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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Javier Pinales (ranked 3193 p4p, 5593 weight class) and Alan West (ranked 384 p4p, 554 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Alan West was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Javier Pinales!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alan West!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, David Schapiro and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Pinales fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. West sprawls well initially but Pinales persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Pinales maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! West could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Pinales has cracked it and West is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Pinales!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Javier Pinales!
Javier Pinales took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sonatane Veainu (ranked 3929 p4p, 2523 weight class) and Jonny Picogram (ranked 471 p4p, 348 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sonatane Veainu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonny Picogram!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Reed Andrews and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Picogram darts in and clinches Veainu up against the cage.
Veainu can't find room to land a body shot as Picogram controls the action.
Veainu avoids a wild elbow strike from Picogram.
Veainu lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Picogram throws an elbow but misses.
Veainu misses with a punch to the body.
Picogram tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Veainu avoids it.
Picogram is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Picogram blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Veainu wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Picogram has him pressed against the cage.
Picogram has Veainu pushed against the cage.
Veainu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Veainu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Veainu takes an elbow to the temple.
Veainu throws a punch but it's blocked by Picogram.
Veainu managing to block the knees to the body from Picogram.
Veainu blocks the elbow strike.
Picogram throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Veainu blocks it with crossed arms.
Veainu is trying to pull guard but Picogram has him pressed against the cage.
Veainu blocks an elbow strike from Picogram.
Veainu lands a shoulder strike.
Veainu avoiding damage as Picogram throws knees to the body.
Veainu breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Picogram throws the left hand but Veainu avoids the punch easily.
Veainu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Picogram swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Picogram fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Veainu throws out a loose jab but Picogram uses good head movement to avoid it.
Veainu tries to clinch but Picogram moves out of range.
Veainu instigates a clinch.
Picogram lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Veainu looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Picogram throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Veainu blocks it with crossed arms.
Veainu takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Picogram stalling against the cage.
Picogram misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Picogram can't find room to land a body shot as Veainu controls the action.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Picogram.
Picogram has Veainu pressed against the cage.
Picogram throws an elbow but it misses.
Picogram's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Veainu misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Picogram.
Picogram misses with a hook to the ribs.
Picogram lands a knee to the head.
 It looks like Sonatane Veainu has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Veainu avoids a wild elbow strike from Picogram.
Picogram leaning his opponent against the cage.
Picogram will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Veainu up against the cage.
Veainu tries to break the clinch but Picogram is controlling the position.
Picogram manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stalling in the clinch from Picogram.
The crowd are getting on Picogram's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jonny Picogram dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sonatane Veainu's cut.
That's time! Veainu's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Veainu falls off balance throwing a combination
and Picogram counters with a nice body shot.
Sonatane Veainu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Veainu shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Picogram as he jumps to the side.
Picogram checks a leg kick nicely.
Picogram connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Veainu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Picogram throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Picogram bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Veainu's head.
Picogram throws a nice outside leg kick.
A cross from Picogram lands.
Veainu tries a head kick but it misses.
Veainu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Picogram.
Picogram is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Veainu fails to land with a series of punches.
Veainu misses with a combination
and Picogram counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Picogram misses the shot to the body.
Veainu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Picogram manages to avoid it.
Jonny Picogram seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Picogram jabs at Veainu's body.
Picogram lands with a shot to the body.
Picogram has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Picogram circles away from the clinch attempt
and Picogram counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Veainu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Picogram.
Picogram scores with a hook to the body. Veainu takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Veainu moves forwards but Picogram connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Veainu misses with a low kick.
Picogram thumps Veainu with a low kick.
Picogram fakes the leg kick and cracks Veainu in the body.
Veainu falls off balance throwing a combination
and Picogram counters with a slapping leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Picogram ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Veainu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Picogram.
Good exchange - Picogram coming out on top.
Sonatane Veainu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No joy there for Veainu, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Picogram appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Veainu with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Picogram to score with a decent uppercut.
Veainu throws a front kick aimed at Picogram's knee but Picogram avoids it well.
Picogram rushes Veainu and presses him up against the cage.
Picogram blocking some punches.
Picogram scores a nice knee to the body.
Picogram is pushing Veainu up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veainu can't find room to land a body shot as Picogram controls the action.
Picogram misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Veainu.
Veainu blocks an elbow strike from Picogram.
Picogram lands a knee to the body.
Veainu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Picogram tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Veainu avoids it.
Veainu avoiding damage as Picogram throws knees to the body.
Picogram with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Picogram with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Picogram has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Veainu seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Picogram can turn it around.
Veainu looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jonny Picogram seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Veainu is trying to pull guard but Picogram turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Veainu fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sonatane Veainu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Veainu pushes Picogram back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Veainu as Picogram tries to tie him up.
Picogram is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Picogram is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Veainu is defending well for now.
Picogram has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Picogram throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Veainu breaks the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jonny Picogram showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sonatane Veainu's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Veainu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Picogram.
Picogram lands a jab to the head.
Veainu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Picogram connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Veainu momentarily.
Picogram misses with an uppercut.
Some wild striking there from Veainu.
Picogram let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Picogram showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Veainu.
Picogram slips a jab and a cross from Veainu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Picogram scores with a jab to the jaw.
Veainu misses with a double jab
and Picogram counters with a straight right hand.
Picogram swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Veainu throws a big counter combination but Picogram scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Picogram jabs Veainu to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Veainu throws a low kick, looking for Picogram's leg but Picogram calmly moves out of range.
Picogram flicks out a counter leg kick but Veainu steps away.
A telegraphed right hand from Picogram misses the target.
Veainu throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Veainu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Picogram swings for the body but Veainu moves out of range.
Veainu looks to land a combination but Picogram avoids it well.
Picogram throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Picogram lands with a right hand.
Veainu throws a right and a left that Picogram avoids nicely.
Veainu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Picogram manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Veainu shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Picogram throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Veainu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Veainu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Veainu appears to be looking for a big counter.
