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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Javier Pinales (ranked 4475 p4p, 3859 weight class) and Johny Handicks (ranked 499 p4p, 454 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Javier Pinales!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 30 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johny Handicks!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Anthony Taglia and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pinales keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Handicks.
Pinales defending well as Handicks loads up on a big left hand.
Pinales moves out of range as Handicks strikes.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Pinales.
Pinales tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Pinales has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Pinales is trying to get an arm triangle but Handicks is defending well.
Pinales looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Handicks holds on to Pinales's head and controls the position momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Handicks is trying to control Pinales's posture but Pinales avoids it.
Pinales wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Handicks, who protects the arm well.
Pinales tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Pinales has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Pinales thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Handicks tries to improve position but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pinales is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Handicks knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Pinales is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Handicks knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Pinales thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Pinales is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Handicks has escaped the position, nice work there.
Handicks has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Handicks struggling a bit here.
Pinales tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Pinales has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Pinales tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Pinales has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Handicks is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Pinales working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Handicks tries to buck Pinales off but Pinales is having none of it.
Handicks struggling a bit here.
Pinales is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Handicks is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Pinales is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Handicks has escaped the position, nice work there.
Handicks tries to get back to half guard but can't.
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.
Pinales goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Handicks has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Pinales but great work by Handicks.
Handicks is looking to take a break and control but Pinales is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pinales tries to improve position but can't.
Handicks passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Pinales!
Pinales is in all sorts of trouble here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pinales is working hard here to advance position.
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 Javier Pinales will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Handicks throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pinales counters with a nice double leg into side control. Handicks won't be happy with that.
You can see the frustration on Handicks's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Pinales in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Handicks is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Javier Pinales!
Javier Pinales took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pudd Nelson (ranked 2374 p4p, 3707 weight class) and Sonatane Veainu (ranked 328 p4p, 455 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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 7 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pudd Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sonatane Veainu!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, John Kavanagh and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nelson gets a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nelson.
Veainu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Veainu has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Nelson uses from the top position.
Nelson 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.
Nelson stands and steps away. Veainu gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Nelson moves into the clinch successfully.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nelson.
Nelson tries to pull guard but Veainu won't allow it.
Veainu successfully pulls guard.
Nelson prevents Veainu from getting back to his feet.
Nelson drops back looking for a leg! Veainu is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Veainu manages to kick Nelson off! Nelson jumps back into Veainu's guard.
Nelson drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Nelson seems to have locked his on tight now - Veainu screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Nelson, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Pudd Nelson!
A very excited looking Pudd Nelson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between I Am Jewish (ranked 2288 p4p, 2204 weight class) and Corwin Anstey (ranked 269 p4p, 264 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, I Am Jewish!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Corwin Anstey!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, David Schapiro and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anstey shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Jewish is looking for a sweep. Anstey is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jewish is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Jewish has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Anstey is working away from the top position though.
Anstey seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jewish wants to sweep but Anstey has passed to side control!
Jewish is trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anstey cracks Jewish with a big elbow.
Anstey wants to control but Jewish is keeping him busy.
Jewish wants to control but Anstey postures up.
Anstey lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Jewish down.
Anstey staying calm.
Anstey is looking to take a break and control but Jewish is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A lull in the action here as Anstey stalls from top position.
Anstey in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Anstey tries to move into full mount but can't pass Jewish's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jewish is looking to reverse the position.
Jewish takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Anstey is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Anstey shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jewish cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Anstey looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Anstey fails with the takedown.
Jewish appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Corwin Anstey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Anstey shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jewish as he avoids it easily.
As Anstey backs away, Jewish returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
I Am Jewish has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Corwin Anstey.
Jewish stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jewish wants it to stay on the feet.
Jewish swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Anstey goes for a double leg but Jewish avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Jewish continues to drive forward.
And Jewish counters with a quick kick to the body but Anstey blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Corwin Anstey dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Anstey shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Anstey was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Jewish bucks up and tries to throw Anstey off but instead Anstey has got his back!
Jewish is trying to break free.
Jewish takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Anstey 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.
Anstey scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anstey somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Anstey is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Jewish. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jewish is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Jewish is trying to break free.
Anstey misses with an elbow to the head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Anstey is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Jewish is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Anstey lands punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jewish tries to escape but Anstey has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Anstey lands a shot to the head.
Jewish knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Anstey on the ground.
Jewish tries to break free.
Anstey throwing sloppy strikes.
A lull in the action here.
Anstey scores with punches to the body.
Jewish trying to control the hands but Anstey breaks the grip.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anstey misses with a punch to the head.
Anstey controls the position.
Anstey lands with a hammerfist to the side of Jewish's head.
Anstey is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Jewish trying to control the action but Anstey just sinks the hooks in.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good control from Anstey.
Anstey throwing sloppy strikes.
Jewish is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Jewish tries to escape the position.
Anstey connects with a big shot to the side of Jewish's head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Anstey connects with a big shot to the side of Jewish's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Corwin Anstey showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Anstey changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Jewish looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
You can see the frustration on Jewish's face as Anstey controls the position.
Jewish wants to control but Anstey postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jewish is trying to get back to half guard.
A lull in the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anstey lands a few punches from side control.
Jewish parries the strikes from Anstey easily there. Anstey is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Jewish to escape.
Anstey wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jewish keeps working.
Anstey controlling the position from side mount.
Let's hope that Anstey has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Anstey cracks Jewish with a big elbow.
Jewish tries to buck Anstey off but Anstey is having none of it.
Anstey connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Jewish some visible discomfort.
Anstey thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jewish defending against the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jewish is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Anstey has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Anstey throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Anstey misses with a takedown attempt - Jewish sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Anstey dives in for a single leg takedown but Jewish sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Anstey shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jewish as he avoids it easily.
I Am Jewish has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Corwin Anstey.
Anstey shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anstey showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Jewish wants to control but Anstey passes easily into half guard.
Anstey thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Anstey passes to full mount!
Corwin Anstey is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Anstey controlling his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Corwin Anstey comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Anstey 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Corwin Anstey!
During a confident post fight interview, Corwin Anstey thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abdullah Zaire (ranked 2328 p4p, 2041 weight class) and Jonny Picogram (ranked 323 p4p, 301 weight class). Zaire comes to the cage accompanied by Hypnotize U by N*E*R*D. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good 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 22 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Abdullah Zaire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonny Picogram!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Franklyn Lucas and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Zaire.
Picogram connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Picogram lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Zaire lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Zaire walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Picogram attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Zaire was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Picogram takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Zaire lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Picogram circles away quickly and effectively.
