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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Unicorn Big Foot (ranked 2362 p4p, 2194 weight class) and Sonny Corleone Jr. (ranked 304 p4p, 286 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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 7 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Unicorn Big Foot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 13 - 3, fighting out of Montreal, Sonny Corleone Jr.!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Chris Edwards and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Big Foot shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Big Foot showed some decent athleticism there.
Corleone Jr. kicks Big Foot off and gets back to his feet.
Big Foot misses with a body shot.
Big Foot has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Corleone Jr..
Big Foot fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Big Foot uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Corleone Jr..
Corleone Jr. waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Big Foot.
Nice takedown defense from Corleone Jr.. No joy for Big Foot on that attempt.
Corleone Jr. has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Big Foot avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Corleone Jr. misses with a body shot.
Corleone Jr. fails in his attempt to clinch.
Big Foot checks the leg kick.
Big Foot takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Big Foot fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Unicorn Big Foot. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Corleone Jr. stuffs the takedown.
Corleone Jr. looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Big Foot looking for a takedown.
Corleone Jr. lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Big Foot is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Corleone Jr. gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Big Foot blocks a body shot from Corleone Jr..
Big Foot is working for takedown but Corleone Jr. is calmly controlling the position for now.
Nice body punch from Corleone Jr..
Corleone Jr. is stalling here.
Corleone Jr. is leaning against Big Foot and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Corleone Jr. prevents the takedown attempt.
Corleone Jr. leaning his opponent against the cage.
Corleone Jr. can't find room to land a body shot as Big Foot controls the action.
Corleone Jr. gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Big Foot.
Big Foot changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Corleone Jr. fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Corleone Jr. scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Big Foot.
Corleone Jr. throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sonny Corleone Jr. is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Big Foot goes for a double leg but Corleone Jr. avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Corleone Jr. continues to drive forward.
Corleone Jr. misses with a punch to the body.
Corleone Jr. lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Big Foot tries for a takedown but Corleone Jr. manages to get underhooks.
Corleone Jr. gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Big Foot.
Big Foot is breathing heavily.
Corleone Jr. taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Big Foot letting Corleone Jr. take a breather here.
Big Foot wants a takedown.
Corleone Jr. digs a right hand into Big Foot's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Big Foot's gas tank.
Big Foot goes for a takedown in the clinch but Corleone Jr. prevents it.
A right hand to the body from Corleone Jr..
Corleone Jr. digs a right hand into Big Foot's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Big Foot's gas tank.
Corleone Jr. lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Big Foot wants a takedown.
Corleone Jr. is working Big Foot over against the cage.
Corleone Jr. lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Big Foot or not.
Big Foot is looking for a takedown.
Corleone Jr. manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Big Foot changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Corleone Jr. fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Corleone Jr. scoring well with a low kick there.
Big Foot walks into a straight right hand from Corleone Jr..
Corleone Jr. instigates a clinch.
Corleone Jr. lands a hook to the side of the head.
Big Foot is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Corleone Jr. is defending well.
Big Foot blocks a body shot from Corleone Jr..
Come on Corleone Jr. - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Corleone Jr. tries to throw a body punch but Big Foot avoids it by throwing Corleone Jr. back against the cage.
Corleone Jr. gets underhooks to prevent Big Foot's takedown attempt.
Corleone Jr. content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Big Foot is working for takedown but Corleone Jr. is calmly controlling the position for now.
Corleone Jr. scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from Corleone Jr. on the inside.
Corleone Jr. stalling.
Big Foot tries to score a body lock takedown but Corleone Jr. shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Corleone Jr. lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Big Foot backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corleone Jr. digs a right hand into Big Foot's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Big Foot's gas tank.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Corleone Jr. throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right from Corleone Jr..
Corleone Jr. throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right hook to the body lands for Corleone Jr..
Big Foot wants to take the fight to the mat but Corleone Jr. manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Corleone Jr. gets through Big Foot's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Corleone Jr. lands with a left to the head.
Corleone Jr. misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Corleone Jr. tries a body shot but Big Foot blocks it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Corleone Jr..
A short right hand to the side of the head by Corleone Jr..
 Big Foot is rocked!
Corleone Jr. lands with a left to the head.
Oh Big Foot is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Corleone Jr. scores with a shot to the side of Big Foot's head.
Corleone Jr. presses Big Foot against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Corleone Jr. lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Corleone Jr. lands a big right hand that drops Big Foot! The killer instinct kicks in and Corleone Jr. finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Corleone Jr.!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sonny Corleone Jr.!
A relieved looking Sonny Corleone Jr. 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Little Bandit (ranked 1814 p4p, 2583 weight class) and Lou Gotch (ranked 130 p4p, 173 weight class). Little Bandit had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Little Bandit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lou Gotch!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Andrew Berry and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bandit gets caught napping as Gotch dives in and scores a takedown. Bandit manages to retain guard.
Bandit pushes Gotch off and scrambles back to his feet.
Gotch throws a big shot that misses.
Gotch gets a takedown into half guard.
Gotch slows the pace down in half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gotch uses his free foot to push down on Bandit's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Bandit.
Gotch tries to control but Bandit wriggling away.
Gotch is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Bandit has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Bandit!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gotch can't keep his opponent in guard - Bandit advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bandit wants to pass the guard but Gotch is defending well.
Bandit is trying to control the action in half guard but Gotch is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bandit performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Gotch wants to control but Bandit is keeping busy.
Gotch looking for submissions off his back.
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.
Bandit trying to control the action but Gotch is working from the bottom.
Bandit is pressing down on Gotch's thigh, looking to free his foot. Gotch is holding on for now.
Gotch wants to improve his position but Bandit is controlling well.
Gotch trying to control from the bottom.
Gotch makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Gotch.
Gotch trying to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gotch is on top in guard.
Gotch trying to control the position from guard on top but Bandit is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gotch looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Bandit looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Gotch is stalling in the full guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Bandit is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nice sprawl there from Bandit as Gotch shoots in.
Nice shot by Bandit.
Bandit waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gotch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Little Bandit will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gotch will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A nice combination there by Gotch.
Bandit lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gotch fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bandit looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A telegraphed right hand from Bandit misses the target.
Gotch is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Gotch gets the takedown into side control.
Bandit sneaks out the side door and pushes Gotch away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bandit throws out a loose jab but Gotch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gotch feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Bandit keeping moving, preventing Gotch from controlling successfully.
Gotch is looking to work some ground and pound but Bandit has wrist control.
Gotch not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Bandit looking for a sweep. Not yet Bandit, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gotch wants to pass the guard but Bandit is keeping the position.
Bandit can't keep his opponent in guard - Gotch advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Gotch controlling the pace.
Bandit has hold of Gotch's hands but Gotch slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Gotch stalling.
My spies in Freddy\'s Grappling Institute inform me that Gotch has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Bandit is not content to let Gotch control the position.
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.
Gotch stalling.
Bandit trying to control but Gotch postures up.
Bandit is not content to let Gotch control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gotch misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bandit on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gotch shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Bandit is trying to defend but Gotch finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Gotch is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Gotch trying to pass the guard but Bandit defending well.
Gotch sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bandit defending well though.
Gotch wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bandit keeps working.
