a combination
and Osiris counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bizihwaile misses with a looping left.
We've been told by Osiris's head coaches at Primal Concrete Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Osiris uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bizihwaile.
Osiris swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Bizihwaile bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bizihwaile lands a big head kick that sends Osiris tumbling to the mat! Bizihwaile takes a step backwards and waves Osiris back to his feet - he wants the finish!
 Osiris is rocked!
 It looks like Eric Osiris has been cut.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Bizihwaile! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Penkosip Bizihwaile!
After winning the bout, Penkosip Bizihwaile thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Hearn (ranked 99 p4p, 519 weight class) and Harry Alonzo Longabaugh (ranked 12 p4p, 64 weight class). Hearn comes into the arena with Professor X - Dave blaring out of the sound system. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thomas Hearn!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Harry Alonzo Longabaugh!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Chris Dean and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hearn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Longabaugh lands with an overhand left.
Hearn throws a shot to the body.
Hearn dips to his left and cracks Longabaugh with an uppercut!
Longabaugh misses with a right hand
and Hearn counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hearn staying out of range there.
Hearn shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Longabaugh takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Longabaugh on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hearn throws a leg kick
and Longabaugh counters with a stiff right hand.
Longabaugh checks a low kick from Hearn.
Longabaugh ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hearn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hearn throws a nice inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hearn lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Longabaugh checks a leg kick.
Hearn scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Longabaugh throws a right and a left that Hearn avoids nicely.
Hearn tries to land a leg kick but Longabaugh saw it coming and moves away.
Hearn misses the body punch
and Longabaugh counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hearn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hearn lands a two punch combo.
Hearn has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Longabaugh jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hearn keeps Longabaugh at a distance using the push kick.
Thomas Hearn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Longabaugh stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hearn.
Hearn scores with a punch to the head.
Longabaugh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hearn.
Longabaugh is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hearn with a body shot.
Hearn fakes the leg kick and cracks Longabaugh in the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jab by Longabaugh.
It looks like Thomas Hearn has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Longabaugh misses with a left hand
and Hearn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hearn is looking to wear down Longabaugh with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hearn throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Longabaugh let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Hearn connects with a leg kick.
Longabaugh throws a shot from downtown. Hearn moves away and avoids it.
Hearn connects with a looping right hand.
Hearn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Longabaugh misses with an uppercut.
Hearn scoring well with a low kick there.
Hearn with a nice calf kick.
Hearn moves away from the strike by Longabaugh.
Longabaugh thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hearn works Longabaugh's body with a nice hook.
Longabaugh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hearn.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hearn misses with a looping left.
Longabaugh misses with a looping left.
Longabaugh takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A big left from Longabaugh misses.
Hearn slips a jab and a cross from Longabaugh.
Hearn is looking to score with low kicks.
Longabaugh swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hearn ducks under a wild hook from Longabaugh.
Hearn connects with a looping right hand.
Longabaugh might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Hearn lands with a kick to the ribs.
Longabaugh chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hearn can pounce on him.
Hearn thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Longabaugh if he has to take too many more of those.
Hearn throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hearn throws a leg kick that is checked
and Longabaugh counters with a right hand to the body.
Hearn looks to land a right hand but Longabaugh moved out of range.
Longabaugh looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Longabaugh throws a body punch but Hearn moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Longabaugh on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hearn. Hearn obviously looking to wear him down.
Hearn misses with a body shot.
Hearn throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hearn connects with an inside leg kick.
Hearn lands with a good body shot.
Hearn thows a leg kick but Longabaugh checks it
and Longabaugh counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hearn thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Longabaugh if he has to take too many more of those.
Longabaugh blocks a jab.
Longabaugh lands a right hook to the body.
Longabaugh is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hearn.
Hearn was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Longabaugh scores with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Longabaugh slips a jab from Hearn.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Hearn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thomas Hearn's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hearn lands a slapping body shot.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Longabaugh might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Hearn has got the better of the exchanges.
Hearn ducks under a wild hook from Longabaugh.
Hearn throws a body punch but Longabaugh moves out of range.
Hearn throws a hook but Longabaugh avoids it easily.
Longabaugh is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hearn with a body shot.
Hearn pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hearn jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nice cross by Hearn.
Hearn misses with a looping left.
Hearn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Longabaugh can do to turn this around?
Longabaugh throws an overhand right that lands on Hearn's shoulder, as Hearn tries to avoid the shot.
