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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Claudio Benedetti (ranked 2138 p4p, 3389 weight class) and Doyle Brunson (ranked 327 p4p, 478 weight class). Benedetti's entrance music is Atrevete te. A fine choice. Claudio Benedetti could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Doyle Brunson's chin.
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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 30 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Claudio Benedetti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Doyle Brunson!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Franklyn Lucas and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brunson blocks a head kick by Benedetti.
Benedetti has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Finch Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Good shot there by Benedetti.
Benedetti throws out a loose jab but Brunson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Brunson.
Brunson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
 It looks like Doyle Brunson has been cut.
Benedetti misses with a hook.
Benedetti throws a sloppy head kick and Brunson moves out of range easily.
Benedetti lands a glancing blow to the side of Brunson's head.
Brunson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Benedetti sprawls well initially but Brunson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
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!
Brunson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Brunson works his way into full mount!
Brunson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Benedetti's face.
Benedetti manages to regain half guard whilst avoiding the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brunson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Benedetti does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brunson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Brunson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Benedetti's head.
Benedetti is looking to improve his position.
Brunson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Brunson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Brunson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Brunson is keen to just control but Benedetti is a slippery customer.
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.
Brunson wants to free his trapped foot but Benedetti is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Benedetti controlling the position well.
Brunson drops an elbow to the side of Benedetti's head.
Brunson throws a strike but Benedetti avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Brunson throws an elbow that misses. Benedetti uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Brunson's guard. Nice move by Benedetti!
Brunson wants to stand and escape but Benedetti is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti wants to control from the top but Brunson keeps moving.
Benedetti won't allow Brunson to get back to his feet.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Benedetti throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Benedetti swinging wildly here.
Claudio Benedetti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brunson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Benedetti is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Brunson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Brunson's back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti controls the action.
Brunson is trying to stand back up.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Claudio Benedetti dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Doyle Brunson's cut.
That's time! Benedetti's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Benedetti misses with the combination.
Benedetti lands a head shot.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Brunson.
Brunson creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Benedetti sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Benedetti struggling a bit here.
Brunson misses with the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benedetti can't do much from the bottom here.
Benedetti is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Brunson connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Benedetti some visible discomfort.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brunson throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Brunson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Benedetti keeps working.
Brunson throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Benedetti works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Brunson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Brunson is looking to stall here but Benedetti recovers full guard.
Brunson throws a strike but Benedetti rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti tries to free his leg and advance position but Brunson is retaining full guard.
Benedetti prevents Brunson from getting back to his feet.
Benedetti will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Benedetti trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Brunson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Benedetti is controlling him.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Benedetti misses with a double jab.
Benedetti staying out of range there.
Brunson shoots in but no luck this time.
Some bone on bone action there as Benedetti checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Brunson missing with a left hand there. Benedetti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brunson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Benedetti circles away.
Brunson wants to land a leg kick but Benedetti is out of range.
Benedetti scores with a hook.
Claudio Benedetti is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brunson throws a jab when Benedetti was well out of range.
Benedetti misses the jab.
Benedetti fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Brunson.
No joy there for Benedetti, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brunson shoots in but Benedetti avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Claudio Benedetti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Doyle Brunson.
Benedetti listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Brunson defending well as Benedetti loads up on a big left hand.
Brunson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Benedetti throws a leg kick
and Brunson counters with a right hand to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Brunson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Benedetti.
Brunson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Benedetti blocks the body kick.
Brunson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brunson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Benedetti's head backwards.
Benedetti cracks Brunson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Benedetti throws a hook to the side of Brunson's head but Brunson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brunson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Brunson throws a right and a left that Benedetti avoids nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Claudio Benedetti dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Doyle Brunson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Good leg kick by Benedetti.
Brunson cracks Benedetti with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Brunson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Benedetti.
A little jabbing left from Brunson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Benedetti gets caught napping as Brunson dives in and scores a takedown. Benedetti manages to retain guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brunson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Brunson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Brunson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Brunson trying to control the position from guard on top but Benedetti is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benedetti pulls Brunson in close to his closed guard and prevents Brunson from doing any damage or advancing position.
Benedetti keeping moving, preventing Brunson from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brunson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Brunson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Brunson throws a strike but Benedetti rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Brunson wants to stand and escape but Benedetti is having none of it.
Benedetti tries to free his leg and advance position but Brunson is retaining full guard.
Benedetti trying to control but Brunson is working from the bottom.
Claudio Benedetti is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Brunson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Benedetti is controlling him.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Benedetti throws a lazy right hand but Brunson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A lazy left from Benedetti finds it's target.
Benedetti swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Claudio Benedetti is winning the standup battle so far.
Brunson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Benedetti did well to prevent Brunson getting side control.
Brunson with the ground and pound but Benedetti uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Brunson throws an elbow that misses. Benedetti uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Brunson's guard. Nice move by Benedetti!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti looking to sit in guard and control but Brunson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Brunson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Benedetti has Brunson pulled in close to control his posture.
Benedetti is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Brunson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four 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.
Brunson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Brunson throws a big elbow that misses.
Brunson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Benedetti preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Benedetti pulls Brunson in close to prevent any damage.
Brunson wants to control from the top but Benedetti keeps moving.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Brunson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Benedetti did well to prevent Brunson getting side control.
Doyle Brunson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Benedetti on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Doyle Brunson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Benedetti 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Claudio Benedetti!
A victorious Claudio Benedetti thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Obama Filth (ranked 1443 p4p, 1996 weight class) and I Am Jewish (ranked 181 p4p, 242 weight class). Filth kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Beat the Bastards. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Obama Filth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, I Am Jewish!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Anthony Taglia and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jewish chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Filth takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
We've been informed that Jewish 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.
Filth shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jewish but Jewish pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jewish moves in looking to clinch but Filth pushes him off.
Filth buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Filth connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jewish takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Filth closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Jewish throws a body punch but Filth moves out of range.
Jewish closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Filth breaks from the clinch.
I Am Jewish seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Filth tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jewish tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Filth manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Filth misses with a wild body shot.
Jewish closes the distance and clinches.
Filth throws a punch but it's blocked by Jewish.
Filth lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jewish backwards.
Jewish will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Filth up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Filth blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Filth content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Filth blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jewish misses with a knee to the head.
Jewish is stalling here.
Jewish blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Jewish.
Jewish lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Filth backwards.
Filth throws a head punch that misses.
Jewish content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Jewish's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Filth lands with a right to the head.
Filth lands with a light punch inside.
Filth blocks a body shot from Jewish.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jewish lands a body punch in the clinch.
Filth manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Jewish lands with a left to the head.
Filth tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jewish tries a knee to the head but Filth blocks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Filth lands a left hand.
Filth breaks the clinch.
Filth lands a left and a right that send Jewish crashing to the mat, dazed. Filth thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
 Jewish is rocked!