Picogram missing with a left hand there. Veainu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Picogram throws a jab when Veainu was well out of range.
Veainu misses with the combination.
Veainu lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
 It looks like Jonny Picogram has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Picogram keeps Veainu at a distance using the push kick.
Veainu will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Veainu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Picogram swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Picogram connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Picogram throws a shot from downtown. Veainu moves away and avoids it.
Picogram throws out a loose jab but Veainu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Picogram just misses with a punch to the body.
Veainu slips under a jab from Picogram.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Picogram throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Some wild striking there from Veainu.
Veainu misses with a jab, cross combination.
Veainu misses with a series of wild punches.
Veainu is looking to clinch but Picogram is avoiding it.
A punch combination from Picogram misses.
Picogram feints and then cracks Veainu's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Veainu down.
Veainu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Veainu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Veainu takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Veainu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Veainu tries to close the distance and clinch but Picogram swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Veainu falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Picogram to counter with a crisp jab.
Veainu takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Veainu misses with a double jab
and Picogram counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Veainu tries to clinch but Picogram is having none of it.
Veainu closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Picogram to counter with a crisp jab.
Sonatane Veainu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A punch combination from Veainu misses.
Picogram appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Picogram feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Veainus jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Veainu wants to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jonny Picogram comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Picogram has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonny Picogram!
Jonny Picogram bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eli Vieira (ranked 2682 p4p, 1409 weight class) and Jun Liu (ranked 308 p4p, 174 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 13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eli Vieira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jun Liu!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, John Roberts and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vieira connects with a body shot that sends Liu's belly button to the back.
Vieira looks to score with a jab to the body but Liu is just out of range.
Jun Liu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Liu lands a really nice looking cross but Vieira seems unphased.
Vieira just misses with a punch to the body.
Vieira misses with a body shot.
Vieira tries to move into range but Liu moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Liu tries to clinch up but Vieira circles away and keeps his distance.
Vieira looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Vieira stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Liu.
Vieira shoots for a double leg takedown but Liu sprawls well. He's pushed Vieira's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Vieira misses with a straight left.
Liu throws a jab when Vieira was well out of range.
Vieira keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Liu.
Vieira scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Liu kicks off Vieira and gets to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vieira misses with a body kick.
Vieira jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A countering left hand to the body from Liu misses.
Liu moves into range and clinches up with Vieira.
Vieira letting Liu take a breather here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Liu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Vieira goes for a takedown in the clinch but Liu prevents it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Liu.
Liu landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Vieira is trying to stall.
Liu has Vieira pressed against the cage, preventing Vieira from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A short right from Liu on the inside.
Liu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Liu throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A low kick lands for Liu.
Vieira takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Good standup being displayed there by Liu as he connects with a hook.
Liu gets a clinch.
Vieira avoiding damage as Liu throws knees to the body.
Liu lands with a short shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Liu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vieira backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liu tries to throw a body punch but Vieira avoids it by throwing Liu back against the cage.
Vieira wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eli Vieira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Liu gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Vieira.
Vieira has Liu pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Liu manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Liu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Vieira has Liu pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Vieira pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Liu tumbling to the mat - Vieira dives into Liu's guard.
Liu keeping full guard, as Vieira tries to pass.
Vieira passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liu can't do much from the bottom here.
Liu prevents Vieira from improving position.
Vieira prevents Liu from escaping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vieira has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Nice shot by Liu.
Liu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vieira.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Liu misses.
Vieira swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vieira scores with a jab to the body.
Vieira scores with the left hand. Liu knows he should have avoided that one.
Vieira scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Liu doesn't seem bothered though.
Vieira takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Liu fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Vieira is out of range.
Nice body kick there by Liu.
Liu swings for the body but Vieira moves out of range.
Vieira 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!
Liu moves out of range as Vieira strikes.
Liu throws a big shot that misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Liu on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Liu misses with an attempted mid kick.
Some wild striking there from Liu.
Liu misses with an uppercut.
Vieira misses with a jab, cross combination.
Liu has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Liu clinches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vieira is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Liu pulls him back up using the underhooks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jun Liu dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Vieira misses the shot to the body.
Liu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Liu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Liu stuffs the takedown attempt from Vieira. Vieira gets slowly back to his feet.
Liu clobbers Vieira with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Vieira darts in looking for a takedown but Liu gets double underhooks and turns Vieira into the cage.
Liu drops Vieira with a big knee straight up the middle! Vieira is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
 Vieira is rocked!
It looks like Eli Vieira has been cut.
Liu fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Vieira to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Vieira looks to clinch but Liu throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Vieira taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Jun Liu!
An out of breath and clearly excited Jun Liu thanked Stoner's Killer Apparel for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Corwin Anstey (ranked 1580 p4p, 1809 weight class) and Dan Averescu (ranked 193 p4p, 222 weight class). Averescu has chosen Guns N' Roses - Welcome To The Jungle as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Corwin Anstey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 30 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dan Averescu!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Alyssa Summers and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Averescu gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Averescu throws his legs up looking for a submission but Anstey uses it to pass to side control.
Anstey has control of an arm but Averescu manages to advance to Anstey's back!
Averescu trying to control.
Good control from Averescu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anstey holding on to Averescu's left wrist, preventing the choke.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anstey tries to escape but Averescu has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Anstey breaks Averescu's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Anstey stands and throws Averescu's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Averescu struggling a bit here.
Averescu holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Anstey working away.
Anstey controlling the position from side mount.
Anstey lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anstey controls the position.
Averescu can't do much from the bottom here.
Averescu trying to control but Anstey flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Averescu tries to escape but Anstey has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Averescu looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Anstey is hanging on to Averescu's back as he tries to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anstey scores with punches from the back.
Anstey keeps control of the position easily here as Averescu tries to buck him off.