Gotch moves nicely into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gotch tries to score with some ground and pound. Bandit controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Bandit is looking for a sweep.
Gotch wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bandit keeps working.
Gotch controlling the position.
Gotch thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Gotch has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lou Gotch showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Bandit connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gotch's hands.
Bandit misses with a looping right.
Gotch lands a jab to the head.
Lou Gotch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gotch swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bandit throws a shot from downtown. Gotch moves away and avoids it.
Jab by Bandit.
Bandit throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gotch is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Gotch paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bandit misses with a hook.
Bandit misses with a hook.
Gotch displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bandit waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gotch.
Gotch bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gotch uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bandit.
Gotch fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bandit stuffs the takedown attempt from Gotch. Gotch gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bandit keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gotch will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bandit misses with a looping right.
Lou Gotch seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gotch slips a straight right by Bandit.
Gotch closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Bandit's guard.
Lou Gotch has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gotch trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bandit working a defensive guard here.
Gotch trying to control the position from guard on top but Bandit is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bandit being controlled here, momentarily.
Bandit trying to keep a closed guard but Gotch is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gotch is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Gotch trying to control but Bandit is working from the bottom.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Gotch stopping the sweep attempt from Bandit.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Bandit throws a jab when Gotch was well out of range.
Bandit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gotch.
Bandit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gotch steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bandit.
Gotch feints the counter takedown.
Bandit on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bandit throws a jab but it's blocked by Gotch.
Bandit misses with a looping right.
Bandit misses with a looping left.
Bandit is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bandit dodges the punch combination from Gotch.
Gotch drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gotch controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Gotch trying to control but Bandit is working from the bottom.
Bandit looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gotch is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gotch wants to control from the top but Bandit keeps moving.
Gotch looking to pass the guard.
Bandit keeping moving, preventing Gotch from controlling successfully.
Gotch pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bandit is keeping the position for now.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Lou Gotch.
I think Gotch has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lou Gotch!
A very excited looking Lou Gotch 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adrian Atkins (ranked 2124 p4p, 2918 weight class) and Gabriel Havran (ranked 254 p4p, 343 weight class). Gabriel Havran is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adrian Atkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gabriel Havran!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Atkins and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Havran staying out of range there.
Havran misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Atkins.
Atkins has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Hidden in the buildup to the fight.
Atkins bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
 It looks like Gabriel Havran has been cut.
Nice uppercut lands for Havran. That snapped Atkins's head back.
Havran takes a swing at Atkins's ribcage but misses.
Havran scores with a jab to the jaw.
Havran moves away from the strike by Atkins.
A clash of legs there as Havran blocks the low kick.
Havran misses with a body shot.
Atkins on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Gabriel Havran seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Havran displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Atkins throws out the jab.
Atkins takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Havran throws a body shot but no joy.
Havran throws a hook to the side of Atkins's head but Atkins sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Havran swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Atkins makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slow jab from Atkins misses its intended target.
A big left from Havran misses.
Atkins avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Havran throws a series of punches but Atkins avoids them all with ease.
Havran slips under a jab from Atkins.
Atkins takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Donk. Atkins catches Havran right on the button with a cross.
Havran cracks Atkins with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Havran throws a lazy right hand but Atkins sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Havran getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Atkins slips a jab and a cross from Havran.
It looked like Atkins was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Havran.
Havran throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Havran slips a straight right by Atkins.
Havran misses with a wild combination.
Atkins ducks under a wild hook from Havran.
It looked like Atkins wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Atkins looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Havran takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Havran slips under a jab.
Havran looks to throw the jab but Atkins is out of range.
Havran lands a glancing blow to the side of Atkins's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Havran throws a body shot but no joy.
Havran throws a looping overhand right but Atkins ducks down to avoid it.
Atkins was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Havran throws a big shot that misses.
Atkins displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Havran throws out the jab.
Havran moves out of range as Atkins strikes.
Atkins moves into the clinch.
A short uppercut from Havran.
 It looks like Adrian Atkins has been cut.
Havran can't find room to land a body shot as Atkins controls the action.
Atkins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Atkins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Havran's elbow.
A left hand lands to the body for Atkins.
Atkins can't find room to land a body shot as Havran controls the action.
Havran misses with a hook from the clinch.
Atkins throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Havrans head.
Havran tries to work over Atkins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Havran throws a punch but it's blocked by Atkins.
Atkins lands a right hand that snaps the head of Havran backwards.
Atkins lands a right hand that snaps the head of Havran backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atkins is stalling here.
Havran blocks an uppercut.
Atkins lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Atkins blocks an uppercut.
Atkins misses with a hook from the clinch.
Havran is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Atkins scores with a shot to the side of Havran's head.
Havran misses with a short punch on the inside.
Havran prevents a body shot from Atkins.
Havran throws a punch but it's blocked by Atkins.
Havran misses with a punch on the inside.
Havran lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Atkins backwards.
Atkins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Atkins lands a hook that snaps the head of Havran backwards.
Havran prevents a body shot from Atkins.
Atkins lands with a short shot to the head.
Atkins stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Havran throws a punch but it's blocked by Atkins.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atkins lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Atkins tries to pull guard but Havran holds him up against the cage and eventually Atkins drops back down to his feet.
Atkins makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Atkins lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Havran or not.
Atkins throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Havrans head.
Havran looks winded!
Atkins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Atkins.
Atkins scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Atkins swings wildly with an uppercut but Havran uses good head movement to avoid it.
Atkins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Havran will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Atkins up against the cage.
Atkins swings wildly with an uppercut but Havran uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Havran throws a head punch that misses.
Atkins blocking some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Adrian Atkins will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Atkins's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Havran throws out a loose jab but Atkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Havran moves out of range of the strikes.
Atkins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Havran misses with an uppercut
and Atkins counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Atkins drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Atkins postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Atkins moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Havran wants to get back to his feet.
Atkins 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Atkins is looking to take a break and control but Havran is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Atkins is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Havran knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Havran wants to get back to his feet but Atkins drags him back down.
Atkins goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Havran has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Atkins but great work by Havran.
Havran decides to stand up, so the ref orders Atkins to his feet.
Havran misses with a hook
and Atkins counters with a slapping leg kick.
Havran cracks Atkins with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Havran misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Atkins.
Gabriel Havran seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Atkins throws a front kick aimed at Havran's knee but Havran avoids it well.
Havran waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Atkins.
It looked like Atkins was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Havran.
Havran drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Havran looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
As Havran looks to move away, Atkins throws a big counter combo but Havran just gets out of the way.
Havran ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Havran looks to land a right hand but Atkins moved out of range.
Atkins lands a nice looking kick to the body. Havran takes a step back to recover.
Havran is breathing heavily.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Atkins.
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!
Atkins scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Havran doesn't seem bothered though.
Havran staying out of range there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Atkins.
Good shot there by Atkins.
That has opened up Gabriel Havran's cut even more.
Havran throws an overhand right that lands on Atkins's shoulder, as Atkins tries to avoid the shot.
Havran throws an off balance right hand
and Atkins counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Atkins tries to close the distance and clinch up but Havran swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Havran throws a hook to the side of Atkins's head but Atkins sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Havran misses with a body shot.
Atkins takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Atkins lets loose with a powerful body kick. Havran will feel that in the morning.
