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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Benjamin Walton (ranked 1481 p4p, 1837 weight class) and Romulus Gerber (ranked 209 p4p, 247 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Benjamin Walton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 27 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Romulus Gerber!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Summer Carpenter and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick lands from Walton.
Gerber misses with a head kick.
Walton looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Walton uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Walton fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Walton wants to clinch up but Gerber keeps it at a distance.
Walton misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd cheers as Walton lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gerber doesn't seem phased though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Walton.
Gerber unleashes a big counter combination but Walton bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Gerber cracks Walton with an open hand slap.
Walton lands with a shot to the body.
Walton darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Walton lands a lovely overhand right.
Walton has Gerber up against the cage in a clinch.
Walton landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walton has Gerber pushed against the cage.
Gerber goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gerber manages to break the clinch.
Walton uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gerber has time to react.
A lazy body kick from Walton
and Walton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
 It looks like Benjamin Walton has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gerber avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And Gerber responds with a good body kick, but Walton manages to step out the way in time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walton lands an overhand right.
Gerber slips under a jab from Walton.
Gerber is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Walton cracks a nice hook into Gerber's ribs.
A leg kick checked by Walton.
Gerber blocks a head kick by Walton.
Gerber looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Walton lands with a good body shot.
Walton fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gerber steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walton fails in his attempt to clinch.
Walton explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Walton throws a hook to the side of Gerber's head but Gerber sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gerber avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gerber shapes to counter with a head kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Walton wants to clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Benjamin Walton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Benjamin Walton'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.
Walton throws a shot from downtown. Gerber moves away and avoids it.
Gerber throws a head kick but Walton moves out of range.
Walton feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Walton lands a head kick!
Walton scores with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick by Gerber misses
and Walton counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Walton connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gerber steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Walton.
Gerber is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Walton clinches.
Walton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gerber can do to turn this around?
Walton lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gerber backwards.
Walton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Walton has a couple of punches blocked by Gerber.
Walton throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gerber escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Walton darts in and clinches Gerber up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gerber creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Walton content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Walton fails to land.
Walton throws a head punch that misses.
Gerber is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Walton avoids the elbow strike from Gerber, against the cage.
Walton stalling the fight.
Gerber stalling.
Walton throws a punch but it's blocked by Gerber.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walton lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gerber pushes Walton back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Stalling in the clinch from Walton.
Walton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Walton swings wildly with an uppercut but Gerber uses good head movement to avoid it.
The referee is keeping an eye on Walton - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Walton misses with some punches.
Gerber letting Walton take a breather here.
A head punch on the inside from Walton fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walton is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Walton misses with a hook to the ribs.
Walton gets through Gerber's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Walton letting Gerber take a breather here.
Gerber blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Walton pressing his opponent against the cage.
Gerber tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Walton's elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Benjamin Walton dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Benjamin Walton's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A swing and a miss from Walton.
Gerber is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Gerber looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Walton throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Walton lands a jab to the nose.
Gerber uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Walton.
Gerber swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A big right from Walton misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walton throws a nice outside leg kick.
Benjamin Walton is winning the standup battle so far.
Gerber ducks right into an uppercut from Walton.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gerber throws a nice head kick!
Walton throws a body punch but Gerber moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gerber! But no joy.
Walton has Gerber up against the cage in a clinch.
Gerber digs a right hand underneath Walton's ribcage. Walton let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Walton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Walton throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gerbers head.
Walton working aggressively here.
Romulus Gerber has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Come on Gerber - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Gerber holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Gerber wants to get back to striking at distance but Walton won't allow it.
Gerber dodges an elbow strike from Walton.
Gerber swings wildly with an uppercut but Walton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Walton working aggressively here.
Gerber dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Gerber letting Walton take a breather here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gerber breaks from the clinch.
Nice shot lands for Gerber.
Gerber lands a left and a right that send Walton crashing to the mat, dazed. Gerber thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
 Walton is rocked!
Look low, kick high! Gerber uses the oldest trick in the book to send Walton tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Gerber is absolutely delighted - when Walton wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Romulus Gerber!
Romulus Gerber 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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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Gonzalez (ranked 1940 p4p, 1330 weight class) and Jack Serra (ranked 276 p4p, 196 weight class). Gonzalez comes into the arena with Alice In Chains - Bleed The Freak blaring out of the sound system. Miguel Gonzalez has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Miguel Gonzalez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Serra!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Steve Erwin and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Serra swings widly with a right hand
and Gonzalez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
 It looks like Jack Serra has been cut.
Serra scores with a hook to the body. Gonzalez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Serra feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gonzalezs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Serra throws a poor cross that misses
and Gonzalez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gonzalez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jab from Serra.
Gonzalez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Serra throws a big shot that misses.
It appears Gonzalez was looking to counter with a kick there.
Gonzalez lands a big head kick that sends Serra tumbling to the mat! Gonzalez takes a step backwards and waves Serra back to his feet - he wants the finish!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Danga de danga de dang - Serra scores with a four punch combination!
Serra throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gonzalez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Gonzalez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gonzalez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Serra instigates a clinch.
Gonzalez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Gonzalez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Serra was well out of range. Poor timing from Gonzalez.
Serra blocks a jab.
Serra looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Serra lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Gonzalez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gonzalez is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Serra misses with an uppercut. Gonzalez saw that one coming.
We've been informed that Serra 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.
Serra thuds his right hand into Gonzalez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Serra rushes Gonzalez and presses him up against the cage.
Serra can't find room to land a body shot as Gonzalez controls the action.
Gonzalez lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Serra misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gonzalez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
I was talking to Gonzalez's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Gonzalez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Serra ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Serra moves out of range of the leg kick from Gonzalez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Serra finds it's way through Gonzalez's defenses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gonzalez misses with a looping right.
Serra defending well as Gonzalez loads up on a big left hand.
Serra throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gonzalez looks for the body kick but Serra saw that one coming.
Serra tries to counter by closing the distance.
Serra misses with a wild body shot.
Gonzalez throws a hook but Serra blocks it.
Gonzalez throws a jab but it's blocked by Serra.
Serra moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gonzalez throws a looping overhand right but Serra ducks down to avoid it.
Serra has managed to clinch.
Gonzalez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gonzalez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gonzalez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Serra.
Serra tries a body shot but Gonzalez blocks it.
Gonzalez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Serra cracks Gonzalez with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gonzalez lands a really nice looking cross but Serra seems unphased.