Hearn throws a low kick, looking for Longabaugh's leg but Longabaugh calmly moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hearn throws a head kick but Longabaugh moves out of range.
Hearn misses with a hook
and Longabaugh counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hearn shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A countering left hand to the body from Longabaugh misses.
Hearn misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hearn feints and then cracks Longabaugh's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Longabaugh down.
Hearn misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Longabaugh to counter with a crisp jab.
Longabaugh takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A bone on bone clash there as Longabaugh blocks the leg kick.
Longabaugh throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hearn throwing a counter right hand but Longabaugh manages to avoid it.
Longabaugh scores with a three punch combo!
Hearn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A slow jab from Longabaugh misses its intended target.
Hearn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Longabaugh.
Longabaugh swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hearn counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hearn is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Longabaugh misses with a straight right.
Hearn throws a chopping leg kick but Longabaugh manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hearn lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hearn - that will leave a mark!
Longabaugh avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
It seemed like Longabaugh was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hearn throws a leg kick but Longabaugh moved away.
Hearn turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hearn throws a low kick but Longabaugh avoids it.
Longabaugh just misses with a punch to the body.
Hearn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Longabaugh moves away.
Hearn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hearn scores with a hook to the body. Longabaugh takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hearn throws a hook but Longabaugh blocks it.
Longabaugh throws out a counter right but Hearn avoids it with no problem.
A big left from Hearn misses.
Longabaugh swings widly with a right hand
and Hearn counters with a left to the body.
Longabaugh throws a lazy right hand but Hearn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Longabaugh has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hearn.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hearn throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hearn needs to keep his hands up - Longabaugh had a free shot at his head there.
Hearn moves out of range of the strikes.
Longabaugh takes one to the side of the head.
Longabaugh misses with a two punch combination.
Longabaugh's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A low kick from Hearn is predictable there
enabling Longabaugh to counter with a crisp jab.
Hearn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hearn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hearn feints and then cracks Longabaugh's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Longabaugh down.
Hearn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Longabaugh was well out of range. Poor timing from Hearn.
Longabaugh swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Longabaugh avoids the body shot from Hearn.
Longabaugh thows a left - swing and a miss!
An attempted straight right counter from Hearn misses the target.
Longabaugh misses with a left hand
and Hearn counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Longabaugh throws a series of punches but Hearn moves out of range.
Jab, jab by Hearn - just one landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hearn lands with a kick to the ribs.
Hearn with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hearn lands with a straight right. Longabaugh didn't see that one coming.
Hearn cracks Longabaugh with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Longabaugh throws the left hand but Hearn avoids the punch easily.
Hearn was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Longabaugh jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Longabaugh moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hearn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Longabaugh moves away.
Hearn walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A jab from Longabaugh misses.
Hearn looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Longabaugh swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Hearn dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Thomas Hearn'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.
Longabaugh throws out a loose jab but Hearn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hearn punishes Longabaugh's body with a nice straight punch.
Hearn throws a shot from downtown. Longabaugh moves away and avoids it.
Hearn gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Longabaugh counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Longabaugh misses with a body shot.
Hearn appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Longabaugh avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Longabaugh swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Longabaugh throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Longabaugh swings for the body but Hearn moves out of range.
Hearn throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hearn punishes Longabaugh's body with a nice straight punch.
Hearn throws a wild body kick that Longabaugh sees coming a mile off.
Longabaugh swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Longabaugh takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hearn tries to bum rush Longabaugh with a series of wild strikes but Longabaugh uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Longabaugh throws a body punch but Hearn moves out of range.
A lazy left from Longabaugh finds it's target.
Hearn thuds his shin into the meat of Longabaugh's side.
Jab by Hearn.
Longabaugh displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hearn throws out the jab.
Hearn throws a sloppy head kick and Longabaugh moves out of range easily.
Longabaugh swings widly with a right hand
and Hearn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hearn ducks under a wild hook from Longabaugh.
Longabaugh jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Longabaugh misses with a straight right.
Hearn throws a body kick that misses
letting Longabaugh counter with a right hand.
Hearn moves out of range of the strikes.
Hearn was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Longabaugh misses with a straight left.
Longabaugh moves out of range of the body kick.
Hearn throws a solid leg kick but Longabaugh takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hearn.
Longabaugh misses with a wild body shot.
Hearn lands a jab to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hearn slips a straight right by Longabaugh.
