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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zeke Hester (ranked 3755 p4p, 24059 weight class) and Stanley Yelnats (ranked 377 p4p, 448 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Cardio machine |
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zeke Hester!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stanley Yelnats!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Ron Honeybunn and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hester tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yelnats swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hester closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hester creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Yelnats's defenses.
Hester misses with an elbow strike.
Yelnats throws a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hester throws an elbow but misses.
Hester definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hester lands a nice elbow.
Hester throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hester throws an elbow that misses.
Yelnats throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hester pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hester looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hester pushes off an throws an elbow but Yelnats leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hester pushes off an throws an elbow but Yelnats leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Yelnats blocks the elbow strike.
Yelnats gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Hester regains guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yelnats is pushing down on Hester's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hester is fighting to maintain full guard but Yelnats has managed to sneak the leg through.
Yelnats is taking a breather. Hester says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hester is trying to stand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yelnats perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Hester looks like he's trying to stand up.
Hester taking some punishment here, with Yelnats in his half guard.
Hester is trying to stand back up but Yelnats is controlling him
Yelnats is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Hester is trying to stand up here but Yelnats is controlling him well.
Yelnats looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Yelnats stops Hester from getting back to his feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Hester moves into the clinch successfully.
Yelnats blocks an elbow strike from Hester.
Hester misses with an elbow strike.
Hester pushes off an throws an elbow but Yelnats leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hester lands an elbow just above Yelnats 's eye.
Yelnats avoids the elbow strike from Hester, against the cage.
Yelnats trying to stall but Hester improves his position.
Yelnats is trying to drag Hester to the mat but Hester just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Hester blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yelnats blocks an elbow strike from Hester.
Yelnats looking to stall.
Hester creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yelnats tries to score a body lock takedown but Hester shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hester misses with an elbow strike.
Yelnats blocks the elbow strike.
Yelnats has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hester avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Zeke Hester has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stanley Yelnats.
Hester throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hester looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hester pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hester just misses with a elbow thrown towards Yelnats's brow.
Yelnats blocks the elbow strike.
Yelnats misses with a body punch.
Hester throws an elbow but it misses.
Yelnats stalls.
Yelnats avoiding damage.
Hester pushes off an throws an elbow but Yelnats leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Yelnats looking to throw knees to the head but Hester is blocking nicely.
Hester gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hester pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yelnats avoids a wild elbow strike from Hester.
Hester misses with an elbow strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hester lands an elbow inside.
Yelnats blocks an elbow strike.
Yelnats looking to throw knees to the head but Hester is blocking nicely.
Hester lands an elbow that stopped Yelnats in his tracks for a moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yelnats trying to stall but Hester improves his position.
Yelnats lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Yelnats is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Hester tries to kick Yelnats off but Yelnats keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Yelnats with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
It looks like Yelnats might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Yelnats trying to mount his opponent but Hester defends it.
Hester is looking to escape.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zeke Hester dominated that round.
That's time! Hester's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hester rushes Yelnats and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Zeke Hester has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Yelnats dodges an elbow strike from Hester.
Yelnats tries for a takedown but Hester manages to get underhooks.
Hester lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hester throws an elbow but misses.
Hester lands a nice elbow.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hester throws an elbow but it misses.
Yelnats throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hester blocks it with crossed arms.
Hester throws an elbow but it misses.
Yelnats can't get the takedown.
Hester blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hester misses with an elbow strike.
Yelnats looking for a takedown.
Zeke Hester has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stanley Yelnats.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yelnats blocks an elbow strike.
Hester creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Yelnats's defenses.
Yelnats takes an elbow to the forehead.
Yelnats tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hester lands a nice elbow.
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!
Yelnats takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yelnats creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hester looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hester creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Yelnats misses with some punches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hester just misses with a elbow thrown towards Yelnats's brow.
Hester lands an elbow inside that Yelnats shrugs off.
Hester throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Yelnats is looking to control Hester's arms but Hester gets an underhook and turns him. Now Yelnats has his back to the cage.