Zaire ducks right into an uppercut from Picogram.
Zaire throws a body punch but Picogram moves out of range.
Zaire misses with a double jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Picogram drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Picogram throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaire closes the distance and clinches.
Zaire pressing his opponent against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zaire.
Picogram misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zaire slowing the pace effectively.
Zaire is trying to break the clinch but Picogram has him pressed against the cage.
Picogram blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Picogram looking to throw knees to the head but Zaire is blocking nicely.
Picogram with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A right hand to the body from Zaire.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Picogram avoiding damage as Zaire throws knees to the body.
Picogram taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Picogram with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Picogram misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zaire.
Picogram avoiding damage as Zaire throws knees to the body.
Zaire avoiding damage.
Zaire content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Zaire for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Picogram avoids a wild elbow strike from Zaire.
A bit of stalling here from Zaire.
Zaire has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Picogram tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaire has Picogram pushed against the cage.
Zaire displaying some good clinch control by pressing Picogram up against the cage.
Picogram leaning his opponent against the cage.
Zaire throws a punch but it's blocked by Picogram.
Zaire lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Picogram has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Zaire seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Picogram can turn it around.
Picogram throws a knee to the head but misses.
Picogram controlling the action here for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Picogram stalling in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Picogram.
 It looks like Abdullah Zaire has been cut.
Zaire working aggressively here.
Picogram pushes Zaire back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zaire is trying to break free.
Picogram landing knees to the body.
Zaire lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Picogram tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zaire avoids it.
Zaire just leaning against Picogram, taking a breather.
Picogram tries to land knees in the clinch but Zaire avoids the damage to the body.
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 Abdullah Zaire will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Abdullah Zaire's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Zaire scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Zaire swings for the body but Picogram moves out of range.
Zaire is looking to land body kicks.
Zaire throws a push kick but Picogram slaps the foot to one side.
Zaire throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Picogram.
Picogram throws out a counter right but Zaire avoids it with no problem.
Picogram checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Zaire misses with a head kick.
Despite the aggression on Picogram's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Zaire scores with a kick to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Picogram chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Zaire takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Picogram swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zaire is looking for a counter combo.
Zaire tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaire throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Picogram swings for the body but Zaire moves out of range.
Picogram wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Zaire takes one on the button.
Abdullah Zaire is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Picogram takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Picogram wants to slow Zaire down by chopping away at his legs.
Zaire throws a body kick that misses.
Picogram tries to keep at a distance but Zaire has taken the fight into the clinch.
Picogram letting Zaire take a breather here.
Zaire being controlled against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaire is trying to force a seperation but Picogram has the dominant position.
Zaire is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Zaire misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Picogram.
Picogram blocks a body shot from Zaire.
Zaire on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Zaire is stalling here.
Picogram with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Zaire to work.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Picogram.
Abdullah Zaire has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Zaire wants to break free but Picogram has control.
Zaire stalls.
Zaire stalling.
Zaire dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Abdullah Zaire.
Picogram throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Zaire closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Zaire takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Picogram is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Picogram managing to block the knees to the body from Zaire.
Picogram blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Come on Picogram - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Zaire stalling in the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Picogram throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Zaire blocks it with crossed arms.
Zaire throws an elbow that misses.
Zaire stalls.
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 Abdullah Zaire will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Abdullah Zaire'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. This is the final round!
Zaire has managed to clinch.
Picogram throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Zaire blocks it with crossed arms.
Picogram trying to land knees to the body.
Zaire avoids a wild elbow strike from Picogram.
Zaire missing with knees to the body.
Zaire throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Picograms head.
Zaire blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee calls for Zaire to work.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Zaire.
Zaire displaying some good clinch control by pressing Picogram up against the cage.
Zaire seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaire stalling the fight.
Zaire stalling the fight.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Abdullah Zaire.
Picogram throws a nice looking combination but Zaire bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Zaire went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Zaire avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Zaire is looking to clinch.
Zaire throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Picogram.
Zaire stalks Picogram and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Picogram's face. Picogram staggers backwards, shaken.
Picogram gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Picogram tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Zaire misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Picogram.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Picogram throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Zaire blocks it with crossed arms.
Zaire stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Picogram lands an elbow inside.
Good body shot from Zaire.
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!
Zaire is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Picogram drops down looking for an ankle pick but Zaire pulls his leg out and moves away.
Zaire looks to land a combination but Picogram avoids it well.
Picogram is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Zaire lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Picogram circles away quickly and effectively.
Zaire bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Picogram misses with a hook
and Zaire counters with a nice uppercut.
Abdullah Zaire is winning the standup battle so far.
Picogram throws a body shot but no joy.
Picogram throws the left hand but Zaire avoids the punch easily.
Picogram jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Picogram with a nice cross.
Zaire tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sloppy strikes from Zaire. Those never looked like landing.
Picogram swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Picogram staying out of range there.
Picogram keeps the fight on the outside.
Zaire throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Picogram swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaire takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Abdullah Zaire seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Picogram scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Picogram circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zaire lands a nice leg kick that just misses Picogram's sensitive parts.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A low kick lands for Picogram.
Picogram cracks Zaire with an open hand slap.
Jonny Picogram has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Picogram closes the distance and clinches.
Picogram is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zaire is defending well for now.
Zaire misses with a knee strike.
Zaire holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Abdullah Zaire is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A bit of stalling here from Zaire.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jonny Picogram.
I think Zaire 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abdullah Zaire!
A very excited looking Abdullah Zaire made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brownie Anderson (ranked 1559 p4p, 2089 weight class) and Brusse Liee (ranked 216 p4p, 289 weight class). Liee has chosen Disturbed - Indestructible [Official Music Video] as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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32
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Excellent boxer
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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 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brownie Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brusse Liee!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Russell Pearce and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Liee connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Anderson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
 It looks like Brusse Liee has been cut.
Good shot there by Liee.
Liee misses with a jab, cross combination.
Liee gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short right from Liee on the inside.
Liee lands a body shot.
Liee misses with a body punch.
Liee breaks from the clinch.
Anderson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anderson throws a body kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liee throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Anderson throwing a counter right hand but Liee manages to avoid it.
A leg kick checked by Anderson.
Liee tries a head kick but it misses.
Anderson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Liee.
Liee misses with a straight right.
Liee walks into a left hand.
A combination from Anderson does no damage.
Liee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Anderson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice body punch from Anderson.
Liee looks to land a left hand but Anderson moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liee misses with a double jab.
As Liee looks to move away, Anderson throws a big counter combo but Liee just gets out of the way.
Liee swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Anderson avoids the body shot from Liee.