Jewish looks to score with a jab to the body but Filth is just out of range.
Jewish is still on wobbly legs! Can Filth finish him?
Jewish dodges the punch combination from Filth.
Jewish dips to his left and cracks Filth with an uppercut!
Jewish seems to have recovered his senses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jewish.
Jewish moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filth breaks from the clinch.
Filth throws a nice outside leg kick.
Filth misses with the combination.
Jewish fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jewish dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Filth. That did some damage!
Jewish is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Filth throws a big counter combination but Jewish scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Filth slips under a jab from Jewish.
A punch lands to the side of Filth 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Filth has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jewish.
Jewish's corner calls for a 1-2. Jewish obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Filth buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Filth takes one to the chin there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Filth takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jewish throws a hook but Filth blocks it.
Filth is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jewish doesn't manage to clinch there - Filth circles away.
It looked like Filth was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Filth throws a 1-2 combo that connects squarely on Jewish's jaw, knocking him onto his back! Filth dives in looking to finish as Jewish flails his arms in a desperate attempt to block Filth's strikes! Filth is raining down hammerfists and the ref stops it! Jewish's desperate flailing just didn't constitute intelligent defence. Some people will probably question the ref's decision but Jewish was definitely hurt and the ref saved him from taking unnecessary punishment. A fighter's safety is paramount in this sport.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Obama Filth!
Obama Filth tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Kekoa (ranked 1827 p4p, 1427 weight class) and Alexei Brovarnik (ranked 241 p4p, 192 weight class). Kekoa's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Freelance Fiend. Brovarnik is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Colours - DJ Mind X. Eddie Kekoa has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 20 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Eddie Kekoa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alexei Brovarnik!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, John Kavanagh and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brovarnik closes the distance but Kekoa moves to the side
and Kekoa counters with a nice uppercut.
Kekoa connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Brovarnik is rocked!
Brovarnik fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kekoa looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Brovarnik misses with a body punch
and Kekoa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brovarnik is still on wobbly legs! Can Kekoa finish him?
Brovarnik closes the distance but Kekoa moves to the side
and Kekoa counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Brovarnik out cold! What a finish! Kekoa is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Eddie Kekoa!
Eddie Kekoa 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dan Averescu (ranked 1451 p4p, 1504 weight class) and Brownie Anderson (ranked 198 p4p, 210 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Averescu might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Guns N' Roses - Welcome To The Jungle. Brownie Anderson acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 28 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dan Averescu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brownie Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Dean Styles and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Averescu moves out of range of the strikes.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Anderson has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Anderson misses with a wild combination.
An attempted straight right counter from Averescu misses the target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Anderson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Averescu is looking to counter punch.
Good work by Averescu as he checks the leg kick.
Averescu takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Anderson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Averescu was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson moves into the clinch successfully.
Averescu tries to break free but Anderson pushes him back against the cage.
Anderson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Averescu smiles and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good work by Averescu as he checks the leg kick.
Averescu swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Anderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Averescu is looking to counter punch.
Anderson misses with a low kick as Averescu jumps back.
Averescu was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Anderson lands with a nice body punch.
Anderson throws an overhand right that lands on Averescu's shoulder, as Averescu tries to avoid the shot.
Averescu swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Anderson connects with a right hand. Averescu shakes it off.
Anderson misses with a takedown attempt - Averescu sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Averescu throwing a counter right hand but Anderson manages to avoid it.
Anderson throws a body shot but no joy.
Anderson missing with a left hand there. Averescu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Averescu swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson looks to land a left hand but Averescu moved out of range nicely.
Averescu is looking to counter punch.
Anderson looks to land a combination but Averescu avoids it well.
Averescu is looking to counter punch.
Averescu circles away from the clinch attempt
and Averescu counters with a nice uppercut.
No joy there for Anderson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown but Averescu shows good takedown defense.
It looked like Averescu wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dan Averescu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brownie Anderson.
Anderson is looking to clinch.
Averescu swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Anderson wants to slow Averescu down by chopping away at his legs.
A little feinted left hand from Averescu on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A telegraphed right hand from Anderson misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson looks to land a right hand but Averescu moved out of range.
Averescu swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Anderson misses with an uppercut.
Anderson throws a low kick but Averescu moves out of range easily.
Anderson throws a hook to the side of Averescu's head but Averescu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Averescu tries to sprawl but Anderson drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Anderson is controlling the pace.
Averescu is trying to maintain the position but Anderson is very close to passing his half guard.
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.
Averescu looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Anderson in particular looking to stall.
Averescu is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Anderson jumps into side control!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Averescu struggling a bit here.
Averescu is looking for a sweep.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brownie Anderson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Anderson with a nice cross.
Anderson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Averescu eats them both and turns towards Anderson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Anderson misses with a low kick.
Anderson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Averescu sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Anderson somewhat.
Averescu was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Anderson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson misses with a takedown attempt
and Averescu counters with a straight right hand.
Dan Averescu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brownie Anderson.
A swing and a miss from Anderson.
Averescu is looking to counter punch.
Anderson misses with a takedown attempt - Averescu sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Averescu takes one to the chin there.
A big right from Anderson misses.
A big left from Anderson misses.
Brownie Anderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Anderson misses with a looping left.
Anderson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Averescu is looking to counter punch.
Anderson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Averescu counters with a nice uppercut.
Anderson thows a left - swing and a miss!
An attempted straight right counter from Averescu misses the target.
Anderson shoots in for a double leg but Averescu sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
It looked like Averescu wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Anderson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Averescu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Averescu looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Anderson misses with a body shot.
Anderson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Brownie Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Averescu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anderson.
Brownie Anderson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Anderson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Averescu dodges the punch combination from Anderson.
Averescu swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Averescu dodges the punch combination from Anderson.
Averescu was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice defenses there by Averescu.
Anderson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Anderson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Anderson content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Averescu with the active half guard here but Anderson passes nicely into side control.
Averescu tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Anderson presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Averescu can't escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Averescu wants to control but Anderson is having none of it.
Anderson controlling the pace for now.
Averescu really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Averescu is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brownie Anderson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Anderson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Anderson lunges at Averescu with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Averescu's hand.
Anderson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Averescu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Anderson.
Anderson jabs Averescu right on the nose. Averescu blinks but takes it well.
Anderson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Averescu moves away.
Averescu is looking to counter punch.
Horrible takedown attempt by Anderson or perhaps it was just good defense by Averescu, which made it look bad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Averescu displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Anderson.
Averescu with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Anderson to score with a decent uppercut.
Anderson misses with an uppercut. Averescu saw that one coming.
Anderson dives in and scores a takedown into Averescu's guard.
Averescu is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Anderson defends well.
Averescu looking to control but Anderson passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Averescu is looking to control Anderson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Averescu avoid being mounted?
Averescu has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Anderson escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Anderson!
Averescu is trying to get back to half guard.
