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GAMMA#1054 Oliver v Adrian PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Camble (ranked 1620 p4p, 1818 weight class) and Nikolai Ignatiev (ranked 209 p4p, 232 weight class). Ignatiev has chosen Beats That as his entrance music. Mike Camble could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Nikolai Ignatiev's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Camble!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Nikolai Ignatiev!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ignatiev scores with a decent looking hook.
Camble throws a poor cross that misses
and Ignatiev makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Camble misses the shot to the body.
Ignatiev is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Camble with a body shot.
Camble moves out of range as Ignatiev strikes.
Ignatiev scores with a push kick.
Camble on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ignatiev misses with a left hand
enabling Camble to counter with a crisp jab.
Camble misses the shot to the body.
Camble scores with a hook to the body. Ignatiev takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Camble looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mike Camble seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Camble scores with a body shot.
Camble fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ignatiev looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Camble throws a sloppy body shot
and Ignatiev counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Camble fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camble swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Ignatiev to counter with a crisp jab.
Camble looks for a takedown but Ignatiev sprawls well.
Camble keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Camble cracks Ignatiev with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ignatiev pivots, looking for a leg kick but Camble is out of range and Ignatiev settles back down.
Ignatiev missing with a left hand there. Camble was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ignatiev.
Ignatiev misses with a hook to the body
and Camble counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Camble throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Camble ducks under a wild hook from Ignatiev.
A shot to the body from Ignatiev misses
enabling Camble to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camble goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ignatiev 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.
Ignatiev getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Camble staying out of range there.
Camble blocks a jab.
Nice defenses there by Ignatiev.
Jab from Camble.
Camble throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice side step and Ignatiev releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Ignatiev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Camble moves away.
Camble stuns Ignatiev with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ignatiev rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Camble counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ignatiev takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ignatiev chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Camble can pounce on him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camble gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ignatiev counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Camble. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Camble swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ignatiev counters with a series of strikes. Camble will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ignatiev's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Camble connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ignatiev scrambles back to his feet.
Camble dives in and scores a takedown into Ignatiev's guard.
Camble being controlled here momentarily.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ignatiev can do anything to dispel that myth.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Camble throwing strikes from guard but Ignatiev blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camble tries to free his leg and advance position but Ignatiev is retaining full guard.
Camble is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Ignatiev looking to hit a scissor sweep but Camble is one step ahead there.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Camble is looking to work some ground and pound but Ignatiev has wrist control.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ignatiev misses with a body kick.
Ignatiev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Camble.
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 Mike Camble will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Camble defending well as Ignatiev loads up on a big left hand.
Ignatiev jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Camble fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ignatiev.
Ignatiev uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Camble.
Camble is looking to wear down Ignatiev with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ignatiev looks to score with a jab to the body but Camble is just out of range.
Camble lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ignatiev defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Camble.
Camble misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Camble misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Camble takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ignatiev lands with a shot to the body.
Ignatiev takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Camble throws a leg kick but Ignatiev sees it coming and moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ignatiev! But no joy.
Camble closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ignatiev circles away.
Ignatiev doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Camble. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Camble misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ignatiev cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nikolai Ignatiev seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Camble throws a jab when Ignatiev was well out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Ignatiev misses the target.
Camble lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ignatiev at a distance.
Camble lands with a cross.
Ignatiev throws the left hand but Camble avoids the punch easily.
Camble lands a nice shot to the body.
Ignatiev takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ignatiev throws a hook but Camble blocks it.
Ignatiev throws a hook but Camble avoids it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ignatiev with the inside leg kick.
Camble with a poor takedown
and Ignatiev counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Camble keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Camble throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ignatiev keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Camble.
Camble shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ignatiev pinned against the cage. Ignatiev gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A low kick from Ignatiev misses
and Camble counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camble avoids a punch combination nicely.
Camble looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Ignatiev swings for the body but Camble moves out of range.
It looked like Camble wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ignatiev tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Camble misses with a hook to the body
and Ignatiev counters with a nice uppercut.
Camble swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Camble misses with a shot to the body
enabling Ignatiev to counter with a crisp jab.
Camble throws an off balance right hand
and Ignatiev counters with a right hand to the body.
Camble misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ignatiev.
Camble avoids the body shot from Ignatiev.
Camble jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Nikolai Ignatiev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Camble uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ignatiev.
Camble is looking to counter punch.
Camble moves out of range of the body kick from Ignatiev.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camble throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Ignatiev was covering up waiting for the punch and Camble finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Camble trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Camble missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Camble trying to control the position from guard on top but Ignatiev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Camble wants to pass the guard but Ignatiev is keeping the position.
Ignatiev pulls Camble in close to his closed guard and prevents Camble from doing any damage or advancing position.
Ignatiev lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Nikolai Ignatiev will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Ignatiev on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ignatiev bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Camble's head.
Camble looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ignatiev is fending him off so far but Camble persists. Nope, Ignatiev circles away and we're back to standing.
Ignatiev throws a hook but Camble avoids it easily.
Camble throwing a counter right hand but Ignatiev manages to avoid it.
Ignatiev leaves Camble with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Camble throws a body punch but Ignatiev moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ignatiev throws an off balance right hand
and Camble counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Camble looks to land a left hand but Ignatiev moved out of range nicely.
Camble is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ignatiev is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ignatiev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Camble manages to avoid it.
Camble tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ignatiev sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Camble somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Camble. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Camble misses with a looping left.
Ignatiev throws a counter combo.
Camble throws a poor cross that misses
and Camble takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ignatiev misses with a looping right.
Camble attempts a counter takedown but Ignatiev avoids it well and moves away.
Camble lands a jab.
Camble misses the jab.
Ignatiev now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A jab from Ignatiev finds it's way through Camble's defenses.
Ignatiev takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ignatiev scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Camble will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ignatiev looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ignatiev throws a leg kick which misses Camble's front leg but catches the back leg as Camble tries to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ignatiev throws a right hand that misses
and Camble counters with a nice uppercut.
Camble throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ignatiev counters with a good low kick that Camble was not able to check.
Camble ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ignatiev moves away.
Ignatiev misses with a straight left.
Camble misses the body punch
and Ignatiev counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ignatiev connects with a right hand. Camble shakes it off.
Nice cross by Camble.
Ignatiev lands a jab to Camble's midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camble misses with a body shot
and Ignatiev counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice sprawl there from Ignatiev as Camble shoots in.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ignatiev fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Camble on the side of the head.
Ignatiev throws a lazy right hand but Camble sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ignatiev misses with a leg kick
enabling Camble to counter with a crisp jab.
Ignatiev uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Camble.
Ignatiev cracks Camble with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Camble missing with a left hand there. Ignatiev was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ignatiev ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Camble throws a body shot but no joy.
Camble takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camble scores with a nice right hand.
Camble looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ignatiev is fending him off so far but Camble persists. Nope, Ignatiev circles away and we're back to standing.
Ignatiev misses with a body shot.
A low kick from Camble misses
and Ignatiev counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ignatiev connects with a jab.
Ignatiev keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Camble.
Camble just misses with a punch to the body.
Ignatiev cracks Camble with a right hand to the side of the head.
 Camble is rocked!
Camble blocks a leg kick.
Oh Camble is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Camble displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ignatiev throws out the jab.
Camble seems to have got his legs back now.
Camble shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ignatiev sprawls well. Ignatiev wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Camble gets slowly back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nikolai Ignatiev comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ignatiev 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Nikolai Ignatiev!
Our winner, Nikolai Ignatiev, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Lee (ranked 2187 p4p, 1133 weight class) and Mustang Jack (ranked 217 p4p, 127 weight class). Lee comes to the cage accompanied by Doomsday Clock. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 15 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jeff Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 15 - 2, fighting out of London, Mustang Jack!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Jack moves out of range easily.
Good leg kick by Lee.
Jack's corner calls for a 1-2. Jack obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Lee misses the target.
Lee lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jack's sensitive parts.
Lee really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Jack moves out of range easily.
Jack ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away.
Lee throws a counter high kick but Jack was just alert enough to avoid it.
Lee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jack misses with a looping left.
Lee scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jack.
Lee takes one to the chin there.
Jack moves out of range as Lee strikes.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
Lee with a nice cross.
Jack 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jack staying out of range there.
A punch lands to the side of Jack 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jack ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lee swings for the body but Jack moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee throws a head kick that Jack semi-blocks.
Jack takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jack is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jack moves away from the strike by Lee.
Jack tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lee was well out of range. Poor timing from Jack.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
Lee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jack! But no joy.
Jack gets in close and instigates a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jack.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lee.
Jack misses with the head strike.
Lee manages to break the clinch.
Jack ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jab from Jack.
Jack throws a quick inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee missing with a left hand there. Jack was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jack misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jack has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jack avoids a wild elbow strike from Lee.
Lee throws an elbow that misses.
Jack misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lee lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Jack - that landed with a thud.
Jack lands with a right to the head.
Lee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jack lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jack misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jack blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Lee.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jack.