Anderson misses with the combination.
Liee tries a head kick but it misses.
Liee rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Anderson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Brusse Liee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
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!
Anderson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Liee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
It looked like Anderson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Liee.
Anderson darts in and clinches Liee up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liee throws a head punch that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Liee.
It looks like Brownie Anderson has been cut.
Liee misses with a body punch.
Liee lands a damaging elbow.
Anderson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Anderson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Liee misses with some punches.
Liee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Anderson avoiding damage as Liee throws knees to the body.
Liee breaks from the clinch.
Anderson darts in looking for a takedown but Liee gets double underhooks and turns Anderson into the cage.
Liee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Liee lands a left hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Liee creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liee can't find room to land a body shot as Anderson controls the action.
Anderson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Liee slips a jab and a cross from Anderson.
Liee misses with a few strikes there.
Anderson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anderson misses with a body kick.
Liee takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Liee tries to score with a low kick but Anderson moves his leg out of the way.
No joy there for Liee, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sloppy strikes from Liee. Those never looked like landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brusse Liee dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A shot to the liver by Liee. Beautiful body shot.
Brownie Anderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Liee dodges the punch combination from Anderson.
Anderson misses with the combination.
Liee drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Liee lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Anderson at a distance.
Anderson avoids the head kick by Liee.
A counter left hand to the body from Anderson misses its target.
Liee lands a really nice looking cross but Anderson seems unphased.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Anderson does no damage.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Liee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Anderson misses with a wild body shot.
Anderson blocks a jab.
Liee listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Anderson checks a leg kick.
Brusse Liee seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Liee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Anderson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Liee doesn't manage to clinch there - Anderson circles away.
Liee staying out of range there.
Anderson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Liee's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Anderson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Liee scrambles back to his feet.
Liee with the inside leg kick.
Liee turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Liee has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
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!
Anderson misses with a body shot.
Liee fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Anderson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Liee tries to clinch but Anderson moves out of range.
Anderson seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Anderson gets tackled into the cage by Liee. Liee maintains the clinch.
Liee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brusse Liee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Liee scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Liee dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Liee has managed to clinch.
Liee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Liee just misses with a elbow thrown towards Anderson's brow.
Anderson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Anderson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Liee walks away with a smile on his face. Anderson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Anderson tries to clinch
and Liee cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anderson connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Decent striking displayed by Liee there.
Liee clinches up against the cage.
Liee lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Liee misses with an elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Liee.
Liee looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Liee tries to throw a body punch but Anderson avoids it by throwing Liee back against the cage.
Liee keeps control of Anderson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Liee can't find room to land a body shot as Anderson controls the action.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brusse Liee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Anderson misses with a wild combination.
Liee misses the jab.
A shot to the liver by Liee. Beautiful body shot.
Liee is looking to chop away at Anderson's legs.
Anderson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Anderson throws out a leg kick but Liee moves out of range and Anderson only half commits.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson shoots in looking for a takedown. Liee tries to sprawl out of it but Anderson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Liee manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liee connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Liee is looking to clinch.
Anderson is looking to counter punch.
Liee throws a body shot but no joy.
Anderson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Liee checks a leg kick.
Anderson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Liee finds it's way round the side to connect with Anderson's head.
Liee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Anderson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Liee throws a nice looking combination but Anderson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liee tries to clinch but Anderson moves out of range.
Anderson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Liee counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Anderson tries to clinch up but Liee circles away and keeps his distance.
Liee misses with a body shot.
It looked like Anderson was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Anderson looks to land a combination but Liee avoids it well.
Liee connects with a body shot.
Liee throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nice cross by Liee.
Anderson misses with the combination.
Brusse Liee is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liee moves into range and clinches up with Anderson.
Liee manages to break the clinch.
Liee throws a right and a left that Anderson avoids nicely.
Liee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Liee throws a series of punches but Anderson avoids them all with ease.
Liee fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Anderson, pushing him back against the cage.
Liee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Anderson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Liee counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liee throws a leg kick but Anderson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Anderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Liee moves away.
Brownie Anderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Liee throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Anderson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Liee swings for the body but Anderson moves out of range.
Anderson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Anderson throws a leg kick but Liee sees it coming and moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anderson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Liee moves into the clinch successfully.
Liee misses with a body punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brusse Liee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Liee has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brusse Liee!
Post fight, Brusse Liee stared into the camera and said 'Now you see the power of my Exploding Fist Eagle Boxing !!!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alec Harvey (ranked 1723 p4p, 1309 weight class) and Romega Vartanein (ranked 220 p4p, 170 weight class). Harvey's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, I DONT KNOW HOW BUT THEY FOUND ME - Choke. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alec Harvey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Romega Vartanein!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Jonathan Paton and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harvey thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vartanein loads up on a big right hand but Harvey slips the punch.
Vartanein throws a hook to the side of Harvey's head but Harvey sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Harvey swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Vartanein swings for the body but Harvey moves out of range.
Harvey pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fighters circling - Harvey throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vartanein misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harvey.
Harvey looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sloppy strikes from Harvey. Those never looked like landing.
Vartanein doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Harvey uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vartanein.
Vartanein throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good standup being displayed there by Harvey as he connects with a hook.
Vartanein is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Vartanein slips under a jab from Harvey.
Vartanein throws a predictable looking body shot
and Harvey counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Harvey jabs Vartanein right on the nose. Vartanein blinks but takes it well.
Harvey swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Harvey backing away here, and Vartanein unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Harvey ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vartanein is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Harvey.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harvey waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vartanein.
Vartanein jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Harvey lands a slapping body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vartanein. Harvey does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harvey punishes Vartanein's body with a nice straight punch.
Harvey dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Alec Harvey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harvey scores with a jab.
Harvey throws a lazy uppercut
and Vartanein counters with a straight right hand.
Vartanein looks to score with a jab to the body but Harvey is just out of range.
Vartanein moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nice jab there from Vartanein.
Harvey lands a glancing blow to the side of Vartanein's head.
Vartanein is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Harvey.
Harvey slips under a jab from Vartanein.
Vartanein dodges the punch combination from Harvey.
It seemed like Vartanein was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Vartanein tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harvey was well out of range. Poor timing from Vartanein.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harvey throws a shot from downtown. Vartanein moves away and avoids it.
Harvey swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big right from Harvey misses.
Vartanein misses with a body kick.
Vartanein connects with a body shot.
Vartanein takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Vartanein fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harvey manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vartanein thows a left - swing and a miss!
Harvey is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Harvey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harvey throwing a counter right hand but Vartanein manages to avoid it.