Anderson is staying tight to Averescu's torso, preventing him from escaping.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Averescu is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Anderson is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Anderson landing strikes from the mount.
Anderson has control of Averescu's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Averescu regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Averescu keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Anderson controlling the pace for now.
Averescu can't escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson wants to finish this one by submission but Averescu is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Anderson.
Anderson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Anderson content just to control the position here.
Dan Averescu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brownie Anderson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Averescu wants to control but Anderson is having none of it.
Anderson looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Averescu wants to control but Anderson is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brownie Anderson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Anderson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brownie Anderson!
A victorious Brownie Anderson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sparky Anderson (ranked 1147 p4p, 1629 weight class) and Bum Phillips (ranked 149 p4p, 203 weight class). Anderson comes to the cage accompanied by Pick up man. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sparky Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bum Phillips!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Lou da Vinci and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phillips fails with a takedown attempt.
Anderson throws a solid leg kick but Phillips takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Anderson.
We've been told by Anderson's head coaches at Gumburcules Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Anderson jabs at Phillips's body.
Anderson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circle momentarily. Anderson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Phillips avoids a punch combination nicely.
Phillips throws a counter combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips shoots and misses
and Anderson counters with a three punch combo that has Phillips backing up. Phillips nods at Anderson to acknowledge the strikes.
Anderson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd cheers as Anderson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Phillips doesn't seem phased though.
Phillips shoots for a double leg takedown but Anderson sprawls well. He's pushed Phillips's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sparky Anderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bum Phillips.
Anderson stuffs the takedown attempt from Phillips. Phillips gets slowly back to his feet.
Phillips misses with a takedown
and Anderson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Phillips gets caught flat footed, as Anderson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anderson wants to control from the top but Phillips keeps moving.
Anderson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anderson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Anderson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Phillips pulls Anderson in close to his closed guard and prevents Anderson from doing any damage or advancing position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Phillips is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phillips trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Phillips sitting in guard here, content to control.
Phillips passes Anderson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Phillips trying to control the action but Anderson is working from the bottom.
Phillips is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Anderson defends it well.
Anderson is staying active underneath Phillips, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's four 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.
Anderson is kicking away at Phillips from the bottom - trying to push off and stand up. Phillips grabs hold of a leg and drops back for a heel hook! The two fighters roll across the mat, with Anderson trying to push Phillips off... Anderson taps! He's tapped! This one is all over! A throwback to the old Pancrase there with an infrequently seen submission hold! Nice work.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Heel Hook). Bum Phillips!
During a confident post fight interview, Bum Phillips thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Cotilla (ranked 1012 p4p, 790 weight class) and Rayful Edmond (ranked 161 p4p, 120 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alexander Cotilla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rayful Edmond!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Reed Andrews and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice leg kick from Cotilla, right into the meat of the thigh.
Edmond slips under a jab from Cotilla.
Edmond looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cotilla misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Edmond.
Edmond is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Edmond clinches with his opponent.
Cotilla wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cotilla has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Edmond lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cotilla backwards.
Edmond misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cotilla manages to break the clinch.
Cotilla moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Edmond tries to clinch up
and Edmond takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cotilla bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Danga de danga de dang - Cotilla scores with a four punch combination!
Cotilla tries for a takedown but Edmond sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cotilla misses with a looping left.
Edmond is looking for the big counter here.
Edmond scores with a nice head shot.
 It looks like Alexander Cotilla has been cut.
Edmond darts in and clinches Cotilla up against the cage.
Edmond misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cotilla looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Edmond has a couple of punches blocked by Cotilla.
Edmond misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Edmond's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cotilla scores with a nice strike.
A low kick lands for Cotilla.
Edmond keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cotilla scores with a nice strike.
Cotilla takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice body punch from Cotilla.
Rayful Edmond is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edmond tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cotilla paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cotilla tries a head kick but it misses.
Cotilla with the inside leg kick.
Edmond moves into the clinch.
Edmond throws a head punch that misses.
Cotilla pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Edmond moves into the clinch.
Edmond stalling the fight.
Cotilla escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Edmond lands a body shot.
Cotilla throws a right hand that Edmond ducks under and follows up with a left that Edmond also avoids with ease.
Edmond tries a quick counter leg kick but Cotilla is wise to it.
Cotilla lands a nice shot that snaps Edmond's head back.
Edmond lands a big head kick that sends Cotilla tumbling to the mat! Edmond takes a step backwards and waves Cotilla back to his feet - he wants the finish!
A low kick from Cotilla misses
and Edmond counters with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edmond blocks a leg kick.
Edmond is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Cotilla with a body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Edmond checks a leg kick.
Edmond doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Cotilla falls off balance throwing a combination
and Edmond counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cotilla is breathing heavily.
Cotilla uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Edmond.
Edmond takes the fight into the clinch.
Edmond softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Edmond lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Edmond breaks from the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Edmond looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Edmond throws a right hand that Cotilla ducks under and follows up with a left that Cotilla also avoids with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edmond tries to clinch there but Cotilla circles away.
Edmond loads up on a big right hand but Cotilla slips the punch.
Edmond is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cotilla rather than just go for the knockout.
Edmond rushes Cotilla and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cotilla tries to break free but Edmond pushes him back against the cage.
Edmond fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Come on Edmond - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Edmond prevents Cotilla from breaking the clinch.
Cotilla can't break the clinch.
Edmond has Cotilla pressed against the cage.
Cotilla escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cotilla connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Edmond avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rayful Edmond dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexander Cotilla's cut.
That's time! Cotilla's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nice body punch from Edmond.
Edmond swinging wildly here.
A head kick misses from Cotilla.
Cotilla closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Edmond throws a punch but it's blocked by Cotilla.
Edmond is working Cotilla over against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Edmond.
Edmond misses with a punch on the inside.
Edmond breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Edmond throws a right and a left that Cotilla avoids nicely.
Edmond checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Edmond throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cotilla dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Edmond. That did some damage!
Rayful Edmond seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cotilla misses with a straight left.
Edmond appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Edmond defending well as Cotilla loads up on a big left hand.
Cotilla shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Cotilla is trying hard to land a takedown here. Edmond sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Edmond is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Cotilla with a body shot.
Cotilla connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Some wild striking there from Edmond.
Cotilla moves into range and connects with a jab.
Edmond tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cotilla went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Cotilla lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Cotilla misses with a body kick.
Edmond lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edmond throws the left hand but Cotilla avoids the punch easily.
Edmond misses with a double jab.
Edmond takes a swing at Cotilla's ribcage but misses.
Edmond throws a leg kick
and Cotilla counters with an inside leg kick.
Edmond ducks right into an uppercut from Cotilla.
Edmond takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cotilla misses with the combination.
Edmond's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cotilla tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Edmond manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from Edmond misses.
Edmond thuds a left hand into Cotilla's body.
