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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tory Hopkins (ranked 2237 p4p, 2866 weight class) and Jim Duggan (ranked 311 p4p, 376 weight class). Hopkins comes to the cage accompanied by Last Time That I Checc'd by Nipsey Hussle & YG. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tory Hopkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jim Duggan!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hopkins checks a leg kick.
Duggan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hopkins cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
 It looks like Jim Duggan has been cut.
Hopkins takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hopkins bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Duggan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hopkins.
Hopkins throws a body punch but Duggan moves out of range.
Hopkins throws a push kick but Duggan slaps the foot to one side.
Duggan lands with a right hand.
Hopkins misses with an uppercut.
Hopkins takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hopkins throws a chopping leg kick but Duggan manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Duggan is looking to clinch.
Duggan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hopkins's waist but Hopkins gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Duggan off to one side.
Hopkins half committed to a counter leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Duggan.
The fighters circling - Hopkins throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hopkins gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hopkins showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Duggan.
Hopkins throwing a counter right hand but Duggan manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duggan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hopkins tries to score with a low kick but Duggan moves his leg out of the way.
Hopkins lunges at Duggan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Duggan's hand.
Duggan misses with a body shot.
Hopkins throws a hook to the side of Duggan's head but Duggan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hopkins connects with the punch.
Hopkins throws a quick inside leg kick.
Duggan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Duggan throws the kick towards the body but Hopkins avoids it.
Hopkins half committed to a counter leg kick.
Duggan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Duggan tries to clinch up but Hopkins circles away and keeps his distance.
Duggan digs a good body shot into Hopkins's ribs.
Duggan works Hopkins's body with a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Duggan connects with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duggan looks to land a combination but Hopkins avoids it well.
An attempted straight right counter from Hopkins misses the target.
Hopkins takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hopkins scores with a nice body kick.
Duggan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Duggan tries to land a front kick but Hopkins steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A little feinted left hand from Hopkins on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Duggan scores with a kick to the midsection.
Hopkins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Duggan was well out of range. Poor timing from Hopkins.
Duggan jabs at Hopkins's body.
Duggan scores with a jab to the body.
Hopkins takes one to the side of the head.
Duggan wants to clinch but Hopkins slips to the side
enabling Hopkins to counter with a crisp jab.
Hopkins throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Duggan on the side of the head.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Duggan checks a leg kick.
Duggan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hopkins loads up on a big right hand but Duggan slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jim Duggan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duggan slips a straight right by Hopkins.
Duggan misses with a wild body shot.
Hopkins takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Duggan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hopkins avoids it really well and circles away.
Duggan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nice jab there from Duggan.
Duggan misses the body punch
and Hopkins counters with a good low kick that Duggan was not able to check.
Duggan tests Hopkins's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Duggan throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Duggan tries to work over Hopkins's front leg with a kick but Hopkins checks it.
Duggan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A left lands for Hopkins.
Hopkins misses with an uppercut.
Hopkins moves out of range of the body kick.
Duggan misses with a body shot.
Duggan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hopkins moves away.
Duggan throws out a loose jab but Hopkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hopkins is looking to counter punch.
Duggan moves out of range as Hopkins strikes.
Hopkins throws a leg kick but Duggan checks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Duggan swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Hopkins to counter with a crisp jab.
Hopkins throws a jab but it's blocked by Duggan.
Duggan tries to counter with a clinch but Hopkins shakes him off and moves away.
Duggan connects with a looping right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Duggan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jim Duggan's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hopkins chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hopkins uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hopkins misses with an uppercut.
Duggan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hopkins as he jumps to the side.
Hopkins pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Duggan throws a leg kick which misses Hopkins's front leg but catches the back leg as Hopkins tries to avoid it.
Hopkins scores with a leg kick.
Duggan lands with a cross.
Duggan walks into a left hand.
Duggan scores with a push kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Duggan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Duggan moves into the clinch.
Duggan blocks an elbow strike from Hopkins.
Duggan can't find room to land a body shot as Hopkins controls the action.
Duggan breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Duggan with the inside leg kick.
Hopkins throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Duggan's corner calls for a 1-2. Duggan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hopkins throws a jab but it's blocked by Duggan.
The fighters circling - Duggan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Duggan throws a combination. Hopkins tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Duggan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Duggan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hopkins is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
An inside leg kick from Duggan misses.
Hopkins feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Duggan.
Tory Hopkins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Duggan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hopkins checks it well.
Duggan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Duggan on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
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!
Duggan takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins lands with an uppercut that bounces Duggan off the cage and back into range.
Duggan throws the left hand but Hopkins avoids the punch easily.
Duggan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hopkins fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hopkins throws a body punch but Duggan moves out of range.
A jab lands there for Duggan.
Duggan misses with a leg kick
and Duggan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Duggan with a nice calf kick.
Hopkins drops Duggan with a naaaaasty hook - Duggan is in real trouble here! Hopkins dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tory Hopkins!
Our winner, Tory Hopkins, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ilya Kushnirov (ranked 1518 p4p, 1342 weight class) and Zett Jukassa (ranked 186 p4p, 167 weight class). Ilya Kushnirov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick |
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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 20 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ilya Kushnirov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zett Jukassa!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Jukassa digs a good hook to Kushnirov's body.
Jukassa lunges at Kushnirov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kushnirov's hand.
Jukassa feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kushnirovs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jukassa lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jukassa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kushnirov moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jukassa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kushnirov attempts a counter takedown but Jukassa avoids it well and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jukassa throws a jab but it's blocked by Kushnirov.
Kushnirov changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Jukassa scores with a nice right hand.
Jukassa throws a shot to the body.
Jukassa misses with a straight left.
Kushnirov feinted with a counter takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jukassa misses with a wild body shot.
Kushnirov attempts a counter takedown but Jukassa avoids it well and moves away.
Jukassa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kushnirov was well out of range. Poor timing from Jukassa.
Jukassa misses with a looping right.
Kushnirov drops down looking for a counter takedown but Jukassa sprawls and moves away.
Jukassa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jukassa takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jukassa sizes up Kushnirov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kushnirov moves away from the strike by Jukassa.
Kushnirov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jukassa works Kushnirov's body with a nice hook.
Jukassa has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kushnirov slips a straight right by Jukassa.
Kushnirov half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Jukassa is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Jukassa throws a body punch but Kushnirov moves out of range.
Kushnirov attempts a counter takedown but Jukassa avoids it well and moves away.
Jukassa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kushnirov attempts a counter takedown but Jukassa avoids it well and moves away.
Jukassa missing with a left hand there. Kushnirov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kushnirov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zett Jukassa dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Nice jab there from Jukassa.
Jukassa bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jukassa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kushnirov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jukassa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kushnirov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kushnirov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Kushnirov might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Kushnirov defending well as Jukassa loads up on a big left hand.
Kushnirov attempts a counter takedown but Jukassa avoids it well and moves away.
A swing and a miss from Jukassa.
Jukassa misses with a double jab.
Kushnirov appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jukassa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kushnirov was well out of range. Poor timing from Jukassa.
Zett Jukassa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kushnirov ducks under a wild hook from Jukassa.
Jukassa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kushnirov moves away.
Kushnirov tries to counter with a takedown but Jukassa is quick to defend against it.
Jukassa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jukassa throws an overhand right that lands on Kushnirov's shoulder, as Kushnirov tries to avoid the shot.
Kushnirov changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jukassa misses with a looping left.
Kushnirov displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jukassa.
Kushnirov attempts a counter takedown but Jukassa avoids it well and moves away.
Kushnirov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
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.
Jukassa lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jukassa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kushnirov moves away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jukassa darts in and clinches Kushnirov up against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zett Jukassa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Jukassa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jukassa looks to throw the jab but Kushnirov is out of range.
Jukassa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jukassa cracks Kushnirov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jukassa lands with an overhand left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kushnirov moves forwards but Jukassa connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A swing and a miss from Jukassa.
Jukassa throws a jab but it's blocked by Kushnirov.