Harvey on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Vartanein fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harvey manages to avoid it.
Vartanein throws a big shot that misses.
Vartanein lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Vartanein throws a body shot but no joy.
Vartanein throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harvey misses with an uppercut
and Vartanein counters with a straight right hand.
A jab from Harvey misses.
Vartanein misses with a body shot.
Harvey slips a jab from Vartanein.
Vartanein misses the jab.
A little feinted left hand from Harvey on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Vartanein takes one to the chin there.
Vartanein uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harvey.
Vartanein pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vartanein looks to land a left hand but Harvey moved out of range nicely.
Vartanein stuns Harvey with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Harvey throws out a loose jab but Vartanein uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vartanein throws out a counter right but Harvey avoids it with no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harvey lands with a straight right. Vartanein didn't see that one coming.
Vartanein's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Harvey connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Vartanein scrambles back to his feet.
Vartanein moves out of range of the strikes.
Harvey moves out of range as Vartanein throws a body kick.
Harvey swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Harvey waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vartanein.
Vartanein showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Harvey.
Vartanein misses with a looping left.
A jab from Vartanein misses.
Harvey throws a right and a left that Vartanein avoids nicely.
Vartanein throws a hook but Harvey avoids it easily.
Harvey throws an overhand right that lands on Vartanein's shoulder, as Vartanein tries to avoid the shot.
Harvey will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vartanein misses with a body shot.
Vartanein punishes Harvey's body with a nice straight punch.
Harvey misses with a straight left.
Vartanein with a nice cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harvey jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vartanein throws a good cross that connects.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harvey loads up on a big right hand but Vartanein slips the punch.
Vartanein appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Vartanein blocks a jab.
Vartanein throws a jab but it's blocked by Harvey.
A left lands for Harvey.
Harvey looks to land a right hand but Vartanein moved out of range.
Vartanein misses with a wild body shot.
Vartanein is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Harvey.
Vartanein throws a lazy right hand but Harvey sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Harvey lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Vartanein at a distance.
Harvey bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Vartanein's head.
The fighters circling - Harvey throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Harvey lands a right hook to the body.
Vartanein takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Harvey throws a shot from downtown. Vartanein moves away and avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harvey changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Vartanein misses with a wild body shot.
Vartanein moves out of range as Harvey strikes.
A big left from Harvey misses.
Harvey takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
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 Alec Harvey will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Vartanein fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harvey manages to avoid it.
Harvey lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Vartanein misses with a hook. Harvey ducked under it nicely.
Vartanein jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vartanein looks to score with a jab to the body but Harvey is just out of range.
Vartanein misses with a looping right.
Vartanein ducks under a wild hook from Harvey.
Harvey jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Vartanein in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Vartanein shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Harvey waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vartanein.
Vartanein throws a hook but Harvey blocks it.
Harvey looks to land a left hand but Vartanein moved out of range nicely.
Vartanein uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harvey.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harvey misses the shot to the body.
Vartanein tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harvey was well out of range. Poor timing from Vartanein.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Harvey.
Vartanein steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harvey.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Vartanein might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Harvey has got the better of the exchanges.
Harvey throws a hook but Vartanein blocks it.
A slow jab from Harvey misses its intended target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harvey scores with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vartanein on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Harvey misses with a straight left.
Vartanein connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Harvey lands a jab.
Vartanein throws a body shot but no joy.
Harvey throws a big shot that misses.
Vartanein lands with a nice body punch.
Harvey blocks a jab.
Vartanein swings for the body but Harvey moves out of range.
A cross from Harvey lands.
Harvey swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Harvey throws a nice looking combination but Vartanein bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vartanein swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vartanein misses with a hook. Harvey ducked under it nicely.
Vartanein loads up on a big right hand but Harvey slips the punch.
A punch combination from Harvey misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harvey takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Harvey takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Harvey throws a shot from downtown. Vartanein moves away and avoids it.
Vartanein let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vartanein slips under a jab.
Vartanein looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Vartanein swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harvey takes one to the side of the head.
 Harvey is rocked!
Vartanein throws an overhand right that drops Harvey like a sack of potatoes! Vartanein dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Romega Vartanein!
Romega Vartanein thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juha Niska (ranked 1523 p4p, 1215 weight class) and Rulla Kebab (ranked 237 p4p, 185 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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40
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26
213
6 - 2 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 35 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Juha Niska!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rulla Kebab!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Russell Pearce and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kebab connects with an inside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kebab.
Niska misses with a straight right.
Kebab tries to land a front kick but Niska steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kebab misses with a body kick.
Kebab looks to score with a jab to the body but Niska is just out of range.
Niska misses with an uppercut.
Kebab works the jab nicely.
Kebab misses with a body shot.
Nice sprawl there from Kebab as Niska shoots in.
Niska rushes Kebab and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kebab looking to stall.
Kebab misses with a punch on the inside.
Kebab goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kebab lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niska taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kebab lands with a short shot to the head.
Niska pressing his opponent against the cage.
Kebab is pressed up against the cage. Niska has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kebab down to the mat. Kebab avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Niska takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Niska takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Niska throws an off balance right hand
enabling Kebab to counter with a crisp jab.
Kebab with a jab.
Niska ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kebab moves away.
Niska misses with a looping left.
Niska takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Niska gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kebab.
Kebab has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Niska is landing a low percentage of strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kebab throws out a powerful jab.
Kebab scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rulla Kebab is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice defenses there by Niska.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kebab lands a jab to Niska's midsection.
Kebab lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kebab throws out a loose jab but Niska uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kebab cracks Niska with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Niska shoots in for a takedown but Kebab shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juha Niska. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Niska misses with a hook. Kebab ducked under it nicely.
Niska gets a clinch.
The referee calls for Kebab to work.
Kebab blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niska's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Kebab's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Niska takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kebab feints and then cracks Niska's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Niska down.
Kebab throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Niska takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Niska avoids a kick to the body.
Kebab scores with a jab. Niska acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kebab scores with the left hand. Niska knows he should have avoided that one.
Niska lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kebab's sensitive parts.
Niska clinches up with Kebab and pushes him back against the cage.
Niska blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kebab lands a right hand that snaps the head of Niska backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Niska creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kebab is trying to break the clinch but Niska is controlling him.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kebab.
Kebab struggles to land a body shot inside as Niska controls his hands.
Kebab is looking to control Niska's arms but Niska gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kebab has his back to the cage.
Kebab struggles to land a body shot inside as Niska controls his hands.
Kebab stalling against the cage.
Kebab is looking to break free of the clinch but Niska has double underhooks.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Niska has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Kebab regains guard immediately.