Edmond missing with a left hand there. Cotilla was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cotilla drops down looking for a counter takedown but Edmond sprawls and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cotilla ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Edmond slips a jab and a cross from Cotilla.
A countering left hand to the body from Edmond misses.
A punch combination from Cotilla misses.
Cotilla dives in for a single leg takedown but Edmond sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Edmond unleashes a big counter combination but Cotilla bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Edmond lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cotilla wants to break free but Edmond has control.
Edmond swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cotilla working hard to break the clinch.
Edmond breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Edmond misses with a wild combination.
It looks like Cotilla has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Cotilla lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Alexander Cotilla seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edmond throws a series of punches but Cotilla moves out of range.
Cotilla throws a big counter combination but Edmond scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Cotilla throws a leg kick
and Edmond counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Edmond bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Edmond is looking to clinch.
Cotilla misses with the combination.
Edmond throws a jab but it's blocked by Cotilla.
Cotilla connects with a body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Cotilla. Those never looked like landing.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cotilla.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Cotilla. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick by Cotilla misses
and Edmond counters with a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Rayful Edmond will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Alexander Cotilla'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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Cotilla shoots in looking for a takedown but Edmond manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Cotilla's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Alexander Cotilla's cut is getting worse.
Cotilla tries a head kick but it misses.
Cotilla takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Edmond scores with a body shot.
Edmond checks the leg kick.
Cotilla backing away here, and Edmond unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Edmond ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cotilla moves away.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Cotilla crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Edmond - the referee stops the clock and Cotilla gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Edmond. Cotilla manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Edmond fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cotilla, pushing him back against the cage.
Edmond lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Edmond throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cotillas head.
A shot in the inside from Edmond.
Edmond pressing his opponent against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Edmond misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Edmond escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Edmond has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Edmond has closed the distance and engaged Cotilla in a clinch.
Edmond manages to break the clinch.
Cotilla throws a right hand that Edmond ducks under and follows up with a left that Edmond also avoids with ease.
Cotilla takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Edmond misses with a head kick.
Cotilla swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cotilla goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Edmond rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cotilla moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Edmond ducks under a wild hook from Cotilla.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cotilla shoots and misses
and Edmond counters with a left right combination that sends Cotilla crashing to the mat - Edmond wastes no time in diving on top of him and pounding Cotilla out for a TKO! Devastating finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rayful Edmond!
A relieved looking Rayful Edmond thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kwame Redcliffe (ranked 227 p4p, 1360 weight class) and Sebastion Lynar (ranked 33 p4p, 172 weight class). Redcliffe's entrance music is Close Your Eyes (And Count To F**k). A fine choice. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 10 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kwame Redcliffe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sebastion Lynar!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, John Roberts and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lynar lands a body shot.
Redcliffe scoring well with a low kick there.
An inside leg kick lands from Redcliffe.
Lynar looks to throw the jab but Redcliffe is out of range.
Redcliffe with a nice cross.
Redcliffe takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Redcliffe throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lynar.
Redcliffe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lynar.
Redcliffe throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lynar lands with an uppercut that bounces Redcliffe off the cage and back into range.
Lynar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lynar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Redcliffe tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Lynar manages to circle out of the way.
Redcliffe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lynar has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Redcliffe.
Redcliffe leaves Lynar with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Redcliffe scores with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lynar tries to keep at a distance but Redcliffe has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lynar fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Redcliffe misses with some punches.
Redcliffe scores with a shot to the side of Lynar's head.
Lynar swings wildly with an uppercut but Redcliffe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Redcliffe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lynar's elbow.
Lynar tries to pull guard but Redcliffe holds him up against the cage and eventually Lynar drops back down to his feet.
Kwame Redcliffe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sebastion Lynar.
Lynar tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Redcliffe smiles and moves away.
Redcliffe scores with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Redcliffe just misses with a punch to the body.
Redcliffe chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Redcliffe looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lynar throws a hook to the side of Redcliffe's head but Redcliffe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Redcliffe tries to clinch but Lynar moves out of range.
Lynar doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Lynar doesn't manage to clinch there - Redcliffe circles away.
Redcliffe connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lynar's hands.
Redcliffe connects with a nice looking jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Redcliffe slips a straight right by Lynar.
Lynar fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Redcliffe sprawls well initially but Lynar persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Lynar is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Redcliffe looks like he's trying to stand up.
Lynar trying to control the action but Redcliffe is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Redcliffe looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lynar tries to pass the half guard into mount. Redcliffe knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Lynar stops Redcliffe from getting back to his feet.
Redcliffe manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Lynar fails with the takedown.
Redcliffe tries to counter by clinching up but Lynar breaks away and moves out of range.
Lynar throws a hook to the side of Redcliffe's head but Redcliffe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lynar just misses with a punch to the body.
Redcliffe is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Lynar.
Redcliffe fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lynar has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Redcliffe lands with a nice body punch.
Lynar shoots in and gets a takedown into Redcliffe's guard.
Lynar stops Redcliffe from standing up.
Lynar sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Redcliffe's guard.
Redcliffe tries to kick Lynar off but Lynar keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Lynar wants to control but Redcliffe is keeping him busy.
Redcliffe looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lynar is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Redcliffe pushes Lynar off looking to stand but Lynar dives back in and keeps control.
Lynar sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Redcliffe wants to get back to his feet.
Redcliffe won't allow Lynar to pass to mount.
Redcliffe pushes Lynar off and gets back to his feet.
Redcliffe lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lynar fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Redcliffe sprawls well initially but Lynar persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Redcliffe makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Lynar dives in for a single leg takedown but Redcliffe sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kwame Redcliffe dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lynar avoids the head kick by Redcliffe.
Redcliffe with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lynar shoots in for a takedown but Redcliffe shows good takedown defense.
Redcliffe is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Lynar.
Redcliffe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lynar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lynar shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Redcliffe but Redcliffe pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lynar misses with an uppercut. Redcliffe saw that one coming.
Redcliffe on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sloppy strikes from Lynar. Those never looked like landing.
Lynar gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nice uppercut there from Redcliffe.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Redcliffe cracks Lynar with a good jab.
Redcliffe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lynar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lynar. Redcliffe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Redcliffe thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lynar throws a body shot but no joy.
Lynar swings for the body but Redcliffe moves out of range.
Redcliffe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lynar can do to turn this around?
Redcliffe scores with a nice body kick.
Lynar misses with a takedown attempt - Redcliffe sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kwame Redcliffe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sebastion Lynar.
Redcliffe throws a jab when Lynar was well out of range.
Redcliffe misses with a kick to the body.
Redcliffe scores with a shot to the body.
Redcliffe misses with an uppercut.
Lynar is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Redcliffe scores with a kick to the body.