Kushnirov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Zett Jukassa is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kushnirov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jukassa.
Jukassa scores with a punch to the head.
Jukassa lands a nice shot that snaps Kushnirov's head back.
A punch lands to the side of Kushnirov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jukassa throws a body shot but no joy.
Jukassa misses with a body shot.
Jukassa connects with a jab.
Jukassa thuds his right hand into Kushnirov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jukassa misses with a body shot.
Kushnirov changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kushnirov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jukassa.
Jukassa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jukassa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kushnirov moves away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jukassa misses with a wild body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zett Jukassa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jukassa 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 24:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 24:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zett Jukassa!
Zett Jukassa decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nick Jackson (ranked 1880 p4p, 1522 weight class) and Richard Morrison (ranked 131 p4p, 115 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nick Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Richard Morrison!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson needs to keep his hands up - Morrison had a free shot at his head there.
Morrison scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Morrison swings away with a body shot that misses
and Jackson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Morrison is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jackson.
Morrison thuds his right hand into Jackson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Morrison shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Morrison swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jackson throws a jab but it's blocked by Morrison.
Morrison jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jackson slips under a jab.
Morrison is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Jackson slips under a jab from Morrison.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jackson 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 Morrison has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Morrison and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jackson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Morrison sprawls well initially but Jackson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
We've been hearing that Jackson has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morrison tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Morrison punching from the bottom.
Morrison misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Morrison has hold of Jackson's hands but Jackson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jackson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Morrison throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morrison misses with some strikes from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson wants to take a breather but Morrison is having none of it.
Morrison punching from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson blocks the strikes from Morrison.
Jackson winds up and cracks Morrison with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Jackson blocks the strikes from Morrison.
Morrison wants to improve his position but Jackson is controlling well.
Jackson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Morrison flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Jackson is nestled in close to Morrison, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Morrison wants to improve his position but Jackson is controlling well.
Ground and pound from Jackson.
Morrison is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Jackson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Jackson's back!
You can see the frustration on Jackson's face He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Morrison missing with strikes.
Morrison missing with punches from the back.
Morrison throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison has the hooks in. Jackson is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Morrison missing with punches from the back.
Morrison misses with a punch to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson manages to reverse the position and now he's in Morrison's guard. Nice work there by Jackson.
Jackson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Jackson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Morrison is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jackson lands a couple of elbows.
Jackson 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.
Jackson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Morrison lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Jackson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Morrison working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jackson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Morrison can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Jackson holds on and takes a little breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson looking to control.
Morrison in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Morrison throws a strike but Jackson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Morrison trying to strike off his back.
Jackson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Morrison throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Jackson taking a breather here.
Morrison throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Jackson working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Jackson is looking to take a break and control but Morrison is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Morrison misses with a strike from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Morrison some visible discomfort.
Morrison tries to bench press Jackson off him but Jackson keeps the position.
Jackson cracks Morrison with a big elbow.
Morrison tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Jackson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Jackson trying to control the action but Morrison is working from the bottom.
Morrison takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Morrison manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Morrison is looking to work some ground and pound but Jackson has wrist control.
Morrison throws a big elbow that misses.
Jackson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Morrison can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Jackson has momentary wrist control but Morrison slips an elbow through the middle.
Morrison in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Nick Jackson will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Morrison chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jackson can pounce on him.
Morrison lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jackson closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Morrison's guard.
Morrison throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Morrison striking off his back but it's not causing Jackson any problems.
Morrison throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Morrison throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Jackson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Morrison trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Jackson slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Morrison.
Morrison throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Jackson is looking to take a break and control but Morrison is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson trying to mount his opponent but Morrison defends it.
Jackson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Morrison keeps working.
Jackson prevents Morrison from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison missing with punches from the bottom.
Jackson drops an elbow to the side of Morrison's head.
Morrison strikes from the bottom but Jackson passes into mount!
Morrison is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Nick Jackson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jackson raining down hammerfists from mount.
Jackson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Jackson with good strikes from the mount here!
 Morrison is rocked!
Jackson is landing with some decent strikes but Morrison is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Morrison is still in real trouble! Can Jackson finish him?
Morrison is trying to escape the mount.
Morrison takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Jackson's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nick Jackson!
Our winner, Nick Jackson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Lomax (ranked 1146 p4p, 956 weight class) and Tank Tribute (ranked 176 p4p, 148 weight class). Tribute has chosen tank abbot tribute as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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 39 - 22 - 2, fighting out of New York, Vincent Lomax!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tank Tribute!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tribute's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lomax under the eye.
Lomax keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tribute.
Lomax misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tribute lands with a kick to the ribs.
Tribute throws a hook to the side of Lomax's head but Lomax sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lomax takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Lomax looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Tribute feints and then cracks Lomax's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lomax down.
Lomax swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lomax has been working on his balance at Casa Steel, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Tribute.
Lomax takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tribute with a nice calf kick.
Tribute throws a nice outside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Tribute.
Tribute dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lomax. That did some damage!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A good leg kick by Tribute.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lomax throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tribute bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Lomax blocks a leg kick.
Tribute lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tribute sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Lomax lands the left hand.
Tribute scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lomax throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tank Tribute seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tribute ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Good leg kick by Tribute.
Tribute fakes the leg kick and cracks Lomax in the body.
Tribute throws a leg kick but Lomax sees it coming and moves out of range.
Lomax walks into a straight right hand from Tribute.
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!
Tribute lands a leg kick that knocks Lomax off balance momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lomax is looking to score with low kicks.
Lomax is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tribute takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Lomax keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Lomax on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tribute blocks the body kick.
Tribute fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tribute buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A low kick lands for Tribute.
Tank Tribute is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tribute moves away from the strike by Lomax.
Tribute with a jab.
Tribute lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lomax's sensitive parts.
Tribute lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lomax at a distance.
Tribute moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tribute darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lomax keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tribute.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lomax clinches up with Tribute and pushes him back against the cage.
Lomax pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tribute swings widly with a right hand
and Lomax counters with a nice kick to the body.
Lomax throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tribute throws a sloppy body shot
and Lomax counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That kick from Tribute tenderised Lomax's leg. Lomax is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tribute misses with a body kick.
Lomax missing with a left hand there. Tribute was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tribute throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
It looked like Lomax was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Tribute.
Lomax tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tribute is looking to slow Lomax down with leg kicks.
Tribute ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lomax moves away.
Tribute misses the shot to the body.
Tribute throws a hook but Lomax blocks it.
Lomax throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tribute counters with a low kick, right behind Lomax 's knee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tribute blocks a low kick nicely.
Tribute fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lomax misses with a body kick.
Tribute scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tribute comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tribute checks a low kick from Lomax.
Tribute was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Tribute throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
And Lomax counters with a quick kick to the body but Tribute blocks it.
Tribute rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lomax counters with a nice body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Tribute.
Lomax misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lomax clinches up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lomax keeps control of Tribute as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tribute's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lomax avoids the body shot from Tribute.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tank Tribute dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tribute throws the left hand but Lomax avoids the punch easily.
Lomax was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lomax cracks Tribute with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tribute.
Tribute misses with a leg kick
and Lomax counters with a nice kick to the body.
Tribute has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tribute takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lomax defending well as Tribute loads up on a big left hand.
Tribute throws a shot from downtown. Lomax moves away and avoids it.
And Lomax counters with a quick kick to the body but Tribute blocks it.
Tribute on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tribute throws a low kick, looking for Lomax's leg but Lomax calmly moves out of range.
Tribute misses with a leg kick
and Lomax counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Tank Tribute has been cut.
Tribute digs a good body shot into Lomax's ribs.
Tribute misses with a looping right.
Tribute's corner calls for a 1-2. Tribute obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tribute fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lomax moves out of range as Tribute strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tribute uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A good leg kick by Tribute.
Tribute moves out of range of the body kick.
Tribute looks to land a body kick but Lomax moved away.