Niska stops Kebab from standing up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rulla Kebab dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
No luck for Niska with that takedown attempt.
Niska fails with the takedown.
Kebab feints and then cracks Niska's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Niska down.
Juha Niska is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Niska with a poor takedown
and Kebab counters with an outside leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juha Niska. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Niska slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Niska gets a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stalling in the clinch from Kebab.
Kebab dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kebab misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kebab throws a punch but it's blocked by Niska.
Kebab will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Niska up against the cage.
Kebab has a couple of punches blocked by Niska.
Niska drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kebab gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kebab misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kebab fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kebab swings wildly with an uppercut but Niska uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kebab pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kebab fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Niska is looking to clinch but Kebab is avoiding it.
It seemed like Kebab was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kebab slips a straight right by Niska.
Niska tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Niska stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kebab.
Kebab scores with a jab to the head.
Kebab digs a good hook to Niska's body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Niska.
Kebab has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kebab defending well as Niska loads up on a big left hand.
Kebab throws a big shot that misses.
Niska takes one to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Niska tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kebab fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Niska manages to avoid it.
Kebab leaves Niska with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Niska is looking to clinch.
Kebab throws a nice outside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Niska.
Kebab keeps the fight on the outside.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Niska tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Niska throws a hook but Kebab blocks it.
Niska lands a nice looking body shot.
Niska throws a series of punches but Kebab avoids them all with ease.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kebab.
Niska on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kebab smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Niska throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Niska falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kebab counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Niska darts in trying to clinch
letting Kebab counter with a right hand.
A shot to the liver by Kebab. Beautiful body shot.
Kebab cracks a nice hook into Niska's ribs.
Niska fails with the takedown
and Kebab counters with a one-two to the body.
Niska moves out of range of the leg kick from Kebab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rulla Kebab showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Niska is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Niska moves in looking to clinch but Kebab pushes him off.
A punch lands to the side of Niska 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Niska lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kebab takes a step back to recover.
Kebab keeps the fight on the outside.
A jab from Kebab does it's job there.
Niska ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kebab fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Niska manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kebab misses with a hook.
Niska was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Niska drops his hands momentarily and Kebab takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kebab takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Jab from Kebab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niska shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kebab scores with a jab to the head.
Kebab throws an overhand right that lands on Niska's shoulder, as Niska tries to avoid the shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Niska blocks the leg kick.
Kebab slips under a jab.
Niska gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kebab.
Niska tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kebab counters with a nice body shot.
Niska throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Niska connects with an inside leg kick.
Niska clinches with his opponent.
Niska is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niska is struggling to control the position.
Niska has Kebab pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kebab manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Niska has Kebab pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kebab manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kebab swings wildly with an uppercut but Niska uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kebab makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kebab lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kebab working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kebab misses with some punches.
The referee calls for Kebab to work.
Kebab misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kebab throws a punch but it's blocked by Niska.
Rulla Kebab seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kebab misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kebab.
Niska pressing his opponent against the cage.
Niska has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kebab avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juha Niska. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kebab tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Niska's elbow.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kebab is trying to maintain a safe position but Niska gets an underhook and turns Kebab into the cage.
Niska taking a breather.
Kebab has a couple of punches blocked by Niska.
Kebab misses with a hook to the ribs.
Niska looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Niska manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kebab stands up and waves to Niska to follow him.
Kebab keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Juha Niska has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Niska throws a right hand that Kebab ducks under and follows up with a left that Kebab also avoids with ease.
Decent striking displayed by Kebab there.
Niska throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kebab counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Niska tried to score with a low kick but Kebab checks it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kebab! But no joy.
Kebab lands with a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Niska misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kebab lands a nice shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rulla Kebab comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kebab 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rulla Kebab!
Rulla Kebab thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rock Romero (ranked 747 p4p, 1290 weight class) and Derrick Barnes (ranked 106 p4p, 183 weight class). Barnes has chosen We Want The Funk as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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28
177
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32
178
26 - 20 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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 18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rock Romero !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Derrick Barnes !
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Russell Pearce and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romero tries to move into range but Barnes moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Barnes has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Romero pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barnes misses with a leg kick.
Romero throws an overhand right that lands on Barnes 's shoulder, as Barnes tries to avoid the shot.
No joy there for Barnes , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Barnes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Barnes defending well as Romero loads up on a big left hand.
Barnes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Romero swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barnes swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Barnes throws a low kick but Romero moves out of range easily.
Romero throwing a counter right hand but Barnes manages to avoid it.
Barnes throws a nice looking combination but Romero bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A left and a right from Barnes both land. Nice combination.
Romero stuffs the takedown.
Romero throws a body shot but no joy.
Romero sizes up Barnes with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Romero fails to land with a series of punches.
Barnes slips a straight right by Romero .
Romero pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barnes misses the shot to the body.
Romero pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero cracks Barnes with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Barnes is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Romero 's half guard.
Barnes missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Barnes not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barnes missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Barnes tries to pass to full mount but Romero defends it.
Barnes throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Barnes works his way into side control.
Romero 's coaches at have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Barnes throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero defending against the ground and pound.
Barnes working the ground and pound but Romero is defending the strikes.
Barnes tries to move into full mount but can't pass Romero 's legs.
Barnes cracks Romero with a big elbow.
Barnes tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Barnes postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The ground and pound from Barnes seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Romero takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Barnes throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Barnes scores with punches from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes working the ground and pound but Romero is defending the strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Romero avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Barnes .
Barnes throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Barnes tries to move into full mount but can't pass Romero 's legs.
Barnes in side control, throwing shots but Romero defends.
Romero dodges the ground and pound from Barnes .
Barnes in side control, throwing shots but Romero defends.
Barnes in side control lands a decent elbow.
Romero takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Barnes wants to lay and pray for a moment but Romero keeps working.
Barnes working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Barnes tries to score with some ground and pound. Romero controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Barnes looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Romero is avoiding damage well.
Barnes wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Romero , who protects the arm well.
Romero takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Barnes cracks Romero with a big right hand but Romero just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Derrick Barnes 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.
A big right from Romero misses.
Derrick Barnes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barnes staying out of range there.
Barnes feints the counter takedown.
Romero throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barnes ducks under a wild hook from Romero .
A jab lands there for Romero .
Nice shot by Barnes .
Romero throws a jab but it's blocked by Barnes .
Barnes moves out of range as Romero strikes.
Barnes connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Barnes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Barnes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Romero throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romero scores with a jab.
Romero looks to land a left hand but Barnes moved out of range nicely.