Hearn connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Longabaugh looks to land a right hand but Hearn moved out of range.
Hearn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Longabaugh.
A little jabbing left from Longabaugh on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Longabaugh is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hearn slips a straight right by Longabaugh.
A shot to the body from Hearn misses
and Longabaugh connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hearn is looking to slow Longabaugh down with leg kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hearn goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hearn misses with a body kick.
Longabaugh misses with a straight right.
Longabaugh stuns Hearn with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hearn falls off balance throwing a combination
and Longabaugh counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Longabaugh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hearn thows a leg kick but Longabaugh checks it
and Longabaugh counters with a nice uppercut.
Hearn lands a body shot.
Hearn connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hearn dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Longabaugh. That did some damage!
Hearn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Longabaugh throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hearn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hearn throws a low kick, looking for Longabaugh's leg but Longabaugh calmly moves out of range.
Hearn throws a push kick but Longabaugh slaps the foot to one side.
Longabaugh swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hearn feints and then cracks Longabaugh's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Longabaugh down.
A head kick misses from Hearn.
Hearn lands a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Longabaugh dips to his left and cracks Hearn with an uppercut!
A swing and a miss from Longabaugh.
Longabaugh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hearn.
Hearn lands a really nice looking cross but Longabaugh seems unphased.
Longabaugh lands with an uppercut that bounces Hearn off the cage and back into range.
Longabaugh loads up on a big right hand but Hearn slips the punch.
Hearn is looking to counter punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Harry Alonzo Longabaugh just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Thomas Hearn'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.
Nice defenses there by Hearn.
Hearn throws the kick towards the body but Longabaugh avoids it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Longabaugh! But no joy.
A big right from Longabaugh misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Hearn misses its target.
Hearn lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hearn swings for the body but Longabaugh moves out of range.
Longabaugh checks a low kick from Hearn.
Hearn takes a swing at Longabaugh's ribcage but misses.
Longabaugh scores with a body shot.
Hearn throws a low kick, looking for Longabaugh's leg but Longabaugh calmly moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hearn ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hearn throws a body kick that misses.
Hearn misses the body punch
and Longabaugh counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hearn lands a glancing blow to the side of Longabaugh's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Hearn.
Hearn lands a nice looking kick to the body. Longabaugh takes a step back to recover.
Longabaugh checks a low kick from Hearn.
Hearn throws a low kick but it's checked well by Longabaugh.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Longabaugh! But no joy.
Hearn thuds his shin into the meat of Longabaugh's side.
Hearn throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Longabaugh counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hearn throws a nice looking combination but Longabaugh bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A shot to the body from Hearn misses
and Longabaugh cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Longabaugh has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A swing and a miss from Longabaugh.
Hearn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hearn connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hearn throws a body punch but Longabaugh moves out of range.
Hearn fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hearn gets cracked there but stands up to it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Longabaugh throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hearn lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hearn works Longabaugh's body with a nice hook.
Hearn misses with a lunging right hand
and Longabaugh counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Thomas Hearn is winning the standup battle so far.
A jab from Hearn misses.
Longabaugh avoids a kick to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Longabaugh! But no joy.
Hearn lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hearn throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Longabaugh looks to score with a jab to the body but Hearn is just out of range.
Longabaugh blocks a head kick by Hearn.
Longabaugh throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hearn is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Longabaugh takes a swing at Hearn's ribcage but misses.
Hearn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Longabaugh.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Longabaugh crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hearn - the referee stops the clock and Longabaugh gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hearn. Longabaugh manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Hearn looks to score with a jab to the body but Longabaugh is just out of range.
Longabaugh looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Longabaugh checks a leg kick.
Hearn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Longabaugh.
Hearn throws a push kick but Longabaugh slaps the foot to one side.
Longabaugh scores with a shot to the body.
Hearn staying out of range there.
Hearn comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hearn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Longabaugh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Longabaugh just misses with a punch to the body.
Hearn with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Longabaugh is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Longabaugh moves into range and connects with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Longabaugh throws an overhand right that lands on Hearn's shoulder, as Hearn tries to avoid the shot.
Longabaugh avoids a kick to the body.
Longabaugh throws out a loose jab but Hearn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hearn misses with a low kick.
Longabaugh throws a looping overhand right but Hearn ducks down to avoid it.
As Longabaugh backs away, Hearn returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Longabaugh takes one on the button.
A low kick from Hearn misses
and Longabaugh counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hearn lands a jab to the nose.