Jack Serra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gonzalez misses with a lunging right hand
and Gonzalez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Serra throws out a powerful jab.
Serra takes a swing at Gonzalez's ribcage but misses.
Serra is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gonzalez had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Gonzalez misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Serra counters with a straight right hand.
Serra missing with a left hand there. Gonzalez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Serra fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Serra throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Gonzalez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gonzalez takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Serra tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gonzalez was well out of range. Poor timing from Serra.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez cracks a nice hook into Serra's ribs.
Gonzalez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Serra checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Serra with a hook.
Gonzalez takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gonzalez works the jab nicely.
That has opened up Jack Serra's cut even more.
Gonzalez misses with a straight left.
Serra tries to counter with a clinch but Gonzalez shakes him off and moves away.
Serra on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Gonzalez looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gonzalez throws an overhand right that lands on Serra's shoulder, as Serra tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Serra looks to clinch
and Gonzalez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gonzalez lunges at Serra with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Serra's hand.
 Serra is rocked!
Serra throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gonzalez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Serra thinking.
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 Miguel Gonzalez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jack Serra's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Gonzalez misses with a wild body shot.
Gonzalez slips under a jab.
Serra throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gonzalez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Serra avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Serra moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gonzalez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gonzalez is rocked!
Serra shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Gonzalez takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Serra sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Gonzalez bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jack Serra!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between AJ Brown (ranked 1015 p4p, 739 weight class) and Donner Keil (ranked 155 p4p, 115 weight class). Brown comes to the cage accompanied by Ace Hood - Undefeated. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, AJ Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Donner Keil!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Damien Edna and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Keil is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Brown misses with a leg kick
and Keil counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Brown throws an off balance right hand
and Keil counters with a crisp one two that drops Brown! Keil thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Brown to his feet! Brown is in big trouble!
Keil lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Brown missing with a left hand there. Keil was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little jabbing left from Keil on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Keil connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Keil has closed the distance and engaged Brown in a clinch.
Keil tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Brown smiles and moves away.
Brown lands with a thumping leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown with a nice calf kick.
Keil connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Brown momentarily.
Brown misses with a hook
letting Keil counter with a right hand.
Keil takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Brown misses with a hook. Keil ducked under it nicely.
Keil throws a combination that misses
and Brown counters with a low kick, right behind Keil 's knee.
Brown looks to land a right hand but Keil moved out of range.
Keil only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Keil tries to move into range but Brown moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
It looks like Donner Keil has been cut.
Brown scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Brown keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Brown misses the target.
AJ Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A thudding body kick lands there by Brown!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Keil steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brown.
Keil tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brown scores with a spinning back kick!
Brown takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Brown throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Keil sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Keil pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brown throws a body kick that misses.
Brown throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Keil drives through and clinches with Brown against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keil pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Keil feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Browns jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The fighters circling - Brown throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brown throws a hook but Keil avoids it easily.
Brown catches Keil with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Brown shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Brown missing with a left hand there. Keil was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brown misses with the combination.
Brown throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brown. Keil does a little dance to reset his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Keil! But no joy.
Keil lands with a nice body kick.
Keil fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Brown throws a leg kick
and Keil counters with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Keil has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Brown.
Keil takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Keil defending well as Brown loads up on a big left hand.
Keil misses with a straight left.
Brown misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Keil.
Keil tries a quick counter leg kick but Brown is wise to it.
Keil moves out of range of the body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Donner Keil will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Donner Keil's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Keil throws a head kick but Brown moves out of range.
Keil moves into range and clinches up with Brown.
Brown lands a right hand that snaps the head of Keil backwards.
Keil tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Keil fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Keil tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Brown just stands there and leans against the cage.
AJ Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donner Keil.
A nice left hand lands by Brown.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Keil.
Keil fails to pull guard.
Keil misses with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Brown.
Brown misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice left hand lands by Keil.
Brown swings wildly with an uppercut but Keil uses good head movement to avoid it.
Keil is leaning against Brown and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Keil pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brown throws out a powerful jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown throws a body shot but no joy.
Brown with the inside leg kick.
Keil tries a low kick but Brown avoids it.
Brown misses with a body shot
and Keil connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brown fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Brown throws a shot from downtown. Keil moves away and avoids it.
It seemed like Keil was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Keil stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Brown.
A big right from Keil misses.
A quick step to the side and Brown tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brown throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Brown swings for the body but Keil moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keil displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brown throws out the jab.
Brown connects with a leg kick.
Keil throws a hook but Brown avoids it easily.
Brown misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Keil.
Brown moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown throws a lazy head kick
and Keil counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Keil ducks right into an uppercut from Brown.
Brown stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Keil cracks Brown with an open hand slap.
It looks like AJ Brown has been cut.
A clash of legs there as Brown blocks the low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brown just misses with a punch to the body.
Keil misses with a few strikes there.
Keil throws a leg kick that is checked
and Brown counters with an outside leg kick.
Brown getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Keil tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A lazy body kick from Brown
letting Keil counter with a right hand.
Keil takes the fight into the clinch.
Keil escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown misses with a hook.
Brown tries a head kick but it misses.
Keil is looking for the big counter here.
Brown scores with a leg kick.
Keil's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Brown is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Keil.
Brown thumps Keil with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Keil moves away from the strike by Brown.
Brown backing away here, and Keil unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Brown ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Brown ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Brown bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Keil keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Keil misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
AJ Brown dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Brown looks to land a right hand but Keil moved out of range.
Brown throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Keil looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Brown tries a head kick but it misses.
Keil displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brown throws out the jab.
Brown keeps Keil at a distance using the push kick.
AJ Brown is winning the standup battle so far.
Brown waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Keil.
A lazy body kick from Brown
and Keil counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keil throws a series of punches but Brown avoids them all with ease.
Brown fails to land with a series of punches.
Keil misses with a series of wild punches.
Brown throwing a counter right hand but Keil manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A jab from Brown misses.
Keil takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Brown swats away the attempt to clinch by Keil.
Brown throws a body shot but no joy.
Keil swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Brown connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Keil's hands.
Brown looks to land a right hand but Keil moved out of range.
It seemed like Keil was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keil blocks the body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Brown misses the target.
Brown thows a body kick. Keil tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Keil takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Keil rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Brown to counter with a crisp jab.