Tribute swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lomax quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Tribute with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tribute motions for Lomax to come forward. Tribute throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lomax turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lomax takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tribute jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lomax tries a low kick but Tribute avoids it.
Tank Tribute seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tribute throws out a loose jab but Lomax uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lomax paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tribute checks a low kick from Lomax.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tribute is looking to slow Lomax down with leg kicks.
Lomax misses with a wild combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lomax moves out of range of the strikes.
Tribute throws a hook but Lomax avoids it easily.
Lomax tries to clinch up but Tribute circles away and keeps his distance.
Lomax throws a right and a left that Tribute avoids nicely.
It seemed like Tribute was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A big right from Tribute misses.
Tribute throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Tribute scores with a jab. Lomax acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tribute lunges at Lomax with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lomax's hand.
Tribute scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tribute connects with a nice looking jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lomax buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lomax on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tribute. Tribute obviously looking to wear him down.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tribute.
Tribute lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tribute changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tribute looks to score with a jab to the body but Lomax is just out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Lomax misses the target.
Tribute looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tribute jabs at Lomax's body.
Tribute looks to throw the jab but Lomax is out of range.
Tribute misses with a low kick.
Lomax just misses with a punch to the body.
Tribute looks to throw the jab but Lomax is out of range.
Lomax lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Tribute lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tribute misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Tribute finds it's target.
Lomax moves out of range of the strikes.
Lomax is looking to clinch but Tribute is avoiding it.
Tribute throws a good cross that connects.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tribute connects with a right hand. Lomax shakes it off.
Lomax finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Tribute tries to work over Lomax's front leg with a kick but Lomax checks it.
Lomax on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tribute. Tribute obviously looking to wear him down.
Tribute dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lomax. That did some damage!
Tribute scores with a push kick.
Tribute checks the leg kick.
It seemed like Tribute was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tribute lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jab by Tribute.
Tribute blocks a head kick by Lomax.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tank Tribute showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tank Tribute's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Lomax fails in his attempt to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tribute! But no joy.
Tribute misses with an uppercut
and Lomax cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tribute lands a leg kick that knocks Lomax off balance momentarily.
Lomax throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tribute connects with a single shot there.
Lomax walks forward, straight into a front kick from Tribute.
Tribute thows a body kick. Lomax tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Lomax lunges at Tribute with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tribute's hand.
Tribute swings for the body but Lomax moves out of range.
Tribute scores with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lomax takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tribute scores with a decent looking hook.
Lomax takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tribute chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lomax can pounce on him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tribute misses with a lunging right hand
and Lomax connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lomax throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jab, jab by Tribute - just one landing.
A swing and a miss from Tribute.
Lomax on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Tribute needs to keep his hands up - Lomax had a free shot at his head there.
Lomax moves in looking to clinch but Tribute pushes him off.
Tribute throws a chopping leg kick but Lomax manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lomax moves out of range as Tribute strikes.
Lomax looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A low kick lands for Tribute.
Tribute misses with a hook
and Lomax counters with a leg kick.
Tribute scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That kick from Tribute tenderised Lomax's leg. Lomax is trying to keep his angry face on.
Vincent Lomax has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tribute connects with a solid leg kick.
Lomax will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Lomax throws a lazy uppercut
and Tribute counters with a nice leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tribute fakes the leg kick and cracks Lomax in the body.
Lomax ducks under a wild hook from Tribute.
Lomax has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tribute finds it's way round the side to connect with Lomax's head.
Tribute thows a body kick. Lomax tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Tribute fakes the leg kick and cracks Lomax in the body.
Tribute throws a low kick, looking for Lomax's leg but Lomax calmly moves out of range.
Lomax throwing a counter right hand but Tribute manages to avoid it.
Lomax takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tribute scores with a leg kick.
Tribute scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tribute throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lomax counters with a good low kick that Tribute was not able to check.
Lomax throws a head kick that misses.
Lomax moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tribute slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nice body punch from Tribute.
Tribute is looking to chop away at Lomax's legs.
Tribute lands a glancing blow to the side of Lomax's head.
Tribute throws an off balance right hand
and Lomax connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tribute scores with a jab to the body.
Lomax throws a low kick but Tribute moves out of range easily.
Tribute looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lomax on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Lomax clinches up against the cage.
Tribute tries to circle away but Lomax has him pinned against the cage.
Lomax lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lomax tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tribute wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lomax has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lomax lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tribute blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tribute managing to block the knees to the body from Lomax.
Lomax landing knees to the head.
Lomax is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Tribute escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice defenses there by Lomax.
An inside leg kick lands from Tribute.
Nice straight punches there by Lomax. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lomax.
That has opened up Tank Tribute's cut even more.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tribute.
Tribute smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tribute lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lomax's sensitive parts.
Tribute bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lomax's head.
Lomax keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tribute.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tank Tribute comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tribute winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tank Tribute!
A victorious Tank Tribute thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Vincent Lomax was interviewed post fight and said 'God dammit'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Holden Gracie (ranked 885 p4p, 405 weight class) and James Spencer (ranked 115 p4p, 50 weight class). 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Holden Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Spencer!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie lands a jab to Spencer's midsection.
Gracie wants to clinch up but Spencer keeps it at a distance.
Spencer throws out a counter right but Gracie avoids it with no problem.
A head kick misses from Spencer.
Gracie avoids the body shot from Spencer.
Gracie lands a nice shot to the body.
Gracie throws a head kick that misses.
Spencer looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gracie throws a sloppy head kick and Spencer moves out of range easily.
Gracie throws a sloppy head kick and Spencer moves out of range easily.
A good leg kick by Spencer.
Gracie looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gracie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spencer throws a half hearted mid kick.
Spencer takes one on the button.
Gracie swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Spencer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gracie has Spencer up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie tries to break the clinch but Spencer is controlling the position.
Spencer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Spencer prevents Gracie from breaking the clinch.
Nice body punch from Spencer.
Spencer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gracie throws a sloppy head kick and Spencer moves out of range easily.
Spencer is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Gracie.
A punch combination from Gracie misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Spencer! But no joy.
The fighters circling - Gracie throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It seemed like Spencer was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gracie fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gracie fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gracie misses with a series of wild punches.
Gracie scores with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spencer avoids the head kick by Gracie.
Gracie clinches.
Spencer taking a breather.
Spencer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Spencer takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Spencer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Spencer walks into a jab.
Gracie lands with a straight right. Spencer didn't see that one coming.
Gracie throws a lazy uppercut
and Spencer makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gracie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A left lands for Gracie.
Gracie tries to clinch but Spencer moves out of range.
Spencer is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Spencer only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Spencer blocks a head kick by Gracie.
Spencer looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gracie tests Spencer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gracie throws a head kick that misses
and Spencer counters with a nice body kick.
Gracie throws a head kick but Spencer moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Gracie.
Spencer follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Gracie tries a head kick but it misses.
Gracie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Spencer swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gracie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Spencer misses with a hook. Gracie ducked under it nicely.
Gracie tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Spencer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Spencer throws out a counter right but Gracie avoids it with no problem.
Spencer ducks right into an uppercut from Gracie.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Spencer walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gracie throws a sloppy head kick and Spencer moves out of range easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch but Spencer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Spencer on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gracie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Spencer let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
No joy there for Gracie, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gracie throws a shot from downtown. Spencer moves away and avoids it.
A nice side step and Spencer releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Holden Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Gracie throws a jab when Spencer was well out of range.
Gracie misses with a wild combination.
Spencer looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Holden Gracie dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Gracie lands a high kick!
Gracie fails to land with a series of punches.
Gracie tries to clinch but Spencer moves out of range.
Gracie wants to clinch up but Spencer keeps it at a distance.
Gracie throws a sloppy head kick and Spencer moves out of range easily.
Gracie swings for the body but Spencer moves out of range.
Gracie throws a head kick that misses.
Spencer appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Spencer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gracie manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie takes a swing at Spencer's ribcage but misses.
It seemed like Spencer was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gracie stalks Spencer and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Spencer's face. Spencer staggers backwards, shaken.