A solid leg kick lands there for Atkins.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Havran steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Atkins.
Atkins tries to clinch there but Havran circles away.
Havran is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Atkins with a body shot.
Havran throws a lazy uppercut
and Atkins counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Havran displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Atkins.
Atkins dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Havran. That did some damage!
Atkins swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Atkins with a jab.
Havran throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Atkins counter with a right hand.
The cut above Gabriel Havran's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Havran takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Atkins digs a good body shot into Havran's ribs.
Atkins works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gabriel Havran's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Atkins scores with a spinning back kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Havran avoids a kick to the body.
Atkins slips under a jab from Havran.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Havran throws an off balance right hand
and Atkins connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Gabriel Havran's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Adrian Atkins!
During a confident post fight interview, Adrian Atkins thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cam Cartwright (ranked 1586 p4p, 2099 weight class) and Temirbek Yuldashev (ranked 190 p4p, 239 weight class). Cartwright comes into the arena with Karma Chameleon blaring out of the sound system. Yuldashev has chosen My Heart Is Cold as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cam Cartwright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Temirbek Yuldashev!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Daniel Bishop and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cartwright 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.
Yuldashev throws a solid leg kick but Cartwright takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Yuldashev.
Cartwright fails with a takedown attempt.
Yuldashev thinks about the counter body kick.
Yuldashev swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Yuldashev throws a half hearted mid kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Cartwright as he connects with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Yuldashev.
Cartwright drops down looking for a counter takedown but Yuldashev sprawls and moves away.
Yuldashev closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Cartwright closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cartwright has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Yuldashev regains guard immediately.
Cartwright throwing strikes from guard but Yuldashev blocks nicely.
Yuldashev has his hands on Cartwright's head, controlling the position.
Cartwright with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Yuldashev keeping moving, preventing Cartwright from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Yuldashev holds on and takes a little breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright throwing strikes from guard but Yuldashev blocks nicely.
Yuldashev pulls Cartwright in close to prevent any damage.
Cartwright postures up in Yuldashev's guard and throws a big left but Yuldashev blocks it.
Yuldashev pulls Cartwright in close to his closed guard and prevents Cartwright from doing any damage or advancing position.
Cartwright works over Yuldashev with some ground and pound from guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cartwright accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cartwright throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Yuldashev is pulling down on Cartwright's head. It's preventing any offense from Cartwright, at least for the moment.
Cartwright controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Yuldashev pulls Cartwright in close to prevent any damage.
Cartwright makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright throwing strikes but missing.
Yuldashev seems keen to control Cartwright's posture.
Cartwright keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Yuldashev's head.
Yuldashev controlling Cartwright's posture.
Let's hope that Yuldashev has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Cartwright in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cartwright lands a couple of elbows.
Yuldashev has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Cartwright lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Yuldashev is pulling down on Cartwright's head to control his posture.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Cartwright's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright pushing down on Yuldashev's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Yuldashev is trying to maintain the position but Cartwright is very close to passing his half guard.
Cartwright 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.
Cartwright is looking to advance position but Yuldashev won't allow it.
Cartwright thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Yuldashev wants to control but Cartwright is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Yuldashev wants to get back to full guard.
Yuldashev trying to control from the bottom.
Cartwright working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Yuldashev wants to get back to full guard but Cartwright has mounted him!
Cartwright wants to control the pace but Yuldashev is squirming around nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yuldashev is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Yuldashev manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Yuldashev is holding on to half guard well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cam Cartwright dominated that round.
That's time! Cartwright's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Cartwright shoots and misses
and Yuldashev counters with a leg kick.
Cartwright throws a body shot but no joy.
A little jabbing left from Yuldashev on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cartwright moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Yuldashev.
Cartwright swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Yuldashev connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yuldashev displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Cartwright.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cartwright moves to clinch but Yuldashev breaks away
and Yuldashev counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yuldashev looks to score with a jab to the body but Cartwright is just out of range.
Yuldashev misses with a body kick.
Yuldashev fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cartwright.
Yuldashev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cartwright.
Temirbek Yuldashev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice defenses there by Yuldashev.
A cross from Cartwright lands.
Yuldashev changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cartwright throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cartwright takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cartwright takes a swing at Yuldashev's ribcage but misses.
Cartwright is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yuldashev can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yuldashev lands with a thumping leg kick.
Yuldashev closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Temirbek Yuldashev seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Good work by Yuldashev as he checks the leg kick.
Yuldashev lands with a kick to the ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yuldashev tries to move into range but Cartwright moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Yuldashev lands a body shot.
Yuldashev displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cartwright throws out the jab.
Yuldashev uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cartwright.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright throws a series of strikes that have Yuldashev backpedaling.
Yuldashev defending well as Cartwright loads up on a big left hand.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cartwright.
Yuldashev stuffs the takedown.
And Yuldashev responds with a good body kick, but Cartwright manages to step out the way in time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cam Cartwright. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cartwright blocks a head kick by Yuldashev.
Yuldashev thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cartwright tries to counter with a takedown but Yuldashev is quick to defend against it.
Yuldashev just misses with a punch to the body.
As Yuldashev tries to get set, Cartwright tries to push him back and clinch up but Yuldashev manages to avoid the attempt.
A telegraphed right hand from Yuldashev misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yuldashev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yuldashev scores with a kick to the midsection.
Cartwright stuns Yuldashev with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A clash of legs there as Cartwright blocks the low kick.
Cartwright misses with a lunging right hand
and Yuldashev finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Cartwright avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yuldashev slips a jab and a cross from Cartwright.
Yuldashev avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yuldashev swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Temirbek Yuldashev showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Cartwright throws an off balance right hand
and Yuldashev counters with a crisp one two that drops Cartwright! Yuldashev thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Cartwright to his feet! Cartwright is in big trouble!
A shot to the liver by Cartwright. Beautiful body shot.
Yuldashev bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yuldashev takes one on the button.
Cartwright has a takedown stuffed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cartwright checks a leg kick.
Cartwright shoots in but Yuldashev avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yuldashev lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cartwright looks to land a left hand but Yuldashev moved out of range nicely.
Yuldashev fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cartwright lands with a shot to the body.
Yuldashev keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cartwright.
Yuldashev pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cartwright. Yuldashev does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yuldashev lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Cartwright throws a poor cross that misses
and Yuldashev counters with a nice kick to the body.
Yuldashev thows a leg kick but Cartwright checks it
and Cartwright counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Cartwright.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cartwright wants to control from the top but Yuldashev keeps moving.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Yuldashev pulls Cartwright in close to prevent any damage.
Yuldashev looking to control.
Yuldashev has control of Cartwright's left arm, preventing Cartwright from doing any damage.
Cartwright in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yuldashev is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Cartwright throws a big elbow that misses.
Cam Cartwright overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cartwright is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Cartwright is working Yuldashev over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Yuldashev pulls Cartwright in to control the position.
Cartwright landing with the ground and pound.
Cartwright with a nice head shot there.
Yuldashev is pulling down on Cartwright's head. It's preventing any offense from Cartwright, at least for the moment.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Cartwright's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cartwright accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cartwright chips away with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yuldashev seems keen to control Cartwright's posture.