Keil connects with a nice looking jab.
Brown is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Keil can do to turn this around?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Keil.
Keil throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brown misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Keil misses with a double jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Keil as he connects with a hook.
Brown throws a right and a left that Keil avoids nicely.
Keil appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Keil takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Brown misses the shot to the body.
Keil defending well as Brown loads up on a big left hand.
Brown misses with a looping left.
Keil throws a hook but Brown avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Brown.
Brown misses with a low kick.
Keil unleashes a big counter combination but Brown bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Brown misses with a kick to the body.
It seemed like Keil was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Keil moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Brown cracks Keil with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Donk. Brown catches Keil right on the button with a cross.
Keil tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brown was well out of range. Poor timing from Keil.
Brown avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brown throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Keil counters with a head kick. That will keep Brown thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Keil takes a jab right on the kisser.
And that's the end of the fight!
AJ Brown showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Brown 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 John Mangel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... AJ Brown!
During a confident post fight interview, AJ Brown thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Malachi Lawrence (ranked 577 p4p, 868 weight class) and Benny The Bouncer (ranked 81 p4p, 134 weight class). Lawrence comes to the cage accompanied by The All Mighty. 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 30 - 24 - 0, fighting out of New York, Malachi Lawrence!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Benny The Bouncer!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Ben Hemmingworth and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawrence feints a jab promting The Bouncer to slip. Lawrence then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. The Bouncer slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Lawrence throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Lawrence fails to land with a series of punches.
Benny The Bouncer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Bouncer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lawrence slips under a jab from The Bouncer.
A clash of legs there as Lawrence blocks the low kick.
The Bouncer chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The Bouncer takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The Bouncer throws a hook but Lawrence avoids it easily.
Lawrence throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lawrence misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Bouncer cracks Lawrence with a right hand to the side of the head.
It looks like Malachi Lawrence has been cut.
The Bouncer turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Lawrence blocks the low kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for The Bouncer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Bouncer throws a looping overhand right but Lawrence ducks down to avoid it.
Lawrence checks a low kick from The Bouncer.
Lawrence slips a straight right by The Bouncer.
Lawrence is looking for a counter combo.
The Bouncer fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lawrence walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lawrence stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from The Bouncer.
Lawrence looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The Bouncer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The Bouncer lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The Bouncer misses with a hook.
The Bouncer misses the shot to the body.
Lawrence ducks under a wild hook from The Bouncer.
A telegraphed right hand from The Bouncer misses the target.
The Bouncer turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Bouncer throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lawrence misses with a two punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lawrence lands a nice hook to The Bouncer's body. The Bouncer takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lawrence shoots in for a takedown but The Bouncer shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
The Bouncer looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lawrence slips under a jab from The Bouncer.
Lawrence tries to counter by clinching up but The Bouncer breaks away and moves out of range.
The Bouncer throws a body punch but Lawrence moves out of range.
Lawrence takes a swing at The Bouncer's ribcage but misses.
The Bouncer avoids the body shot from Lawrence.
Lawrence on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lawrence takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lawrence is looking to wear down The Bouncer with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The Bouncer lands a nice shot to the body.
The Bouncer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lawrence.
The Bouncer tries to land a front kick but Lawrence steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Bouncer thows a leg kick but Lawrence checks it
and Lawrence counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for The Bouncer!
Lawrence working the ground and pound but The Bouncer is defending the strikes.
Lawrence working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Lawrence working the ground and pound.
Lawrence moves into full mount!
The Bouncer is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Lawrence can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as The Bouncer is looking to escape.
Lawrence throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Lawrence punishing his opponent with strikes.
Lawrence throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence throws some wild stikes that The Bouncer manages to avoid easily.
Lawrence 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lawrence scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Lawrence looking to control but The Bouncer is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Poor strikes thrown by Lawrence there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Lawrence looking to finish with strikes here!
Lawrence throws a strike there. The Bouncer manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
Lawrence is taking a breather. The Bouncer says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Lawrence lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Lawrence throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Benny The Bouncer will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Malachi Lawrence's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
The Bouncer lands a nice looking body shot.
The Bouncer thows a leg kick but Lawrence checks it
and Lawrence counters with a single leg into guard. The Bouncer didn't expect that.
The Bouncer keeping moving, preventing Lawrence from controlling successfully.
Lawrence postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lawrence missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lawrence's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Lawrence scoring with punches to the head and body.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lawrence in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lawrence trying to control but The Bouncer is working from the bottom.
Lawrence throwing strikes but missing.
Lawrence landing with the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Bouncer preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The Bouncer preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lawrence stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. The Bouncer swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The Bouncer keeping moving, preventing Lawrence from controlling successfully.
The Bouncer avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lawrence is looking to work some ground and pound but The Bouncer has wrist control.
Lawrence lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Lawrence with a nice head shot there.
Lawrence throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence throws an elbow that misses. The Bouncer uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lawrence's guard. Nice move by The Bouncer!
The Bouncer won't allow Lawrence to sweep him here.
Lawrence controlling The Bouncer's posture.
Lawrence looking to control.
Lawrence controlling the position.
Lawrence trying to control the position.
The Bouncer stopping the sweep attempt from Lawrence.
Lawrence managing to control the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Lawrence continues to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Lawrence moves out of range as The Bouncer strikes.
The Bouncer motions for Lawrence to come forward. The Bouncer throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lawrence misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The Bouncer displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lawrence.
Lawrence tries to bum rush The Bouncer with a series of wild strikes but The Bouncer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The Bouncer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lawrence.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The Bouncer lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lawrence tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A countering left hand to the body from The Bouncer misses.
The Bouncer tests Lawrence's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The Bouncer lands with a nice combination. Lawrence backs away looking to recover.
The Bouncer's corner calls for a 1-2. The Bouncer obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Malachi Lawrence's cut is getting worse.
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!
Lawrence is trying hard to land a takedown here. The Bouncer sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A cross from The Bouncer lands.
Lawrence is rocked!
The Bouncer misses with a looping left.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The Bouncer fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lawrence has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The Bouncer throws a big shot that misses.
The Bouncer loads up on a big right hand but Lawrence slips the punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Benny The Bouncer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Malachi Lawrence's cut.
That's time! Lawrence's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
The Bouncer throws a hook to the side of Lawrence's head but Lawrence sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lawrence is looking to score with low kicks.