Jack lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jack fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jack digs a right hand into Lee's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lee's gas tank.
Lee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jack's elbow.
Jack throws a punch but it's blocked by Lee.
Jack lands a shoulder strike.
Jack struggles to land a body shot inside as Lee controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee is trying to break free.
Lee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lee avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lee defending well as Jack loads up on a big left hand.
Jack tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lee paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lee jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jack tries to clinch up but Lee circles away and keeps his distance.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Jack moves out of range easily.
Jack lands a leg kick that knocks Lee off balance momentarily.
Lee tries to land a front kick but Jack steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jack on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lee. Lee obviously looking to wear him down.
Jack stuns Lee with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lee slips under a jab.
Lee takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jack was well out of range. Poor timing from Lee.
Lee chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jack can pounce on him.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lee scores with a head kick. Jack tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Jeff Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jack on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lee. Lee obviously looking to wear him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Jack catches Lee right on the button with a cross.
Lee looks to land a left hand but Jack moved out of range nicely.
Lee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jack jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lee avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lee clinches with his opponent.
A short uppercut from Jack.
Lee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lee throws a right hand that misses
and Jack counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lee has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jack finds it's way round the side to connect with Lee's head.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Jack moves out of range easily.
Lee throws a head kick but Jack moves out of range.
Jack fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jack punishes Lee's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jack blocks a head kick by Lee.
Jack looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jack jabs Lee to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jack misses with a two punch combination.
Lee moves into range and clinches up with Jack.
Jack lands with a right to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jeff Lee will probably get the nod.
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.
Lee with a jab.
A head kick misses from Lee.
Lee gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jack throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lees head.
Lee lands a shoulder strike.
Mustang Jack seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lee prevents a body shot from Jack.
Lee misses with the head strike.
Jack lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Lee fails to land.
Lee lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jack lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Lee throws a punch but it's blocked by Jack.
Lee swings wildly with an uppercut but Jack uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jack doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lee's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lee.
Jack tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jack fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jack blocking some punches.
Jack lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jack goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jack throws a punch but it's blocked by Lee.
Lee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jack blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jack lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lee lands a nice elbow.
 It looks like Mustang Jack has been cut.
Lee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jack working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jack swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jack.
Jack working aggressively here.
Jack swings wildly with an uppercut but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right handed body shot lands from Jack.
Nice elbow from Lee.
Lee lands with a light punch inside.
Jack pushes Lee back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jack lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a head punch that misses.
Jack lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lee or not.
Jack swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jack swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jack lands a body shot in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jack.
Jack gets through Lee's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jack lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Jack.
Jack has a couple of punches blocked by Lee.
Jack lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jack lands a nice uppercut.
Lee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jack tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jack lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Jack working aggressively here.
Jack lands with a right to the head.
Lee swings wildly with an uppercut but Jack uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jack misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jack lands a shoulder strike.
Jack throws a punch but it's blocked by Lee.
Jack blocks an uppercut.
Lee wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lee misses with some punches.
Jack lands an uppercut.
Jack lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Jack fails to land.
Jack lands a right hand.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jack.
Jack scores with a shot to the side of Lee's head.
Jack working aggressively here.
Jack lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jack lands a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jack lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lee is rocked!
Jack lands a right hand.
Oh Lee is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jack misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lee seems to have got his legs back now.
A head punch on the inside from Jack fails to land.
Jack fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Lee.
Jack lands a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Jack.
Lee pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jack lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jack swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jack has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A jab from Jack does it's job there.
Jack lands with a good body shot.
Jack ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jack connects with a body shot.
Jack ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jack lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jack misses with a two punch combination.
An attempted straight right counter from Lee misses the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jack uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lee.
Jack throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jack throws a series of strikes that have Lee backpedaling.
Jack throws a looping overhand right but Lee ducks down to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mustang Jack showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mustang Jack's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Jack moves into the clinch successfully.
Jack lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lee.
Lee throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Lee fails to land.
Jack lands a hook that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Jack lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Good body shot from Jack.
Jack blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Jack fails to land.
Jack misses with a punch on the inside.
Jack lands with a light punch inside.
Jack swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jack misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jack lands an uppercut.
Lee throws a punch but it's blocked by Jack.
Jack lands a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right hand to the body from Jack.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jack lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jack softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jack throws a punch but it's blocked by Lee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jack blocks an uppercut.
Jack lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lee is trying to break free.
Jack lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Jack pushes Lee back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jack lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jack lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jack lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jack misses with a punch on the inside.
Jack working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jack struggles to land a body shot inside as Lee controls his hands.
Lee blocks an uppercut.
Jack lands a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jack.
Jack works on Lee's body with a couple of short punches.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A right handed body shot lands from Jack.
Jack scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jack makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jack digs a right hand into Lee's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lee's gas tank.
A frustrated look appears on Lee's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee blocking some punches.
Lee prevents a body shot from Jack.
Jack lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jack blocking some punches.
Jack fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lee misses with a punch on the inside.
Lee swings wildly with an uppercut but Jack uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jack working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jack.
Lee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jack makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jack misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jack.
Jack blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lee lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jack backwards.
Jack blocks an uppercut.
Jack is working Lee over against the cage.
Jack lands a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Jack - that landed with a thud.
Jack cracks Lee with a nice body shot.
Jack lands a body shot.
Jack digs a right hand underneath Lee's ribcage. Lee let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jack lands a nice shot to the body.
Jack works on Lee's body with a couple of short punches.
Jack lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Lee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lee working aggressively here.
Jack misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lee.
Jack lands a left hand.
Jack misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jack throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lee is trying to break the clinch but Jack has him pressed against the cage.
Jack lands with a short shot to the head.
Jack fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lee wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws an elbow but it misses.
Lee has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jack has a couple of punches blocked by Lee.
Jack working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jack misses with a punch on the inside.
Lee lands an elbow that stopped Jack in his tracks for a moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jack.
A left hand lands to the body for Jack.
Jack lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Jack lands with a short shot to the head.
Jack lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short uppercut from Jack.
Lee throws a head punch that misses.
Lee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lee misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Jack.
Jack cracks Lee with a nice body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mustang Jack comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jack 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mustang Jack!
A very excited looking Mustang Jack 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Luuk Benjamin (ranked 611 p4p, 751 weight class) and Jeong Hoon Chai (ranked 55 p4p, 64 weight class). Jeong Hoon Chai is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Luuk Benjamin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Jeong Hoon Chai!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benjamin throws a body kick that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Chai! But no joy.
Benjamin throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Chai counter with a right hand.
Chai misses with a wild body shot.
Chai missing with a left hand there. Benjamin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Benjamin stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Chai throws a wild body kick that Benjamin sees coming a mile off.
Chai fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Benjamin checks it well.
Benjamin throws an off balance right hand
and Chai counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chai needs to keep his hands up - Benjamin had a free shot at his head there.
Chai 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.
Chai throws a jab when Benjamin was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benjamin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Chai motions for Benjamin to come forward. Chai throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sloppy strikes from Chai. Those never looked like landing.
Chai looks to throw a body kick
and Benjamin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chai moves out of range of the strikes.
Chai is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Good work by Benjamin as he checks the leg kick.
Benjamin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Chai throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Benjamin to counter with a crisp jab.
Chai swinging wildly here.
Chai walks into a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai throws a jab when Benjamin was well out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Benjamin misses the target.
Chai throws a leg kick but Benjamin checks it.
Benjamin throws the left hand but Chai avoids the punch easily.
Benjamin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chai scoring well with a low kick there.
Chai throws a head kick that misses.
Chai smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Chai with a jab.
We've been told by Benjamin's head coaches at Bushido Martial Arts that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Benjamin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Benjamin misses with an uppercut. Chai saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Benjamin crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Chai - the referee stops the clock and Benjamin gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Chai. Benjamin manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Chai swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Benjamin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Benjamin misses with a hook
enabling Chai to counter with a crisp jab.
Chai takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Chai slips under a jab from Benjamin.
A low kick from Chai is predictable there
and Chai takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chai scoring well with a low kick there.
Benjamin thuds a left hand into Chai's body.
Benjamin throws out a powerful jab.
Benjamin is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benjamin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chai throws out the jab.
And Benjamin counters with a quick kick to the body but Chai blocks it.
Chai misses with a straight left.
Chai moves out of range of the strikes.
Chai throws a nice inside leg kick.
A big right from Chai misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Chai.
Benjamin throws a head kick that misses.
Good exchange - Benjamin coming out on top.
Benjamin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Benjamin tries to land a front kick but Chai steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jeong Hoon Chai will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Chai looks for the body kick but Benjamin saw that one coming.
Jab, jab by Benjamin - just one landing.
Chai staying out of range there.
Benjamin scoring well with a low kick there.
Chai just misses with a punch to the body.
Chai defending well as Benjamin loads up on a big left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Benjamin. Chai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chai 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.
Chai tries to keep at a distance but Benjamin has taken the fight into the clinch.
Chai lands a hook that snaps the head of Benjamin backwards.
Chai blocking some punches.
Chai scores with a shoulder strike.
Chai is leaning against Benjamin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Benjamin.