Yuldashev's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Cartwright wants to control from the top but Yuldashev keeps moving.
Cartwright being controlled here momentarily.
Yuldashev is continuing to stall.
Cartwright throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Yuldashev works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yuldashev wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Cartwright throws a big elbow that misses.
Yuldashev pulls Cartwright in close to prevent any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Cam Cartwright.
I think Cartwright has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cam Cartwright!
A relieved looking Cam Cartwright 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kent Fredricks (ranked 2389 p4p, 2307 weight class) and Kova Luu (ranked 122 p4p, 89 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kent Fredricks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 13 - 1, fighting out of London, Kova Luu!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Atkins and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fredricks misses with a wild combination.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fredricks.
Luu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fredricks.
Fredricks scores with a shoulder strike.
Luu takes a shot to the head.
Luu unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fredricks lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Luu trying to land knees to the body.
Fredricks can't find room to land a body shot as Luu controls the action.
Fredricks blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
I was talking to Fredricks's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Fredricks lands a hook that snaps the head of Luu backwards.
Luu blocks a body shot from Fredricks.
Luu pushes off an throws an elbow but Fredricks leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Luu misses with a knee to the head.
Luu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fredricks misses with a knee strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Luu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fredricks has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fredricks breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fredricks throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Luu counters with a leg kick.
Luu throws a head kick but Fredricks moves out of range.
A big right from Luu misses.
Luu tries to clinch up but Fredricks circles away and keeps his distance.
Fredricks throwing a counter right hand but Luu manages to avoid it.
Fredricks tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Luu throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Luu fails with an attempt to clinch.
Luu misses with a body kick.
Fredricks will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fredricks tries a head kick but it misses.
Fredricks lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Fredricks throws a head kick that misses.
Fredricks blocks a head kick by Luu.
Luu explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fredricks checks the leg kick.
Luu is looking to clinch but Fredricks is avoiding it.
Fredricks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fredricks fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Luu throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Fredricks moves out of range of the body kick.
Luu lands a head kick. Fredricks smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Luu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fredricks throws a right hand that Luu ducks under and follows up with a left that Luu also avoids with ease.
Luu fakes the leg kick and cracks Fredricks in the body.
Luu throws a nice head kick!
Luu lands a nice looking body kick.
Fredricks is breathing heavily.
Luu misses with a head kick.
Luu drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Fredricks fails to land with a series of punches.
Luu turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fredricks throws a jab when Luu was well out of range.
Fredricks tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fredricks goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Luu takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luu throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Fredricks misses with a leg kick
and Luu counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Luu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fredricks misses with a body shot.
Kent Fredricks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Luu lands with a slapping head kick.
Luu looks to land a body kick but Fredricks moved away.
Luu takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fredricks lands with an uppercut that bounces Luu off the cage and back into range.
Fredricks is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Luu connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Fredricks delivers a nice body kick.
Luu bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Luu.
Fredricks will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Luu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice shot by Fredricks.
Luu avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fredricks throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Luu wants to clinch up but Fredricks keeps it at a distance.
Fredricks appears to be looking for a big counter.
Luu plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Fredricks takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Fredricks is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Fredricks misses with a jab, cross combination.
Luu just misses with a punch to the body.
Luu throws a sloppy head kick and Fredricks moves out of range easily.
Fredricks throws out a powerful jab.
Fredricks scores with a jab to the head.
Fredricks misses with a body shot.
Fredricks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Luu steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Fredricks.
Luu avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fredricks moves out of range of the body kick.
Fredricks dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fredricks throws a sloppy head kick and Luu moves out of range easily.
Luu throws a head kick but Fredricks moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kova Luu will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Luu slips a jab and a cross from Fredricks.
Luu missing with a left hand there. Fredricks was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fredricks swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Luu scores with a nice body kick.
A head kick misses from Luu.
Fredricks is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Fredricks throws a hook but Luu blocks it.
Luu tries to counter with a clinch but Fredricks shakes him off and moves away.
Fredricks tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Luu clinches.
Luu has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Fredricks seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Luu can turn it around.
Luu trying to land knees to the body.
Luu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fredricks lands a nice shot to the body.
Fredricks throws a head punch that misses.
Luu throws a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fredricks stalling against the cage.
Luu tries to land a knee to the head but Fredricks blocks with his arms.
Kent Fredricks has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Fredricks throws a knee to the head but misses.
Luu throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short right from Fredricks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luu has a couple of punches blocked by Fredricks.
Luu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fredricks.
A short right from Fredricks on the inside.
Fredricks lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Luu is breathing heavily.
A short right from Fredricks on the inside.
 Luu is rocked!
Fredricks dips a shoulder and cracks Luu with a mighty uppercut! Luu falls back against the cage and Fredricks unloads with a barrage of strikes! Luu is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Fredricks screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kent Fredricks!
Kent Fredricks took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Brooklyn Apothecary for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Juha Maenpaa (ranked 1342 p4p, 1440 weight class) and Horghain Yan Spentliche (ranked 165 p4p, 178 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Excellent MT
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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 8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juha Maenpaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Horghain Yan Spentliche!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Donald Grub and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yan Spentliche throws a big shot that misses.
Maenpaa takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Yan Spentliche defending well as Maenpaa loads up on a big left hand.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Yan Spentliche! But no joy.
Yan Spentliche keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maenpaa.
Maenpaa throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Maenpaa is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Yan Spentliche.
Yan Spentliche throws a nice looking combination but Maenpaa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A big right from Maenpaa misses.
Yan Spentliche lands with a right hand.
Yan Spentliche moves forwards but Maenpaa connects with a nice, crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maenpaa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yan Spentliche throws a hook but Maenpaa blocks it.
Maenpaa sizes up Yan Spentliche with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Yan Spentliche throws a right and a left that Maenpaa avoids nicely.
Jab from Maenpaa.
Maenpaa cracks Yan Spentliche with a good jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yan Spentliche. Maenpaa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maenpaa tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Yan Spentliche manages to circle out of the way.
Maenpaa lunges at Yan Spentliche with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Yan Spentliche's hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yan Spentliche tries to bum rush Maenpaa with a series of wild strikes but Maenpaa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Yan Spentliche ducks under a wild hook from Maenpaa.
Yan Spentliche looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Yan Spentliche steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Maenpaa.
Maenpaa has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Yan Spentliche throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Maenpaa walks into a jab.
Yan Spentliche swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yan Spentliche takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
It looks like Maenpaa has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Yan Spentliche misses with a straight left.
Maenpaa tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Yan Spentliche manages to circle out of the way.
Jab, jab by Maenpaa - just one landing.
Yan Spentliche throws a jab when Maenpaa was well out of range.
Yan Spentliche throws a jab but it's blocked by Maenpaa.
Yan Spentliche ducks right into an uppercut from Maenpaa.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maenpaa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Maenpaa instigates a clinch.
Maenpaa lands a nice uppercut.
Maenpaa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maenpaa presses Yan Spentliche against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Maenpaa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Maenpaa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Maenpaa is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Maenpaa connects with a body shot that sends Yan Spentliche's belly button to the back.
Maenpaa throws a big shot that misses.
Maenpaa misses with a hook.
Yan Spentliche just misses with a punch to the body.
Maenpaa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yan Spentliche looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Maenpaa misses with a wild body shot.