Benny The Bouncer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lawrence.
It seemed like The Bouncer was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The Bouncer's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lawrence under the eye.
The Bouncer misses with a looping left.
The Bouncer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The Bouncer dodges the punch combination from Lawrence.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Bouncer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lawrence ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lawrence throws a big counter combination but The Bouncer scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
The Bouncer finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Bouncer connects with a nice looking jab.
The Bouncer stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and The Bouncer wants it to stay on the feet.
Lawrence scores with a nice head shot.
The Bouncer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lawrence misses with a combination
and The Bouncer counters with a straight right hand.
Lawrence throws an uppercut from half a mile away. The Bouncer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lawrence slips a straight right by The Bouncer.
Lawrence keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The Bouncer getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Malachi Lawrence's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Lawrence moves out of range of the strikes.
The Bouncer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lawrence.
A head kick misses from Lawrence.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from The Bouncer.
A big left from The Bouncer misses.
The Bouncer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lawrence.
Lawrence blocks a jab.
The Bouncer misses with a jab, cross combination.
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!
Lawrence looks to land a combination but The Bouncer avoids it well.
A slapping leg kick lands for The Bouncer.
Lawrence is trying hard to land a takedown here. The Bouncer sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Malachi Lawrence. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lawrence tries a head kick but it misses.
Benny The Bouncer is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The Bouncer connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The Bouncer feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lawrences jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lawrence tries to score a power double leg takedown but The Bouncer sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lawrence somewhat.
Malachi Lawrence is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Bouncer throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The Bouncer takes a swing at Lawrence's ribcage but misses.
Lawrence appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
The Bouncer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The Bouncer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The Bouncer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lawrence.
Lawrence appears to be looking for a big counter.
The Bouncer misses with a body shot.
Lawrence wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Lawrence avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lawrence seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A head kick misses from Lawrence.
The Bouncer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence ducks under a wild hook from The Bouncer.
Lawrence seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Lawrence blocks a jab.
The Bouncer works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lawrence is defended easily by The Bouncer.
Lawrence blocks a head kick by The Bouncer.
Lawrence lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Malachi Lawrence has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lawrence swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little jabbing left from The Bouncer on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lawrence throws a right and a left that The Bouncer avoids nicely.
Jab from The Bouncer.
Lawrence takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The Bouncer feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lawrences jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lawrence throws a body punch but The Bouncer moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Benny The Bouncer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got The Bouncer winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Benny The Bouncer!
A victorious Benny The Bouncer thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
The defeated Malachi Lawrence had this to say: 'The Hood Hit Harder Than You'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brendan Baddock (ranked 978 p4p, 958 weight class) and Xander Scott (ranked 56 p4p, 54 weight class). Scott is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: I DON'T GIVE A FUCK. Xander Scott looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brendan Baddock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Xander Scott!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Bruno Hogan and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scott swings widly with a right hand
and Baddock counters with a straight right hand.
Baddock circles away from the clinch attempt
and Baddock counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Xander Scott has been cut.
Scott dives in and grabs Baddock's left leg, looking for a takedown. Baddock pushes down on Scott's head and hops out.
Baddock throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Scott looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Scott shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Baddock as he avoids it easily.
Scott misses with a hook.
We've been told by Baddock's head coaches at The Jungle Room that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Baddock misses with a looping left.
Baddock lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Scott circles away quickly and effectively.
Baddock is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Scott hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Brendan Baddock!
Brendan Baddock really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Champion Apparel logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Diego Lacasa (ranked 332 p4p, 533 weight class) and Koos Van Asch (ranked 22 p4p, 38 weight class). Lacasa's entrance music is Lie, Cheat & Steal. A fine choice. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Diego Lacasa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Koos Van Asch!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Summer Carpenter and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Asch throws out a loose jab but Lacasa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Asch slips a straight right by Lacasa.
Jab from Van Asch.
Nice uppercut lands for Van Asch. That snapped Lacasa's head back.
Van Asch throws a hook but Lacasa blocks it.
Lacasa throws an overhand right that lands on Van Asch's shoulder, as Van Asch tries to avoid the shot.
Van Asch looks to land a right hand but Lacasa moved out of range.
We've been told by Lacasa's head coaches at Alpha Brasil that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Lacasa fails to land with a series of punches.
Van Asch moves out of range as Lacasa strikes.
A little jabbing left from Van Asch on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Van Asch misses with a body shot.
Lacasa darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Van Asch connects with a single shot there.
Van Asch misses with an uppercut.
Lacasa swings for the body but Van Asch moves out of range.
Lacasa misses with a body shot.
Lacasa moves out of range of 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!
Lacasa misses with an uppercut.
Van Asch lands with a kick to the temple. Lacasa shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Asch missing with a left hand there. Lacasa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lacasa swings for the body but Van Asch moves out of range.
Lacasa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lacasa connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Van Asch throws the left hand but Lacasa avoids the punch easily.
Van Asch misses the shot to the body.
Lacasa connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Van Asch's hands.
Lacasa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Van Asch tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice defenses there by Van Asch.
Van Asch has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Lacasa throws a body punch but Van Asch moves out of range.
Lacasa misses with a looping right.
Lacasa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Asch was well out of range. Poor timing from Lacasa.
Van Asch throws out a counter right but Lacasa avoids it with no problem.
Good leg kick by Van Asch.
Lacasa looks to land a right hand but Van Asch moved out of range.
Van Asch looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Van Asch thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Asch needs to keep his hands up - Lacasa had a free shot at his head there.
Van Asch looks to score with a jab to the body but Lacasa is just out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lacasa lands a slapping body shot.
Van Asch slips a straight right by Lacasa.
Van Asch counters with a body kick.
Van Asch tries to move into range but Lacasa moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Van Asch slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lacasa throws a jab when Van Asch was well out of range.
Van Asch looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Van Asch throws a jab but it's blocked by Lacasa.
Van Asch tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lacasa takes a swing at Van Asch's ribcage but misses.
Van Asch displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lacasa throws out the jab.
Van Asch slips a jab from Lacasa.
Lacasa pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Van Asch back to the cage. Lacasa follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Van Asch throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lacasa.
A counter left hand to the body from Lacasa misses its target.
Lacasa throws a big shot that misses.
Van Asch throws out a counter right but Lacasa avoids it with no problem.
Van Asch uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lacasa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Asch misses the shot to the body.
Van Asch delivers a nice body kick.