Gracie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Holden Gracie is winning the standup battle so far.
A head kick misses from Gracie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Spencer is looking to chop away at Gracie's legs.
Gracie throws a sloppy head kick and Spencer moves out of range easily.
Spencer avoids the head kick by Gracie.
Spencer thinks about the counter body kick.
A head kick by Gracie misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Spencer takes a kick to the side of the head.
Gracie throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gracie throws a head kick but Spencer moves out of range.
Spencer throws out a counter right but Gracie avoids it with no problem.
Spencer avoids the head kick by Gracie.
Gracie throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Spencer defending well as Gracie loads up on a big left hand.
Gracie throws a head kick but Spencer moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spencer slips a straight right by Gracie.
Gracie throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Spencer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gracie is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Spencer can do to turn this around?
Gracie throws a head kick that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Spencer! But no joy.
Spencer drops his hands momentarily and Gracie takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gracie throws a body punch but Spencer moves out of range.
Spencer only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Gracie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Spencer looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Spencer looks to land a body kick but Gracie moved away.
Spencer jabs at Gracie's body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gracie lands a jab-cross combination.
Gracie lands a lovely overhand right.
Spencer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A head kick misses from Gracie.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throws a sloppy head kick and Spencer moves out of range easily.
Gracie fails to land with a series of punches.
Gracie misses the shot to the body.
Spencer throws a shot to the body.
Spencer throws the kick towards the body but Gracie avoids it.
Gracie moves out of range of the body kick from Spencer.
Gracie throws a right hand that misses
and Spencer counters with a slapping leg kick.
Gracie fails with an attempt to clinch.
Spencer dodges the punch combination from Gracie.
Spencer unleashes a big counter combination but Gracie bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Gracie scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spencer throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gracie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Spencer.
Spencer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gracie.
Spencer swats away the attempt to clinch by Gracie.
Spencer now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Gracie misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Spencer looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Spencer has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Spencer there as he acknowledges the shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gracie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gracie pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Spencer appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Spencer throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gracie closes the distance but Spencer moves to the side
and Spencer makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Holden Gracie dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Gracie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Spencer keeps the fight on the outside.
Spencer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Spencer swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Spencer cracks a nice hook into Gracie's ribs.
Gracie misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick by Gracie misses
and Spencer counters with a stiff right hand.
Gracie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gracie lands a nice shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spencer takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Spencer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gracie.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Spencer thumps Gracie with a low kick.
Spencer throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie tries to clinch there but Spencer circles away.
Gracie misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Spencer was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Spencer lands a jab.
Gracie throws a big shot that misses.
Gracie jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gracie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Spencer steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Gracie throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Spencer's head.
Spencer thuds his right hand into Gracie's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gracie wants to clinch.
Gracie swings for the body but Spencer moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Gracie.
Gracie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spencer manages to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Gracie.
Gracie sizes up Spencer with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gracie throws a jab when Spencer was well out of range.
Spencer is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Gracie with a body shot.
Gracie moves to clinch but Spencer breaks away
and Spencer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spencer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gracie doesn't manage to clinch there - Spencer circles away.
Gracie fails to land with a series of punches.
Gracie misses with a head kick.
Spencer replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Gracie blocks it well.
James Spencer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Gracie lands but Spencer takes it in his stride.
Gracie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Spencer comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gracie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch but Spencer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Spencer throws out a counter right but Gracie avoids it with no problem.
Spencer throws a wild body kick that Gracie sees coming a mile off.
Spencer looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gracie slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Holden Gracie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gracie misses with a wild body shot.
Spencer is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Gracie with a body shot.
Gracie fails in his attempt to clinch.
Spencer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gracie.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie closes the distance and clinches.
Gracie wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Spencer scores with a nice short uppercut.
Spencer tries to work over Gracie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gracie slows down the pace here.
Spencer breaks from the clinch.
Spencer misses with a two punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A little jabbing left from Spencer on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gracie throws a head kick that misses.
Spencer now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Nice straight punches there by Spencer. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Spencer.
Spencer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Spencer appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Holden Gracie.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gracie, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Holden Gracie!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wanderson Machado (ranked 192 p4p, 221 weight class) and Clubber Lang (ranked 26 p4p, 28 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Machado might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to El Barrio. 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 35 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wanderson Machado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Clubber Lang!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lang walks forward, straight into a front kick from Machado.
Machado looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Machado thows a leg kick but Lang checks it
and Lang counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Machado misses with a low kick.
Machado throws out a loose jab but Lang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lang waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Machado.
Machado lands with a shot to the body.
Machado throws a jab but it's blocked by Lang.
Machado lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lang's sensitive parts.
Lang works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lang fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Machado throws a body kick that misses.
Lang looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Machado throws the left hand but Lang avoids the punch easily.
Machado loads up on a big right hand but Lang slips the punch.
Machado swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lang counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Machado tries to land a leg kick but Lang saw it coming and moves away.
Lang takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Machado.
Machado backing away here, and Lang unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machado throws out a loose jab but Lang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lang only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Machado misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lang connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lang uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Machado.
Lang looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Machado throws a hook to the side of Lang's head but Lang sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Machado backing away here, and Lang unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Machado connects with a right hand. Lang shakes it off.
Wanderson Machado seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Machado throws a right hand that misses
and Lang counters with a straight right hand.
Machado throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Machado looks to land a body kick but Lang moved away.
Machado throws a chopping leg kick but Lang manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Machado with a nice calf kick.
Nice straight punches there by Machado. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Machado.
Machado throws a leg kick but Lang sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jab, jab by Machado - just one landing.
Lang moves out of range as Machado strikes.
Machado throws a low kick, looking for Lang's leg but Lang calmly moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machado misses with a leg kick.
Lang has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Lang drops his hands momentarily and Machado takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Machado throws a leg kick
and Lang counters with a nice uppercut.
Machado waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lang.
Machado tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lang was well out of range. Poor timing from Machado.
Lang is looking for the big counter here.
Nice defenses there by Lang.
Lang scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Machado attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Machado bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Machado throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lang on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Machado. Machado obviously looking to wear him down.
Lang misses the shot to the body.
Lang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Machado manages to avoid it.
Machado throws out a powerful jab.
Machado lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Machado throws a low kick but Lang moves out of range easily.
Lang counters with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lang misses with a straight right.
Machado looks to land a left hand but Lang moved out of range nicely.
Lang throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Machado looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Machado misses with a low kick as Lang jumps back.
Lang thinks about the counter body kick.
Machado punishes Lang's body with a nice straight punch.
Machado digs a good body shot into Lang's ribs.
Machado stuns Lang with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Machado finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Machado.
Machado throws the left hand but Lang avoids the punch easily.
Machado is looking to slow Lang down with leg kicks.
Lang dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Machado. That did some damage!
Machado throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machado misses with an uppercut
and Lang counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Machado chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Machado 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.
Machado throws a looping overhand right but Lang ducks down to avoid it.
Lang tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Machado tries to land a leg kick but Lang saw it coming and moves away.
Machado backing away here, and Lang unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Lang gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Machado.
Lang misses with a straight left.
Machado avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Machado throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lang counters with a good low kick that Machado was not able to check.
Machado throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lang counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lang defending well as Machado loads up on a big left hand.
Machado has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lang finds it's way round the side to connect with Machado's head.
Machado walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lang checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lang needs to keep his hands up - Machado had a free shot at his head there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wanderson Machado dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lang will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A bone on bone clash there as Lang blocks the leg kick.
Lang counters with a body kick.
Wanderson Machado is winning the standup battle so far.
Machado misses with a low kick.
Machado rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lang counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Machado.
A slapping body kick lands there for Lang.
Crunch! Machado slams his shin into Lang's torso.
A big left from Machado misses.
Machado keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Machado.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lang attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
As Lang backs away, Machado returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Lang gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Lang might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Machado has got the better of the exchanges.