Averescu covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Anstey really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Averescu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anstey is not going to allow Averescu to sit and survive in this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anstey slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Averescu holding on to Anstey's left wrist, preventing the choke.
Averescu is trying to break free.
Averescu just trying to survive but Anstey is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Averescu is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Anstey is staying active.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Corwin Anstey dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Anstey scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Averescu trying to control but Anstey postures up.
Averescu is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Anstey scores with a couple of nice shots.
Averescu is trying to control but can't.
Averescu is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Anstey pulls his head out easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Averescu looking for submissions off his back.
Anstey looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Averescu is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Anstey scores with a couple of nice shots.
Anstey controlling the action here.
Anstey slips a nice elbow through Averescu's hands, connecting with Averescu's forehead.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Anstey in particular looking to stall.
Averescu is trying to maintain the position but Anstey is very close to passing his half guard.
Anstey seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Averescu looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Averescu wants to get back to full guard but Anstey has mounted him!
Corwin Anstey overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Anstey avoids the attempt from Averescu to control.
Averescu is desperately trying to improve his position but Anstey has a good base and remains in mount.
Anstey lands with some strikes.
Averescu tries to hold on but Anstey pushes him away.
Anstey controlling from the full mount.
Anstey lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anstey controlling the position easily from mount.
The referee warns Averescu that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Anstey has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Anstey looking to control and managing it successfully.
Anstey avoids the attempt from Averescu to control.
The referee warns Averescu that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Averescu working to try and regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anstey breaks from Averescu's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Anstey definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Averescu regains half guard.
Anstey is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Averescu is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Anstey pulls his head out easily.
We've been informed that Averescu has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Averescu on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Corwin Anstey dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Averescu 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.
Anstey fails with a takedown attempt.
Averescu throws out a loose jab but Anstey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Averescu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Anstey feinted with a counter takedown.
Averescu gets caught flat footed, as Anstey shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Averescu is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Anstey defends well.
Averescu has an active guard here but Anstey has managed to pass into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anstey seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anstey scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Anstey looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Averescu looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Averescu is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Anstey pulls his head out easily.
Anstey perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
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.
Anstey passes to side control.
Averescu struggling a bit here.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Anstey creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Averescu can do anything to dispel that myth.
Averescu is trying to work for a sweep but Anstey has mounted him!
Averescu taking shots to the head.
Anstey cracks Averescu with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Anstey controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anstey with shots to the head and body - Averescu looks very uncomfortable down there.
Anstey is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Averescu can do to turn this around?
Averescu is desperately trying to improve his position but Anstey has a good base and remains in mount.
Anstey controlling his opponent.
Anstey putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Averescu tries to hold on but Anstey postures up.
Anstey looking for a guillotine from mount but Averescu is having none of it.
Anstey content just to control the position here.
Anstey 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.
Averescu is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Anstey controlling from the full mount.
Dan Averescu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This is a sustained period of stalling by Anstey.
Anstey wants to control the pace but Averescu is squirming around nicely.
Corwin Anstey is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Averescu wants to control but Anstey is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Corwin Anstey showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Anstey, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:26
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Corwin Anstey!
A very excited looking Corwin Anstey 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 Tetsuo Shima (ranked 1282 p4p, 1403 weight class) and Alexei Brovarnik (ranked 176 p4p, 192 weight class). Shima comes to the cage accompanied by The HU - Yuve Yuve Yu. Brovarnik has chosen Colours - DJ Mind X as his entrance music. Alexei Brovarnik will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Tetsuo Shima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alexei Brovarnik!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Alyssa Summers and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brovarnik connects with a solid leg kick.
Brovarnik throws a head kick that Shima semi-blocks.
Brovarnik rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shima moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Shima checks the leg kick.
Shima seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
We've been informed that Brovarnik 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.
Shima on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Brovarnik. Brovarnik obviously looking to wear him down.
Alexei Brovarnik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shima goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Shima walks forward, straight into a front kick from Brovarnik.
A nice combination there by Brovarnik.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shima chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Brovarnik can pounce on him.
Brovarnik feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Shima collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Alexei Brovarnik!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abdullah Zaire (ranked 1691 p4p, 995 weight class) and Rulla Kebab (ranked 250 p4p, 159 weight class). Zaire comes into the arena with Hypnotize U by N*E*R*D blaring out of the sound system. Abdullah Zaire has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Abdullah Zaire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rulla Kebab!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Bruno Lombardi and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zaire moves into the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Zaire - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Zaire misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short left from Kebab.
Zaire misses with a punch to the body.
Zaire is looking to control Kebab's arms but Kebab gets an underhook and turns him. Now Zaire has his back to the cage.
Zaire throws a knee to the head but misses.
Zaire displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kebab up against the cage.
Kebab lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Zaire or not.
Kebab stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kebab working aggressively here.
Zaire trying to stall but Kebab improves his position.
Kebab tries to break the clinch but Zaire is controlling the position.
Zaire tries a body shot but Kebab blocks it.
Kebab's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaire gets a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zaire.
Kebab lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zaire backwards.
Zaire misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kebab.
Kebab dodges an elbow strike from Zaire.
Zaire is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Zaire can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Zaire taking a breather.
Kebab misses with the head strike.
Kebab misses with some punches.
Kebab misses with the head strike.
Kebab tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kebab misses with a short punch on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kebab takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Zaire struggles to land a body shot inside as Kebab controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kebab scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kebab is pushing Zaire up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kebab content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kebab receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Kebab misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zaire can't find room to land a body shot as Kebab controls the action.
Zaire misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kebab.
A short right from Zaire on the inside.
Come on Kebab - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kebab digs a right hand into Zaire's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Zaire's gas tank.
Zaire is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kebab lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Zaire.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zaire tries to work over Kebab's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaire trying to stall but Kebab improves his position.
Zaire tries a body shot but Kebab blocks it.
Zaire tries to land knees in the clinch but Kebab avoids the damage to the body.
Good body shot from Kebab.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Zaire blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kebab is trying to force a seperation but Zaire has the dominant position.