Diego Lacasa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lacasa connects with a body shot that sends Van Asch's belly button to the back.
Van Asch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lacasa lands a glancing blow to the side of Van Asch's head.
The fighters circling - Van Asch throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lacasa throws a looping overhand right but Van Asch ducks down to avoid it.
Van Asch let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Lacasa throws a nice looking combination but Van Asch bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lacasa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Van Asch throws out a counter right but Lacasa avoids it with no problem.
Lacasa lands the left hand.
Van Asch throws a hook to the side of Lacasa's head but Lacasa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Van Asch just misses with a punch to the body.
Lacasa throwing a counter right hand but Van Asch manages to avoid it.
Lacasa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lacasa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lacasa throws a body punch but Van Asch moves out of range.
Van Asch staying out of range there.
Lacasa cracks Van Asch with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lacasa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lacasa swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Van Asch counters with a low kick, right behind Lacasa 's knee.
Van Asch dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Van Asch thuds a left hand into Lacasa's body.
Van Asch scores with a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lacasa. Van Asch does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lacasa just misses with a punch to the body.
Lacasa takes a swing at Van Asch's ribcage but misses.
Van Asch scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lacasa swings widly with a right hand
and Van Asch counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Van Asch uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lacasa.
Van Asch looks to land a left hand but Lacasa moved out of range nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lacasa jabs at Van Asch's body.
Lacasa takes a swing at Van Asch's ribcage but misses.
Lacasa scores with the left hand. Van Asch knows he should have avoided that one.
Lacasa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Van Asch sees it coming and avoids it easily.
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 Diego Lacasa will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Van Asch lands a jab to the head.
Van Asch takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Van Asch keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lacasa.
Van Asch replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Lacasa blocks it well.
Van Asch works Lacasa's body with a nice hook.
Lacasa getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Van Asch takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Diego Lacasa is winning the standup battle so far.
Lacasa shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Van Asch eats them both and turns towards Lacasa to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Lacasa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Asch manages to avoid it.
Van Asch takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Van Asch bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Van Asch lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Asch misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lacasa.
A counter left hand to the body from Lacasa misses its target.
A right-left combo lands from Lacasa.
Lacasa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Van Asch can do to turn this around?
Van Asch thuds his shin into the meat of Lacasa's side.
Lacasa takes one on the button.
Van Asch misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lacasa.
Van Asch lands a right hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lacasa throws a hook to the side of Van Asch's head but Van Asch sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Van Asch throws a lazy right hand but Lacasa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lacasa avoids a kick to the body.
Van Asch is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Van Asch slips a straight right by Lacasa.
A little jabbing left from Van Asch on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lacasa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Van Asch throws a big shot that misses.
Van Asch lands a nice looking kick to the body. Lacasa takes a step back to recover.
Lacasa lands a nice looking body shot.
A thudding body kick lands there by Van Asch!
Van Asch keeps Lacasa at a distance using the push kick.
Lacasa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Van Asch tries to land a front kick but Lacasa steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lacasa throws a series of punches but Van Asch moves out of range.
Van Asch looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Asch throws a body shot but no joy.
Lacasa was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice body punch from Van Asch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Asch's corner calls for a 1-2. Van Asch obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A lazy left from Van Asch finds it's target.
Lacasa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lacasa throws a jab when Van Asch was well out of range.
Van Asch fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lacasa manages to avoid it.
Van Asch throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lacasa lands with a cross.
Van Asch misses with a low kick.
A swing and a miss from Lacasa.
A slow jab from Van Asch misses its intended target.
Lacasa swinging wildly here.
Lacasa takes a swing at Van Asch's ribcage but misses.
Van Asch throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lacasa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Asch throws a leg kick but Lacasa checks it.
Lacasa swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Van Asch throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Van Asch lands a nice looking body shot.
Van Asch fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A jab from Lacasa finds it's way through Van Asch's defenses.
Lacasa throws an overhand right that lands on Van Asch's shoulder, as Van Asch tries to avoid the shot.
Lacasa moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lacasa throws a jab when Van Asch was well out of range.
Van Asch doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Lacasa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Van Asch.
Van Asch bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lacasa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Van Asch.
A telegraphed right hand from Van Asch misses the target.
Van Asch scores with a decent looking hook.
A big left from Lacasa misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Asch throws a big shot that misses.
Lacasa missing with a left hand there. Van Asch was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lacasa getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lacasa throws a hook but Van Asch blocks it.
Lacasa moves away from the strike by Van Asch.
Lacasa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Asch moves away.
Van Asch throws a front kick that sends Lacasa stumbling back into the cage.
A telegraphed right hand from Lacasa misses the target.
Lacasa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Van Asch.
Lacasa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Van Asch misses with a straight left.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Asch lands a head shot.
Lacasa avoids the body shot from Van Asch.
Lacasa drops his hands momentarily and Van Asch takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Van Asch scores with a hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Koos Van Asch showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Lacasa gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Van Asch.
Lacasa works Van Asch's body with a nice hook.
Lacasa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Decent striking displayed by Van Asch there.
Lacasa is rocked!
Van Asch cracks Lacasa with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Lacasa tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Van Asch pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Lacasa is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Koos Van Asch!
After winning the bout, Koos Van Asch 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between James Rocksteady (ranked 502 p4p, 870 weight class) and Alexander Borgia (ranked 61 p4p, 115 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Rocksteady might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Red Right Hand. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, James Rocksteady!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexander Borgia!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Summer Carpenter and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Borgia loads up on a big right hand but Rocksteady slips the punch.
Rocksteady drops down looking for a counter takedown but Borgia sprawls and moves away.
Borgia is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rocksteady sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice takedown defense from Rocksteady. No joy for Borgia on that attempt.
Jab, jab by Borgia - just one landing.
Borgia dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rocksteady defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Borgia.
James Rocksteady has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Borgia.
Rocksteady takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rocksteady ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A big left from Rocksteady misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Borgia misses.
Borgia fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Alexander Borgia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rocksteady lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
It looks like Alexander Borgia has been cut.
Borgia shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Rocksteady is trying to defend but Borgia finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
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!
Rocksteady trying to control but Borgia postures up.
My spies in Gym inform me that Borgia has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rocksteady is trying to get back to full guard.
Borgia working over Rocksteady with some ground and pound. Rocksteady looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Borgia connects with a nice short shot to Rocksteady's temple.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rocksteady wants to improve his position but Borgia is controlling well.