Good body shot from Chai.
Nice body punch from Benjamin - that landed with a thud.
Benjamin misses with a punch on the inside.
Benjamin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chai misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Benjamin.
Benjamin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chai scores with a shot to the side of Benjamin's head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Benjamin.
Chai working aggressively here.
Benjamin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chai throws a head punch that misses.
Chai tries a body shot but Benjamin blocks it.
Benjamin working aggressively here.
Chai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Benjamin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Benjamin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Benjamin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Benjamin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai blocks an uppercut.
Benjamin presses Chai against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Benjamin digs a right hand into Chai's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Chai's gas tank.
Chai working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chai pushes Benjamin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Benjamin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Benjamin.
Benjamin blocks an uppercut.
Chai misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chai lands a left hand that snaps the head of Benjamin backwards.
Benjamin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chai lands with a right to the head.
Benjamin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Benjamin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jeong Hoon Chai seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Benjamin blocks a body shot from Chai.
Benjamin scores with a shot to the side of Chai's head.
Chai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Benjamin misses with the head strike.
Benjamin struggles to land a body shot inside as Chai controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chai.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benjamin throws a head punch that misses.
Chai lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Benjamin lands with a left to the head.
Chai tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Benjamin's elbow.
Benjamin prevents a body shot from Chai.
Chai misses with a hook from the clinch.
Benjamin misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Chai.
Benjamin has a couple of punches blocked by Chai.
Benjamin misses with the head strike.
Chai lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Benjamin misses with a punch to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Benjamin.
Chai misses with a hook from the clinch.
Benjamin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chai's elbow.
Chai is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Chai is trying to break the clinch but Benjamin is controlling him.
Benjamin is leaning against Chai and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Chai blocking some punches.
Chai misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benjamin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Benjamin tries to work over Chai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benjamin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Benjamin.
Chai throws a head punch that misses.
Benjamin blocking some punches.
Chai wants to get back to striking at distance but Benjamin won't allow it.
A hook to the body from Benjamin.
Benjamin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Chai misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chai's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Benjamin will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
It seemed like Chai was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Chai finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Chai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Benjamin.
Benjamin misses with a body shot
and Chai counters with an inside leg kick.
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 Luuk Benjamin will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Chai misses with a wild combination.
Benjamin seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Benjamin lands a jab.
Benjamin misses with a straight left.
Chai moves out of range of the strikes.
Benjamin misses with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chai is looking to chop away at Benjamin's legs.
Chai lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Chai on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Chai misses
and Benjamin counters with a series of strikes. Chai will be more careful next time no doubt.
A good leg kick by Benjamin.
Benjamin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chai.
Chai throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Benjamin counters with a stiff right hand.
Chai rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Benjamin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Benjamin 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.
 Chai is rocked!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Benjamin.
Chai is still on wobbly legs! Can Benjamin finish him?
Chai misses the shot to the body.
Benjamin drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Chai right on the button. Chai goes down! Benjamin follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Benjamin gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luuk Benjamin!
A relieved looking Luuk Benjamin 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Presley Chai (ranked 625 p4p, 594 weight class) and Dusty Rhodes (ranked 81 p4p, 79 weight class). Rhodes is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Bury My Bones. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Presley Chai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Dusty Rhodes!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chai shoots in and drives through. Rhodes sprawls well.
Chai shoots in looking for a takedown but Rhodes manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Chai's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Rhodes has Chai up against the cage in a clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Rhodes.
Rhodes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chai misses with the head strike.
We've been hearing reports that Chai has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Rhodes misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Rhodes.
Chai scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Chai working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Chai working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short body shot lands from Rhodes as the two fighters clinch.
Rhodes scores with a shot to the side of Chai's head.
Rhodes is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Chai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chai tries to work over Rhodes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chai lands with a short shot to the head.
Rhodes has Chai pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Chai manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Chai lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rhodes blocking some punches.
Rhodes lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rhodes lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Rhodes.
Rhodes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chai throws a head punch that misses.
A right hand to the body from Rhodes.
Rhodes lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rhodes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rhodes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chai misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Rhodes fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Chai fails to land.
Rhodes tries to work over Chai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rhodes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Rhodes - that landed with a thud.
Rhodes lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rhodes lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Chai blocking some punches.
A right hand to the body from Rhodes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rhodes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rhodes.
Rhodes lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from Rhodes.
Chai is rocked!
Rhodes struggles to land a body shot inside as Chai controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rhodes gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Rhodes wants to pass to mount but Chai is defending the position.
Chai trying to control but Rhodes postures up.
Rhodes not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Rhodes missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rhodes not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Chai is staying active underneath Rhodes, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Rhodes is stalling here. Chai is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Rhodes seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Chai has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Chai working the head and body with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chai in side control, throwing shots but Rhodes defends.
Chai throws a strike aimed at the side of Rhodes's head but Rhodes avoids it well.
Chai in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Rhodes is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Rhodes is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Chai scoring with punches and elbows.
Rhodes prevents Chai from improving position.
Rhodes manages to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rhodes works his way to full guard. Good work.
Rhodes avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Chai trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chai scoring with some ground and pound.
Rhodes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Chai accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Chai avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Rhodes tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Chai throws a big elbow that misses.
Rhodes looking to hit a scissor sweep but Chai is one step ahead there.
Rhodes looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dusty Rhodes dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Chai fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rhodes avoids it really well and circles away.
Nice defenses there by Chai.
Rhodes scores with a shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Chai throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rhodes throws a lazy right hand but Chai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chai throwing a counter right hand but Rhodes manages to avoid it.
Rhodes stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rhodes wants it to stay on the feet.
Chai swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chai moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rhodes connects with a crisp jab.
Chai moves out of range of the strikes.
Rhodes gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chai.
Rhodes gets through Chai's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rhodes lands with a short shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhodes scores with a shoulder strike.
Oh Chai is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rhodes scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Chai misses with a body punch.
Dusty Rhodes seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Chai throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Chai can't find room to land a body shot as Rhodes controls the action.
Chai seems to have got his legs back now.
Rhodes misses with a punch to the body.
Rhodes blocking some punches.
Chai works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Rhodes working a defensive guard here.
Rhodes utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rhodes is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Chai works over Rhodes with some ground and pound from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rhodes is trying to control the position but Chai postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rhodes looking for a sweep. Not yet Rhodes, not yet.
Chai landing some decent shots from guard.
Chai makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Chai working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Presley Chai overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Chai in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Chai preventing the sweep.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chai landing some decent shots from guard.
Chai throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rhodes works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Chai throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chai throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rhodes looking for a sweep. Not yet Rhodes, not yet.
Rhodes is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Chai is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rhodes throws a strike but Chai avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Rhodes looking to pass the guard.
Rhodes is still trying to improve position.
Rhodes is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rhodes throwing strikes but missing.
Rhodes preventing the sweep.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rhodes lands a couple of digs.
Rhodes throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Chai works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dusty Rhodes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Chai, as that shot connected.
Chai misses with a left hand
letting Rhodes counter with a right hand.
Chai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rhodes takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Chai throws a combination. Rhodes tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Dusty Rhodes has been cut.
Chai moves out of range of the strikes.
Rhodes shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Rhodes showed some decent athleticism there.
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!
Rhodes thows a huge punch but Chai dodges it nicely.
Rhodes working Chai over with strikes.
Nice strikes from Rhodes there.
Rhodes has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhodes stalling.
Chai keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rhodes trying to control the action but Chai is working from the bottom.
Rhodes trying to pass the guard but Chai defending well.
Chai regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Chai looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rhodes showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Rhodes working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Dusty Rhodes is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Rhodes controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Chai not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chai throws a right hand that misses
and Rhodes counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Chai looks to clinch
and Rhodes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rhodes lands a really nice looking cross but Chai seems unphased.
Rhodes fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Chai, pushing him back against the cage.
Rhodes lands a right hand.
Rhodes prevents a body shot from Chai.
Chai misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chai throws a punch but it's blocked by Rhodes.
Rhodes takes a shot to the head.
Chai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rhodes.
Chai is working Rhodes over against the cage.
Chai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chai blocks a body shot from Rhodes.
Chai jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rhodes walks away with a smile on his face. Chai gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Rhodes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rhodes takes the fight into the clinch.
Rhodes works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rhodes blocks an uppercut.
Chai tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Chai misses with a punch on the inside.
Chai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chai has Rhodes pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Rhodes manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Presley Chai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rhodes is pressed up against the cage. Chai has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rhodes down to the mat. Rhodes avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Presley Chai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dusty Rhodes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rhodes throws a lazy right hand but Chai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dusty Rhodes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rhodes 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dusty Rhodes!
Dusty Rhodes opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bigi Boi Chai (ranked 924 p4p, 379 weight class) and Ronan Darongo (ranked 54 p4p, 17 weight class). Chai's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Dirt. Darongo has chosen Chaos And Destruction as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Bigi Boi Chai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ronan Darongo!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darongo lands with a shot to the body.
Darongo jabs Chai right on the nose. Chai blinks but takes it well.
Chai takes one on the button.