Redcliffe finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lynar shoots in looking for a takedown. Redcliffe tries to sprawl out of it but Lynar keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Redcliffe manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lynar has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Redcliffe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Redcliffe with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
It looks like Redcliffe has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Redcliffe clobbers Lynar with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Redcliffe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Redcliffe clinches with his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Redcliffe is working Lynar over against the cage.
Redcliffe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Redcliffe misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Redcliffe.
Redcliffe struggles to land a body shot inside as Lynar controls his hands.
Redcliffe is stalling here.
Lynar's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The referee is keeping an eye on Redcliffe - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redcliffe lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lynar jumps guard but Redcliffe turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Redcliffe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Redcliffe lands with a left to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Redcliffe creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lynar blocking some punches.
Lynar being controlled against the cage.
Redcliffe gets through Lynar's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Knees to the body from Redcliffe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Redcliffe.
Redcliffe is fighting off a takedown attempt but Lynar is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Redcliffe to the mat. Redcliffe regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Redcliffe uses the cage to get back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Redcliffe looks for the body kick but Lynar saw that one coming.
Redcliffe lands with a good body shot.
Lynar looking to score a takedown here. Redcliffe is defending well but Lynar drives through and ends up in Redcliffe's guard.
Redcliffe has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Lynar is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Redcliffe misses with a knee to the head.
Lynar jumps guard but Redcliffe turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Redcliffe has Lynar pushed against the cage.
Lynar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lynar jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Redcliffe walks away with a smile on his face. Lynar gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
An inside leg kick from Redcliffe misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kwame Redcliffe dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Nice uppercut lands for Redcliffe. That snapped Lynar's head back.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lynar.
A head kick from Redcliffe lands but Lynar takes it in his stride.
Lynar tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Redcliffe defends well and Lynar ends up having to push Redcliffe into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Lynar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kwame Redcliffe is winning the standup battle so far.
Redcliffe clobbers Lynar with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Redcliffe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lynar shoots in but Redcliffe avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kwame Redcliffe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sebastion Lynar.
Lynar throws out a loose jab but Redcliffe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Redcliffe clinches with his opponent.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lynar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Redcliffe works on Lynar's body with a couple of short punches.
Redcliffe lands a shoulder strike.
Still in the clinch, Redcliffe scores with a nice short uppercut.
Redcliffe softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Redcliffe misses with a short punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Redcliffe.
Redcliffe lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Lynar.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Redcliffe.
Redcliffe unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lynar lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Redcliffe working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Redcliffe misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Redcliffe lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lynar or not.
Lynar takes a shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Redcliffe missing with knees to the body.
Redcliffe misses with a body punch.
A short left from Redcliffe.
Redcliffe lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lynar backwards.
Redcliffe lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lynar backwards.
Redcliffe lands a nice uppercut.
Lynar swings wildly with an uppercut but Redcliffe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Redcliffe unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Redcliffe is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Lynar tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Redcliffe smiles and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redcliffe throws a hook but Lynar blocks it.
Redcliffe lands a jab.
Lynar takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Redcliffe with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A nice inside leg kick there by Redcliffe. That's going to slow Lynar down.
Lynar takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lynar takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lynar shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Redcliffe as he avoids it easily.
Lynar tries for a takedown but Redcliffe sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lynar connects with a body shot that sends Redcliffe's belly button to the back.
Lynar walks into a left hand.
Redcliffe lands a really nice looking cross but Lynar seems unphased.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Redcliffe dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Redcliffe tries to close the distance and clinch but Lynar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Redcliffe fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lynar has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Redcliffe slips under a jab from Lynar.
Lynar shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Redcliffe eats them both and turns towards Lynar to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Redcliffe connects with a solid leg kick.
Lynar gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Redcliffe.
Lynar shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Redcliffe defends it nicely.
Redcliffe scores with a nice head shot.
Redcliffe's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Redcliffe duly obliges.
Lynar shoots in for a takedown but Redcliffe shows good takedown defense.
Sebastion Lynar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Redcliffe lands with a right hand.
Redcliffe forces Lynar back against the cage and clinches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kwame Redcliffe showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Redcliffe 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kwame Redcliffe!
A victorious Kwame Redcliffe thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zack Rize (ranked 203 p4p, 1078 weight class) and Bruno Bleak (ranked 29 p4p, 122 weight class). Rize comes to the cage accompanied by Luke Combs - When It Rains It Pours. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zack Rize!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bruno Bleak!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Steve Montenegro and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Bleak throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bleak connects with a looping right hand.
Rize looks to score with a jab to the body but Bleak is just out of range.
Rize turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rize misses with a looping left.
Rize connects with the punch.
Bleak darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rize has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Team Grunt in the buildup to the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rize rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bleak moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rize with a nice calf kick.
Rize is looking to score with low kicks.
Bleak tries to clinch up.
An attempted straight right counter from Rize misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bleak is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rize.
Rize was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Bleak blocks a jab.
Bleak closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rize counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Bleak has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Bleak tries to clinch there but Rize circles away.
Zack Rize is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bleak takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Rize throws a solid leg kick but Bleak takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rize.
Rize misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bleak.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bleak avoids the body shot from Rize.
Rize misses with a low kick.
Rize with a nice calf kick.
Rize throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bleak sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And Bleak tries to counter it with a takedown but Rize pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Bleak gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bleak takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bleak shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Rize is trying to defend but Bleak finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Rize kicks Bleak off and gets back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rize scores with a leg kick.
Bleak misses with a hook. Rize ducked under it nicely.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rize.
Bleak chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rize can pounce on him.
Bleak shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rize sprawls well. Rize wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bleak gets slowly back to his feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bleak.
Zack Rize has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruno Bleak.
Rize attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rize with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rize tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rize missing with a left hand there. Bleak was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bleak fails with a takedown attempt.
Bleak throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bleak blocks a leg kick.
Rize fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zack Rize dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rize scores with a hook to the body. Bleak takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rize's corner calls for a 1-2. Rize obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rize misses the shot to the body.
Bleak tries to clinch but Rize moves out of range.
Rize looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Rize throws a body shot but no joy.
Bleak throws a counter combo.
Bleak shoots for a double leg takedown but Rize sprawls well. He's pushed Bleak's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Rize misses its target.
Rize throws a looping overhand right but Bleak ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rize throws out a powerful jab.
Rize misses with a body shot
and Bleak counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Bleak is keen to just control but Rize is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bleak seems to be looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bleak seems to be working for a kimura but Rize defends the submission attempt.
Rize is controlling Bleak's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Bleak is looking for a kimura but Rize is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bleak to get the leverage.
Bleak keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Rize gets back to full guard.
Bleak passes Rize's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Rize trying to control here.
Bleak is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Rize as he works his way to full guard.
Bleak drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Rize dives on top into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rize stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bleak swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rize looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bleak is looking for a triangle but Rize pushes his legs off easily.
Rize controlling from the top position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rize misses with an uppercut
enabling Bleak to counter with a crisp jab.