Zaire has Kebab pressed against the cage.
Kebab pushes Zaire back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kebab doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kebab leaning his opponent against the cage.
Kebab tries to throw a body punch but Zaire avoids it by throwing Kebab back against the cage.
Zaire blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kebab will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Zaire up against the cage.
Kebab just leaning against Zaire, taking a breather.
Kebab throws a head punch that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kebab lands a right hand.
Kebab lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Zaire throws an elbow but it misses.
Kebab taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Zaire being controlled against the cage.
Zaire tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kebab's elbow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Zaire escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rulla Kebab dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A thudding body kick lands there by Zaire!
Kebab throws a leg kick which misses Zaire's front leg but catches the back leg as Zaire tries to avoid it.
Zaire shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kebab avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Abdullah Zaire is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kebab throws a lazy head kick
and Zaire counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Zaire avoids the body shot from Kebab.
Kebab has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Zaire throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zaire gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kebab lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Zaire goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kebab creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kebab lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zaire backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zaire controlling the action here for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaire blocks a body shot from Kebab.
Kebab manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kebab swings wildly with an uppercut but Zaire uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kebab misses with some punches.
Kebab lands a left hand.
Kebab swings wildly with an uppercut but Zaire uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kebab lands with a light punch inside.
Kebab can't find room to land a body shot as Zaire controls the action.
Zaire slowing the pace effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kebab pushes Zaire back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zaire blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kebab lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Zaire backwards.
Nice body punch from Kebab - that landed with a thud.
Kebab swings wildly with an uppercut but Zaire uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kebab breaks the clinch.
Kebab is looking to land body kicks.
A swing and a miss from Kebab.
A head kick misses from Kebab.
Kebab dodges the punch combination from Zaire.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kebab fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Zaire.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Kebab.
Zaire wants to clinch up but Kebab keeps it at a distance.
Zaire tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kebab takes a swing at Zaire's ribcage but misses.
Rulla Kebab is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kebab with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kebab looks to land a right hand but Zaire moved out of range.
Kebab thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kebab looks for the body kick but Zaire saw that one coming.
Rulla Kebab seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A thudding body kick lands there by Zaire!
Kebab throws a body punch but Zaire moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Zaire misses the target.
Kebab misses with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaire tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Zaire goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Kebab misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zaire.
Kebab lands with an uppercut that bounces Zaire off the cage and back into range.
Kebab walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Rulla Kebab seems to be getting the better of the standup.
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!
Kebab missing with a left hand there. Zaire was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kebab walks forward, straight into a front kick from Zaire.
Kebab fakes the leg kick and cracks Zaire in the body.
Kebab throws a jab when Zaire was well out of range.
Zaire moves out of range of the strikes.
Kebab misses with a lunging right hand
and Zaire counters with a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rulla Kebab showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Kebab is looking to score with low kicks.
Kebab throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zaire stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kebab.
Zaire moves in looking to clinch but Kebab pushes him off.
Kebab throws a hook but Zaire blocks it.
Kebab misses the shot to the body.
Zaire misses the jab.
Zaire looks for the body kick but Kebab saw that one coming.
Kebab 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.
Kebab misses with a head kick.
Zaire wants to land a leg kick but Kebab is out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kebab.
Kebab bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Zaire's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kebab throws a lazy right hand but Zaire sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zaire half committed to a counter leg kick.
Kebab misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kebab throws a right hand that misses
and Zaire counters with a low kick, right behind Kebab 's knee.
Kebab throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kebab lands a body shot.
Zaire needs to keep his hands up - Kebab had a free shot at his head there.
Kebab scores with a kick to the midsection.
Kebab lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kebab lands a nice shot that snaps Zaire's head back.
Zaire has taken the fight to the clinch.
Zaire tries to work over Kebab's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kebab has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kebab struggles to land a body shot inside as Zaire controls his hands.
Zaire is trying to maintain a safe position but Kebab gets an underhook and turns Zaire into the cage.
Kebab misses with a short punch on the inside.
The referee calls for Zaire to work.
Zaire will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kebab up against the cage.
Zaire tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kebab avoids it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zaire tries to stall but Kebab uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Zaire blocks an uppercut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaire is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kebab is defending well for now.
Zaire throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kebab blocks it with crossed arms.
A head punch on the inside from Kebab fails to land.
Zaire trying to stall but Kebab improves his position.
Kebab stalling.
Kebab misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kebab on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kebab tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kebab throws a punch but it's blocked by Zaire.
Zaire slowing the pace effectively.
Zaire blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zaire pressing his opponent against the cage.
Zaire blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaire misses with a knee to the head.
Kebab throws a head punch that misses.
Zaire misses with a knee to the head.
Kebab stalling in the clinch but Zaire improves position.
Kebab stalling in the clinch.
Kebab stalling in the clinch but Zaire improves position.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kebab as Zaire tries to tie him up.
A head punch on the inside from Kebab fails to land.
Zaire can't find room to land a body shot as Kebab controls the action.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kebab.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kebab blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zaire lands a body punch in the clinch.
Abdullah Zaire has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kebab lands a right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rulla Kebab comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kebab has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rulla Kebab!
A very excited looking Rulla Kebab 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 Derrick Barnes (ranked 771 p4p, 1177 weight class) and Junior Barbosa (ranked 110 p4p, 162 weight class). Barnes 's entrance music is We Want The Funk. A fine choice. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Derrick Barnes !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Junior Barbosa!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Anthony Taglia and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes throws a low kick but it's checked well by Barbosa.
Barnes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barbosa.
Barnes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Barnes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barbosa.
Barbosa doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A leg kick checked by Barbosa.
Barnes misses with a leg kick.
Barnes throws a hook to the side of Barbosa's head but Barbosa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Barbosa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Barnes misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa shoots in but Barnes avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Barnes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Barbosa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa tests Barnes 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Barnes has been working on his boxing with his coaches at QUBE Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Barbosa throws a sloppy head kick and Barnes moves out of range easily.