Yan Spentliche throws an overhand right that lands on Maenpaa's shoulder, as Maenpaa tries to avoid the shot.
Yan Spentliche misses with a looping left.
Maenpaa scores with the left hand. Yan Spentliche knows he should have avoided that one.
Maenpaa slips under a jab from Yan Spentliche.
Yan Spentliche throws a shot from downtown. Maenpaa moves away and avoids it.
Donk. Maenpaa catches Yan Spentliche right on the button with a cross.
Maenpaa lands a lovely overhand right.
Maenpaa wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yan Spentliche looks to land a right hand but Maenpaa moved out of range.
Maenpaa is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Yan Spentliche throws a hook to the side of Maenpaa's head but Maenpaa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Maenpaa scores with a decent looking hook.
Jab by Maenpaa.
Maenpaa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yan Spentliche manages to avoid it.
Maenpaa swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Yan Spentliche.
Yan Spentliche misses with a hook.
Maenpaa tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Yan Spentliche manages to circle out of the way.
Yan Spentliche has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Maenpaa finds it's way round the side to connect with Yan Spentliche's head.
Maenpaa walks into a left hand.
Yan Spentliche displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maenpaa throws out the jab.
Yan Spentliche misses with an uppercut
and Maenpaa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Maenpaa connects with a crisp jab.
A punch combination from Maenpaa misses.
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!
Yan Spentliche looks to throw the jab but Maenpaa is out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Maenpaa on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yan Spentliche throws a head kick that misses.
Maenpaa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yan Spentliche.
Maenpaa lands a nice shot to the body.
Yan Spentliche lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Yan Spentliche misses with a wild body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Maenpaa on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Yan Spentliche misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maenpaa.
Yan Spentliche throws the left hand but Maenpaa avoids the punch easily.
A little feinted left hand from Maenpaa on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Maenpaa misses with a straight right.
Maenpaa staying out of range there.
Yan Spentliche throws out a loose jab but Maenpaa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maenpaa scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Yan Spentliche misses with a two punch combination.
Yan Spentliche scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yan Spentliche throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Maenpaa lands a jab to the head.
Maenpaa scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Maenpaa paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Juha Maenpaa dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Yan Spentliche throws a jab when Maenpaa was well out of range.
Yan Spentliche needs to keep his hands up - Maenpaa had a free shot at his head there.
Juha Maenpaa is winning the standup battle so far.
Yan Spentliche misses with a straight left.
Maenpaa swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Maenpaa on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Yan Spentliche has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Yan Spentliche slips under a jab.
A little jabbing left from Yan Spentliche on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Yan Spentliche catches Maenpaa with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Yan Spentliche jabs at Maenpaa's body.
Maenpaa ducks under a wild hook from Yan Spentliche.
Maenpaa throws a big shot that misses.
Maenpaa slips a straight right by Yan Spentliche.
Maenpaa moves into range and clinches up with Yan Spentliche.
Maenpaa tries to throw a body punch but Yan Spentliche avoids it by throwing Maenpaa back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yan Spentliche tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice left hand lands by Maenpaa.
Yan Spentliche swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maenpaa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maenpaa.
A short uppercut from Yan Spentliche.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maenpaa.
Yan Spentliche misses with a short punch on the inside.
Maenpaa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yan Spentliche misses with a hook from the clinch.
Maenpaa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Yan Spentliche.
Yan Spentliche fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Maenpaa pushes Yan Spentliche back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Maenpaa lands a nice uppercut.
Maenpaa has a couple of punches blocked by Yan Spentliche.
Maenpaa lands with a right to the head.
Yan Spentliche misses with a short punch on the inside.
Maenpaa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Maenpaa tries to work over Yan Spentliche's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yan Spentliche tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yan Spentliche prevents a body shot from Maenpaa.
Maenpaa lands a left hand.
Maenpaa blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yan Spentliche misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Maenpaa.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Yan Spentliche throws a punch but it's blocked by Maenpaa.
A short body shot lands from Maenpaa as the two fighters clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Yan Spentliche fails to land.
Maenpaa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Maenpaa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Maenpaa has a couple of punches blocked by Yan Spentliche.
Maenpaa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yan Spentliche has a couple of punches blocked by Maenpaa.
Maenpaa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Maenpaa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yan Spentliche's elbow.
Yan Spentliche misses with some punches.
Yan Spentliche misses with the head strike.
Yan Spentliche misses with a punch on the inside.
Yan Spentliche lands a left hand that snaps the head of Maenpaa backwards.
Yan Spentliche fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Yan Spentliche fails to land.
Maenpaa blocks an uppercut.
Maenpaa misses with a punch to the body.
Juha Maenpaa has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Yan Spentliche misses with a punch on the inside.
Maenpaa misses with a punch to the body.
Yan Spentliche swings wildly with an uppercut but Maenpaa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yan Spentliche scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Yan Spentliche has a couple of punches blocked by Maenpaa.
Maenpaa misses with the head strike.
Maenpaa scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yan Spentliche.
Maenpaa throws a punch but it's blocked by Yan Spentliche.
Maenpaa breaks the clinch.
Yan Spentliche throws out a loose jab but Maenpaa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maenpaa seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Yan Spentliche blocks a jab.
Maenpaa throws a body punch but Yan Spentliche moves out of range.
Yan Spentliche uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maenpaa.
Yan Spentliche follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maenpaa ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Maenpaa misses the jab.
Yan Spentliche loads up on a big right hand but Maenpaa slips the punch.
Maenpaa fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Yan Spentliche steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Maenpaa.
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!
Yan Spentliche with a jab.
Maenpaa connects with the punch.
Yan Spentliche showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Maenpaa.
Maenpaa takes one on the button.
Maenpaa blocks a jab.
A jab from Yan Spentliche misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Maenpaa misses the target.
Maenpaa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yan Spentliche throws a shot from downtown. Maenpaa moves away and avoids it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Juha Maenpaa will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Yan Spentliche takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Maenpaa connects with a body shot.
Yan Spentliche takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Maenpaa cracks Yan Spentliche with an open hand slap.
Yan Spentliche swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maenpaa throws a hook but Yan Spentliche blocks it.
Maenpaa lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Maenpaa moves forwards but Yan Spentliche connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Maenpaa lands a glancing blow to the side of Yan Spentliche's head.
Yan Spentliche takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Yan Spentliche misses with a body shot.
Maenpaa swings widly with a right hand
and Yan Spentliche counters with a three punch combo that has Maenpaa backing up. Maenpaa nods at Yan Spentliche to acknowledge the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big right from Maenpaa misses.
Maenpaa lands with a nice body punch.
Yan Spentliche takes a swing at Maenpaa's ribcage but misses.
Maenpaa lands a lovely overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Maenpaa blocks the leg kick.
Yan Spentliche throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Maenpaa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yan Spentliche swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Maenpaa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yan Spentliche looks to land a right hand but Maenpaa moved out of range.
Maenpaa is looking to counter punch.
Maenpaa takes a swing at Yan Spentliche's ribcage but misses.
A little jabbing left from Yan Spentliche on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Maenpaa takes a swing at Yan Spentliche's ribcage but misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Yan Spentliche! But no joy.
Maenpaa with a jab.