Rize is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bleak can do to turn this around?
Bleak tries to clinch up but Rize circles away and keeps his distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zack Rize dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Rize takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bleak shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rize but Rize pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rize swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bleak shoots in for a double leg but Rize sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bleak keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bleak throws out a counter right but Rize avoids it with no problem.
Rize looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rize throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rize thows a body kick. Bleak tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Rize attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bleak.
Rize appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Zack Rize has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruno Bleak.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bleak takes one to the chin there.
Bleak with a poor takedown
and Rize counters with a left to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bleak checks a leg kick.
A low kick lands for Rize.
Bleak tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Rize defends well and Bleak ends up having to push Rize into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Rize appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Rize fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bleak has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bleak gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rize.
Bruno Bleak has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rize misses with a low kick as Bleak jumps back.
Bleak changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A good leg kick by Rize.
Rize with the inside leg kick.
Bleak lands with a hook. Rize tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Rize keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bleak takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
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!
Rize defending well as Bleak loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rize misses with a low kick as Bleak jumps back.
Rize scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rize feints and then cracks Bleak's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bleak down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rize.
No luck for Rize with that takedown attempt.
Bleak is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Rize throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bleak steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rize.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rize.
Bleak might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bleak misses with a straight left.
Rize scores with a hook to the body. Bleak takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rize swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bleak tries to clinch up.
Rize tried to counter with a leg kick but Bleak avoided it.
Rize throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Zack Rize is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bleak tries to clinch up
and Rize counters with a nice leg kick.
A jab lands there for Rize.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zack Rize showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rize 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zack Rize!
A relieved looking Zack Rize thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tungsten Kaafjord (ranked 47 p4p, 427 weight class) and Bobby Minnagh (ranked 8 p4p, 58 weight class). Kaafjord comes into the arena with For Heavy Metal we will die! blaring out of the sound system. Bobby Minnagh will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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 23 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tungsten Kaafjord!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby Minnagh!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Columbo Gatti and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaafjord takes a jab right on the kisser.
It looks like Tungsten Kaafjord has been cut.
Minnagh tries to clinch
and Kaafjord counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Bobby Minnagh has been cut.
We've been hearing reports that Kaafjord has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
A leg kick checked by Kaafjord.
Minnagh scores with a decent looking hook.
Minnagh misses with a jab to the body
and Kaafjord counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Kaafjord working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kaafjord trying to control the position from guard on top but Minnagh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kaafjord trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kaafjord trying to control but Minnagh is working from the bottom.
Kaafjord lands a couple of elbows.
Kaafjord won't allow Minnagh to get back to his feet.
Kaafjord distracts Minnagh with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kaafjord sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Minnagh keeping full guard, as Kaafjord tries to pass.
Kaafjord lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kaafjord working some strikes from top position.
Minnagh wants to stand but Kaafjord is controlling the position.
Minnagh keeping full guard, as Kaafjord tries to pass.
Kaafjord lands a couple of elbows.
Kaafjord 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.
Minnagh wants to stand but Kaafjord is controlling the position.
Kaafjord trying to control but Minnagh is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaafjord slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Kaafjord won't allow Minnagh to get back to his feet.
Minnagh is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kaafjord throws a hook to the side of Minnagh's head but Minnagh sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Minnagh scores with a jab.
Kaafjord blocks the body kick.
Kaafjord avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kaafjord feinted with a counter takedown.
Kaafjord keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kaafjord throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Minnagh to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaafjord throws a jab but it's blocked by Minnagh.
Minnagh doesn't manage to clinch there - Kaafjord circles away.
Bobby Minnagh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Minnagh tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kaafjord paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Minnagh wants to clinch up but Kaafjord keeps it at a distance.
Minnagh throws a hook to the side of Kaafjord's head but Kaafjord sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Minnagh swings for the body but Kaafjord moves out of range.
Minnagh 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.
Tungsten Kaafjord's cut is getting worse.
Kaafjord swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kaafjord will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Minnagh blocks a jab.
Kaafjord takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kaafjord. Minnagh shrugs it off though.
Minnagh blocks a head kick by Kaafjord.
Minnagh tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kaafjord swats away the attempt to clinch by Minnagh.
Minnagh lands a nice shot to the body.
Bobby Minnagh is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good shot there by Kaafjord.
That has opened up Bobby Minnagh's cut even more.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Minnagh closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Kaafjord counter with a right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tungsten Kaafjord dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Minnagh closes the distance but Kaafjord moves to the side
and Kaafjord connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Minnagh tries to clinch up.
Kaafjord tries to counter with a takedown but Minnagh is quick to defend against it.
Minnagh tries to close the distance and clinch but Kaafjord swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kaafjord half committed to a counter leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Minnagh looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kaafjord waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Minnagh.
Kaafjord takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Minnagh darts in trying to clinch
and Kaafjord counters with a low kick, right behind Minnagh 's knee.
Minnagh rushes Kaafjord and presses him up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Minnagh working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kaafjord.
Kaafjord misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Minnagh is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Minnagh lands a left hand.
Kaafjord tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Minnagh has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Minnagh misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kaafjord blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Good body shot from Kaafjord.
Kaafjord goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kaafjord lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kaafjord's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Minnagh thows a left - swing and a miss!
Minnagh doesn't manage to clinch there - Kaafjord circles away.
Kaafjord was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Minnagh moves to clinch but Kaafjord breaks away
and Kaafjord counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kaafjord.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Minnagh wants to stand but Kaafjord is controlling the position.
Kaafjord keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Minnagh's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kaafjord looking to pass the guard.
Minnagh keeping moving, preventing Kaafjord from controlling successfully.
Kaafjord throwing strikes from guard but Minnagh blocks nicely.
Kaafjord might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kaafjord trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaafjord connects with a couple of short punches.
Minnagh wants to stand but Kaafjord is controlling the position.
Minnagh keeping moving, preventing Kaafjord from controlling successfully.
Kaafjord with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Minnagh wants to stand up but Kaafjord is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kaafjord cracks Minnagh with a solid left hand.
The cut above Bobby Minnagh's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Kaafjord is looking to work some ground and pound but Minnagh has wrist control.
Kaafjord stops Minnagh from standing up.
Kaafjord looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaafjord trying to control but Minnagh is working from the bottom.
Kaafjord scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kaafjord stops Minnagh from standing up.
Kaafjord controls from within his opponent's guard.
Tungsten Kaafjord overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kaafjord trying to control but Minnagh is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Minnagh tries to clinch there but Kaafjord circles away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Minnagh doesn't manage to clinch there - Kaafjord circles away.
Kaafjord appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Kaafjord drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Minnagh wants to get back to his feet but Kaafjord drags him back down.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tungsten Kaafjord dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kaafjord lands with a shot to the body.