Romero walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Romero throws a series of punches but Barnes avoids them all with ease.
Some wild striking there from Barnes .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero throws an overhand right that lands on Barnes 's shoulder, as Barnes tries to avoid the shot.
Romero throws a shot from downtown. Barnes moves away and avoids it.
Romero cracks Barnes with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A good leg kick by Barnes .
Barnes ducks under a wild hook from Romero .
Barnes blocks a jab.
Romero scores with a nice strike.
Barnes takes a swing at Romero 's ribcage but misses.
Barnes dodges the punch combination from Romero .
Barnes staying out of range there.
Romero swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barnes throws the left hand but Romero avoids the punch easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Romero misses the target.
Romero throws a nice looking combination but Barnes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Romero blocks a leg kick.
Barnes thuds his right hand into Romero 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barnes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rock Romero is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Romero swinging wildly here.
Barnes throws a looping overhand right but Romero ducks down to avoid it.
Barnes lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Barnes misses with a body shot.
Barnes moves away from the strike by Romero .
As Romero backs off Barnes throws a huge counter combo but Romero manages to avoid it all.
Romero misses the shot to the body.
Barnes drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Romero defends it well.
Romero misses the shot to the body.
Barnes shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Romero eats them both and turns towards Barnes to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Romero is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barnes .
Rock Romero is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice straight punches there by Romero . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Romero .
Barnes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Romero misses with a straight left.
Romero takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Good work by Romero as he checks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Barnes . That's going to slow Romero down.
Romero swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Barnes throws a low kick but Romero moves out of range easily.
Romero throws a shot from downtown. Barnes moves away and avoids it.
Romero misses with a looping left.
Romero rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Barnes decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Romero 's guard.
Barnes lands a couple of elbows.
Barnes sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Barnes postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Romero keeping full guard, as Barnes tries to pass.
Barnes missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Derrick Barnes has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Barnes throwing strikes from guard but Romero blocks nicely.
Barnes wants to pass the guard but Romero is keeping the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Barnes accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Barnes postures up in Romero 's guard and throws a big left but Romero blocks it.
Barnes tries to free his leg and advance position but Romero is retaining full guard.
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.
That was a close second round but I would say that Rock Romero will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Barnes connects with a jab.
Romero throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barnes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Barnes lands a body shot.
Romero fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A clash of legs there as Romero blocks the low kick.
Romero misses with a looping right.
Barnes tries to bum rush Romero with a series of wild strikes but Romero uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Barnes walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Romero takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Barnes jabs at Romero 's body.
Romero waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barnes .
A swing and a miss from Romero .
Barnes swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Barnes finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Barnes doesn't manage to clinch there - Romero circles away.
Barnes blocks a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Romero slips a jab from Barnes .
Barnes misses with a low kick as Romero jumps back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Romero misses.
Romero misses with an uppercut. Barnes saw that one coming.
Romero takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Barnes ducks under a wild hook from Romero .
Barnes scores with a leg kick.
Romero jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Romero takes a swing at Barnes 's ribcage but misses.
Barnes tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Romero misses with a hook. Barnes ducked under it nicely.
Romero is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Barnes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Romero throws out the jab.
Barnes is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Romero shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Barnes eats them both and turns towards Romero to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Barnes throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Romero stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Romero wants it to stay on the feet.
Nice uppercut lands for Romero . That snapped Barnes 's head back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barnes throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Romero was covering up waiting for the punch and Barnes finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Barnes working some strikes from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes connects with a couple of short punches.
Barnes scoring with punches to the head and body.
Barnes passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Barnes throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Barnes throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Romero works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Barnes wants to lay and pray for a moment but Romero keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes drops an elbow to the side of Romero 's head.
Romero is looking for a sweep. Barnes is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Romero is looking to control Barnes 's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Romero avoid being mounted?
Barnes with the ground and pound but Romero uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Barnes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Barnes throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Romero works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Barnes in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Barnes wants to control from the top but Romero keeps moving.
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.
Romero preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Barnes is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Barnes with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Barnes throwing strikes from guard but Romero blocks nicely.
Barnes is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Barnes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Romero is keeping the position for now.
Barnes has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Barnes loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
And that's the end of the fight!
Derrick Barnes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Barnes 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Derrick Barnes !
A relieved looking Derrick Barnes thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Adrian Rose (ranked 152 p4p, 480 weight class) and Norman Boma (ranked 22 p4p, 67 weight class). Boma has chosen Drowning Pool - Bodies as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Adrian Rose!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Norman Boma!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, David Schapiro and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boma wants to clinch.
Boma lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rose blocks the body kick.
Boma catches Rose with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rose closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Boma staying out of range there.
We've been informed that Boma has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Boma throws a body punch but Rose moves out of range.
Rose has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Rose lands a glancing blow to the side of Boma's head.
Rose swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rose ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boma moves away.
Boma misses with a kick to the body
and Rose counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rose throwing shots but Boma is blocking nicely.
Boma is refusing to be controlled, as Rose sits in half guard.
Boma makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Boma.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boma is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rose defends well.
Boma keeping moving, preventing Rose from controlling successfully.
Rose with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Boma looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rose postures up in Boma's guard and throws a big left but Boma blocks it.
Rose chips away with some ground and pound.
Rose might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Rose lands a couple of digs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boma keeping moving, preventing Rose from controlling successfully.
Rose not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Rose keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Boma's head.
Rose stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Boma swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rose looking to sit in guard and control but Boma gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rose wants to sweep here but Boma controlling him for the moment.
Rose can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Boma controls the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose pulls Boma in to control the position.
Boma trying to control the position from guard on top but Rose is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rose manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Boma manages to get himself to full guard.
Rose showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Rose is fighting to break Boma's control of his arms but Boma is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Rose controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Boma wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Rose preventing the sweep.
Rose trying to control but Boma is working from the bottom.
Boma pulls Rose in close to prevent any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rose wants to pass the guard but Boma is keeping the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Norman Boma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rose misses with a wild combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Adrian Rose dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Boma throws a right hand that misses
and Rose connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Boma waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rose.
Rose shoots and misses
and Boma cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rose is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Boma can do to turn this around?
Boma scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rose stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Boma looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rose throws a body shot but no joy.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rose checks a leg kick.
Boma darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rose is looking to land body kicks.
Boma sizes up Rose with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Boma is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Boma throws a head kick that misses.
Rose avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boma throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rose swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rose throws a chopping leg kick but Boma manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rose looks to score with a jab to the body but Boma is just out of range.
A nice leg kick from Boma, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose misses with a hook to the body
and Boma counters with a low kick, right behind Rose 's knee.