Borgia trying to pass the guard but Rocksteady defending well.
Borgia missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Borgia slips a nice elbow through Rocksteady's hands, connecting with Rocksteady's forehead.
Borgia is looking to take a break and control but Rocksteady is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rocksteady keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rocksteady wants to improve his position but Borgia is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rocksteady keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Borgia looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Rocksteady wants to improve his position but Borgia is controlling well.
Borgia lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Rocksteady is looking to improve his position.
Rocksteady might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Rocksteady is in trouble now - Borgia has advanced to mount!
Borgia unloading with bombs!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borgia lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Rocksteady hang on?
Rocksteady is squirming around, avoiding Borgia's attempts to control the action.
Rocksteady is working to get back to half guard.
Borgia lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Borgia is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Borgia has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Rocksteady's face.
Rocksteady in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Rocksteady is rocked!
Borgia postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Rocksteady is out cold - huge knockout for Borgia!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Alexander Borgia!
Alexander Borgia was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Penkosip Bizihwaile (ranked 528 p4p, 394 weight class) and Joseph Ducreux (ranked 66 p4p, 48 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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 28 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Penkosip Bizihwaile!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Joseph Ducreux!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Donatello Bradman and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bizihwaile throws a body shot but no joy.
Ducreux throws a body punch but Bizihwaile moves out of range.
Bizihwaile seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Ducreux connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ducreux.
Ducreux thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bizihwaile moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nice body kick there by Bizihwaile.
Bizihwaile misses with a kick to the body
and Ducreux counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ducreux ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ducreux on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Ducreux throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ducreux fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bizihwaile is out of range.
Ducreux throws a leg kick but Bizihwaile moved away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bizihwaile misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bizihwaile throws out a loose jab but Ducreux uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bizihwaile ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ducreux moves away.
Nice cross by Bizihwaile.
Ducreux throws a leg kick but Bizihwaile sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bizihwaile keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ducreux.
Bizihwaile thuds a left hand into Ducreux's body.
Bizihwaile ducks under a wild hook from Ducreux.
Bizihwaile is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Nice shot by Bizihwaile.
It looks like Joseph Ducreux has been cut.
Bizihwaile pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Ducreux back to the cage. Bizihwaile follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Bizihwaile throws a leg kick but Ducreux sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ducreux is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bizihwaile with a body shot.
Bizihwaile misses with a hook to the body
and Bizihwaile takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bizihwaile misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ducreux looking to land some kicks to the body here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bizihwaile fakes the leg kick and cracks Ducreux in the body.
Ducreux on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ducreux moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Bizihwaile feints and then cracks Ducreux's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ducreux down.
Bizihwaile misses with a low kick.
Bizihwaile pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bizihwaile misses with a body shot.
Ducreux throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ducreux throws a hook but Bizihwaile blocks it.
Ducreux ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bizihwaile moves away.
Bizihwaile keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ducreux.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bizihwaile staying out of range there.
Bizihwaile tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ducreux misses with an uppercut. Bizihwaile saw that one coming.
Bizihwaile defending well as Ducreux loads up on a big left hand.
Ducreux looks to land a right hand but Bizihwaile moved out of range.
Ducreux throws a head kick that misses
and Bizihwaile counters with a straight right hand.
Ducreux misses with a low kick.
Ducreux misses with a hook. Bizihwaile ducked under it nicely.
Bizihwaile fires out a quick counter leg kick but Ducreux just manages to avoid it.
Ducreux just misses with a punch to the body.
Bizihwaile scores with a jab. Ducreux acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ducreux throws a combination. Bizihwaile tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Bizihwaile misses with a double jab.
Bizihwaile digs a good hook to Ducreux's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bizihwaile getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bizihwaile pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Ducreux back to the cage. Bizihwaile follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Ducreux lands with a straight right. Bizihwaile didn't see that one coming.
Bizihwaile throws a one two combo.
Ducreux misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bizihwaile.
Ducreux with the inside leg kick.
Bizihwaile misses with a lunging right hand
and Ducreux counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bizihwaile slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ducreux misses the jab.
Bizihwaile throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bizihwaile clobbers Ducreux with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Penkosip Bizihwaile seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bizihwaile throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Penkosip Bizihwaile dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joseph Ducreux's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Bizihwaile ducks under a wild hook from Ducreux.
Ducreux showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bizihwaile.
Bizihwaile on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ducreux uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bizihwaile.
A punch lands to the side of Ducreux 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ducreux scores with a kick to the midsection.
Ducreux throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bizihwaile lands with an uppercut that bounces Ducreux off the cage and back into range.
Ducreux avoids the head kick by Bizihwaile.
Bizihwaile throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bizihwaile throws a low kick but Ducreux moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ducreux throws a body punch but Bizihwaile moves out of range.
Bizihwaile throws a wild body kick that Ducreux sees coming a mile off.
Ducreux swings widly with a right hand
and Bizihwaile counters with a leg kick.
Ducreux throws a series of punches but Bizihwaile avoids them all with ease.
Penkosip Bizihwaile is winning the standup battle so far.
Bizihwaile will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bizihwaile throws a lazy head kick
and Ducreux counters with a straight right hand.
Ducreux connects with an inside leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Bizihwaile. That snapped Ducreux's head back.
Bizihwaile misses with a leg kick.
Ducreux steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bizihwaile.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ducreux.
Bizihwaile swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ducreux connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ducreux throws a body punch but Bizihwaile moves out of range.
Bizihwaile ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ducreux moves away.
Ducreux scores with a punch to the head.
Bizihwaile throws a wild body kick that Ducreux sees coming a mile off.
Ducreux counters with a body kick.
Bizihwaile is looking to chop away at Ducreux's legs.
Bizihwaile lands a body shot.
Ducreux misses with a jab to the body
enabling Bizihwaile to counter with a crisp jab.
Bizihwaile looks to throw the jab but Ducreux is out of range.
Ducreux is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Bizihwaile walks into a straight right hand from Ducreux.
Bizihwaile swings for the body but Ducreux moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Ducreux on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ducreux fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bizihwaile on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bizihwaile fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ducreux manages to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ducreux! But no joy.
Ducreux thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bizihwaile if he has to take too many more of those.
Bizihwaile misses with a leg kick.
Ducreux throws out a counter right but Bizihwaile avoids it with no problem.