Maenpaa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yan Spentliche throws out the jab.
Yan Spentliche blocks a jab.
Yan Spentliche jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Maenpaa works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Maenpaa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yan Spentliche fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maenpaa manages to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Maenpaa misses the target.
Maenpaa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yan Spentliche moves away.
Maenpaa blocks a leg kick.
Yan Spentliche drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yan Spentliche throws a head kick that misses.
Yan Spentliche is looking to score with low kicks.
Maenpaa scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yan Spentliche connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Yan Spentliche throws a shot from downtown. Maenpaa moves away and avoids it.
Yan Spentliche connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Maenpaa momentarily.
Yan Spentliche takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Maenpaa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Maenpaa goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Yan Spentliche throws a big shot that misses.
Maenpaa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Yan Spentliche misses its intended target.
Yan Spentliche walks into a stiff left hand from Maenpaa.
A big right from Maenpaa misses.
Maenpaa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yan Spentliche.
Yan Spentliche throws a big shot that misses.
Maenpaa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yan Spentliche can do to turn this around?
Yan Spentliche misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yan Spentliche jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yan Spentliche swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maenpaa looks to score with a jab to the body but Yan Spentliche is just out of range.
Maenpaa scores with a nice strike.
Yan Spentliche misses with a double jab.
Yan Spentliche misses with a wild body shot.
Maenpaa takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Maenpaa misses with a looping left.
A telegraphed right hand from Maenpaa misses the target.
Maenpaa cracks Yan Spentliche with an open hand slap.
Yan Spentliche waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Maenpaa.
Maenpaa closes the distance and clinches.
Yan Spentliche throws a punch but it's blocked by Maenpaa.
Maenpaa lands an uppercut.
Maenpaa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Maenpaa.
Juha Maenpaa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Maenpaa scores with a shot to the side of Yan Spentliche's head.
Yan Spentliche tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Maenpaa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Maenpaa.
Yan Spentliche misses with some punches.
Yan Spentliche lands with a right to the head.
Yan Spentliche throws a head punch that misses.
A hook to the body from Maenpaa.
Maenpaa lands a right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Juha Maenpaa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Maenpaa has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juha Maenpaa!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hiroshima Nagasaki (ranked 1026 p4p, 1444 weight class) and Mark Antony (ranked 154 p4p, 218 weight class). Nagasaki comes to the cage accompanied by Ground Zero (MOP). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hiroshima Nagasaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 15 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mark Antony!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Donald Grub and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nagasaki wants to clinch.
Nagasaki has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Antony finds it's way round the side to connect with Nagasaki's head.
It looks like Hiroshima Nagasaki has been cut.
Antony looks for the body kick but Nagasaki saw that one coming.
Nagasaki staying out of range there.
Nagasaki appears to be looking for a big counter.
Antony lands a slapping body shot.
Antony fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Antony walks into a stiff left hand from Nagasaki.
It looks like Mark Antony has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Antony misses with a leg kick.
We've been told by Nagasaki's head coaches at League of Shadows MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Antony lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Antony misses with a straight right.
Nagasaki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Antony takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Antony throws an overhand right that lands on Nagasaki's shoulder, as Nagasaki tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagasaki's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Antony connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Nagasaki scrambles back to his feet.
Antony forces Nagasaki back against the cage and clinches.
Nagasaki lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Antony tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nagasaki.
Antony tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Antony tries to throw a body punch but Nagasaki avoids it by throwing Antony back against the cage.
Nagasaki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Antony blocks an uppercut.
Nagasaki working aggressively here.
A hook to the body from Nagasaki.
Antony misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Antony fails to land.
Nagasaki throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nagasaki lands a body punch in the clinch.
Antony looks winded!
Nagasaki lands with a light punch inside.
Nagasaki lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nagasaki lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nagasaki lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Antony backwards.
Antony has a couple of punches blocked by Nagasaki.
Nagasaki softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antony goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nagasaki pushes Antony back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nagasaki throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Antonys head.
Nagasaki lands a hook that snaps the head of Antony backwards.
Antony has a couple of punches blocked by Nagasaki.
Nagasaki tries a body shot but Antony blocks it.
Antony tries to work over Nagasaki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nagasaki tries to throw a body punch but Antony avoids it by throwing Nagasaki back against the cage.
Nagasaki lands with a short shot to the head.
Nagasaki struggles to land a body shot inside as Antony controls his hands.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nagasaki.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Antony.
Antony misses with a body punch.
Nagasaki misses with some punches.
Nagasaki scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nagasaki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Antony's elbow.
Antony misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nagasaki lands a right hand that snaps the head of Antony backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Antony.
A short right from Nagasaki.
Antony wants to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nagasaki holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Nagasaki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Antony throws a punch but it's blocked by Nagasaki.
Nagasaki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nagasaki is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Antony lands with a right to the head.
Nagasaki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nagasaki blocks an uppercut.
Nagasaki lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nagasaki works on Antony's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nagasaki.
That has opened up Mark Antony's cut even more.
Antony blocks a body shot from Nagasaki.
Nagasaki lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Antony's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nagasaki cracks Antony with a nice body shot.
Antony has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Nagasaki seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Antony can turn it around.
Nagasaki lands a right hand.
Come on Nagasaki - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Nagasaki working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nagasaki lands a hook that snaps the head of Antony backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nagasaki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Nagasaki fails to land.
A short left from Nagasaki.
Antony gets through Nagasaki's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nagasaki lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A shot in the inside from Antony.
Nagasaki struggles to land a body shot inside as Antony controls his hands.
Nagasaki lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nagasaki lands a left hand that snaps the head of Antony backwards.
Nagasaki lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nagasaki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nagasaki lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nagasaki content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Nagasaki lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nagasaki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Antony struggles to land a body shot inside as Nagasaki controls his hands.
Antony gets through Nagasaki's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nagasaki gets through Antony's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nagasaki misses with the head strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hiroshima Nagasaki dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nagasaki rushes Antony and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nagasaki is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Antony can do to turn this around?
A short right from Nagasaki on the inside.
Antony lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nagasaki backwards.
A short uppercut from Nagasaki.
Antony lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Antony throws a punch but it's blocked by Nagasaki.
Nagasaki lands an uppercut.
Nagasaki lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Antony backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Antony.
Nagasaki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Antony manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Antony working aggressively here.
Antony pushes Nagasaki back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nagasaki lands a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nagasaki is working Antony over against the cage.
Antony is breathing heavily.
Antony misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nagasaki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Antony.
Nagasaki swings wildly with an uppercut but Antony uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Nagasaki.
Nagasaki lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The cut above Mark Antony's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Nagasaki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nagasaki lands a nice uppercut.
Nagasaki throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Antony.
Nagasaki scores with a shoulder strike.
Nagasaki throws a punch but it's blocked by Antony.
Nagasaki scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nagasaki lands an uppercut.
Nagasaki misses with the head strike.
Nagasaki lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Antony.
Antony's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Antony swings away with an uppercut that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nagasaki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nagasaki has a couple of punches blocked by Antony.
Nagasaki is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Antony misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nagasaki lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Nagasaki.
Nagasaki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nagasaki works on Antony's body with a couple of short punches.
Nagasaki drops Antony onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Antony is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Antony is rocked!