Chai takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Darongo misses with a body shot.
We've been told by Chai's head coaches at Master Chai's Dojo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Darongo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Darongo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Chai bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Darongo throws a low kick but Chai avoids it.
Darongo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Darongo moves away from the strike by Chai.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chai checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ronan Darongo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Darongo misses with a body shot
and Chai counters with a stiff right hand.
Darongo 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.
Darongo takes a swing at Chai's ribcage but misses.
Darongo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Chai rather than just go for the knockout.
A nice inside leg kick there by Darongo. That's going to slow Chai down.
Darongo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darongo misses with a body shot.
Chai swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A big left from Darongo misses.
Chai tries to counter by clinching up but Darongo breaks away and moves out of range.
Darongo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Chai.
Darongo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Darongo misses with a lunging right hand
and Darongo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Ronan Darongo has been cut.
Darongo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Chai moves away from the strike by Darongo.
Chai throws a body shot but no joy.
Darongo doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Chai tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Darongo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Chai checks a low kick from Darongo.
Darongo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Chai's hands.
Darongo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chai.
Darongo is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Darongo throws a sloppy body shot
and Chai counters with a crisp right hand that drops Darongo! Chai lets Darongo back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
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!
Darongo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Chai stuns Darongo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darongo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chai.
Darongo moves away from the strike by Chai.
Chai backing away here, and Darongo unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Chai on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Darongo. Darongo obviously looking to wear him down.
Chai checks a leg kick.
Darongo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Chai.
Chai throwing a counter right hand but Darongo manages to avoid it.
Darongo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Darongo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chai manages to avoid it.
Chai lands a big uppercut and Darongo crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Darongo looks OK. Chai waves Darongo back to his feet!
Darongo is rocked!
Chai goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Darongo is still on wobbly legs! Can Chai finish him?
Chai misses with an uppercut. Darongo saw that one coming.
Darongo swings for the body but Chai moves out of range.
Darongo misses with an uppercut
and Chai counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Chai.
Chai jerks Darongo's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Darongo drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Chai goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Chai because Darongo was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Bigi Boi Chai!
During a confident post fight interview, Bigi Boi Chai 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Lathem McGuire (ranked 400 p4p, 541 weight class) and Buster Glover (ranked 52 p4p, 69 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lathem McGuire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Buster Glover!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice jab there from Glover.
McGuire looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Glover chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McGuire can pounce on him.
McGuire works over Glover's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Buster Glover has been cut.
Glover lands with a kick to the ribs.
Glover listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
McGuire fails with an attempt to clinch.
McGuire lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Glover connects with the punch.
Glover misses with a body kick.
Glover lands a big uppercut and McGuire crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but McGuire looks OK. Glover waves McGuire back to his feet!
McGuire is rocked!
Glover circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends McGuire tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Glover wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Buster Glover!
Buster Glover gave a mention to HELL'S BALLS NUTRITION in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez (ranked 237 p4p, 347 weight class) and Jian Zhao (ranked 33 p4p, 50 weight class). Zhao is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Dirty Harry (Schtung Chinese New Year Remix) - Gorillaz. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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 28 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 14 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jian Zhao!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zhao has taken the fight to the clinch.
Zhao doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zhao lands a body shot in the clinch.
Zhao working aggressively here.
Zhao takes a shot to the head.
Zhao misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jaegerjaquez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jaegerjaquez misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zhao.
I was talking to Jaegerjaquez's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Jaegerjaquez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zhao's elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zhao.
Jaegerjaquez blocking some punches.
Jaegerjaquez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zhao swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Zhao fails to land.
Jaegerjaquez throws a punch but it's blocked by Zhao.
Zhao working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Zhao swings wildly with an uppercut but Jaegerjaquez uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zhao misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zhao content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Jaegerjaquez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jaegerjaquez tries to work over Zhao's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Jaegerjaquez.
Jaegerjaquez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jaegerjaquez throws a punch but it's blocked by Zhao.
A short left from Jaegerjaquez.
Zhao's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Zhao has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Jaegerjaquez seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Zhao can turn it around.
Zhao swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jaegerjaquez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zhao goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zhao lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Zhao.
Zhao lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jaegerjaquez backwards.
Zhao misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zhao.
Jaegerjaquez tries to work over Zhao's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jaegerjaquez tries a body shot but Zhao blocks it.
Zhao struggles to land a body shot inside as Jaegerjaquez controls his hands.
Jaegerjaquez lands a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jaegerjaquez lands a right hand.
Zhao tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A body shot lands from Jaegerjaquez.
Jaegerjaquez presses Zhao against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhao tries a body shot but Jaegerjaquez blocks it.
Jaegerjaquez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Zhao misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jaegerjaquez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zhao's elbow.
A short uppercut from Jaegerjaquez.
Zhao throws a head punch that misses.
Zhao fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zhao blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jaegerjaquez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jaegerjaquez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jaegerjaquez takes a shot to the head.
Jaegerjaquez misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Zhao.
Jaegerjaquez misses with a body punch.
Jaegerjaquez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zhao throws a head punch that misses.
Jaegerjaquez lands with a right to the head.
Zhao tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jaegerjaquez's elbow.
Jaegerjaquez misses with a punch on the inside.
Zhao tries to work over Jaegerjaquez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Zhao.
Zhao tries to work over Jaegerjaquez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zhao doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jaegerjaquez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zhao is looking to control Jaegerjaquez's arms but Jaegerjaquez gets an underhook and turns him. Now Zhao has his back to the cage.
Jaegerjaquez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zhao stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Zhao throws a punch but it's blocked by Jaegerjaquez.
Jaegerjaquez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zhao tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zhao doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jaegerjaquez takes a shot to the head.
Jaegerjaquez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zhao's elbow.
Zhao tries to throw a body punch but Jaegerjaquez avoids it by throwing Zhao back against the cage.
Zhao tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jaegerjaquez's elbow.
Jaegerjaquez blocks a body shot from Zhao.
Zhao swings wildly with an uppercut but Jaegerjaquez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jaegerjaquez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zhao pushes Jaegerjaquez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zhao swings wildly with an uppercut but Jaegerjaquez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zhao content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Jaegerjaquez can't find room to land a body shot as Zhao controls the action.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Jaegerjaquez lands with a light punch inside.
Jaegerjaquez lands a body punch in the clinch.
Zhao lands a shot to the body.
Jaegerjaquez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zhao misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zhao makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jaegerjaquez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zhao gets through Jaegerjaquez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Zhao blocks a body shot from Jaegerjaquez.
Jaegerjaquez stalling.
Jaegerjaquez tries to work over Zhao's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jaegerjaquez tries to work over Zhao's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short uppercut from Zhao.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zhao.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jaegerjaquez.
Jaegerjaquez blocks a body shot from Zhao.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jian Zhao will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jaegerjaquez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Zhao tries to clinch but Jaegerjaquez moves out of range.
Zhao tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jaegerjaquez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A big right from Jaegerjaquez misses.
Jaegerjaquez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zhao looks to land a left hand but Jaegerjaquez moved out of range nicely.
Jaegerjaquez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jaegerjaquez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jaegerjaquez avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jaegerjaquez throws a chopping leg kick but Zhao manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jaegerjaquez lands a leg kick that knocks Zhao off balance momentarily.
Zhao takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Zhao looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zhao thumps Jaegerjaquez with a low kick.
Zhao thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zhao thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice body kick there by Jaegerjaquez.
Jaegerjaquez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Zhao closes the distance and pushes Jaegerjaquez back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhao misses with some punches.
Jaegerjaquez lands a body shot.
Zhao lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jaegerjaquez backwards.
A right hand to the body from Jaegerjaquez.
Jaegerjaquez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jaegerjaquez tries a body shot but Zhao blocks it.
Jaegerjaquez blocking some punches.
Jaegerjaquez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Zhao can't find room to land a body shot as Jaegerjaquez controls the action.
Zhao trying to stall but Jaegerjaquez improves his position.
Zhao tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jaegerjaquez struggles to land a body shot inside as Zhao controls his hands.
Zhao prevents a body shot from Jaegerjaquez.
A short uppercut from Jaegerjaquez.
Zhao cracks Jaegerjaquez with a nice body shot.
Jaegerjaquez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Good body shot from Jaegerjaquez.
A head punch on the inside from Jaegerjaquez fails to land.
Zhao lands with a light punch inside.
Jaegerjaquez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jaegerjaquez is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Jaegerjaquez struggles to land a body shot inside as Zhao controls his hands.
Zhao tries a body shot but Jaegerjaquez blocks it.
Jaegerjaquez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zhao's elbow.
Zhao throws a head punch that misses.
Zhao blocking some punches.
Jaegerjaquez takes a shot to the head.
Jaegerjaquez works on Zhao's body with a couple of short punches.
Jaegerjaquez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Zhaos head.
Jaegerjaquez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zhao blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jaegerjaquez misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jaegerjaquez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Zhao.
Zhao lands a body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jaegerjaquez.
Jaegerjaquez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jaegerjaquez lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Zhao.
Zhao misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhao misses with some punches.
Zhao misses with a punch on the inside.