Barnes throws a low kick but Barbosa moves out of range easily.
Barbosa now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Barbosa has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Barnes is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Barbosa shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Barbosa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Barbosa misses the shot to the body.
Barnes tries a low kick but Barbosa avoids it.
Barbosa connects with a crisp jab.
Barnes takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Barnes avoids the body shot from Barbosa.
Barnes is looking for a counter combo.
Junior Barbosa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barnes misses with an uppercut. Barbosa saw that one coming.
Barbosa tries to counter with a clinch but Barnes shakes him off and moves away.
Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barnes .
Barbosa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Barnes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Barnes throws a low kick but it's checked well by Barbosa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes misses with a low kick.
Barnes throws a leg kick that is checked
and Barbosa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barnes slips a straight right by Barbosa.
A little feinted left hand from Barnes on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barbosa throws out a loose jab but Barnes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barbosa lands a jab.
Barbosa works over Barnes 's head and body with a nice combination.
Barbosa feints and then cracks Barnes 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Barnes down.
Barnes connects with a leg kick.
Barbosa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barnes was well out of range. Poor timing from Barbosa.
Barbosa throws a head kick but Barnes moves out of range.
Barnes changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Barbosa throws a sloppy head kick
and Barnes counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Barbosa wants to sweep here but Barnes controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes postures up in Barbosa's guard and throws a big left but Barbosa blocks it.
Barbosa looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Barnes trying to control but Barbosa is working from the bottom.
Barnes is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Barnes throws a big elbow that misses.
Barnes sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Barbosa's guard.
Barbosa manages to get to full guard.
Barnes is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Barnes has picked Barbosa up and slammed him! Barbosa can't keep hold of the triangle and Barnes manages to pass to side control!
Barbosa is looking to reverse the position.
Barnes scoring with punches and elbows.
Barnes throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Barnes postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Barnes scoring with punches and elbows.
Barnes is looking to take a break and control but Barbosa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Barnes landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Barbosa is trying to get back to half guard.
Barbosa tries to control but Barnes manages to take his back.
Barbosa avoids the strikes from Barnes .
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Derrick Barnes dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Barbosa jabs at Barnes 's body.
Barbosa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Derrick Barnes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barbosa tries to score with a low kick but Barnes moves his leg out of the way.
Barnes appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Junior Barbosa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barbosa throws a solid leg kick but Barnes takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Barbosa.
A little feinted left hand from Barnes on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Barbosa throws a series of punches but Barnes moves out of range.
Barnes attempts a counter takedown but Barbosa avoids it well and moves away.
Barnes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barbosa circles away quickly and effectively.
Barbosa misses with a body shot.
Barbosa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Barnes stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Barbosa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Barbosa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Barnes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Barbosa.
Barnes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barbosa.
Barbosa jabs Barnes to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Barnes is predictable there
and Barbosa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Barbosa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A low kick from Barbosa is predictable there
and Barnes counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Barbosa looking to control.
Barnes missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Barbosa looking for subs off his back but Barnes has passed one foot through into half guard.
Barbosa has hold of Barnes 's hands but Barnes slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Barbosa wants to improve his position but Barnes is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barnes is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Barbosa is just riding it out for now. Barnes eventually gives up the hold.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa is looking to get back to full guard here but Barnes has managed to pass to side control instead.
Barnes scoring with punches and elbows.
Barbosa tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Barnes easily slips into full mount!
Barbosa really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barbosa is in a horrible position here. Barnes smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Barnes postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Barbosa looks a forlorn figure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes landing strikes from the mount and Barbosa is in trouble!
Barnes scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Barbosa?
Barnes has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Barbosa is desperately trying to improve his position but Barnes has a good base and remains in mount.
Barnes is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Barbosa can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
BOOM! Barnes connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Barnes breaks from Barbosa's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Barnes in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
 Barbosa is rocked!
Barbosa working to try and regain half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barbosa manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes throwing shots but Barbosa is blocking nicely.
Barbosa tries to get to full guard but Barnes has control of the leg.
Barbosa looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Barnes is nestled in close to Barbosa, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Barbosa is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Barnes scores with a couple of nice shots.
Barnes seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Barbosa does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Barbosa is looking to improve his position.
Barnes working the head and body with strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Derrick Barnes dominated that second round.
That's time! Barnes 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Barnes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Barnes lands an overhand right.
Barnes wants to land a leg kick but Barbosa is out of range.
Barnes misses with a double jab
and Barbosa counters with a three punch combo that has Barnes backing up. Barnes nods at Barbosa to acknowledge the strikes.
Barnes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barbosa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Barnes 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Barbosa under the eye.
Barbosa tries to clinch
and Barnes counters with a takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barnes lands a nice forearm strike.
Barbosa is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Derrick Barnes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Barbosa on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes controlling the position from side mount.
Barnes in side control, throwing shots but Barbosa defends.
Barbosa tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Barnes wants to take a breather but Barbosa manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Barnes .
Barbosa trying to keep a closed guard but Barnes is proving a slippery customer.
Barnes makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Barbosa controls Barnes momentarily but Barnes frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Barnes pushing down on Barbosa's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Barbosa avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Barnes .
Barbosa is trying to get back to full guard.
Barbosa has his hands clasped together around Barnes 's back. He's all about the action.
Barnes working Barbosa over with strikes.
Barbosa is looking to improve his position.
Barnes wants to control but Barbosa is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa is looking to control Barnes 's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Barbosa avoid being mounted?
Barnes trying to pass the guard but Barbosa defending well.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Barnes connects with a nice short shot to Barbosa's temple.
Barnes missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Barnes wants to free his trapped foot but Barbosa is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Barbosa tries to get to full guard but Barnes has control of the leg.
Barnes is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Barnes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barbosa can do to turn this around?
Well, if Barnes is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Barnes has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa is trying desperately to improve position.
A nice elbow there by Barnes .