Hester lands a damaging elbow.
Yelnats blocks an elbow strike.
Hester lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hester lands an elbow just above Yelnats 's eye.
Hester comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hester throws an elbow but it misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Yelnats throws a head punch that misses.
Hester throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hester looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hester lands a damaging elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yelnats blocks an elbow strike.
Yelnats misses with an elbow over the top.
Hester creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hester lands an elbow just above Yelnats 's eye.
Yelnats is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hester is defending well for now.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hester lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Yelnats is trying to drag Hester to the mat but Hester just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Yelnats working aggressively here.
Yelnats works on Hester's body with a couple of short punches.
Yelnats avoids the elbow strike from Hester, against the cage.
Yelnats changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hester fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Yelnats scores with a jab to the head.
Zeke Hester seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yelnats avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hester moves into the clinch successfully.
Hester throws an elbow but it misses.
Yelnats has Hester pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hester manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hester pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Yelnats doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yelnats is looking to take this one to the mat.
Hester creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Yelnats blocks an elbow strike from Hester.
Yelnats avoids a wild elbow strike from Hester.
Yelnats misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hester.
Yelnats looking to slow down the pace here.
Hester is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yelnats can do to turn this around?
Yelnats looking to stall.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hester.
Hester lands an elbow just above Yelnats 's eye.
Yelnats tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hester's elbow.
Hester gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yelnats drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hester gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Yelnats stalling against the cage.
Yelnats trying to stall but Hester improves his position.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hester just misses with a elbow thrown towards Yelnats's brow.
Hester creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Yelnats's defenses.
Yelnats trying to control the position but instead, Hester has worked for underhooks and has pushed Yelnats into the cage.
Hester creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Yelnats's defenses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yelnats blocks the elbow strike.
Yelnats wants to take the fight to the mat but Hester manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Hester blocks an elbow strike from Yelnats.
Yelnats manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hester lands a damaging elbow.
Yelnats has hold of one of Hester's legs. Hester is fighting the takedown attempt but Yelnats gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zeke Hester dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Hester blocks a head kick by Yelnats.
Hester was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hester closes the distance and pushes Yelnats back into the cage.
Yelnats takes an elbow to the forehead.
 It looks like Stanley Yelnats has been cut.
Hester lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Yelnats has Hester pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Yelnats pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Hester tumbling to the mat - Yelnats dives into Hester's guard.
Yelnats loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hester wants to stand and escape but Yelnats is having none of it.
Hester keeping moving, preventing Yelnats from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yelnats is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Hester wants to stand but Yelnats is controlling the position.
Hester keeping full guard, as Yelnats tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yelnats is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Hester tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yelnats swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hester fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Yelnats, pushing him back against the cage.
Hester throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hester blocks an elbow strike from Yelnats.
Hester throws an elbow that misses.
Hester misses with an elbow strike.
Hester throws an elbow but it misses.
Hester lands an elbow inside that Yelnats shrugs off.
Hester looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hester as Yelnats tries to tie him up.
Hester pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hester throws an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hester throws an elbow but misses.
Yelnats avoids a wild elbow strike from Hester.
Hester misses with an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yelnats blocks an elbow strike.
Yelnats has Hester pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Yelnats pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Hester tumbling to the mat - Yelnats dives into Hester's guard.
Hester wriggles free and stands up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yelnats avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yelnats swats away the attempt to clinch by Hester.
Yelnats lands a nice looking body shot.
Hester instigates a clinch.
Hester lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Yelnats is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Hester is defending well.
Hester creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hester throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hester looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hester comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hester lands an elbow just above Yelnats 's eye.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hester throws an elbow but misses.
Yelnats avoiding damage.
A head punch on the inside from Yelnats fails to land.
Hester lands an elbow inside.
Yelnats is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hester looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hester on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hester comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hester throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Yelnats looking to throw knees to the head but Hester is blocking nicely.