Minnagh tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kaafjord manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Minnagh gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Minnagh gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Kaafjord wants to pass the guard but Minnagh is keeping the position.
Kaafjord is working hard here to advance position.
Minnagh wants to stand but Kaafjord is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaafjord postures up in Minnagh's guard and throws a big left but Minnagh blocks it.
Kaafjord pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Minnagh is keeping the position for now.
Minnagh has momentary wrist control but Kaafjord slips an elbow through the middle.
Bobby Minnagh's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bobby Minnagh's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tungsten Kaafjord!
Tungsten Kaafjord retains his heavyweight title!
Tungsten Kaafjord decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Robson (ranked 44 p4p, 336 weight class) and Baldomir Barbosa (ranked 6 p4p, 44 weight class). Barbosa has chosen Unfaithful as his entrance music. Baldomir Barbosa has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oliver Robson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Baldomir Barbosa!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Anthony Taglia and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barbosa slips a jab from Robson.
Barbosa 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.
Robson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barbosa.
Barbosa fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Barbosa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Robson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Robson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barbosa misses with a jab to the body
and Robson counters with a left to the body.
Barbosa misses with a double jab.
Barbosa scores with the left hand. Robson knows he should have avoided that one.
Robson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barbosa.
Barbosa on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Barbosa takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Barbosa lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Robson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Robson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Barbosa looks to score with a jab to the body but Robson is just out of range.
Barbosa misses with an uppercut
and Barbosa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Robson misses with an uppercut.
Robson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Robson slips under a jab.
Robson connects with a crisp jab.
Barbosa throws a hook to the side of Robson's head but Robson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Barbosa digs a good body shot into Robson's ribs.
Robson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A little jabbing left from Barbosa on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Robson throws a body punch but Barbosa moves out of range.
We've been told by Robson's head coaches at Team Grunt that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Barbosa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Robson throws out the jab.
Barbosa misses with a hook.
Barbosa misses with a wild body shot.
Robson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Barbosa misses the shot to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Robson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Robson throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa misses with a body shot.
Barbosa is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Robson rather than just go for the knockout.
Barbosa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barbosa throws the left hand but Robson avoids the punch easily.
Jab, jab by Barbosa - just one landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Robson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Robson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Barbosa thuds a left hand into Robson's body.
Oooooh!!! Robson has knocked Barbosa down with a huge combo! Robson steps away and waves a wobbly Barbosa back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Baldomir Barbosa has been cut.
Barbosa moves out of range as Robson strikes.
Barbosa checks the leg kick nicely there.
Robson misses with an uppercut. Barbosa saw that one coming.
Barbosa moves away from the strike by Robson.
Barbosa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Robson walks into a straight right hand from Barbosa.
Barbosa throws a leg kick
and Robson counters with a stiff right hand.
Barbosa has managed to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Barbosa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Barbosa misses with the head strike.
Robson breaks from the clinch.
Barbosa lands with an overhand left.
Robson moves away from the strike by Barbosa.
A little feinted left hand from Robson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Robson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Robson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Barbosa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Barbosa just misses with a punch to the body.
Robson thumps Barbosa with a low kick.
A jab from Barbosa misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barbosa. Robson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barbosa misses with a straight right.
Barbosa lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Robson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barbosa circles away quickly and effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robson is looking to chop away at Barbosa's legs.
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!
Barbosa misses the body punch
and Robson counters with a nice uppercut.
Barbosa misses with a straight left.
Robson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Barbosa.
Barbosa misses with an uppercut.
Barbosa fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Robson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Barbosa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Robson. That did some damage!
Barbosa closes the distance and clinches.
Robson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Robson misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barbosa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Robson throws a head punch that misses.
Robson throws a head punch that misses.
Barbosa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Robson's elbow.
A hook to the body from Barbosa.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Baldomir Barbosa will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Baldomir Barbosa's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Robson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Barbosa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Barbosa lands with a good body shot.
A jab from Robson does it's job there.
Barbosa missing with a left hand there. Robson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Baldomir Barbosa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Robson missing with a left hand there. Barbosa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Barbosa getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Robson blocks a low kick nicely.
Barbosa misses with a right hand
and Robson counters with a three punch combo that has Barbosa backing up. Barbosa nods at Robson to acknowledge the strikes.
Barbosa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Barbosa looks to land a left hand but Robson moved out of range nicely.
Barbosa just misses with a punch to the body.
Barbosa throws a body shot but no joy.
Robson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Barbosa's corner calls for a 1-2. Barbosa obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Robson throws a leg kick but Barbosa sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Barbosa misses with an uppercut
and Robson counters with an inside leg kick.
Barbosa closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Barbosa looks to score with a jab to the body but Robson is just out of range.
Baldomir Barbosa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barbosa lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Robson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barbosa.
Jab by Robson.
Robson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barbosa.
Robson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barbosa.
Barbosa works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Robson swats away the attempt to clinch by Barbosa.
Barbosa scores with a one two! Robson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Robson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barbosa.
A big left from Robson misses.
Barbosa throws out a counter right but Robson avoids it with no problem.
Barbosa tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Robson's corner calls for a 1-2. Robson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A big left from Robson misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Robson. That's going to slow Barbosa down.
Robson throws a leg kick that misses.
Robson ducks under a wild hook from Barbosa.
Robson misses with a series of wild punches.
Barbosa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Barbosa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barbosa doesn't manage to clinch there - Robson circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robson scores with a decent looking hook.
Barbosa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Robson is looking to counter punch.
Barbosa throws a body punch but Robson moves out of range.
Robson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Barbosa digs a good body shot into Robson's ribs.
Robson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Barbosa slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Robson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barbosa manages to avoid it.
Robson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Robson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Barbosa's jab looks to have found its range, popping Robson under the eye.
The fighters circling - Barbosa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It looked like Robson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Robson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa tries to move into range but Robson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Barbosa misses the body punch
and Robson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barbosa misses with an uppercut.
Barbosa tries to clinch but Robson moves out of range.
Robson feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Barbosa misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Robson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Robson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Barbosa throws an overhand right that lands on Robson's shoulder, as Robson tries to avoid the shot.
Robson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barbosa throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Robson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barbosa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Barbosa walks into a stiff left hand from Robson.
Robson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Robson ducks right into an uppercut from Barbosa.
Barbosa avoids the body shot from Robson.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Oliver Robson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Baldomir Barbosa's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Robson ducks under a wild hook from Barbosa.
Barbosa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Barbosa scores with a sloppy right hand. Robson should have avoided that one.
Barbosa misses with an uppercut. Robson saw that one coming.
Robson tried to counter with a leg kick but Barbosa avoided it.
Barbosa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Barbosa takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Barbosa takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Robson slips under a jab.
Barbosa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Robson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice jab there from Barbosa.
Barbosa's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Robson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Barbosa dips to his left and cracks Robson with an uppercut!
Barbosa throws an off balance right hand
and Robson counters with an inside leg kick.