Lang defending well as Machado loads up on a big left hand.
Machado misses with a hook to the body
and Lang counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Machado throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lang uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Machado.
Lang looks for the body kick but Machado saw that one coming.
Machado throws a lazy uppercut
and Lang counters with an outside leg kick.
Lang's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Machado ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lang moves away.
A shot to the body from Machado misses
and Lang counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lang lands a nice looking kick to the body. Machado takes a step back to recover.
Lang stuns Machado with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Machado with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Machado throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lang on the side of the head.
Machado lands a jab to the nose.
Machado misses with a shot to the body
and Lang counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Machado keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Machado walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lang checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Machado misses with a wild body shot.
Lang tries a quick counter leg kick but Machado is wise to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lang takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lang looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lang has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Machado will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lang looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Machado misses with a left hand
and Lang cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lang ducks under a wild hook from Machado.
Machado throws an off balance right hand
and Lang makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Machado throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lang counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lang throws a body shot but no joy.
Machado throws a leg kick
and Lang cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Machado throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lang looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Machado misses with a hook.
And Lang responds with a good body kick, but Machado manages to step out the way in time.
Lang ducks under a wild hook from Machado.
Lang tries a quick counter leg kick but Machado is wise to it.
A low kick from Machado is predictable there
and Lang counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fighters circling - Machado throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lang dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Machado. That did some damage!
Machado lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Machado shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Machado throws a leg kick which misses Lang's front leg but catches the back leg as Lang tries to avoid it.
Lang thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Machado if he has to take too many more of those.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Machado. Lang shrugs it off though.
Lang takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Machado loads up on a big right hand but Lang slips the punch.
Lang doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Machado avoids the body shot from Lang.
Machado throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lang counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Machado connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lang's hands.
Machado throws a lazy uppercut
and Lang counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Machado loads up on a big right hand but Lang slips the punch.
Lang swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lang gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Machado.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Machado works the jab nicely.
Machado is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lang can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lang lands a leg kick that knocks Machado off balance momentarily.
Lang keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Machado.
Lang misses with a wild body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Machado blocks the leg kick.
Lang blocks a jab.
A shot to the liver by Machado. Beautiful body shot.
Lang swings for the body but Machado moves out of range.
Machado has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Lang.
A big right from Lang misses.
Machado fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lang.
Nice defenses there by Machado.
Lang lands with a straight right. Machado didn't see that one coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A swing and a miss from Machado.
A nice leg kick lands there from Machado.
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 Wanderson Machado will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Machado connects with a solid leg kick.
Clubber Lang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Machado throws a low kick, looking for Lang's leg but Lang calmly moves out of range.
Machado cracks Lang with an open hand slap.
Machado scores with a kick to the body.
Lang pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Machado misses with a wild body shot.
A swing and a miss from Machado.
Lang takes a jab right on the kisser.
Machado misses with a looping right.
Machado throws a leg kick
and Lang counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
 It looks like Wanderson Machado has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Machado lands a leg kick that knocks Lang off balance momentarily.
Machado throws a chopping leg kick but Lang manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lang avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Machado throws a leg kick that misses.
Machado throws a leg kick
letting Lang counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machado doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Machado throws a leg kick
and Lang counters with a straight right hand.
Lang gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lang checks a leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Machado 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 Lang has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lang and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Machado throws a leg kick but Lang checks it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lang checks a leg kick.
Machado throws the left hand but Lang avoids the punch easily.
Lang moves out of range as Machado strikes.
Lang appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Machado misses with a hook.
Lang takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Machado throws a low kick but Lang moves out of range easily.
Machado wants to slow Lang down by chopping away at his legs.
A low kick from Machado misses
and Lang counters with an outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machado throws a leg kick that misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lang checks a leg kick.
Machado throws a front kick aimed at Lang's knee but Lang avoids it well.
Machado lands a glancing blow to the side of Lang's head.
Machado tests Lang's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Machado 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 Lang has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lang and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Machado misses the jab.
Lang misses with a hook.
Lang lands a nice shot that snaps Machado's head back.
Lang keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Machado.
Lang throws a shot from downtown. Machado moves away and avoids it.
Machado moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
An inside leg kick from Machado misses.
Machado's corner calls for a 1-2. Machado obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machado throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Machado throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Machado.
Lang moves out of range as Machado strikes.
Lang counters with a body kick.
Machado misses with a hook. Lang ducked under it nicely.
Lang checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lang flicks out a counter leg kick but Machado steps away.
Machado ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Machado lands a leg kick that knocks Lang off balance momentarily.
Machado pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lang doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Lang just misses with a punch to the body.
Lang checks a leg kick.
Machado misses with a low kick as Lang jumps back.
Lang takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Machado throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machado fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lang has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lang tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Machado tests Lang's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Machado throws out a loose jab but Lang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Machado throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Lang to counter with a crisp jab.
A nice leg kick from Lang, right into the meat of the thigh.
Machado lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lang lands with a right hand.
Machado throws a jab when Lang was well out of range.
Machado backing away here, and Lang unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Lang takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A big left from Lang misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Machado.
A slow jab from Machado misses its intended target.
Machado throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wanderson Machado showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Machado 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wanderson Machado!
Wanderson Machado thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eemeli Lampi (ranked 389 p4p, 358 weight class) and Kjetil Olsen (ranked 51 p4p, 46 weight class). Olsen has chosen Tubthumping by Chumbawamba as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Kjetil Olsen told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Eemeli Lampi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kjetil Olsen!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olsen throws a right hand that misses
and Lampi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lampi throws a push kick but Olsen slaps the foot to one side.
Olsen throws out a counter right but Lampi avoids it with no problem.
Lampi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
It looks like Eemeli Lampi has been cut.
Lampi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Olsen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Olsen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Olsen misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Olsen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Olsen is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Olsen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lampi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lampi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Olsen as he connects with a hook.
Lampi gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Olsen.
Lampi misses with a right hand
and Olsen counters with a crisp right hand that drops Lampi! Olsen lets Lampi back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
 Lampi is rocked!
Lampi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Olsen was well out of range. Poor timing from Lampi.
Olsen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lampi swings widly with a right hand
and Olsen counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kjetil Olsen!
After winning the bout, Kjetil Olsen thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Keisuke Matsuzaka (ranked 112 p4p, 90 weight class) and Dude McWrestler (ranked 17 p4p, 11 weight class). McWrestler is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Acclaimed Emotions. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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 35 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Keisuke Matsuzaka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Dude McWrestler!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matsuzaka defends well against a solid takedown attempt from McWrestler.
McWrestler throws a shot from downtown. Matsuzaka moves away and avoids it.
McWrestler shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Matsuzaka counters with a thumping low kick.
Matsuzaka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McWrestler paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McWrestler appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
McWrestler looks to land a left hand but Matsuzaka moved out of range nicely.
A quick step to the side and Matsuzaka tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
McWrestler misses with an uppercut. Matsuzaka saw that one coming.
Matsuzaka feints and then cracks McWrestler's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McWrestler down.
Matsuzaka throws a leg kick but McWrestler sees it coming and checks it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matsuzaka on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
McWrestler smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Matsuzaka is looking to clinch.
McWrestler swats away the attempt to clinch by Matsuzaka.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
McWrestler slowing the pace effectively.
McWrestler taking a breather.
Matsuzaka tries to work over McWrestler's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Matsuzaka tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McWrestler avoids the elbow strike from Matsuzaka, against the cage.
McWrestler taking a breather.
McWrestler prevents a body shot from Matsuzaka.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Matsuzaka.
Matsuzaka swings wildly with an uppercut but McWrestler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Matsuzaka lands a body punch in the clinch.
Matsuzaka lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Dude McWrestler has been cut.
Matsuzaka blocks a body shot from McWrestler.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matsuzaka lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McWrestler backwards.
McWrestler lands with a right to the head.
I was talking to Matsuzaka's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
McWrestler lands a right hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McWrestler.