Rose lands a nice shot to the body.
Rose is looking to wear down Boma with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Boma blocks a jab.
Boma has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Boma throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Boma scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rose doesn't seem bothered though.
Boma throws a half hearted mid kick.
Boma misses with an uppercut.
Boma tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rose was well out of range. Poor timing from Boma.
Boma lands a right hook to the body.
Rose moves away from the strike by Boma.
Rose appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Rose throws a big shot that misses.
Boma just misses with a punch to the body.
A clash of legs there as Rose blocks the low kick.
Rose connects with a looping right hand.
Boma throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Boma works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boma misses with a straight left.
Boma sizes up Rose with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Boma throws a leg kick which misses Rose's front leg but catches the back leg as Rose tries to avoid it.
Norman Boma is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rose keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rose takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rose throws a jab when Boma was well out of range.
Boma throws a head kick that misses.
Rose uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Boma has time to react.
Boma throws a lazy uppercut
and Rose counters with a takedown into side control.
Rose scores with a couple of short elbows.
 Boma is rocked!
Rose cracks Boma with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Boma is still in real trouble! Can Rose finish him?
Boma tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rose cracks Boma with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Rose immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Boma is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Rose!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Adrian Rose!
Adrian Rose decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Robson (ranked 45 p4p, 91 weight class) and Vlad Tepes Iii (ranked 5 p4p, 15 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oliver Robson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 17 - 2, fighting out of London, Vlad Tepes Iii!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Alyssa Summers and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Vlad Tepes Iii has been cut.
Robson tries to land a leg kick but Tepes Iii saw it coming and moves away.
Robson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tepes Iii let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Robson throws a hook to the side of Tepes Iii's head but Tepes Iii sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Robson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tepes Iii looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Robson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tepes Iii is able to avoid easily.
Robson misses with a low kick as Tepes Iii jumps back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tepes Iii on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Oliver Robson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Robson cracks Tepes Iii with a right hand to the side of the head.
Robson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tepes Iii appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Robson looks to score with a jab to the body but Tepes Iii is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tepes Iii misses with a right hand
and Robson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Robson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tepes Iii counters with a body kick that stops Robson in his tracks momentarily.
Robson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tepes Iii lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Robson misses with an uppercut. Tepes Iii saw that one coming.
Robson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Robson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tepes Iii on the side of the head.
Tepes Iii takes a swing at Robson's ribcage but misses.
Tepes Iii throws an off balance right hand
and Robson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robson throws a looping overhand right but Tepes Iii ducks down to avoid it.
Robson throws a leg kick that misses.
Tepes Iii counters with a body kick.
Tepes Iii throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Robson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Robson throws out a leg kick but Tepes Iii moves out of range and Robson only half commits.
Tepes Iii counters with a body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Robson. That's going to slow Tepes Iii down.
Robson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Robson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Robson swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Tepes Iii to counter with a crisp jab.
Tepes Iii stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Robson.
Robson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tepes Iii.
Robson misses with an uppercut.
Tepes Iii looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robson swings widly with a right hand
and Tepes Iii counters with a nice uppercut.
Robson just misses with a punch to the body.
Tepes Iii takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Good shot there by Robson.
Robson throws a solid leg kick but Tepes Iii takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Robson.
Robson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A left lands for Robson.
Tepes Iii on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Robson tried to score with a low kick but Tepes Iii checks it.
Tepes Iii swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Robson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Tepes Iii looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robson scores with a nice head shot.
Tepes Iii takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Robson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tepes Iii with the counter takedown but Robson avoids it easily.
Tepes Iii ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tepes Iii moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Robson staying out of range there.
Robson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Tepes Iii defends well and Robson ends up having to push Tepes Iii into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Tepes Iii's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Robson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Robson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Oliver Robson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vlad Tepes Iii's cut.
That's time! Robson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Tepes Iii moves out of range as Robson strikes.
Oliver Robson is winning the standup battle so far.
Robson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Robson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tepes Iii.
Tepes Iii slips a straight right by Robson.
We've been told by Robson's head coaches at Team Grunt that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A punch combination from Robson misses.
Tepes Iii swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tepes Iii staying out of range there.
Robson with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robson misses with a low kick.
A little jabbing left from Tepes Iii on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Robson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That has opened up Vlad Tepes Iii's cut even more.
Robson throws a leg kick
and Tepes Iii counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Robson!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robson is looking for a sweep.
Tepes Iii tries to score with some ground and pound. Robson controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Robson sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Tepes Iii is trying to work for a kimura but Robson is defending well.
Tepes Iii trying to control the pace.
Tepes Iii seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Robson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Tepes Iii wants to pass to mount but Robson is defending the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Robson keeping hold of Tepes Iii's head, controlling as best he can.
Tepes Iii prevents Robson from improving his position.
Tepes Iii throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tepes Iii controlling the action here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tepes Iii is trying to control. Robson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Robson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Robson.
Tepes Iii preventing the sweep.
Robson is trying to keep Tepes Iii in close.
Tepes Iii trying to control but Robson is working from the bottom.
Robson pulls Tepes Iii in to control the position.
Robson wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tepes Iii looking to pass the guard.
Robson wants to sweep but no luck.
Tepes Iii wants to control from the top but Robson keeps moving.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Robson tries to work over Tepes Iii's front leg with a kick but Tepes Iii checks it.
Tepes Iii looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Robson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tepes Iii can do to turn this around?
Robson has a takedown stuffed.
A little jabbing left from Tepes Iii on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tepes Iii gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Robson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Robson throws a shot from downtown. Tepes Iii moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Tepes Iii checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tepes Iii looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Robson throws a right and a left that Tepes Iii avoids nicely.
Tepes Iii flicks out a counter leg kick but Robson steps away.
Tepes Iii checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tepes Iii tries a quick counter leg kick but Robson is wise to it.
Robson misses the shot to the body.
Tepes Iii swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Robson misses with a hook to the body
and Tepes Iii counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Robson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tepes Iii moves away.
Robson misses with a low kick as Tepes Iii jumps back.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tepes Iii! But no joy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tepes Iii misses with a head kick.
Robson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Oliver Robson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vlad Tepes Iii's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Robson throws a body punch but Tepes Iii moves out of range.
Tepes Iii thinks about the counter body kick.
Tepes Iii throws a looping overhand right but Robson ducks down to avoid it.
Robson is looking to counter with head kicks.
An inside leg kick lands from Robson.
Robson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tepes Iii checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Robson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A shot to the liver by Tepes Iii. Beautiful body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Robson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tepes Iii counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Oliver Robson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robson scores with a nice head shot.