Junior Barbosa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barnes lands a couple of good shots and Barbosa has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Barnes lands with a hammerfist to the side of Barbosa's head.
Barnes scores with strikes from the back.
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!
Barnes has Barbosa flattened out and is raining down punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Derrick Barnes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Barnes , winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Derrick Barnes !
During a confident post fight interview, Derrick Barnes 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Christ Karter (ranked 473 p4p, 192 weight class) and Jacques Turcotte (ranked 71 p4p, 26 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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 33 - 22 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jesus Christ Karter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jacques Turcotte!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, John Roberts and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turcotte tries to sprawl but Karter drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Turcotte is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Turcotte has his hands clasped together around Karter's back. He's all about the action.
Turcotte keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Turcotte wants to get back to full guard.
Karter is just content to waste time from the top position. Turcotte takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Karter wants to control from the top but Turcotte keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karter is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Turcotte pulls Karter in close to prevent any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Karter controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karter trying to control the position from guard on top but Turcotte is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Turcotte is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Karter controlling from the top position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Karter accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Turcotte controlling the position.
Karter pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Turcotte is keeping the position for now.
Karter throws a big elbow that misses.
Karter trying to control the position from guard on top but Turcotte is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Karter has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Casa Steel in the buildup to the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Turcotte keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Karter will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Turcotte throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Turcotte cracks Karter with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jab, jab by Turcotte - just one landing.
Turcotte missing with a left hand there. Karter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Karter is looking to counter punch.
Nice takedown defense from Turcotte. No joy for Karter on that attempt.
Turcotte swats away the attempt to clinch by Karter.
Turcotte throws out a loose jab but Karter uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karter throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Turcotte lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Turcotte pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Karter is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Turcotte.
Turcotte cracks Karter with a good jab.
Turcotte throws a right and a left that both miss.
Turcotte swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Karter looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Karter moves in looking to clinch but Turcotte pushes him off.
Turcotte swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Karter connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Jacques Turcotte has been cut.
Turcotte misses with a right hand
and Karter counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karter just misses with a punch to the body.
Turcotte takes a swing at Karter's ribcage but misses.
Karter chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Turcotte scores with a nice head shot.
Turcotte has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A good leg kick by Karter.
Turcotte connects with a jab.
Turcotte jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Turcotte misses with an uppercut.
Karter fails with the takedown.
Turcotte lands a nice hook to Karter's body. Karter takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jacques Turcotte dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jacques Turcotte's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Karter.
Turcotte tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Karter was well out of range. Poor timing from Turcotte.
Karter defending well as Turcotte loads up on a big left hand.
Karter throws a sloppy body shot
and Turcotte counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Karter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Karter throws a quick counter kick to the body but Turcotte avoids it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Turcotte darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Karter takes one to the side of the head.
Turcotte punishes Karter's body with a nice straight punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karter takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Karter misses with a body shot.
Turcotte misses with a few strikes there.
Karter moves away from the strike by Turcotte.
A little feinted left hand from Karter on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karter on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Turcotte fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jacques Turcotte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karter lands a nice shot that snaps Turcotte's head back.
Karter takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Turcotte ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Karter moves away.
Karter lands with a nice body punch.
Jacques Turcotte seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A lazy body kick from Karter
and Turcotte counters with a straight right hand.
Karter ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Turcotte falls off balance throwing a combination
and Karter counters with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turcotte bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Turcotte throws a sloppy body shot
and Karter counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karter connects with a combination that backs up Turcotte into the cage. Karter lands a flurry of punches that gets past Turcotte's guard. Turcotte is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Karter bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jesus Christ Karter!
Our winner, Jesus Christ Karter, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Super Salajudin Ii (ranked 143 p4p, 457 weight class) and Jeremy Cross (ranked 17 p4p, 59 weight class). Cross comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Folk Metal kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Super Salajudin Ii!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jeremy Cross!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, David Schapiro and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salajudin Ii takes one on the chin but seems OK.
It looks like Super Salajudin Ii has been cut.
Cross throws a lazy uppercut
and Salajudin Ii connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Salajudin Ii takes one to the chin there.
Cross looks to score with a jab to the body but Salajudin Ii is just out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Salajudin Ii misses the target.
Salajudin Ii stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cross.
Cross throws a looping overhand right but Salajudin Ii ducks down to avoid it.
Cross misses with a right hand
and Salajudin Ii counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cross misses with a hook. Salajudin Ii ducked under it nicely.
Nice body punch from Cross.
Cross misses with an uppercut
and Salajudin Ii counters with a stiff right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Salajudin Ii throws a good cross that connects.
Cross gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Salajudin Ii.
Cross throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Salajudin Ii connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salajudin Ii takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cross throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Salajudin Ii ducks under a wild hook from Cross.
A lazy left from Salajudin Ii finds it's target.
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 throws a right hand that Salajudin Ii ducks under and follows up with a left that Salajudin Ii also avoids with ease.
Cross bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cross looks to land a right hand but Salajudin Ii moved out of range.
Salajudin Ii needs to keep his hands up - Cross had a free shot at his head there.
Cross looks to land a right hand but Salajudin Ii moved out of range.
Cross lands a nice shot that snaps Salajudin Ii's head back.
Cross lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cross lands a big uppercut and Salajudin Ii crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Salajudin Ii looks OK. Cross waves Salajudin Ii back to his feet!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A low kick from Cross misses
and Salajudin Ii counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Cross has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Salajudin Ii is on him like a limpet, forcing Cross back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Salajudin Ii.
Salajudin Ii throws a head punch that misses.
Cross takes a shot to the head.
Salajudin Ii lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Salajudin Ii misses with a punch to the body.
Cross struggles to land a body shot inside as Salajudin Ii controls his hands.
Cross breaks the clinch.
Salajudin Ii thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cross throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Salajudin Ii misses with a straight left.