Matsuzaka tries to work over McWrestler's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Matsuzaka lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McWrestler lands a hook that snaps the head of Matsuzaka backwards.
McWrestler stalling in the clinch.
Matsuzaka stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
McWrestler stalling against the cage.
Matsuzaka tries to throw a body punch but McWrestler avoids it by throwing Matsuzaka back against the cage.
Matsuzaka avoiding damage.
McWrestler changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Matsuzaka fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Keisuke Matsuzaka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dude McWrestler.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts McWrestler, as that shot connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McWrestler circles away from the clinch attempt.
McWrestler throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Matsuzaka throwing a counter right hand but McWrestler manages to avoid it.
McWrestler scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The fight stays on the outside here - Matsuzaka looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McWrestler misses with an uppercut. Matsuzaka saw that one coming.
Matsuzaka fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with McWrestler, pushing him back against the cage.
Matsuzaka blocks an uppercut.
Good body shot from Matsuzaka.
Matsuzaka blocking some punches.
Matsuzaka throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
McWrestler is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Matsuzaka is keeping busy.
Nice elbow from Matsuzaka.
Nice body punch from Matsuzaka.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Matsuzaka.
McWrestler lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Matsuzaka tries to work over McWrestler's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Matsuzaka digs a right hand into McWrestler's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on McWrestler's gas tank.
Matsuzaka tries to work over McWrestler's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McWrestler stalling against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Matsuzaka is pressed up against the cage. McWrestler has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Matsuzaka down to the mat. Matsuzaka avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Matsuzaka connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed McWrestler momentarily.
Matsuzaka looks to land a right hand but McWrestler moved out of range.
Matsuzaka scores with a jab to the body.
Matsuzaka scores with a decent looking hook.
McWrestler pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Matsuzaka tries to counter by clinching up but McWrestler breaks away and moves out of range.
McWrestler needs to keep his hands up - Matsuzaka had a free shot at his head there.
Matsuzaka has closed the distance and engaged McWrestler in a clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Keisuke Matsuzaka dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dude McWrestler's cut.
That's time! Matsuzaka's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
McWrestler throws a hook to the side of Matsuzaka's head but Matsuzaka sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dude McWrestler seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A bone on bone clash there as McWrestler blocks the leg kick.
Matsuzaka tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and McWrestler counters with a takedown into side control.
McWrestler throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
McWrestler creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Matsuzaka sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Matsuzaka is being controlled here.
The ground and pound from McWrestler seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
McWrestler has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McWrestler takes a little break here. Matsuzaka wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
McWrestler wants to lay and pray for a moment but Matsuzaka keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McWrestler might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Matsuzaka haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
McWrestler tries to move to mount but Matsuzaka blocks the move with his legs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McWrestler controlling the position.
Matsuzaka has one of McWrestler's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
McWrestler throws a strike aimed at the side of Matsuzaka's head but Matsuzaka avoids it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
McWrestler fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The referee asks McWrestler politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. McWrestler prefers to stall for the moment though.
McWrestler cracks Matsuzaka with a big elbow.
Matsuzaka takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Matsuzaka is looking to regain half guard here but McWrestler keeps moving and retains side control.
McWrestler throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Matsuzaka dodges the ground and pound from McWrestler.
Matsuzaka seems a little lost for a moment, as McWrestler dominates the positioning.
McWrestler is continuing to stall.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
McWrestler lands with a good body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsuzaka lands a nice looking body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Matsuzaka 's head but he takes it in his stride.
McWrestler looks to score with a jab to the body but Matsuzaka is just out of range.
Matsuzaka throws a series of punches but McWrestler avoids them all with ease.
McWrestler unleashes a big counter combination but Matsuzaka bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Matsuzaka fails in his attempt to clinch.
McWrestler swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
McWrestler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Matsuzaka throws a hook to the side of McWrestler's head but McWrestler sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McWrestler now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Matsuzaka thows a leg kick but McWrestler checks it
and McWrestler counters with a straight right hand.
McWrestler throws a body punch but Matsuzaka moves out of range.
Matsuzaka closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Matsuzaka can't find room to land a body shot as McWrestler controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matsuzaka doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McWrestler lands a hook to the side of the head.
McWrestler scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Matsuzaka tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Matsuzaka makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McWrestler lands a right hand that snaps the head of Matsuzaka backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Matsuzaka.
McWrestler blocks an elbow strike from Matsuzaka.
McWrestler fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McWrestler lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Matsuzaka stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nice elbow from Matsuzaka.
Nice elbow from Matsuzaka.
Matsuzaka scores with a nice hook to the head.
Matsuzaka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Matsuzaka tries to work over McWrestler's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Matsuzaka lands with a short shot to the head.
Matsuzaka is leaning against McWrestler and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dude McWrestler will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Dude McWrestler's cut.
That's time! Matsuzaka's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Matsuzaka throws a hook but McWrestler avoids it easily.
Matsuzaka jabs McWrestler to the body, keeping him at a distance.
McWrestler throws a lazy uppercut
and Matsuzaka counters with a right hand to the body.
A big left from McWrestler misses.
Matsuzaka throws a lazy uppercut
and McWrestler connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McWrestler bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Matsuzaka tries to clinch there but McWrestler circles away.
McWrestler feints the counter takedown.
McWrestler misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McWrestler shoots in looking for a takedown. Matsuzaka tries to sprawl out of it but McWrestler keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Matsuzaka manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
McWrestler throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsuzaka pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McWrestler misses with a wild body shot.
Matsuzaka moves into the clinch.
McWrestler throws a head punch that misses.
McWrestler blocks the elbow strike.
McWrestler is working Matsuzaka over against the cage.
Matsuzaka throws a punch but it's blocked by McWrestler.
McWrestler fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McWrestler blocking some punches.
McWrestler blocks an elbow strike from Matsuzaka.
McWrestler is working for takedown but Matsuzaka is calmly controlling the position for now.
Matsuzaka gets through McWrestler's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Matsuzaka.
McWrestler takes a shot to the head.
Matsuzaka throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matsuzaka lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
McWrestler swings wildly with an uppercut but Matsuzaka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Matsuzaka lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
McWrestler lands a hook that snaps the head of Matsuzaka backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McWrestler wants to stall.
McWrestler misses with a body punch.
McWrestler has Matsuzaka pressed against the cage.
Matsuzaka digs a right hand underneath McWrestler's ribcage. McWrestler let out a lung full of air as it connected.
McWrestler takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Matsuzaka blocks an uppercut.
McWrestler tries to stall but Matsuzaka uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Matsuzaka lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
McWrestler dodges an elbow strike from Matsuzaka.
Matsuzaka misses with an elbow over the top.
McWrestler will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Matsuzaka up against the cage.
Matsuzaka lands an elbow inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McWrestler is trying to maintain a safe position but Matsuzaka gets an underhook and turns McWrestler into the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Matsuzaka.
Matsuzaka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Matsuzaka working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McWrestler is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Matsuzaka gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Keisuke Matsuzaka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dude McWrestler.
Matsuzaka lands an elbow inside that McWrestler shrugs off.
Matsuzaka lands a right hand that snaps the head of McWrestler backwards.
McWrestler is rocked!
A head punch on the inside from Matsuzaka fails to land.
Matsuzaka gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
McWrestler is still on wobbly legs! Can Matsuzaka finish him?
McWrestler is pressed against the cage. Matsuzaka pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts McWrestler! Two more big strikes from Matsuzaka and McWrestler crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Keisuke Matsuzaka!
Keisuke Matsuzaka 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.
In defeat, Dude McWrestler stepped up to the mic, saying 'bleah'.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sonny Giovanni (ranked 64 p4p, 265 weight class) and Principo Adam (ranked 9 p4p, 37 weight class). Adam comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Dona Eis Requiem kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sonny Giovanni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Principo Adam!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adam cracks Giovanni with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Adam just misses with a punch to the body.
Adam connects with a body shot.
A jab from Giovanni misses.
Giovanni scores with a decent looking hook.
Jab by Adam.