Robson slips a straight right by Barbosa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Barbosa walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Barbosa tries to work over Robson's front leg with a kick but Robson checks it.
Barbosa misses with an uppercut
letting Robson counter with a right hand.
Robson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barbosa.
Robson looks to land a right hand but Barbosa moved out of range.
Robson defending well as Barbosa loads up on a big left hand.
Barbosa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Robson circles away quickly and effectively.
Robson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Robson cracks Barbosa with a right hand to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barbosa. Robson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Robson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Barbosa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barbosa checks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa throws a solid leg kick but Robson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Barbosa.
Robson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Barbosa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Robson.
Robson throws a hook but Barbosa avoids it easily.
A jab from Robson misses.
Barbosa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Robson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Barbosa is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slow jab from Robson misses its intended target.
Barbosa looks to score with a jab to the body but Robson is just out of range.
Robson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Robson missing with a left hand there. Barbosa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Robson misses with a looping left.
Robson throws a leg kick that misses.
Barbosa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Barbosa throws out a loose jab but Robson uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robson moves away from the strike by Barbosa.
Robson misses with a shot to the body
and Barbosa counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Robson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Robson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Robson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Barbosa throws out the jab.
Robson feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Barbosa looks to throw the jab but Robson is out of range.
Robson throws a good cross that connects.
Barbosa checks a leg kick.
Barbosa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Robson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Barbosa has Robson up against the cage in a clinch.
Robson lands a shoulder strike.
Barbosa takes a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Robson.
Barbosa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Robson misses with the head strike.
Robson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Robson blocks a body shot from Barbosa.
Barbosa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Robson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barbosa is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Robson misses with a punch on the inside.
Robson lands with a light punch inside.
Barbosa digs a right hand underneath Robson's ribcage. Robson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Barbosa misses with a body punch.
Barbosa is trying to break the clinch but Robson is controlling him.
Robson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Robson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Barbosa pulls his leg out and moves away.
Robson swings for the body but Barbosa moves out of range.
Robson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barbosa.
Barbosa on the wrong end of a nice jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Oliver Robson clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Baldomir Barbosa's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Robson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barbosa.
Barbosa lands a body shot.
Robson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barbosa.
A quick step to the side and Robson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barbosa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barbosa walks into a straight right hand from Robson.
Robson fails to land with a series of punches.
Barbosa slips under a jab.
Robson misses with a leg kick.
Barbosa wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Barbosa throws a lazy uppercut
and Robson counters with a straight right hand.
Barbosa throws a looping overhand right but Robson ducks down to avoid it.
Barbosa takes a swing at Robson's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa just misses with a punch to the body.
Robson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Barbosa looks to score with a jab to the body but Robson is just out of range.
Robson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Barbosa looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Barbosa staying out of range there.
Robson scoring well with a low kick there.
Barbosa tries to clinch up.
Nice jab there from Barbosa.
Barbosa tries to clinch but Robson moves out of range.
A shot to the liver by Robson. Beautiful body shot.
Robson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Robson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barbosa swings widly with a right hand
and Robson counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A good leg kick by Barbosa.
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!
Barbosa tests Robson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Robson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Barbosa is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Barbosa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barbosa takes one to the side of the head.
Robson throws a series of punches but Barbosa moves out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Barbosa. That snapped Robson's head back.
Robson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Barbosa connects with a body shot that sends Robson's belly button to the back.
Robson lands a lovely overhand right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robson misses with a straight right.
Robson staying out of range there.
Robson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Barbosa in his tracks.
Robson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Robson with a nice calf kick.
Robson takes one on the button.
Barbosa throws a shot from downtown. Robson moves away and avoids it.
Robson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice defenses there by Robson.
Barbosa misses with a straight left.
Robson throws a good cross that connects.
Robson misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick from Robson, right into the meat of the thigh.
Barbosa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Robson.
Nice shot lands for Robson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barbosa lands the left hand.
Barbosa has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Robson finds it's way round the side to connect with Barbosa's head.
Robson blocks a jab.
Robson cracks a nice hook into Barbosa's ribs.
A clash of legs there as Barbosa blocks the low kick.
A little jabbing left from Barbosa on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Barbosa misses the jab.
Robson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Robson is looking to score with low kicks.
Barbosa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Robson. Robson obviously looking to wear him down.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Oliver Robson had his way with Baldomir Barbosa in that round.
The cut man is working on Baldomir Barbosa'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. This is the final round!
Robson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barbosa.
A left lands for Barbosa.
Barbosa lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Barbosa jabs at Robson's body.
You can see that Barbosa has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Robson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Robson moves out of range of the strikes.
Robson throws a hook but Barbosa blocks it.
Barbosa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Barbosa throws a front kick aimed at Robson's knee but Robson avoids it well.
Barbosa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Robson counters with a one-two to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Barbosa.
The fighters circling - Robson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Barbosa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Robson.
A shot to the body from Robson misses
and Barbosa counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robson jabs Barbosa right on the nose. Barbosa blinks but takes it well.
Barbosa walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A swing and a miss from Barbosa.
Robson appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Robson misses with a looping left.
Barbosa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Barbosa misses with a straight left.
Barbosa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Robson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Barbosa under the eye.
A low kick from Robson misses
and Robson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Robson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Barbosa checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Robson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barbosa throws a right hand that misses
and Robson counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Barbosa misses with an uppercut. Robson saw that one coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice cross by Robson.
Robson takes one on the button.
Robson throws a right hand that misses
and Barbosa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Barbosa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Barbosa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Robson moves out of range of the strikes.
As Barbosa backs away, Robson returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A shot to the liver by Barbosa. Beautiful body shot.
Barbosa misses with a wild combination.
Robson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Robson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Barbosa walks into a jab.
A swing and a miss from Robson.
Robson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Barbosa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Robson.
Barbosa throws a jab when Robson was well out of range.
Barbosa lands a glancing blow to the side of Robson's head.
Robson staying out of range there.
Robson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barbosa.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barbosa. Robson does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa swings widly with a right hand
and Robson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Robson is looking to score with low kicks.
A big left from Barbosa misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Barbosa darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Robson wants to slow Barbosa down by chopping away at his legs.
Barbosa throws a lazy uppercut
and Robson counters with a nice uppercut.
Oliver Robson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barbosa moves into the clinch successfully.
Barbosa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Barbosa.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Robson.
Baldomir Barbosa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barbosa struggles to land a body shot inside as Robson controls his hands.
Robson tries to throw a body punch but Barbosa avoids it by throwing Robson back against the cage.
Barbosa tries a body shot but Robson blocks it.
Barbosa tries to throw a body punch but Robson avoids it by throwing Barbosa back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Baldomir Barbosa.
I think Robson 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 48:47
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 48:48
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 48:48
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
Oliver Robson retains his title. It's always disappointing when a championship fight ends as a draw but that's what happens when you leave the fight in the judges hands!
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