Cross misses with a jab to the body
and Salajudin Ii counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cross lands a body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Salajudin Ii 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Salajudin Ii misses.
Cross lands with a right hand.
Salajudin Ii works Cross's body with a nice hook.
Cross sends Salajudin Ii crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Cross is motioning to the referee to let Salajudin Ii up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Salajudin Ii is rocked!
Cross finds Salajudin Ii's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Salajudin Ii flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Cross lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Salajudin Ii will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jeremy Cross!
Jeremy Cross is the new heavyweight champion!
A relieved looking Jeremy Cross thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Robson (ranked 27 p4p, 123 weight class) and Adrian Rose (ranked 3 p4p, 18 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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 19 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oliver Robson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Adrian Rose!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Reed Andrews and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Robson sizes up Rose with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Rose misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Robson.
A swing and a miss from Rose.
Robson clobbers Rose with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rose looks for a takedown but Robson sprawls well.
Rose swings away with a body shot that misses
and Robson counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Adrian Rose has been cut.
Robson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Team Grunt in the buildup to the fight.
Robson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rose can pounce on him.
Rose cracks Robson with an open hand slap.
Rose lands with a nice body punch.
Rose on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Robson. Robson obviously looking to wear him down.
Robson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rose sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Robson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rose was well out of range. Poor timing from Robson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Robson has a takedown stuffed.
Nice body punch from Rose.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose slaps away a takedown attempt from Robson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rose changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Robson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Robson works the jab nicely.
Robson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Robson throws a body shot but no joy.
Rose throws a combination. Robson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Rose misses with a looping left.
Robson misses with a hook.
Rose gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Robson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rose stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Robson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rose fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Robson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Robson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rose.
Rose takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rose throws a lazy uppercut
and Robson counters with an outside leg kick.
Robson slips under a jab from Rose.
Rose looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Rose drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Robson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rose looks up at the clock and then as Robson takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Rose smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Robson is looking to regain half guard here but Rose keeps moving and retains side control.
Rose working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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 wants to control but Rose postures up.
Rose working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Rose working the head and body with strikes.
Rose creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Robson sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Rose wants to lay and pray for a moment but Robson keeps working.
Robson is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Robson is looking for a sweep. Rose is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Robson is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Robson tries to roll over but Rose keeps him under control.
Ground and pound from Rose.
Rose lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Robson trying to control but Rose postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robson tries to get to full guard but Rose has control of the leg.
Robson is trying to maintain the position but Rose is very close to passing his half guard.
Rose prevents Robson from improving his position.
Rose perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Rose is looking to take a break and control but Robson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rose trying to mount his opponent but Robson defends it.
Rose slips a nice elbow through Robson's hands, connecting with Robson's forehead.
Robson is looking for a sweep. Rose is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rose missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Robson is controlling Rose's trapped leg to prevent Rose from advancing to side control.
Robson gets full guard.
Robson is looking to sweep but instead, Rose has passed into half guard.
Robson moves into full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Adrian Rose dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Adrian Rose's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Robson slaps away a takedown attempt from Rose, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rose.
Robson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rose throws out the jab.
Robson slips a straight right by Rose.
Rose connects with a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Robson.
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.
Adrian Rose seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rose takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rose lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rose throws a good cross that connects.
Rose misses with a straight left.
Robson works the jab nicely.
A shot to the liver by Rose. Beautiful body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rose closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Robson quickly recovers to half guard.
Rose has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robson is looking for a sweep. Rose is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Robson is working hard here to advance position.
Rose trying to mount his opponent but Robson defends it.
Rose throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rose missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Robson trying to hold on to Rose's head to control him but Rose postures up.
Robson is trying to get back to full guard.
Rose looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Robson has his hands clasped together around Rose's back. He's all about the action.
Rose working the head and body with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Robson wants to improve his position but Rose is controlling well.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Rose is keen to just control but Robson is a slippery customer.
Robson is trying to get back to full guard.
Robson is not content to let Rose control the position.
Rose thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Robson is looking to improve his position.
Rose not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Robson wants to control but Rose is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Rose not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rose throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Robson manages to get to full guard.
Robson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robson keeping moving, preventing Rose from controlling successfully.
Rose is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Rose is fighting to break Robson's control of his arms but Robson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That kick from Robson tenderised Rose's leg. Rose is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rose throws a lazy uppercut
and Robson counters with a three punch combo that has Rose backing up. Rose nods at Robson to acknowledge the strikes.
Rose connects with a body shot that sends Robson's belly button to the back.
Rose just misses with a punch to the body.
Rose chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rose looks to land a combination but Robson avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rose. Robson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oliver Robson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rose avoids the body shot from Robson.
Rose with a jab.
Robson connects with a leg kick.
Robson lands a leg kick that knocks Rose off balance momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rose misses with a lunging right hand
and Robson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Robson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rose looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Robson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rose steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Robson.
Rose scores with a jab to the jaw.
Robson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Rose throws a hook but Robson avoids it easily.
Robson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rose is out of range.
Rose lands an overhand right.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Adrian Rose showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Adrian Rose's cut.
That's time! Robson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A slow jab from Robson misses its intended target.
A lazy left from Rose finds it's target.
Robson cracks a nice hook into Rose's ribs.
Nice defenses there by Rose.
Rose takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Robson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Robson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Robson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rose.
Rose rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Robson counters with a right hand to the body.
Robson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rose.
Robson lands a jab to the nose.
Robson misses the shot to the body.
Rose shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Robson as he jumps to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robson thumps Rose with a low kick.
Rose swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Robson counters with a nice leg kick.
Rose connects with a body shot.
Robson misses with a hook. Rose ducked under it nicely.
Rose cracks Robson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rose defending well as Robson loads up on a big left hand.
Robson misses the jab.
Rose looks to land a left hand but Robson moved out of range nicely.
Rose throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Robson counters with a stiff right hand.
Robson throws a shot from downtown. Rose moves away and avoids it.