Adam scores with a nice head shot.
Adam jabs at Giovanni's body.
Adam uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Giovanni.
Giovanni ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Giovanni throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Giovanni scores with a crisp jab that stopped Adam in his tracks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adam staying out of range there.
Adam misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Giovanni.
Adam takes one to the chin there.
Adam misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Giovanni.
Giovanni throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Adam counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Adam wants to control from the top but Giovanni keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adam is looking to work some ground and pound but Giovanni has wrist control.
Adam trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Adam is pushing down on Giovanni's leg trying to pass to half guard. Giovanni is fighting to maintain full guard but Adam has managed to sneak the leg through.
Adam wants to lay and pray for a moment but Giovanni keeps working.
Giovanni won't allow Adam to pass to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Adam is keen to just control but Giovanni is a slippery customer.
Adam is working for a submission of some sort.
Giovanni on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Giovanni tries to get out of the position.
Adam is keen to just control but Giovanni is a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Adam lands strikes from half guard.
Adam is working for a kimura but Giovanni is defending it quite comfortably.
Ground and pound from Adam.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adam trying to control the pace.
Adam wants to control but Giovanni is keeping him busy.
Adam lands strikes from half guard.
Giovanni is controlling Adam's trapped leg to prevent Adam from advancing to side control.
Giovanni avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Adam.
Adam throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Adam is thwarting Giovanni's attempts to control the position.
Adam is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adam keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Giovanni controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Adam seems to be working for a kimura but Giovanni defends the submission attempt.
Adam seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Adam thows a huge punch but Giovanni dodges it nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Principo Adam dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Adam takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Giovanni moves in looking to clinch but Adam pushes him off.
Adam throws an off balance right hand
and Giovanni counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice uppercut there from Adam.
Adam misses with a wild body shot.
Giovanni lands with an overhand left.
Adam misses with the combination.
Giovanni clinches.
Giovanni lands a shoulder strike.
Adam has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Giovanni is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Adam drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Giovanni gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Giovanni lands a right hand.
Adam will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Giovanni up against the cage.
Giovanni tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Adam's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Adam.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Giovanni.
Adam tries to pull guard but Giovanni won't allow it.
Sonny Giovanni has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Principo Adam.
Adam is trying to pull guard but Giovanni turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Giovanni swings wildly with an uppercut but Adam uses good head movement to avoid it.
Giovanni lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Giovanni tries a body shot but Adam blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Giovanni.
Adam can't find room to land a body shot as Giovanni controls the action.
Giovanni is working Adam over against the cage.
Giovanni misses with a hook from the clinch.
Giovanni lands with a short shot to the head.
Giovanni doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Adam looking for a takedown.
Adam wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Adam works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Giovanni doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adam breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Giovanni fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Adam manages to avoid it.
Adam waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Giovanni.
Adam takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
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!
Adam keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Giovanni.
Adam throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A quick step to the side and Giovanni tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Adam with a nice cross.
Adam misses with a few strikes there.
Giovanni swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Adam throws out a powerful jab.
Giovanni looks to score with a jab to the body but Adam is just out of range.
A little jabbing left from Adam on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Giovanni throws a lazy right hand but Adam sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Giovanni is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Adam.
Giovanni takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
We've been told by Giovanni's head coaches at Convicted Top Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Adam loads up on a big right hand but Giovanni slips the punch.
Giovanni keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Adam.
Adam keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Giovanni.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adam connects with a body shot.
Giovanni lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Adam backs up against the cage.
Giovanni throws a sloppy head kick and Adam moves out of range easily.
Adam throws a big shot that misses.
A lazy left from Adam finds it's target.
Adam slips a straight right by Giovanni.
A thudding body kick lands there by Giovanni!
Adam changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Giovanni. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Giovanni.
Giovanni just misses with a punch to the body.
Adam has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Adam cracks Giovanni with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Adam lands a jab to the nose.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Adam swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Adam lunges at Giovanni with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Giovanni's hand.
Nice uppercut lands for Giovanni. That snapped Adam's head back.
A decent looking cross lands there for Giovanni.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adam takes a jab right on the kisser.
A slapping body kick lands there for Giovanni.
Giovanni fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Adam on the side of the head.
Adam scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Giovanni doesn't seem bothered though.
The fighters circling - Adam throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Adam with a hook.
Adam bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Giovanni's head.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Adam.
Giovanni stuffs the takedown.
Adam swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Giovanni misses the target.
Giovanni swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Adam keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Giovanni.
Adam gets tackled into the cage by Giovanni. Giovanni maintains the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Giovanni misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sonny Giovanni dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Giovanni defending well as Adam loads up on a big left hand.
Adam throws a poor cross that misses
and Giovanni counters with a nice uppercut.
Giovanni closes the distance and pushes Adam back into the cage.
Adam breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Giovanni moves into the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Giovanni.
Adam fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Giovanni tries to throw a body punch but Adam avoids it by throwing Giovanni back against the cage.
Adam wants to break the clinch but can't.
Adam jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Giovanni walks away with a smile on his face. Adam gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Giovanni scores with a decent looking hook.
Adam scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Giovanni misses with a wild body shot.
Adam looks to land a left hand but Giovanni moved out of range nicely.
Nice straight punches there by Giovanni. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Giovanni.
Adam throws a predictable looking body shot
and Giovanni connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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!
Adam throws a body punch but Giovanni moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adam with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Adam scores with a sloppy right hand. Giovanni should have avoided that one.
Giovanni misses the shot to the body.
Giovanni moves out of range of the strikes.
Adam tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Giovanni was well out of range. Poor timing from Adam.
Adam looks to land a left hand but Giovanni moved out of range nicely.
Giovanni avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Giovanni clinches up against the cage.
Adam pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Adam moves out of range of the body kick from Giovanni.
Adam uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Giovanni.
Giovanni thows a body kick. Adam tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Giovanni moves out of range as Adam strikes.
Giovanni throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Adam looks to land a right hand but Giovanni moved out of range.
Adam moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adam on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Adam fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Giovanni quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Adam looks to score with a jab to the body but Giovanni is just out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adam takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Adam misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Giovanni.
Adam looks to throw the jab but Giovanni is out of range.
Giovanni slips under a jab from Adam.
Adam just misses with a punch to the body.
Jab by Adam.
Giovanni slips a jab from Adam.
Giovanni throws a lazy uppercut
letting Adam counter with a right hand.
A big right from Adam misses.
Giovanni throws a head kick that Adam semi-blocks.
Adam throws a body shot but no joy.
Giovanni was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giovanni scores with a jab to the body.
Giovanni moves into range and connects with a jab.
Adam lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Giovanni backs up against the cage.
Adam takes a swing at Giovanni's ribcage but misses.
Adam is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A big right from Adam misses.
Giovanni misses with a lunging right hand
and Adam cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Giovanni throws the kick towards the body but Adam avoids it.
Good standup being displayed there by Giovanni as he connects with a hook.
Giovanni takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Giovanni throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Adam tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A cross from Giovanni lands.
Adam on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Giovanni showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Adam.
Giovanni keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Adam.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adam misses with an uppercut. Giovanni saw that one coming.
Giovanni takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A left lands for Adam.
Giovanni uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Adam.
Giovanni fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Giovanni misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Giovanni ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Adam scores with a jab to the head.
Adam has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Adam throws a chopping leg kick but Giovanni manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Giovanni was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Giovanni misses with a straight left.
Giovanni looks for the body kick but Adam saw that one coming.
Adam looks to land a left hand but Giovanni moved out of range nicely.
Giovanni ducks under a wild hook from Adam.
Sonny Giovanni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Giovanni scores with a one two! Adam had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Sonny Giovanni.
I think Giovanni 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sonny Giovanni!
An out of breath Sonny Giovanni thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Billabong (ranked 9 p4p, 12 weight class) and Bong Ji Woo (ranked 3 p4p, 4 weight class). Ji Woo is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: FED UP. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Johnny Billabong!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 37 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bong Ji Woo!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Billabong avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ji Woo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Billabong lands with a right hand.