Hester throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hester lands a damaging elbow.
Hester throws an elbow but it misses.
Yelnats tries to throw a body punch but Hester avoids it by throwing Yelnats back against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hester throws an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hester misses with an elbow strike.
Hester throws an elbow but it misses.
Yelnats softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Yelnats blocks the elbow strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yelnats blocks an elbow strike from Hester.
Hester pushes off an throws an elbow but Yelnats leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Yelnats is trying to maintain a safe position but Hester gets an underhook and turns Yelnats into the cage.
Hester throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hester creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hester lands a nice elbow.
Yelnats avoids the elbow strike from Hester, against the cage.
Yelnats misses with a punch to the body.
Hester pushes off an throws an elbow but Yelnats leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Yelnats takes an elbow to the temple.
Yelnats taking a breather.
Hester throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hester throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Stanley Yelnats has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yelnats is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hester gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Hester lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zeke Hester showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hester, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 30:27
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zeke Hester!
After winning the bout, Zeke Hester thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Blade Blake (ranked 3117 p4p, 24189 weight class) and Danny Chase (ranked 378 p4p, 559 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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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Blade Blake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Danny Chase!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Ben Hemmingworth and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chase has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Blake.
Blake misses with a leg kick.
Blake throws a nice outside leg kick.
A jab from Chase misses.
A jab from Chase misses.
Chase walks forward, straight into a front kick from Blake.
Blake is looking to clinch but Chase is avoiding it.
Chase lands with a good body shot.
Blake walks into a stiff left hand from Chase.
 It looks like Blade Blake has been cut.
Blake throws a body punch but Chase moves out of range.
Blake with a nice calf kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Chase as he connects with a hook.
Blake moves out of range as Chase strikes.
Chase avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chase throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blake defending well as Chase loads up on a big left hand.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Chase has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Blake throws a jab when Chase was well out of range.
Chase dips to his left and cracks Blake with an uppercut!
Blake definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Chase throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blake forces Chase back against the cage and clinches.
Chase can't break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chase blocks the elbow strike.
Blake misses with a body punch.
Chase is trying to break the clinch but Blake has him pressed against the cage.
Blake keeps control of Chase as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Blake tries a body shot but Chase blocks it.
Blake drags the fight down to the ground.
Blake wants to sweep but no luck.
Chase stands up and waves to Blake to follow him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chase scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Blake closes the distance and clinches.
Chase can't break the clinch.
Chase blocks an elbow strike from Blake.
Blake pulls Chase into guard.
Chase decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Blake has taken the fight to the clinch.
Blake is trying to pull guard but Chase turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Blake misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blake tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chase's elbow.
Chase is trying to force a seperation but Blake has the dominant position.
Chase escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chase checks a leg kick nicely.
Chase throws a body shot but no joy.
Blake misses with a body shot.
Chase scores with a shot to the body.
Blake slips a jab from Chase.
Chase lands a head shot.
Chase avoids the head kick by Blake.
Blake throws a leg kick but Chase moved away.
Chase misses with an uppercut.
Blake wants to clinch up but Chase keeps it at a distance.
Chase's jab looks to have found its range, popping Blake under the eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chase connects with a looping right hand.
Blake closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A bone on bone clash there as Chase blocks the leg kick.
Blake lands a nice looking body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Blake throws a nice outside leg kick.
Chase is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blake.
Blake keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blake clinches up against the cage.
Blake misses with an elbow strike.
Chase is trying to break the clinch but Blake is controlling him.
Blake fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Blake pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Danny Chase will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Blade Blake's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Chase jabs at Blake's body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Chase misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blake tries to clinch there but Chase circles away.
Blake closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Chase wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Blake has him pressed against the cage.
Blake fails to pull guard.
Blake misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chase is trying to break the clinch but Blake is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chase blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blake working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Chase's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Chase can't break the clinch.
Chase looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Blake is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Chase to keep the fight standing.
Blake struggles to land a body shot inside as Chase controls his hands.