Nagasaki gets through Antony's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Antony is still on wobbly legs! Can Nagasaki finish him?
Mark Antony's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Nagasaki creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Antony's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Antony drops to his knees and Nagasaki pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hiroshima Nagasaki!
Hiroshima Nagasaki decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ulysses Battleby (ranked 770 p4p, 1048 weight class) and Arturo Ellacuria (ranked 63 p4p, 88 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ulysses Battleby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arturo Ellacuria!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Glass and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ellacuria avoids a kick to the body.
Ellacuria scores with a hook.
Ellacuria wants to clinch
and Battleby connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Arturo Ellacuria has been cut.
Ellacuria keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Despite the aggression on Ellacuria's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Battleby connects with an inside leg kick.
A cross from Ellacuria lands.
Battleby lands a big right hand that sends Ellacuria crashing to the mat! Battleby stays standing though and waves Ellacuria back to his feet!
Ellacuria is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ellacuria ducks under a wild hook from Battleby.
Ellacuria is still on wobbly legs! Can Battleby finish him?
Ellacuria throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little feinted left hand from Battleby on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Battleby! Ellacuria is out on his feet! Battleby rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Ellacuria is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Ellacuria is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ulysses Battleby!
A very excited looking Ulysses Battleby 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fred Young (ranked 983 p4p, 1659 weight class) and Jarrod Beard (ranked 59 p4p, 92 weight class). Young's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Real Ganja Man. Beard is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Ladies Love Country Boys - Trace Adkins. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fred Young!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jarrod Beard!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Sam Margolis and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young gets caught flat footed, as Beard shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Beard cracks Young with a solid left hand.
Beard has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Young pushes Beard off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Beard takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Young throws a right and a left that Beard avoids nicely.
Young misses with an uppercut. Beard saw that one coming.
Sloppy strikes from Young. Those never looked like landing.
Young misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Beard drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Young defends it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A telegraphed right hand from Young misses the target.
Beard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Young manages to avoid it.
Young throws a lazy uppercut
and Beard counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fred Young seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beard connects with a jab.
It looks like Fred Young has been cut.
Young tries to bum rush Beard with a series of wild strikes but Beard uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Beard scores with a hook to the body. Young takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Young swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And Beard tries to counter it with a takedown but Young pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Young misses with an uppercut
and Beard counters with a nice body shot.
Young misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beard gets a takedown into half guard.
Young has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Beard is on him like a limpet, forcing Young back against the cage.
Young working aggressively here.
Beard has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Young avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Young working aggressively here.
Young dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Young.
Young lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Young can't find room to land a body shot as Beard controls the action.
Young misses with some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Young prevents the takedown attempt.
Beard has hold of one of Young's legs. Young is fighting the takedown attempt but Beard gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Beard stops Young from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beard stands and throws Young's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Young takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Beard in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Beard lands an elbow.
Beard is looking to take a break and control but Young is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Beard might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Young haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Young is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Beard is controlling him well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beard connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Young some visible discomfort.
A big shot lands for Beard! That's hurt Young! Will he recover? Beard fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jarrod Beard!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tubbs Singleton (ranked 625 p4p, 373 weight class) and Erasmo Vale Queiroz (ranked 100 p4p, 57 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tubbs Singleton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Erasmo Vale Queiroz!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Andrew Berry and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vale Queiroz takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Singleton is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vale Queiroz.
A jab from Singleton misses.
A right-left combo lands from Vale Queiroz.
Vale Queiroz lands a head kick!
Singleton looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Singleton throws a body shot but no joy.
Vale Queiroz scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Tubbs Singleton has been cut.
Vale Queiroz throws a nice head kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jab from Vale Queiroz.
Vale Queiroz throws a series of strikes that have Singleton backpedaling.
Vale Queiroz shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
It looks like Erasmo Vale Queiroz has been cut.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Singleton, as that shot connected.
Vale Queiroz misses with a jab, cross combination.
A slow jab from Singleton misses its intended target.
Vale Queiroz misses with a lunging right hand
and Singleton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vale Queiroz pushes Singleton up against the cage in a clinch.
Singleton is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A head punch on the inside from Singleton fails to land.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Singleton has a couple of punches blocked by Vale Queiroz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vale Queiroz misses with a body punch.
Singleton makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Vale Queiroz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Singleton trying to stall but Vale Queiroz improves his position.
Vale Queiroz throws a head punch that misses.
Singleton misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Vale Queiroz.
Singleton scores with a shot to the side of Vale Queiroz's head.
Singleton blocks a body shot from Vale Queiroz.
Singleton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Singleton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Singleton misses with a punch on the inside.
Vale Queiroz tries to work over Singleton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Singleton blocks an uppercut.
Vale Queiroz struggles to land a body shot inside as Singleton controls his hands.
Singleton throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vale Queiroz.
Singleton lands a body shot.
Vale Queiroz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Singleton pushes Vale Queiroz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Singleton throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Singleton throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vale Queiroz blocking some punches.
Vale Queiroz misses with a hook to the ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Singleton throws a punch but it's blocked by Vale Queiroz.
Vale Queiroz takes a shot to the head.
Vale Queiroz tries to work over Singleton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vale Queiroz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vale Queiroz lands a nice uppercut.
Vale Queiroz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Vale Queiroz stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Singleton controlling the action here for a moment.
Vale Queiroz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Singleton lands a shot to the body.
Singleton swings wildly with an uppercut but Vale Queiroz uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot in the inside from Vale Queiroz.
Vale Queiroz blocks an uppercut.
Vale Queiroz blocks a body shot from Singleton.
A nice right hand lands inside from Singleton.
Singleton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Singleton pushes Vale Queiroz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vale Queiroz blocking some punches.
Singleton makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Singleton looking to slow down the pace here.
Singleton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vale Queiroz lands a body punch.
Vale Queiroz blocking some punches.
Vale Queiroz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vale Queiroz tries to work over Singleton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Singleton.
Vale Queiroz blocks an uppercut.
Singleton tries to throw a body punch but Vale Queiroz avoids it by throwing Singleton back against the cage.
Singleton throws a punch but it's blocked by Vale Queiroz.
Singleton can't find room to land a body shot as Vale Queiroz controls the action.
Singleton blocks an uppercut.
Singleton misses with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Singleton.
Vale Queiroz scores with a hook to the body.
A shot in the inside from Vale Queiroz.
Vale Queiroz cracks Singleton with a nice body shot.
Singleton is breathing heavily.
Vale Queiroz scores with a nice hook to the head.
Singleton blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vale Queiroz lands a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vale Queiroz pushes Singleton back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Vale Queiroz misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Vale Queiroz.
Vale Queiroz misses with a body punch.
Vale Queiroz struggles to land a body shot inside as Singleton controls his hands.
Singleton misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Vale Queiroz.
Vale Queiroz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Vale Queiroz blocks a body shot from Singleton.
Nice body punch from Singleton.
Singleton misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vale Queiroz lands a body punch.
Singleton blocking some punches.
Singleton swings wildly with an uppercut but Vale Queiroz uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vale Queiroz scores with a nice hook to the head.
Singleton throws a punch but it's blocked by Vale Queiroz.
Singleton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Vale Queiroz.
Vale Queiroz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Erasmo Vale Queiroz dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Vale Queiroz ducks under a wild hook from Singleton.