Hearn throws a body kick that misses
and Longabaugh counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Thomas Hearn will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Thomas Hearn's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Longabaugh swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Longabaugh misses with an uppercut.
Longabaugh misses with an uppercut.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hearn.
Longabaugh fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hearn throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hearn does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Longabaugh's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hearn under the eye.
Hearn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Longabaugh misses with a looping right.
Longabaugh takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Longabaugh scores with a nice head shot.
Longabaugh connects with a right hand. Hearn shakes it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hearn.
Hearn lands with a straight right. Longabaugh didn't see that one coming.
Longabaugh looks to score with a jab to the body but Hearn is just out of range.
Hearn takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hearn shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Longabaugh eats them both and turns towards Hearn to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Hearn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hearn throws out a loose jab but Longabaugh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hearn swinging wildly here.
Hearn takes a swing at Longabaugh's ribcage but misses.
Longabaugh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hearn.
Hearn fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Harry Alonzo Longabaugh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Longabaugh checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Longabaugh swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Longabaugh fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That kick from Hearn tenderised Longabaugh's leg. Longabaugh is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hearn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Longabaugh.
Hearn throws a low kick, looking for Longabaugh's leg but Longabaugh calmly moves out of range.
Longabaugh throws out a counter right but Hearn avoids it with no problem.
Longabaugh takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A solid body kick from Hearn.
A nice leg kick from Hearn, right into the meat of the thigh.
Longabaugh misses with a combination
and Hearn counters with a straight right hand.
Hearn swings for the body but Longabaugh moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hearn.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Longabaugh misses with a two punch combination.
Longabaugh jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hearn swings widly with a right hand
and Longabaugh counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hearn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Longabaugh manages to avoid it.
Thomas Hearn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hearn.
Hearn lands a body shot.
Longabaugh looks to land a left hand but Hearn moved out of range nicely.
Hearn on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Longabaugh looks to land a left hand but Hearn moved out of range nicely.
Hearn defending well as Longabaugh loads up on a big left hand.
Hearn throws a quick counter kick to the body but Longabaugh avoids it.
Longabaugh tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hearn was well out of range. Poor timing from Longabaugh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hearn moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hearn ducks under a wild hook from Longabaugh.
Hearn misses with a kick to the body.
Longabaugh looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Longabaugh moves out of range of the leg kick from Hearn.
Longabaugh looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hearn throws a body kick that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hearn tries to land a front kick but Longabaugh steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Longabaugh looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hearn slips a straight right by Longabaugh.
Hearn lands a front kick.
Longabaugh takes a jab right on the kisser.
A lazy left from Hearn finds it's target.
Longabaugh throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hearn.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Hearn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hearn has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 50:45
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 50:45
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 50:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Hearn!
Thomas Hearn retains his welterweight title!
A relieved looking Thomas Hearn thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dick Dennison (ranked 292 p4p, 305 weight class) and Baldur Torsten (ranked 41 p4p, 44 weight class). Torsten is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Temple of Odin. Dick Dennison had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 206.7lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Baldur Torsten enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dick Dennison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Baldur Torsten!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Chris Dean and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torsten moves out of range of the strikes.
Dennison doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Torsten cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Torsten walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A swing and a miss from Dennison.
Dennison pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've been informed that Torsten has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Dennison takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dennison has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Rubber Guard Emporium in the buildup to the fight.
Dennison comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dick Dennison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dennison connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Torsten's hands.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dennison.
Torsten throws out a loose jab but Dennison uses good head movement to avoid it.
Torsten cracks a nice hook into Dennison's ribs.
Torsten with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dennison fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Torsten sprawls well initially but Dennison persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Torsten manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Dennison keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Torsten.
Dennison is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Torsten as the two fighters clinch.
Torsten lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Torsten utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Torsten tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dennison's elbow.
Torsten lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Torsten lands a body shot.
Torsten presses Dennison against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Torsten manages to break the clinch.
Dennison throws a jab but it's blocked by Torsten.
Dennison slips a straight right by Torsten.
Dennison walks into a jab.
Dennison takes one on the button.
Dennison is rocked!
Torsten slips under a jab from Dennison.
Oh Dennison is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Torsten defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dennison.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dick Dennison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dennison takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Torsten drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Dennison right on the button. Dennison goes down! Torsten follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Torsten gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Baldur Torsten!
Baldur Torsten 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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