Bizihwaile swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ducreux cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bizihwaile uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ducreux moves out of range as Bizihwaile strikes.
A little jabbing left from Ducreux on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ducreux is looking to chop away at Bizihwaile's legs.
Nice jab there from Ducreux.
Bizihwaile throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bizihwaile swings widly with a right hand
and Ducreux counters with a right hand to the body.
Penkosip Bizihwaile is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ducreux paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bizihwaile takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bizihwaile tries to land a body kick
and Ducreux cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice jab there from Bizihwaile.
Ducreux is looking to land body kicks.
Bizihwaile waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ducreux.
Bizihwaile tries to land a leg kick but Ducreux saw it coming and moves away.
Bizihwaile throws an overhand right that lands on Ducreux's shoulder, as Ducreux tries to avoid the shot.
Ducreux is trying to counter with his kicks.
Ducreux dodges the punch combination from Bizihwaile.
Joseph Ducreux has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bizihwaile slips a jab from Ducreux.
Ducreux fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bizihwaile manages to avoid it.
Bizihwaile lands a jab to the nose.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Joseph Ducreux will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Joseph Ducreux's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Ducreux showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bizihwaile.
Ducreux looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ducreux staying out of range there.
As Bizihwaile backs off Ducreux throws a huge counter combo but Bizihwaile manages to avoid it all.
Bizihwaile throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ducreux changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A combination from Bizihwaile does no damage.
Bizihwaile throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bizihwaile shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Ducreux eats them both and turns towards Bizihwaile to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ducreux throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ducreux moves out of range as Bizihwaile strikes.
A shot to the body from Ducreux misses
enabling Bizihwaile to counter with a crisp jab.
Ducreux misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bizihwaile misses with a wild combination.
Ducreux pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bizihwaile swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bizihwaile moves out of range of the body kick from Ducreux.
Bizihwaile appears to be looking for a big counter.
Ducreux connects with a right hand. Bizihwaile shakes it off.
Nice body punch from Ducreux.
Bizihwaile throws out a loose jab but Ducreux uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ducreux waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bizihwaile.
A jab from Ducreux misses.
Ducreux connects with a body shot that sends Bizihwaile's belly button to the back.
Bizihwaile scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That has opened up Joseph Ducreux's cut even more.
Ducreux wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bizihwaile slips a jab from Ducreux.
Ducreux sizes up Bizihwaile with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bizihwaile throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bizihwaile ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ducreux moves away.
Bizihwaile throws a lazy right hand but Ducreux sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bizihwaile slips under a jab.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ducreux!
Bizihwaile will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bizihwaile throws a leg kick
and Ducreux counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A low kick lands for Bizihwaile.
Bizihwaile jabs Ducreux to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bizihwaile waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ducreux.
Some wild striking there from Bizihwaile.
Bizihwaile misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bizihwaile takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ducreux gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nice defenses there by Bizihwaile.
Ducreux sizes up Bizihwaile with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bizihwaile throws a looping overhand right but Ducreux ducks down to avoid it.
Ducreux swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bizihwaile.
Bizihwaile takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bizihwaile throws a series of punches but Ducreux moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bizihwaile takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ducreux misses with an uppercut. Bizihwaile saw that one coming.
Bizihwaile is looking to counter punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bizihwaile misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bizihwaile ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ducreux moves away.
Ducreux misses with a lunging right hand
and Bizihwaile counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ducreux looks to land a left hand but Bizihwaile moved out of range nicely.
Bizihwaile checks a leg kick.
Ducreux misses with a lunging right hand
and Bizihwaile makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Ducreux really felt that one!
Ducreux paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Good exchange - Bizihwaile coming out on top.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bizihwaile.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Penkosip Bizihwaile.
Well Bizihwaile 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 John Mangel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Penkosip Bizihwaile!
A very excited looking Penkosip Bizihwaile 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 Mustafa Erdogan (ranked 418 p4p, 474 weight class) and Kristo Kivi (ranked 49 p4p, 58 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mustafa Erdogan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Kristo Kivi!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Donatello Bradman and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Erdogan missing with a left hand there. Kivi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kivi tries to clinch but Erdogan moves out of range.
Erdogan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kivi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Erdogan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Erdogan goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Kristo Kivi has been cut.
Erdogan connects with an inside leg kick.
Kivi pushes Erdogan up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Erdogan fails to land.
Kivi has Erdogan pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Erdogan manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Erdogan lands a right hand.
Kivi avoids a wild elbow strike from Erdogan.
Erdogan 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.
Erdogan struggles to land a body shot inside as Kivi controls his hands.
Erdogan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Erdogan throws an elbow that misses.
Kivi drops down looking for an ankle pick but Erdogan pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kristo Kivi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Erdogan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kivi moves in looking to clinch but Erdogan pushes him off.
Kivi tries to close the distance and clinch but Erdogan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Erdogan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Erdogan throws a leg kick which misses Kivi's front leg but catches the back leg as Kivi tries to avoid it.
Erdogan lands with an uppercut that bounces Kivi off the cage and back into range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Erdogan scores with a jab to the jaw.
Erdogan has closed the distance and engaged Kivi in a clinch.
Erdogan tries to work over Kivi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kivi drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Erdogan gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Mustafa Erdogan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kristo Kivi.
Erdogan can't find room to land a body shot as Kivi controls the action.
Erdogan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Erdogan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Erdogan throws an elbow that misses.
Erdogan lands an elbow just above Kivi 's eye.
With the fighters up against the cage, Erdogan throws an elbow but misses.
Kivi wants to take the fight to the mat but Erdogan manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Erdogan lands a body shot.
Kivi takes an elbow to the forehead.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Erdogan lands a left hand.
Kivi blocks an elbow strike from Erdogan.
Erdogan misses with a punch on the inside.
Kivi blocks a body shot from Erdogan.
Kivi prevents a body shot from Erdogan.
Kivi has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Erdogan seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Kivi can turn it around.
Kivi goes for a takedown attempt but Erdogan pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Erdogan closes the distance and clinches.
Erdogan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kivi's elbow.
Kivi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Erdogan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Erdogan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Erdogan tries to throw a body punch but Kivi avoids it by throwing Erdogan back against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Erdogan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kivi's brow.
Kivi can't get the takedown.
Erdogan gets underhooks to prevent Kivi's takedown attempt.