Jaegerjaquez throws a punch but it's blocked by Zhao.
Jaegerjaquez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jaegerjaquez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jaegerjaquez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Zhao tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jaegerjaquez's elbow.
A shot in the inside from Zhao.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jaegerjaquez.
A short right from Jaegerjaquez.
Zhao throws a punch but it's blocked by Jaegerjaquez.
Jaegerjaquez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Zhao is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Zhao misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jaegerjaquez lands a shoulder strike.
Zhao lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Zhao.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jaegerjaquez tries to work over Zhao's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaegerjaquez misses with the head strike.
Jaegerjaquez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jaegerjaquez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A clash of legs there as Zhao blocks the low kick.
A nice leg kick from Zhao, right into the meat of the thigh.
Zhao cracks Jaegerjaquez with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Zhao ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zhao throws a push kick but Jaegerjaquez slaps the foot to one side.
Jaegerjaquez tries to counter by clinching up but Zhao breaks away and moves out of range.
Jaegerjaquez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Zhao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jaegerjaquez moves away from the strike by Zhao.
Jaegerjaquez tries to clinch but Zhao is having none of it.
Zhao is looking to chop away at Jaegerjaquez's legs.
Zhao slips a jab and a cross from Jaegerjaquez.
Jaegerjaquez throws a low kick, looking for Zhao's leg but Zhao calmly moves out of range.
A leg kick checked by Jaegerjaquez.
Jaegerjaquez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jaegerjaquez shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Zhao eats them both and turns towards Jaegerjaquez to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
A big left from Zhao misses.
Jaegerjaquez scores with a hook.
Jaegerjaquez cracks Zhao with a good jab.
Jian Zhao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jaegerjaquez lands with a hook. Zhao tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Zhao throws out a loose jab but Jaegerjaquez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jaegerjaquez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zhao looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jaegerjaquez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zhao.
A solid leg kick lands there for Zhao.
Jaegerjaquez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Zhao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jaegerjaquez.
Jaegerjaquez looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Zhao thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jaegerjaquez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zhao.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jaegerjaquez scores with a nice head shot.
Zhao displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jaegerjaquez throws out the jab.
Jaegerjaquez tried to score with a low kick but Zhao checks it.
Zhao lands a lovely overhand right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jaegerjaquez throws a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhao misses with a low kick.
Jaegerjaquez slips under a jab.
Zhao thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Jaegerjaquez if he has to take too many more of those.
Zhao has managed to clinch.
Zhao throws a punch but it's blocked by Jaegerjaquez.
Jaegerjaquez swings wildly with an uppercut but Zhao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zhao misses with the head strike.
Jaegerjaquez breaks from the clinch.
Zhao takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jaegerjaquez looks for the body kick but Zhao saw that one coming.
Jaegerjaquez lands a jab.
Zhao throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zhao keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jaegerjaquez.
Zhao blocks a jab.
Jaegerjaquez misses with a looping left.
Jaegerjaquez throws a looping overhand right but Zhao ducks down to avoid it.
Jaegerjaquez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zhao moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhao is looking to clinch.
Jaegerjaquez ducks under a wild hook from Zhao.
Jaegerjaquez blocks a head kick by Zhao.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zhao tries to work over Jaegerjaquez's front leg with a kick but Jaegerjaquez checks it.
Jaegerjaquez wants to land a leg kick but Zhao is out of range.
Jaegerjaquez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jaegerjaquez throws a looping overhand right but Zhao ducks down to avoid it.
Zhao waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jaegerjaquez.
A punch lands to the side of Zhao 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jaegerjaquez lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Zhao is looking to clinch.
Zhao is looking to chop away at Jaegerjaquez's legs.
Zhao throws out a leg kick but Jaegerjaquez moves out of range and Zhao only half commits.
Zhao pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Zhao ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jaegerjaquez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zhao swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Zhao steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Jaegerjaquez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaegerjaquez takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Zhao is looking to clinch.
Jaegerjaquez appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Jaegerjaquez misses with a low kick.
Jaegerjaquez catches Zhao with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Zhao tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zhao lands a glancing blow to the side of Jaegerjaquez's head.
Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez is winning the standup battle so far.
Zhao jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jaegerjaquez moves out of range of the strikes.
Jaegerjaquez is looking to score with low kicks.
Zhao wants to counter with a clinch but Jaegerjaquez pushes him away.
Jaegerjaquez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Zhao is looking to clinch.
Zhao stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jaegerjaquez.
Zhao tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jaegerjaquez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jaegerjaquez misses with a straight right.
Jaegerjaquez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jaegerjaquez is looking to counter punch.
Zhao tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jaegerjaquez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zhao ducks right into an uppercut from Jaegerjaquez.
Jaegerjaquez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jaegerjaquez ducks under a wild hook from Zhao.
Zhao gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jaegerjaquez misses with an attempted mid kick.
Zhao checks a leg kick.
Zhao tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jaegerjaquez looks to score with a jab to the body but Zhao is just out of range.
Zhao uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jaegerjaquez.
Zhao throws a head kick that misses.
A slow jab from Jaegerjaquez misses its intended target.
Zhao connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jaegerjaquez swats away the attempt to clinch by Zhao.
Good exchange - Jaegerjaquez coming out on top.
Zhao turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jaegerjaquez has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez!
An out of breath Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sol Peters (ranked 416 p4p, 238 weight class) and Jeremy Cross (ranked 19 p4p, 11 weight class). Peters comes to the cage accompanied by Skyfire - Shogun. Cross has chosen Folk Metal as his entrance music. Jeremy Cross has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sol Peters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jeremy Cross!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy body kick from Peters
and Cross counters with a stiff right hand.
 It looks like Sol Peters has been cut.
Peters swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cross moves out of range of the body kick from Peters.
We've been informed that Cross 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.
Cross with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Peters on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cross pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Peters looks to score with a jab to the body but Cross is just out of range.
Peters lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Peters misses with a left hand
and Cross counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Good shot there by Peters.
Cross looks to land a left hand but Peters moved out of range nicely.
It appears Peters was looking to counter with a kick there.
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!
Peters slips a jab from Cross.
A big right from Cross misses.
Cross throws a big shot that misses.
Peters was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Peters throws an off balance right hand
and Cross counters with a straight right hand.
Cross works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sol Peters's cut is getting worse.
Peters attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Peters sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cross takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Cross scores with a nice strike.
Crunch! Peters slams his shin into Cross's torso.
Peters scores with a sloppy right hand. Cross should have avoided that one.
It looks like Jeremy Cross has been cut.
Peters fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cross looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cross darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sol Peters's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Cross takes a jab right on the kisser.
Peters throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A slow jab from Cross misses its intended target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Peters moves out of range as Cross throws a body kick.
Peters lands a big uppercut and Cross crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Cross looks OK. Peters waves Cross back to his feet!
Peters slips under a jab from Cross.
A thudding body kick lands there by Peters!
Peters scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peters looks for the body kick but Cross saw that one coming.
Cross misses the shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Cross misses the target.
Cross ducks under a wild hook from Peters.
Cross looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Peters. Cross does a little dance to reset his feet.
Peters just misses with a punch to the body.
A little jabbing left from Cross on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Peters throws a big shot that misses.
Peters avoids a kick to the body.
Peters misses with a kick to the body.
Cross moves out of range as Peters throws a body kick.
Cross on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A swing and a miss from Cross.
Peters swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Cross throws a low kick but Peters avoids it.
Peters misses with a straight right.
Peters with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cross to score with a decent uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peters misses with a left hand
and Cross counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Peters thinking.
Cross slips under a jab.
Cross throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Peters sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cross slips a straight right by Peters.
Cross cracks a nice hook into Peters's ribs.
A telegraphed right hand from Peters misses the target.
Cross lands a glancing blow to the side of Peters's head.
Cross scores with a crisp jab that stopped Peters in his tracks.
Cross connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jeez, Sol Peters's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Sol Peters's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jeremy Cross!
A victorious Jeremy Cross thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Surianglek Sitsongrit (ranked 25 p4p, 216 weight class) and Chris John (ranked 5 p4p, 28 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying John's choice of entrance music: Don't Stop Me Now. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Surianglek Sitsongrit!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris John!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
John throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sitsongrit slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sitsongrit loads up on a big right hand but John slips the punch.
John counters with a body kick.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch but John is having none of it.
Nice uppercut lands for Sitsongrit. That snapped John's head back.
John scores with a jab.
John tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sitsongrit manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
John feints and then cracks Sitsongrit's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sitsongrit down.
Nice defenses there by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but John was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit.
John 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.
We've been told by Sitsongrit's head coaches at Hare of the Dog Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid the hook from John.
Sitsongrit tries to bum rush John with a series of wild strikes but John uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
John with a hook.
John tries a low kick but Sitsongrit avoids it.
John swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sitsongrit throws a sloppy head kick and John moves out of range easily.
John fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sitsongrit has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sitsongrit connects with a single shot there.
Sitsongrit drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sitsongrit works the jab nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
John misses with a jab, cross combination.
John throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sitsongrit is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sitsongrit throws a body shot but no joy.
John finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sitsongrit misses with a straight left.
John let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Sitsongrit scores with a leg kick.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
John goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Sitsongrit. That snapped John's head back.
Sitsongrit has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sitsongrit prevents a body shot from John.
Sitsongrit works on John's body with a couple of short punches.
Sitsongrit throws a head punch that misses.
Sitsongrit swings away with an uppercut that misses.
John goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
John manages to break the clinch.
Sitsongrit drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice uppercut there from John.
John throws a shot from downtown. Sitsongrit moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sitsongrit lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of John backwards.
Sitsongrit gets through John's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
John prevents a body shot from Sitsongrit.
John manages to break the clinch.
Sitsongrit looks to throw the jab but John is out of range.
A nice side step and John releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
John throws a half hearted mid kick.
John moves in looking to clinch but Sitsongrit pushes him off.
John chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sitsongrit can pounce on him.
Sitsongrit scoring well with a low kick there.
John throws an overhand right that lands on Sitsongrit's shoulder, as Sitsongrit tries to avoid the shot.
Surianglek Sitsongrit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
John throws a hook but Sitsongrit avoids it easily.
A quick step to the side and Sitsongrit tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sitsongrit connects with a crisp jab.
John takes a swing at Sitsongrit's ribcage but misses.
Sitsongrit fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but John is out of range.
It seemed like John was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
John throws an off balance right hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sitsongrit is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Sitsongrit lands a nice leg kick that just misses John's sensitive parts.
John walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
John loads up on a big right hand but Sitsongrit slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
John keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
John bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sitsongrit swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sitsongrit throws a jab but it's blocked by John.
John keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
John doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
John throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice right hand.
John finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sitsongrit is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit scores with a punch to the head.
Sitsongrit lands a lovely overhand right.
John checks a leg kick.
John tries a quick counter leg kick but Sitsongrit is wise to it.
Sitsongrit dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
John takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sitsongrit moves out of range of the strikes.
Sitsongrit is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from John. That one must have hurt.
Sitsongrit avoids the body shot from John.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice right hand.
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit lands with a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws a series of punches but John moves out of range.
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
John looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sitsongrit connects with a leg kick.
John lands a really nice looking cross but Sitsongrit seems unphased.
John throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from John. Sitsongrit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sitsongrit lands a slapping body shot.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook.
John takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
John takes one to the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but John moves away.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice head shot.
John avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
John stuns Sitsongrit with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sitsongrit uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from John.
A looping hook to the body misses from John. Sitsongrit does a little dance to reset his feet.
John misses with the combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Surianglek Sitsongrit dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sitsongrit fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sitsongrit connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed John momentarily.
Sitsongrit moves out of range as John strikes.
Sitsongrit blocks a head kick by John.
Sitsongrit is looking for a counter combo.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from John.
Sitsongrit scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
John moves out of range of the leg kick from Sitsongrit.
John keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sitsongrit connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but John moved away.
John takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
John gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
John takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by John.
John replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Sitsongrit blocks it well.
Sitsongrit just misses with a punch to the body.
John throws a fast counter high kick but Sitsongrit manages to duck under it in time.
John's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
John lands a nice hook to Sitsongrit's body. Sitsongrit takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
John looks to score with a jab to the body but Sitsongrit is just out of range.
John keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice jab there from John.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook. John ducked under it nicely.
Sitsongrit throws a shot from downtown. John moves away and avoids it.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sitsongrit tries to work over John's front leg with a kick but John checks it.
Sitsongrit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
John throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from John.
John fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sitsongrit manages to avoid it.
John misses with an uppercut. Sitsongrit saw that one coming.
Sitsongrit is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
John throws a push kick but Sitsongrit slaps the foot to one side.
Sitsongrit throws a quick inside leg kick.
Surianglek Sitsongrit is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice uppercut there from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit slips a jab from John.
John lands a nice shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
John fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sitsongrit manages to avoid it.
A head kick misses from John.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Sitsongrit.
John has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
John ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit.
A bone on bone clash there as John blocks the leg kick.
John lands a nice looking body shot.
John throws a leg kick but Sitsongrit moved away.
Sitsongrit is looking to slow John down with leg kicks.
John throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with the combination.
Despite the aggression on John's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch but John is having none of it.
John on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
John scores with a kick to the midsection.
John with a hook.
Sitsongrit misses the shot to the body.
John connects with a jab.
Sitsongrit lands a nice hook to John's body. John takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. John does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sitsongrit throws out a loose jab but John uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as John blocks the low kick.
John throws a body punch but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Sitsongrit connects with a body shot that sends John's belly button to the back.
John misses with a hook.
Sitsongrit throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent John stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
John slips a straight right by Sitsongrit.
The crowd cheers as Sitsongrit lands an impressive looking overhand right. John doesn't seem phased though.
Sitsongrit throws out a loose jab but John uses good head movement to avoid it.
John throws an overhand right that lands on Sitsongrit's shoulder, as Sitsongrit tries to avoid the shot.
John drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
John 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.
John swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sitsongrit throws a jab but it's blocked by John.
John avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from John.
Sitsongrit lands a slapping body shot.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut
and John counters with a nice body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
John with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sitsongrit to score with a decent uppercut.
Good work by John as he checks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
John moves out of range as Sitsongrit strikes.
Sitsongrit avoids the body shot from John.
As John backs away, Sitsongrit returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Sitsongrit connects with a body shot.
Sitsongrit uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before John has time to react.
John tries to land a leg kick but Sitsongrit saw it coming and moves away.
Sitsongrit slips a jab from John.
As John backs away, Sitsongrit returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
John throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sitsongrit.
John takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
John takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A swing and a miss from Sitsongrit.
John connects with a jab.
Sitsongrit tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sitsongrit checks a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
John swings and misses with a hook to the body.
John takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sitsongrit scores with a decent looking hook.
Sitsongrit misses the shot to the body.
Sitsongrit will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Surianglek Sitsongrit dominated that second 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.
John misses with a low kick.
Sitsongrit misses with a right hand
and John counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
John connects with a right hand. Sitsongrit shakes it off.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot.
Sitsongrit rushes John and presses him up against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Sitsongrit as the two fighters clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by John.
John blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sitsongrit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sitsongrit is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that John can do to turn this around?
John throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
John breaks the clinch.
Sitsongrit misses the shot to the body.
John looks to land a combination but Sitsongrit avoids it well.
Sitsongrit scores with a hook to the body. John takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
John moves out of range of the leg kick from Sitsongrit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
John scores with a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit throws a chopping leg kick but John manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
John steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Sitsongrit swings for the body but John moves out of range.
John connects with a leg kick.
Sitsongrit connects with a nice looking jab.
John throws a quick inside leg kick.
John misses with a hook.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
John throws a hook but Sitsongrit blocks it.
John misses with an attempted mid kick.
A leg kick checked by John.
Sitsongrit connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
John checks a leg kick.
John tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from John.
John takes a swing at Sitsongrit's ribcage but misses.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook.
John on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
John misses with a hook. Sitsongrit ducked under it nicely.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch there but John circles away.
Sitsongrit lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
John throws a low kick but Sitsongrit avoids it.
Sitsongrit tried to counter with a leg kick but John avoided it.
John fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sitsongrit manages to avoid it.
John lands with a kick to the temple. Sitsongrit shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Sitsongrit connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sitsongrit throws a hook but John blocks it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sitsongrit.
A low kick lands for John.
John misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sitsongrit.
John just misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit throws a looping overhand right but John ducks down to avoid it.
Sitsongrit swings for the body but John moves out of range.
John throws a sloppy head kick and Sitsongrit moves out of range easily.
A swing and a miss from John.
Sitsongrit connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit misses with a straight left.
John looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sitsongrit moves out of range of the leg kick from John.
John lands a head kick!
John pulls out of a head kick attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Sitsongrit misses the target.
Sitsongrit lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
John takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Sitsongrit lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sitsongrit waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract John.
John throws a right and a left that Sitsongrit avoids nicely.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands with a hook. John tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
John throws a hook but Sitsongrit avoids it easily.
Sitsongrit on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by John. John obviously looking to wear him down.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook. John ducked under it nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sitsongrit with a nice calf kick.
That kick from Sitsongrit tenderised John's leg. John is trying to keep his angry face on.
John has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a right hand
and John cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut. John saw that one coming.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but John sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sitsongrit slips a straight right by John.
John lands a jab to the head.
Sitsongrit uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from John.
Sitsongrit feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Sitsongrit blocks a head kick by John.
Sitsongrit jabs John to the body, keeping him at a distance.
John throws a hook to the side of Sitsongrit's head but Sitsongrit sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sitsongrit is looking to land body kicks.
Sitsongrit works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A combination from John does no damage.
Sitsongrit scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. John doesn't seem bothered though.
John misses with a looping left.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from John.
Sitsongrit lands the left hand.
Sitsongrit throws a body shot but no joy.
Sitsongrit motions for John to come forward. Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Surianglek Sitsongrit did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's time! Sitsongrit's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
John connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
John displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sitsongrit throws out the jab.