Ji Woo misses with a right hand
and Billabong counters with a single leg into guard. Ji Woo didn't expect that.
Billabong looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Billabong throws a strike but Ji Woo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ji Woo looking to pass the guard.
Ji Woo won't allow Billabong to sweep him here.
Ji Woo passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Billabong is not content to let Ji Woo control the position.
Ji Woo swings around for an armbar but Billabong sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Ji Woo's guard.
Ji Woo keeping moving, preventing Billabong from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Billabong missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Billabong working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Billabong trying to control the position from guard on top but Ji Woo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Billabong throws a strike but Ji Woo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Billabong controls Ji Woo momentarily but Ji Woo frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ji Woo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Billabong swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Billabong manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ji Woo manages to get himself to full guard.
Ji Woo being controlled here, momentarily.
Ji Woo keeping moving, preventing Billabong from controlling successfully.
Billabong throws an elbow that misses. Ji Woo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Billabong's guard. Nice move by Ji Woo!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Billabong not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Billabong is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ji Woo passes Billabong's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Ji Woo wants to control but Billabong is keeping him busy.
Billabong is defending against the submission attempts here by Ji Woo.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ji Woo wants to free his trapped foot but Billabong is holding on for dear life with his legs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Johnny Billabong will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ji Woo moves out of range as Billabong strikes.
Billabong dives in and grabs Ji Woo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ji Woo pushes down on Billabong's head and hops out.
Billabong throws a jab when Ji Woo was well out of range.
Billabong slips a straight right by Ji Woo.
Ji Woo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ji Woo.
Billabong takes a swing at Ji Woo's ribcage but misses.
Ji Woo slaps away a takedown attempt from Billabong, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A punch lands to the side of Ji Woo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Billabong looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Billabong scores with a punch to the head.
Ji Woo scores with a jab to the body.
Billabong moves out of range as Ji Woo throws a body kick.
Billabong darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ji Woo misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ji Woo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ji Woo lands with a kick to the ribs.
Billabong misses the body punch
and Ji Woo counters with a nice uppercut.
Ji Woo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Billabong fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Billabong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Billabong takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Billabong misses with a hook to the body
enabling Ji Woo to counter with a crisp jab.
Ji Woo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Billabong cracks Ji Woo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ji Woo avoids the body shot from Billabong.
Ji Woo throws a hook to the side of Billabong's head but Billabong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little feinted left hand from Billabong on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ji Woo moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ji Woo 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.
Billabong swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Billabong throws a jab but it's blocked by Ji Woo.
Ji Woo counters with a body kick.
Ji Woo scores with a body shot.
Billabong dodges the punch combination from Ji Woo.
Ji Woo lands a glancing blow to the side of Billabong's head.
Ji Woo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Billabong loads up on a big right hand but Ji Woo slips the punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ji Woo. Billabong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Billabong was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ji Woo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Billabong.
Billabong misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Ji Woo to counter with a crisp jab.
Ji Woo misses the jab.
Billabong swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Billabong closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Billabong taking a break here but Ji Woo is having none of it and regains half guard.
Billabong is stalling here. Ji Woo is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Billabong seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Ji Woo has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Ji Woo tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Billabong sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Billabong is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Ji Woo trying to control from Billabong's half guard. Billabong has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Ji Woo trying to control but Billabong is working from the bottom.
Ji Woo is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Ji Woo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Billabong swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Billabong looking to control.
Ji Woo looking to pass the guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bong Ji Woo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
Billabong slips a jab from Ji Woo.
Ji Woo throws a body shot but no joy.
Ji Woo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Billabong.
Billabong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ji Woo manages to avoid it.
Billabong moves out of range as Ji Woo throws a body kick.
Ji Woo scores with a sloppy right hand. Billabong should have avoided that one.
Ji Woo drops his hands momentarily and Billabong takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Billabong throws out a loose jab but Ji Woo uses good head movement to avoid it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ji Woo.
Ji Woo takes the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ji Woo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Billabong is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Ji Woo can't fight it off and eventually Billabong manages to take the fight to the floor. Ji Woo looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Billabong trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Our spies down at at Convicted Fight Club inform us that Ji Woo has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Billabong looking to sit in guard and control but Ji Woo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ji Woo is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Billabong looking for a sweep. Not yet Billabong, not yet.
Ji Woo tries to free his leg and advance position but Billabong is retaining full guard.
Billabong keeping moving, preventing Ji Woo from controlling successfully.
Ji Woo pushing down on Billabong's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Billabong makes his way to full guard, as Ji Woo worked for a kimura.
Ji Woo is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Billabong not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ji Woo won't allow Billabong to sweep him here.
Ji Woo 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.
Ji Woo looking to sit in guard and control but Billabong gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Billabong throws an elbow that misses. Ji Woo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Billabong's guard. Nice move by Ji Woo!
Ji Woo looking to pass the guard.
Billabong keeping moving, preventing Ji Woo from controlling successfully.
Billabong is pulling down on Ji Woo's head. It's preventing any offense from Ji Woo, at least for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Billabong looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ji Woo is one step ahead there.
Billabong looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Ji Woo puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Ji Woo stalling.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Billabong has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ji Woo is working away from the top position though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bong Ji Woo really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A telegraphed right hand from Billabong misses the target.
Billabong uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ji Woo.
Billabong throws a looping overhand right but Ji Woo ducks down to avoid it.
Billabong tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Billabong lands a lovely overhand right.
Billabong closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Billabong lands in his opponent's guard.
Billabong tries to free his leg and advance position but Ji Woo is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ji Woo keeping moving, preventing Billabong from controlling successfully.
Billabong is looking to pass into half guard but Ji Woo pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Ji Woo is in guard.
Johnny Billabong overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ji Woo sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Billabong's guard.
Ji Woo works his foot free and advances to mount.
Ji Woo looking to control but Billabong is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Billabong is working to get back to half guard.
Ji Woo controlling his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ji Woo goes for an armbar but Billabong turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Billabong.
Billabong throwing strikes but missing.
Billabong trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ji Woo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Billabong has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Billabong controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Billabong stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ji Woo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Billabong engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Billabong trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Billabong works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Billabong is looking to advance position but Ji Woo won't allow it.
Billabong controlling the action here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Billabong had his way with Bong Ji Woo in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A nice inside leg kick there by Ji Woo. That's going to slow Billabong down.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ji Woo.
Billabong connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ji Woo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Billabong bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Billabong swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Billabong takes a swing at Ji Woo's ribcage but misses.
Ji Woo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A low kick from Ji Woo misses
and Billabong counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Billabong throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Ji Woo to regain full guard.
Billabong passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Billabong goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Ji Woo rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Billabong's guard! Nice work there by Ji Woo!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Billabong keeping moving, preventing Ji Woo from controlling successfully.
Billabong throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ji Woo stays in close to Billabong's body and controls the position.
Billabong not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ji Woo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Billabong is keeping the position for now.
Ji Woo pushing down on Billabong's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Ji Woo trying to mount his opponent but Billabong defends it.
Billabong looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ji Woo is looking to take a break and control but Billabong is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Billabong is defending against the submission attempts here by Ji Woo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Billabong regains full guard. Nicely done.
Billabong keeping moving, preventing Ji Woo from controlling successfully.
Billabong is trying to control the position but Ji Woo postures up.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Billabong shoots in but no luck this time.
Billabong tries to move into range but Ji Woo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ji Woo connects with an inside leg kick.
Billabong fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice jab there from Ji Woo.
Ji Woo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Billabong.
Billabong moves away from the strike by Ji Woo.
Billabong catches Ji Woo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Billabong misses with a takedown attempt - Ji Woo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Billabong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ji Woo lands with a cross.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bong Ji Woo.
I think Ji Woo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 46:49
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 46:49
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 47:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bong Ji Woo!
Bong Ji Woo is the new lightweight champion!
Bong Ji Woo spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
36% |
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