Kivi is trying to drag Erdogan to the mat but Erdogan just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Erdogan digs a right hand underneath Kivi's ribcage. Kivi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kivi looks winded!
Erdogan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kivi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Erdogan avoiding damage.
Erdogan can't find room to land a body shot as Kivi controls the action.
Erdogan lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kivi blocking some punches.
Erdogan can't find room to land a body shot as Kivi controls the action.
Erdogan tries to throw a body punch but Kivi avoids it by throwing Erdogan back against the cage.
Kivi wants a takedown but no success here.
Erdogan lands an elbow inside that Kivi shrugs off.
That has opened up Kristo Kivi's cut even more.
With the fighters up against the cage, Erdogan throws an elbow but misses.
Erdogan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kivi backwards.
Erdogan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Erdogan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kivi's elbow.
Erdogan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Erdogan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kivi backwards.
Erdogan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kivi.
Erdogan tries to throw a body punch but Kivi avoids it by throwing Erdogan back against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mustafa Erdogan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kristo Kivi's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Erdogan goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kivi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kivi clinches with his opponent.
Still in the clinch, Erdogan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Erdogan lands a nice elbow.
Erdogan manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Erdogan lands a damaging elbow.
The cut above Kristo Kivi's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Erdogan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kivi.
Erdogan misses with an elbow over the top.
A nice left hand lands by Erdogan.
Erdogan gets underhooks to prevent Kivi's takedown attempt.
Erdogan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Erdogan misses with an elbow strike.
Kivi has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Erdogan avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A short left from Erdogan.
Still in the clinch, Erdogan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Erdogan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kristo Kivi's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Erdogan tries to throw a body punch but Kivi avoids it by throwing Erdogan back against the cage.
Kivi wants the takedown. Erdogan is fighting it off but Kivi persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Erdogan's guard against the cage.
Kivi won't allow Erdogan to sweep him here.
Erdogan wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Erdogan's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kivi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Erdogan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Erdogan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kivi goes for a takedown in the clinch but Erdogan prevents it.
Mustafa Erdogan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kristo Kivi.
Kivi has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Erdogan is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Kivi is breathing heavily.
Erdogan misses with an elbow strike.
Kivi blocks a body shot from Erdogan.
Erdogan slowing the pace effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Erdogan misses with an elbow strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Erdogan.
Erdogan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kivi's elbow.
A body shot lands from Erdogan.
Erdogan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kivi takes a shot to the head.
Erdogan misses with a punch on the inside.
Erdogan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kivi can do to turn this around?
A right handed body shot lands from Erdogan.
Erdogan cracks Kivi with a nice body shot.
Erdogan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Erdogan misses with a punch on the inside.
Erdogan misses with an elbow strike.
Erdogan prevents the takedown attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mustafa Erdogan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kristo Kivi's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Erdogan throws a nice head kick!
Kristo Kivi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Erdogan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Erdogan connects with an inside leg kick.
Kivi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kivi instigates a clinch.
Kivi is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Erdogan pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kivi prevents a body shot from Erdogan.
Kivi tries for a takedown but Erdogan manages to get underhooks.
Erdogan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kivi backwards.
Erdogan tries a body shot but Kivi blocks it.
Erdogan misses with an elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Erdogan.
Erdogan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Erdogan holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Erdogan lands an elbow just above Kivi 's eye.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kristo Kivi's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mustafa Erdogan!
After winning the bout, Mustafa Erdogan thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anzor Dankovich (ranked 19 p4p, 95 weight class) and Tu Barrels (ranked 2 p4p, 9 weight class). Barrels has chosen Lock stock and as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anzor Dankovich!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Tu Barrels!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Francis DeMontford and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barrels chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dankovich can pounce on him.
Dankovich uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barrels.
Dankovich throws a body punch but Barrels moves out of range.
We've been told by Dankovich's head coaches at Primal Concrete Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Dankovich steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barrels.
Barrels drives through with a takedown into Dankovich's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Dankovich controlling the position.
Barrels wants to control from the top but Dankovich keeps moving.
Barrels passes Dankovich's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Dankovich keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dankovich preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Barrels takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Barrels is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Dankovich reverses the position - he's now on top in Barrels's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barrels looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barrels throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Barrels looking for a sweep. Not yet Barrels, not yet.
Barrels being controlled here, momentarily.
Barrels looking for a sweep. Not yet Barrels, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Barrels is on top in guard.
Dankovich managing to control the position.
Barrels looking to pass the guard.
Dankovich can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Barrels controls the pace.
Barrels stands and throws Dankovich's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barrels in side control, throwing shots but Dankovich defends.
Barrels working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Barrels tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
The referee asks Barrels politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Barrels prefers to stall for the moment though.
Barrels wants to control but Dankovich is keeping him busy.
Barrels throwing shots but missing, from side control.
An elbow from Barrels crashes against the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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.
Dankovich managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Barrels.
Barrels in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Barrels thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Barrels landing strikes.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dankovich is not content to let Barrels control the position.
Barrels misses with the ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tu Barrels dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Barrels fails with a takedown attempt.
Dankovich went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Dankovich gets caught flat footed, as Barrels shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Barrels is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Barrels postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barrels wants to control from the top but Dankovich keeps moving.
Dankovich knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Barrels on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barrels is looking to work some ground and pound but Dankovich has wrist control.
Barrels with a flurry of punches that miss.
Barrels engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Dankovich keeping full guard, as Barrels tries to pass.
Barrels postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tu Barrels has got the better of the ground game so far.
Barrels is stalling in the full guard.
Barrels postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Dankovich utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dankovich working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Barrels.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barrels. Dankovich does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barrels misses with a combination
and Dankovich makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Barrels really felt that one!
Barrels fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Decent striking displayed by Barrels there.
Barrels darts in looking for a takedown but Dankovich gets double underhooks and turns Barrels into the cage.
Anzor Dankovich has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tu Barrels.
Barrels misses with a body shot.
Dankovich swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barrels on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
It looks like Tu Barrels has been cut.
Barrels throws an off balance right hand
and Dankovich counters with a crisp right hand that drops Barrels! Dankovich lets Barrels back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Barrels is rocked!
Dankovich stuns Barrels with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Anzor Dankovich is winning the standup battle so far.
Barrels is breathing heavily.
Dankovich lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Barrels crumples to the floor! Dankovich milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Anzor Dankovich!
Anzor Dankovich retains his heavyweight title!
Anzor Dankovich bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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