A head kick misses from John.
Sitsongrit uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from John.
John throws a hook but Sitsongrit avoids it easily.
John's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sitsongrit connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! John scrambles back to his feet.
John throws a body punch but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sitsongrit.
John connects with a body shot.
Sitsongrit digs a good body shot into John's ribs.
John moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sitsongrit throws a quick head kick that skims the top of John's head.
Sitsongrit misses with a straight right.
Sitsongrit fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt John.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab lands there for Sitsongrit.
John rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sitsongrit moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A telegraphed right hand from John misses the target.
John throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
John misses with an uppercut. Sitsongrit saw that one coming.
Sitsongrit is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. John does a little dance to reset his feet.
John cracks Sitsongrit with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A looping hook to the body misses from John. Sitsongrit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sitsongrit lands a straight punch to the body, keeping John at a distance.
Sitsongrit thumps John with a low kick.
Sitsongrit clobbers John with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as John checks a leg kick.
John misses with a wild body shot.
Sitsongrit throws a right hand that misses
and John connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sitsongrit misses with a straight right.
Sitsongrit attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
John misses the shot to the body.
John swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sitsongrit thows a left - swing and a miss!
John will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
John misses the jab.
John misses with an uppercut. Sitsongrit saw that one coming.
Sitsongrit moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
John staying out of range there.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice strike.
John attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from John.
Sitsongrit scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
John just misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
John tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sitsongrit slips a jab from John.
John swings away with a leg kick that misses.
John throws a leg kick which misses Sitsongrit's front leg but catches the back leg as Sitsongrit tries to avoid it.
Sitsongrit lands with a hook. John tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A big right from John misses.
Sitsongrit tried to counter with a leg kick but John avoided it.
Sitsongrit throws a shot from downtown. John moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
John throws a right hand that Sitsongrit ducks under and follows up with a left that Sitsongrit also avoids with ease.
John throws a head kick but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
John jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A low kick lands for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a wild body shot.
John throws a leg kick that misses.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut. John saw that one coming.
Sitsongrit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but John manages to avoid it.
John throws a lazy right hand but Sitsongrit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
John tries to clinch but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
John takes one to the side of the head.
John scores with a jab. Sitsongrit acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sitsongrit lands a straight punch to the body, keeping John at a distance.
Sitsongrit with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sitsongrit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sitsongrit is looking to counter punch.
John uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit.
John chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sitsongrit can pounce on him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
John throws a body shot but no joy.
A swing and a miss from John.
A nice leg kick lands there from John.
A clash of legs there as Sitsongrit blocks the low kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Sitsongrit finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Sitsongrit blocks the leg kick.
Sitsongrit misses with a straight left.
John throws a looping overhand right but Sitsongrit ducks down to avoid it.
A good leg kick by Sitsongrit.
John misses with a straight left.
Sitsongrit looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Sitsongrit moves out of range of the strikes.
Sitsongrit connects with an inside leg kick.
John misses the body punch
and Sitsongrit counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit throws a hook but John blocks it.
And John responds with a good body kick, but Sitsongrit manages to step out the way in time.
John throws a body kick that misses.
Sitsongrit uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before John has time to react.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Surianglek Sitsongrit had his way with Chris John in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot.
John cracks Sitsongrit with an open hand slap.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
John misses with a lunging right hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a left to the body.
John uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sitsongrit wants to clinch.
Sitsongrit clinches up against the cage.
John breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
John misses with a body shot.
John slips under a jab.
John loads up on a big right hand but Sitsongrit slips the punch.
John throws a hook but Sitsongrit blocks it.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from John misses.
As John looks to move away, Sitsongrit throws a big counter combo but John just gets out of the way.
Sitsongrit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
John is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Sitsongrit throws the left hand but John avoids the punch easily.
John throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A leg kick checked by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sitsongrit has John up against the cage in a clinch.
Sitsongrit has had enough of the clinch but John keeps him there for the moment.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sitsongrit lands a nice shot to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt John or not.
Sitsongrit digs a right hand underneath John's ribcage. John let out a lung full of air as it connected.
John is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
John misses with a body punch.
John's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sitsongrit wants to clinch up but John keeps it at a distance.
Chris John has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
John takes a body punch but keeps moving.
John misses with a low kick as Sitsongrit jumps back.
Sitsongrit connects with a good right hand that stumbles John. John circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
John swings for the body but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
John misses the shot to the body.
Sitsongrit moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sitsongrit throws a shot from downtown. John moves away and avoids it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sitsongrit missing with a left hand there. John was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
John appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
John takes a swing at Sitsongrit's ribcage but misses.
John throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sitsongrit feinted there with a counter leg kick.
John looks to land a right hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab to the jaw.
John throws a head kick that misses.
Sitsongrit jabs John to the body, keeping him at a distance.
John throws a right and a left that both miss.
John pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sitsongrit lands a right hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Sitsongrit as he connects with a hook.
A jab from Sitsongrit does it's job there.
Sitsongrit cracks John with an open hand slap.
Sitsongrit avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
John throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
John throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
John with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sitsongrit to score with a decent uppercut.
A good leg kick by Sitsongrit.
John looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sitsongrit fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sitsongrit moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sitsongrit thuds a left hand into John's body.
Sitsongrit with a nice cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
John just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sitsongrit darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sitsongrit dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on John. That did some damage!
Sitsongrit lands a leg kick that knocks John off balance momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by John.
John showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sitsongrit.
John looks like he wants to counter punch here.
John throws a head kick that misses.
John moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
John takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sitsongrit wants to clinch up but John keeps it at a distance.
John ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit.
John tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Surianglek Sitsongrit is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sitsongrit dips to his left and cracks John with an uppercut!
Sitsongrit lands a nice shot to the body.
John misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
John throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sitsongrit fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
John keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sitsongrit.
John just misses with a punch to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Surianglek Sitsongrit showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sitsongrit has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 49:46
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 50:45
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Surianglek Sitsongrit!
Surianglek Sitsongrit retains his lightweight title!
A very excited looking Surianglek Sitsongrit 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 Oliver Robson (ranked 10 p4p, 78 weight class) and Adrian Rose (ranked 2 p4p, 11 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 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 6 - 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 19 - 6 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Adrian Rose!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rose on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rose bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Rose working the body and head with strikes.
Robson is trying to improve his position.
Robson stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Robson is looking for a sweep.
Robson manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Rose keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Rose is looking to take a break and control but Robson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rose sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Robson defending well though.
Robson tries to get to full guard but Rose has control of the leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robson trying to control here.
Robson is looking to improve his position.
Rose wants to free his trapped foot but Robson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robson is looking to control Rose's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Robson avoid being mounted?
Robson regains full guard. Nicely done.
Rose missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Robson is trying to control the position but Rose postures up.
Rose looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Robson wants to sweep here but Rose controlling him for the moment.
Robson being controlled here, momentarily.
Robson wants to sweep here but Rose controlling him for the moment.
Robson 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Rose throws a big elbow that misses.
Robson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Nice defenses there by Rose.
Rose looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rose misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rose moves out of range as Robson strikes.
Rose thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rose fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Robson, pushing him back against the cage.
Rose tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Robson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Rose.
Rose misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A shot in the inside from Robson.
Robson blocks a body shot from Rose.
Rose misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Robson tries to throw a body punch but Rose avoids it by throwing Robson back against the cage.
A short left from Robson.
Rose misses with a body punch.
Robson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Roses head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose swings wildly with an uppercut but Robson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Robson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rose misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rose blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rose tries to throw a body punch but Robson avoids it by throwing Rose back against the cage.
Rose is trying to maintain a safe position but Robson gets an underhook and turns Rose into the cage.
Robson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rose misses with the head strike.
Robson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Rose up against the cage.
Robson presses Rose against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Robson lands an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Rose.
Rose throws a punch but it's blocked by Robson.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Robson.
Rose blocks a body shot from Robson.
Robson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rose misses with some punches.
Rose lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Robson lands with a right to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Robson has a couple of punches blocked by Rose.
Robson swings wildly with an uppercut but Rose uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hook to the body lands for Rose.
Robson wants a takedown but no success here.
A right hook to the body lands for Rose.
Robson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rose.
Robson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Robson fails to land.
Rose lands a left hand.
Robson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rose lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Robson scores with a hook to the body.
Rose misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rose prevents a body shot from Robson.
Robson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rose prevents a body shot from Robson.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Adrian Rose will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rose avoids the body shot from Robson.
Rose takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rose misses with an uppercut. Robson saw that one coming.
Robson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Robson looks to score with a jab to the body but Rose is just out of range.
Robson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rose.
Robson half committed to a counter leg kick.
Robson avoids the body shot from Rose.
Rose slips under a jab.
Robson throws a leg kick that misses.
Rose keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Robson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rose ducks right into an uppercut from Robson.
Robson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rose.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robson scores with a hook to the body. Rose takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Robson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Oliver Robson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Robson throws a leg kick but Rose moved away.
Rose moves out of range of the strikes.