Vale Queiroz throws a head kick but Singleton moves out of range.
Singleton closes the distance and pushes Vale Queiroz back into the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Singleton.
Singleton blocks a body shot from Vale Queiroz.
A short right from Singleton.
Singleton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vale Queiroz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Singleton pushes Vale Queiroz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Vale Queiroz.
Singleton blocks a body shot from Vale Queiroz.
Singleton lands a right hand.
Singleton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Singleton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vale Queiroz.
Singleton working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Singleton fails to land.
Singleton misses with a punch on the inside.
Singleton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vale Queiroz.
Vale Queiroz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Singleton has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
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!
Vale Queiroz blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Singleton lands with a right to the head.
Vale Queiroz lands a body shot in the clinch.
Singleton blocks a body shot from Vale Queiroz.
Vale Queiroz tries to work over Singleton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vale Queiroz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vale Queiroz scores with a nice hook to the head.
Singleton lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Vale Queiroz tries to throw a body punch but Singleton avoids it by throwing Vale Queiroz back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Singleton.
A head punch on the inside from Singleton fails to land.
Vale Queiroz can't find room to land a body shot as Singleton controls the action.
Vale Queiroz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Singleton.
Singleton blocks a body shot from Vale Queiroz.
Vale Queiroz struggles to land a body shot inside as Singleton controls his hands.
Vale Queiroz lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Vale Queiroz scores with a nice short uppercut.
Vale Queiroz tries to work over Singleton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Singleton scores with a nice hook to the head.
A shot in the inside from Vale Queiroz.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Vale Queiroz as Singleton tries to tie him up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vale Queiroz blocks an uppercut.
Singleton misses with a body punch.
Vale Queiroz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vale Queiroz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Singleton's elbow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vale Queiroz.
Vale Queiroz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Singleton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Singleton pushes Vale Queiroz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vale Queiroz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Singleton's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Singleton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Singleton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vale Queiroz stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vale Queiroz struggles to land a body shot inside as Singleton controls his hands.
Singleton makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Singleton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vale Queiroz can't find room to land a body shot as Singleton controls the action.
Vale Queiroz lands a nice shot to the body.
Vale Queiroz stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Vale Queiroz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singleton prevents a body shot from Vale Queiroz.
A short uppercut from Vale Queiroz.
Vale Queiroz digs a right hand into Singleton's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Singleton's gas tank.
Singleton throws a head punch that misses.
Vale Queiroz presses Singleton against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Vale Queiroz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Vale Queiroz lands with a light punch inside.
Vale Queiroz lands a nice shot to the body.
Vale Queiroz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vale Queiroz tries a body shot but Singleton blocks it.
Vale Queiroz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vale Queiroz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vale Queiroz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Singleton's elbow.
Vale Queiroz can't find room to land a body shot as Singleton controls the action.
Vale Queiroz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vale Queiroz presses Singleton against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Vale Queiroz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Vale Queiroz tries a body shot but Singleton blocks it.
Good body shot from Vale Queiroz.
Vale Queiroz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Singleton backwards.
Erasmo Vale Queiroz seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Vale Queiroz pushes Singleton back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vale Queiroz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Singleton's elbow.
Vale Queiroz can't find room to land a body shot as Singleton controls the action.
Singleton throws a punch but it's blocked by Vale Queiroz.
Vale Queiroz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Vale Queiroz throws a head punch that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Vale Queiroz.
Singleton's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vale Queiroz lands a right hand.
Vale Queiroz lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vale Queiroz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Vale Queiroz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vale Queiroz tries to throw a body punch but Singleton avoids it by throwing Vale Queiroz back against the cage.
Vale Queiroz lands a body punch in the clinch.
Vale Queiroz struggles to land a body shot inside as Singleton controls his hands.
Vale Queiroz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Vale Queiroz lands a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vale Queiroz.
Vale Queiroz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Singleton backwards.
Vale Queiroz lands a left hand.
Vale Queiroz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Singleton backwards.
Vale Queiroz scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Erasmo Vale Queiroz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. And we move into the final round!
Vale Queiroz scores with a head kick. Singleton tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Singleton looks to land a left hand but Vale Queiroz moved out of range nicely.
Vale Queiroz just misses with a punch to the body.
Singleton swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Vale Queiroz throws a head kick that misses.
Vale Queiroz throws a sloppy head kick and Singleton moves out of range easily.
Singleton misses with a hook.
Vale Queiroz scores with a head kick. Singleton tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Vale Queiroz moves into the clinch.
Vale Queiroz misses with a punch to the body.
Vale Queiroz gets through Singleton's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Singleton has a couple of punches blocked by Vale Queiroz.
Singleton is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Still in the clinch, Vale Queiroz scores with a nice short uppercut.
Singleton swings wildly with an uppercut but Vale Queiroz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Singleton blocking some punches.
Singleton has Vale Queiroz pushed against the cage.
Vale Queiroz lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Singleton blocks a body shot from Vale Queiroz.
Vale Queiroz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Vale Queiroz tries a body shot but Singleton blocks it.
Vale Queiroz can't find room to land a body shot as Singleton controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vale Queiroz.
Vale Queiroz misses with some punches.
Vale Queiroz has a couple of punches blocked by Singleton.
A short uppercut from Singleton.
Singleton lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vale Queiroz backwards.
Vale Queiroz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vale Queiroz throws a punch but it's blocked by Singleton.
Vale Queiroz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Singleton backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Singleton.
Singleton misses with some punches.
Vale Queiroz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Singleton backwards.
Singleton scores with a shoulder strike.
Singleton misses with the head strike.
Singleton swings wildly with an uppercut but Vale Queiroz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vale Queiroz lands a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singleton struggles to land a body shot inside as Vale Queiroz controls his hands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vale Queiroz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vale Queiroz pushes Singleton back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Singleton can't find room to land a body shot as Vale Queiroz controls the action.
Vale Queiroz lands a nice uppercut.
Vale Queiroz scores with a shot to the side of Singleton's head.
Singleton misses with a body punch.
Singleton tries to stall but Vale Queiroz uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Vale Queiroz gets through Singleton's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Vale Queiroz lands with a right to the head.
Vale Queiroz can't find room to land a body shot as Singleton controls the action.
Singleton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Vale Queiroz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Singleton misses with a punch to the body.
Singleton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Singleton throws a punch but it's blocked by Vale Queiroz.
Singleton stalling in the clinch but Vale Queiroz improves position.
Vale Queiroz scores with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vale Queiroz struggles to land a body shot inside as Singleton controls his hands.
Vale Queiroz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Singleton backwards.
A short body shot lands from Vale Queiroz as the two fighters clinch.
Vale Queiroz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Singleton backwards.
Singleton blocks a body shot from Vale Queiroz.
A head punch on the inside from Singleton fails to land.
Vale Queiroz is leaning against Singleton and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Vale Queiroz tries to throw a body punch but Singleton avoids it by throwing Vale Queiroz back against the cage.
Vale Queiroz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Vale Queiroz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Vale Queiroz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Singleton is rocked!
Vale Queiroz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Singleton backwards.
Oh Singleton is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vale Queiroz lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Singleton to his knees! Vale Queiroz keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Erasmo Vale Queiroz!
Our winner, Erasmo Vale Queiroz, 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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