Robson throws a body punch but Tepes Iii moves out of range.
Robson misses with a wild body shot.
Tepes Iii appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Tepes Iii checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tepes Iii steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Robson jabs Tepes Iii to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tepes Iii takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Robson misses with a leg kick
and Tepes Iii counters with a straight right hand.
Nice shot by Robson.
Robson throws a chopping leg kick but Tepes Iii manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Tepes Iii is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Robson with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tepes Iii takes a jab right on the kisser.
Robson misses with a leg kick
and Tepes Iii cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tepes Iii throws a low kick but Robson moves out of range easily.
Robson throws a leg kick but Tepes Iii moved away.
It seemed like Tepes Iii was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Robson blocks a head kick by Tepes Iii.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tepes Iii checks a leg kick.
Robson scoring well with a low kick there.
Robson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tepes Iii follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Robson thuds a left hand into Tepes Iii's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robson throws a leg kick but Tepes Iii sees it coming and moves out of range.
Tepes Iii swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Robson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tepes Iii counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Robson thinking.
Robson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tepes Iii.
Robson throws a leg kick that misses.
Robson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tepes Iii connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tepes Iii keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tepes Iii looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Robson tests Tepes Iii's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Robson looks to throw the jab but Tepes Iii is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robson fails to land with a series of punches.
A nice side step and Tepes Iii releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Robson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tepes Iii checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Tepes Iii looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A jab from Tepes Iii does it's job there.
Robson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Robson throws a leg kick
letting Tepes Iii counter with a right hand.
Robson connects with a looping right hand.
Robson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tepes Iii connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Robson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tepes Iii counters with a body kick that stops Robson in his tracks momentarily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Oliver Robson clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Vlad Tepes Iii'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.
Tepes Iii's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Robson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tepes Iii scrambles back to his feet.
Robson feints and then cracks Tepes Iii's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tepes Iii down.
Robson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tepes Iii looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Robson digs a good hook to Tepes Iii's body.
Tepes Iii takes one to the chin there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robson thows a leg kick but Tepes Iii checks it
and Tepes Iii counters with a stiff right hand.
Tepes Iii misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Robson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Robson misses with a double jab.
Tepes Iii changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Robson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tepes Iii has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Tepes Iii chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Robson can pounce on him.
Robson lands with a nice body punch.
Tepes Iii shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A counter left hand to the body from Robson misses its target.
Robson stuns Tepes Iii with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Robson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tepes Iii counters with a straight right hand.
Tepes Iii uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Robson.
Tepes Iii was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tepes Iii is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Robson takes a swing at Tepes Iii's ribcage but misses.
Tepes Iii takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tepes Iii checks a leg kick nicely.
Tepes Iii appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Tepes Iii keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Robson.
Robson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tepes Iii counters with a thumping low kick.
Robson misses with a lunging right hand
letting Tepes Iii counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tepes Iii avoids the body shot from Robson.
Tepes Iii swings for the body but Robson moves out of range.
Robson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robson takes a swing at Tepes Iii's ribcage but misses.
Tepes Iii gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Robson.
Tepes Iii's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Robson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Tepes Iii fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Robson checks it well.
A leg kick checked by Tepes Iii.
Tepes Iii with the counter takedown but Robson avoids it easily.
Robson missing with a left hand there. Tepes Iii was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Robson lands with an uppercut that bounces Tepes Iii off the cage and back into range.
Robson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tepes Iii manages to avoid it.
Robson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tepes Iii is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Robson with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tepes Iii counters with a nice body shot.
Robson throws a good cross that connects.
Robson takes a swing at Tepes Iii's ribcage but misses.
Tepes Iii looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Robson looks to land a left hand but Tepes Iii moved out of range nicely.
Tepes Iii looks to score with a jab to the body but Robson is just out of range.
Robson throws out a leg kick but Tepes Iii moves out of range and Robson only half commits.
Tepes Iii looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Robson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Tepes Iii counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Robson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tepes Iii.
Robson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
It seemed like Tepes Iii was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Oliver Robson had his way with Vlad Tepes Iii in that round.
The cut man is working on Vlad Tepes Iii's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Tepes Iii tries to land a body kick
enabling Robson to counter with a crisp jab.
Tepes Iii throws a wild body kick that Robson sees coming a mile off.
Tepes Iii displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Robson throws out the jab.
Tepes Iii appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Robson 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.
And Tepes Iii responds with a good body kick, but Robson manages to step out the way in time.
Robson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Robson misses with a wild body shot.
Tepes Iii looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robson misses with an uppercut
and Tepes Iii connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Robson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Robson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Robson - just one landing.
Tepes Iii dodges the punch combination from Robson.
Tepes Iii is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Robson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Robson throws a leg kick which misses Tepes Iii's front leg but catches the back leg as Tepes Iii tries to avoid it.
Robson misses with a hook to the body
and Tepes Iii counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tepes Iii needs to keep his hands up - Robson had a free shot at his head there.
Tepes Iii fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Vlad Tepes Iii has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Robson misses with a body punch
and Tepes Iii counters with a nice uppercut.
Robson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Robson connects with a right hand. Tepes Iii shakes it off.
Tepes Iii scores with a nice head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tepes Iii checks the leg kick nicely there.
And Tepes Iii responds with a good body kick, but Robson manages to step out the way in time.
Robson throws a body shot but no joy.
Tepes Iii tries a quick counter leg kick but Robson is wise to it.
Robson throws a lazy uppercut
and Tepes Iii counters with a nice body shot.
Robson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tepes Iii.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robson throws a hook but Tepes Iii blocks it.
Tepes Iii appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Tepes Iii slips under a jab from Robson.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tepes Iii! But no joy.
Robson lands a nice hook to Tepes Iii's body. Tepes Iii takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Robson feints and then cracks Tepes Iii's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tepes Iii down.
Robson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tepes Iii counters with a straight right hand.
Robson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Tepes Iii counters with a straight right hand.
Tepes Iii has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Tepes Iii fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Robson on the side of the head.
Robson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tepes Iii.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robson lands a jab to the head.
Robson misses with a two punch combination.
Tepes Iii keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Robson.
Tepes Iii was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Robson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Tepes Iii misses.
Tepes Iii looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Oliver Robson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Robson just misses with a punch to the body.
Robson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
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!
Robson throws a hook to the side of Tepes Iii's head but Tepes Iii sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tepes Iii swings for the body but Robson moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Oliver Robson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Robson, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 50:45
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 50:45
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oliver Robson!
Oliver Robson retains his welterweight title!
Oliver Robson thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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