Rose's jab looks to have found its range, popping Robson under the eye.
Robson avoids the body shot from Rose.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robson with a nice cross.
Robson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Robson jabs Rose to the body, keeping him at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Robson slips a jab from Rose.
Rose connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Robson momentarily.
A nice leg kick from Robson, right into the meat of the thigh.
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 cracks Robson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Robson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
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.
Robson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Oliver Robson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adrian Rose.
Robson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rose misses with a low kick.
Robson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Rose throws a body shot but no joy.
Robson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rose throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robson with a poor takedown
enabling Rose to counter with a crisp jab.
Robson misses with a body shot.
Rose misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Robson.
Robson feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Rose throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rose swings widly with a right hand
and Robson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rose swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rose misses with a hook. Robson ducked under it nicely.
Robson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Rose jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rose throws a left and a right that both miss
and Robson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rose swings widly with a right hand
and Robson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rose's knee momentarily.
Robson misses with a hook. Rose ducked under it nicely.
Rose misses the body punch
and Robson counters with a nice body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Robson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose misses with a low kick.
Robson connects with the punch.
Rose keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Robson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Robson throws a shot to the body.
Rose's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Robson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rose.
Rose dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rose keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rose misses with a wild body shot.
Robson takes a swing at Rose's ribcage but misses.
Robson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rose misses with a body shot.
Rose looks to score with a jab to the body but Robson is just out of range.
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.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Oliver Robson clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Adrian Rose's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rose blocks a low kick nicely.
Rose lands with a straight right. Robson didn't see that one coming.
Rose uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Robson.
Robson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nice defenses there by Rose.
Rose throws out a counter right but Robson avoids it with no problem.
Adrian Rose seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Robson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Robson ducks under a wild hook from Rose.
Robson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rose shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Robson counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rose avoids the body shot from Robson.
The crowd cheers as Robson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rose doesn't seem phased though.
A chopping leg kick lands by Robson.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rose checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robson lands a lovely overhand right.
Rose misses with a hook to the body
enabling Robson to counter with a crisp jab.
Robson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rose manages to avoid it.
Robson throws a leg kick which misses Rose's front leg but catches the back leg as Rose tries to avoid it.
Rose clobbers Robson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Robson misses with an uppercut.
Robson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rose.
Rose misses with a left hand
and Robson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Robson lands a head shot.
Rose uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Robson.
Robson ducks under a wild hook from Rose.
Rose with a nice cross.
Robson lands a really nice looking cross but Rose seems unphased.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rose ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rose scores with a push kick.
Robson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Rose tried to score with a low kick but Robson checks it.
Robson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rose lands a jab to the head.
Robson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice uppercut there from Robson.
The fighters circling - Rose throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Robson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Robson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rose jabs at Robson's body.
Rose has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robson goes for a double leg but Rose avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Rose continues to drive forward.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Rose fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rose wants a takedown but no success here.
Rose escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Robson throws a low kick but Rose moves out of range easily.
Robson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rose feints and then cracks Robson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Robson down.
Rose connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Robson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rose stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Robson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rose. Rose circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rose misses with a body shot.
Rose lunges at Robson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Robson's hand.
Rose closes this distance looking for a takedown but Robson circles away.
Robson throwing a counter right hand but Rose manages to avoid it.
Oliver Robson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adrian Rose.
Rose throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose defending well as Robson loads up on a big left hand.
Rose throws out a counter right but Robson avoids it with no problem.
Rose blocks a jab.
Robson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Robson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Robson misses with a straight left.
Rose looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Robson!
Robson manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Robson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Rose avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Robson.
Robson tries to pass to full mount but Rose defends it.
Robson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Oliver Robson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Adrian Rose's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Rose throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Robson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Robson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rose was well out of range. Poor timing from Robson.
A nice side step and Rose releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Rose waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Robson.
Robson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rose is out of range.
Robson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rose throws out the jab.
Rose takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Rose lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Robson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robson misses the shot to the body.
Robson moves forwards but Rose connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Robson misses with a straight right.
Robson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Robson slips a jab from Rose.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rose motions for Robson to come forward. Rose throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rose takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A lazy left from Rose finds it's target.
Rose throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Robson tries a low kick but Rose avoids it.
Robson misses the body punch
and Rose makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A clash of legs there as Rose blocks the low kick.
Robson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rose moves away.
Robson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rose counters with a stiff right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rose. Robson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Robson tried to counter with a leg kick but Rose avoided it.
Rose works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose throws a body punch but Robson moves out of range.
Robson cracks Rose with a good jab.
Rose misses the body punch
and Robson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rose takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rose fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Robson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rose misses with a straight right.
Robson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Rose eats them both and turns towards Robson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Robson misses with a body shot
and Rose counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A telegraphed right hand from Robson misses the target.
Rose is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Robson with a body shot.
Rose lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Robson at a distance.
Robson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rose.
Rose tries for a takedown but Robson circles away easily
and Robson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rose throws a looping overhand right but Robson ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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 fails with a takedown attempt.
A left lands for Robson.
Rose moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice jab there from Robson.
Robson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rose misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rose misses with a looping right.
Robson throws a jab but it's blocked by Rose.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose throws a looping overhand right but Robson ducks down to avoid it.
Robson moves out of range as Rose strikes.
Rose throws the left hand but Robson avoids the punch easily.
Rose throws a shot to the body.
Robson lands a lovely overhand right.
Robson misses with an uppercut
and Rose counters with a straight right hand.
Robson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Robson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rose moves away.
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.
A big left from Robson misses.
Rose pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Robson back to the cage. Rose follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Rose thows a left - swing and a miss!
Robson fires out a quick counter leg kick but Rose just manages to avoid it.
Rose throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Adrian Rose.
Well Rose has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 47:48
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 47:48
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adrian Rose!
Adrian Rose is the new welterweight champion!
Our winner, Adrian Rose, 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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FIGHT
RATING
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