Rose throws out a counter right but Robson avoids it with no problem.
Rose shoots for a double leg takedown but Robson sprawls well. He's pushed Rose's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rose lands a jab to Robson's midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose scores with a nice strike.
Rose misses with a straight left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rose. Robson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Robson throws a right hand that Rose ducks under and follows up with a left that Rose also avoids with ease.
Rose works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Robson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Robson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Robson misses with a wild body shot.
Robson is looking to wear down Rose with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A slow jab from Rose misses its intended target.
Robson throws a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Robson. Rose does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rose looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rose misses with an uppercut.
Robson is looking to counter punch.
Rose misses the shot to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Rose. Robson shrugs it off though.
Rose jabs at Robson's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Robson connects with a nice looking jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robson scores with a jab to the body.
Robson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Robson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Robson tries to land a leg kick but Rose saw it coming and moves away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Robson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Rose has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rose and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A little jabbing left from Rose on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Robson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rose lands a body shot.
Robson motions for Rose to come forward. Robson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters circling - Robson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Robson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Rose shoots in looking for a takedown. Robson tries to sprawl out of it but Rose keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Robson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Robson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rose misses with a wild body shot.
Rose pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rose throws an overhand right that lands on Robson's shoulder, as Robson tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Rose.
Robson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Robson just misses with a punch to the body.
Rose throws an overhand right that lands on Robson's shoulder, as Robson tries to avoid the shot.
Rose takes a swing at Robson's ribcage but misses.
Robson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rose on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Robson defending well as Rose loads up on a big left hand.
A quick step to the side and Robson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Robson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rose misses with a straight left.
Robson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Robson scores with a jab to the body.
Robson throws a lazy uppercut
and Rose counters with a stiff right hand.
Robson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rose misses with a few strikes there.
Nice uppercut there from Rose.
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!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Rose.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Robson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Rose wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Robson struggling a bit here.
Rose trying to control the position but Robson is working away.
Robson manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Robson is not content to let Rose control the position.
Robson is trying to control but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rose scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Rose prevents Robson from improving his position.
Robson is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Robson is looking for a sweep. Rose is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Oliver Robson will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
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.
Rose blocks a jab.
Rose feints the counter takedown.
Rose comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Robson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rose on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Good leg kick by Robson.
Rose lands with an uppercut that bounces Robson off the cage and back into range.
Robson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rose fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rose pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rose throws out a loose jab but Robson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Robson moves out of range of the body kick from Rose.
Rose looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
An attempted straight right counter from Robson misses the target.
Rose throws a shot from downtown. Robson moves away and avoids it.
Robson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jab, jab by Rose - just one landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rose appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Robson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rose looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Robson. Rose does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rose throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Robson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rose dips to his left and cracks Robson with an uppercut!
Rose avoids the body shot from Robson.
Robson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Robson lands with a cross.
A swing and a miss from Rose.
Rose misses with a straight left.
It looked like Robson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Robson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rose throws an overhand right that lands on Robson's shoulder, as Robson tries to avoid the shot.
Rose's corner calls for a 1-2. Rose obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rose swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rose throws a jab when Robson was well out of range.
Oliver Robson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rose waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Robson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose misses with a looping left.
Robson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rose.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Robson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rose's sensitive parts.
Rose on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Robson. Robson obviously looking to wear him down.
Rose tries to close the distance and clinch but Robson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Robson feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Robson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rose lunges at Robson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Robson's hand.
Robson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rose uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Robson.
Rose looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rose jabs at Robson's body.
Rose throws out a loose jab but Robson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Robson looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Rose lands with a hook. Robson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Robson.
Rose misses with a takedown attempt - Robson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robson misses with the combination.
Rose lands with an uppercut that bounces Robson off the cage and back into range.
Nice defenses there by Rose.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rose.
Rose throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Robson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Robson.
Rose checks the leg kick.
Robson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rose is able to avoid easily.
Robson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rose throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Robson slips under a jab.
Adrian Rose seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rose. Robson does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose misses the shot to the body.
Rose's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rose takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rose throws a push kick but Robson slaps the foot to one side.
A swing and a miss from Rose.
A swing and a miss from Rose.
Rose takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Robson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rose.
Robson scores with a body shot.
Robson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rose.
Rose now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A slow jab from Rose misses its intended target.
Rose shoots in but no luck this time.
Oliver Robson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adrian Rose.
Rose takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rose defending well as Robson loads up on a big left hand.
Robson misses with a wild body shot.
Robson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rose to score with a decent uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Adrian Rose just about did enough to take it.
That's time! Robson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Robson blocks a jab.
Robson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rose has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rose lands a slapping body shot.
Robson cracks Rose with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rose swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Robson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A jab lands there for Robson.
Robson lands a nice hook to Rose's body. Rose takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Robson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rose.
Robson thumps Rose with a low kick.
Rose throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A shot to the body from Robson misses
and Rose cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A punch lands to the side of Robson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Robson throws an off balance right hand
and Robson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rose on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Robson.
Rose ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Robson moves away.
Rose checks a leg kick nicely.
Robson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rose moves away.
Robson throws a leg kick but Rose checks it.
Robson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Rose scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Robson thows a leg kick but Rose checks it
and Rose counters with a right hand to the body.
Rose throws an overhand right that lands on Robson's shoulder, as Robson tries to avoid the shot.
Rose goes for a double leg but Robson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Robson continues to drive forward.
Robson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Robson with a nice calf kick.
Rose tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice shot by Rose.
Robson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rose's sensitive parts.
Rose moves away from the strike by Robson.
Robson connects with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Robson throws the kick towards the body but Rose avoids it.
A little jabbing left from Rose on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nice body punch from Robson.
Rose slips a jab and a cross from Robson.
Nice takedown defense from Robson. No joy for Rose on that attempt.
Rose scores with a three punch combo!
Robson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Robson jabs Rose right on the nose. Rose blinks but takes it well.
Rose tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Robson swivels and escapes.
Oliver Robson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adrian Rose.
Rose is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Rose misses with a hook to the body
and Robson counters with a stiff right hand.
Robson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rose on the side of the head.
Rose misses with a hook to the body
and Robson counters with a straight right hand.
Robson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Robson slips under a jab from Rose.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Rose to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Robson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rose's guard.
Rose has a closed guard, preventing Robson from standing up.
Robson tries to free his leg and advance position but Rose is retaining full guard.
Robson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Robson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Robson controlling from the top position.
Rose wants to sweep here but Robson controlling him for the moment.
Robson throwing strikes from guard but Rose blocks nicely.
Robson wanted to stand there but Rose had control of the position.
Rose is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Oliver Robson had his way with Adrian Rose in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Rose misses with a hook.
As Rose backs away, Robson returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Robson throws out a leg kick but Rose moves out of range and Robson only half commits.
Robson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rose.
A little jabbing left from Rose on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Robson takes a swing at Rose's ribcage but misses.
Robson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rose pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Robson misses with a low kick.
Robson swings for the body but Rose moves out of range.
Robson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rose connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Robson scrambles back to his feet.
Rose lands with a hook. Robson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Robson throws a quick inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Rose. That snapped Robson's head back.
Rose looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Robson is fending him off so far but Rose persists. Nope, Robson circles away and we're back to standing.
Rose lands with a hook. Robson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Robson clobbers Rose with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Robson manages to avoid it.
A bone on bone clash there as Rose blocks the leg kick.
Rose comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Robson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rose closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rose walks into a stiff left hand from Robson.
Robson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rose misses with a left hand
and Robson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rose thinking.
Rose keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Robson takes one on the button.
Rose fails with a takedown attempt.
Robson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rose with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A bone on bone clash there as Rose blocks the leg kick.
Rose scores with a jab. Robson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Robson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rose doesn't seem bothered though.
Rose throws the left hand but Robson avoids the punch easily.
Robson misses with a low kick.
Rose scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Robson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
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.
Robson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rose.
Robson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Robson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rose lands with a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Robson appears to be looking for a big counter.
Robson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rose looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Robson. Rose does a little dance to reset his feet.
Robson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Robson.
Rose tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Robson defends well and Rose ends up having to push Robson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Oliver Robson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adrian Rose.
Rose keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rose looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nice uppercut there from Rose.
Rose throws a body punch but Robson moves out of range.
Rose loads up on a big right hand but Robson slips the punch.
Rose misses with a left hand
and Robson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rose scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Robson doesn't seem bothered though.
Rose fails with a takedown attempt.
Rose is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose throws out a loose jab but Robson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Robson moves out of range of the strikes.
Rose throws out a loose jab but Robson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rose's jab looks to have found its range, popping Robson under the eye.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Robson lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd cheers as Robson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rose doesn't seem phased though.
Robson takes a swing at Rose's ribcage but misses.
Robson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rose tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Robson was well out of range. Poor timing from Rose.
Rose tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Robson was well out of range. Poor timing from Rose.
A left lands for Rose.
Robson cracks Rose with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rose connects with a nice looking jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Oliver Robson.
I think Robson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 49:46
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 49:46
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oliver Robson!
Oliver Robson retains his welterweight title!
Oliver Robson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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