Chase looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Chase looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Chase blocks an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Chase can't break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Chase's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Blake tries to pull guard but Chase won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Blade Blake. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chase wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Chase tries to circle away but Blake has him pinned against the cage.
Blake throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Chase looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Blake jumps guard but Chase stands there with Blake around his waist. Blake gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chase wants to break the clinch but can't.
Blake swings wildly with an uppercut but Chase uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blake can't find room to land a body shot as Chase controls the action.
Blake prevents Chase from breaking the clinch.
Chase wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Blake has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Blake fails to pull guard.
Blake lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Blake fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Blake misses with an elbow over the top.
Blake has Chase pressed against the cage, preventing Chase from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Blake struggles to land a body shot inside as Chase controls his hands.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chase breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Blake tries to land a body kick
and Chase counters with a straight right hand.
Blake tries to clinch but Chase moves out of range.
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 Blade Blake will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Blade Blake's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Blake looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Blake moves out of range of the strikes.
Chase throws a head kick but Blake moves out of range.
Blake tries to counter by clinching up but Chase breaks away and moves out of range.
Blake gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Blake lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Chase scores with a hook to the body. Blake takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nice shot lands for Chase.
Chase lands a head kick. Blake smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Blake drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Chase swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Blake misses with a kick to the body.
Chase has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Blake pushes Chase up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chase has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A shot in the inside from Blake.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Blake.
Chase's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Blake misses with a wild body shot.
Blake loads up on a big right hand but Chase slips the punch.
Chase misses with a body shot.
Chase misses with a wild body shot.
Blake tries to counter by clinching up but Chase breaks away and moves out of range.
Chase takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Blake lands a leg kick that knocks Chase off balance momentarily.
Blake connects with a high kick.
Chase lands with an overhand left.
Blake throws a leg kick
and Chase counters with a stiff right hand.
Blake throws a leg kick but Chase sees it coming and moves out of range.
Blake throws out a leg kick but Chase moves out of range and Blake only half commits.
Blake blocks a jab.
Chase throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blake uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chase.
Chase fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Blake looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Blake wants to clinch.
Blake throws a wild body kick that Chase sees coming a mile off.
Blake displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chase throws out the jab.
Chase misses with a wild body shot.
Blake slips a straight right by Chase.
Blake gets a clinch.
Chase is trying to break the clinch but Blake has him pressed against the cage.
Chase is trying to force a seperation but Blake has the dominant position.
Chase tries to break the clinch but Blake is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blake is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Chase to keep the fight standing.
Blake is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Chase to keep the fight standing.
Chase wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Blake prevents Chase from breaking the clinch.
Chase looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Blake jumps guard but Chase stands there with Blake around his waist. Blake gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Blade Blake. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blake keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Chase's efforts to push away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Chase tries to circle away but Blake has him pinned against the cage.
Chase's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chase fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Blake looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Blake keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chase.
Blake rushes Chase and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Chase's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Blake jumps guard but Chase stands there with Blake around his waist. Blake gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Blake.
And that's the end of the fight!
Danny Chase comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Chase 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 29:29
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Danny Chase!
Danny Chase thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ty Little (ranked 2569 p4p, 3085 weight class) and Lee Huang (ranked 297 p4p, 337 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ty Little!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lee Huang!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Ron Honeybunn and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huang misses with a hook. Little ducked under it nicely.
Little throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Huang throws a hook but Little avoids it easily.
Huang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Little.
Huang throws a hook to the side of Little's head but Little sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Huang catches Little with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
It looks like Ty Little has been cut.
Huang on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ty Little seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Huang. Little does a little dance to reset his feet.
Little connects with a crisp jab.
Little connects with the punch.
Little chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Huang can pounce on him.
Huang throws a low kick but it's checked well by Little.
Good leg kick by Little.
Little thows a left - swing and a miss!
Little rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Huang counters with a good low kick that Little was not able to check.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Huang throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Little sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Little was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Huang looks to land a right hand but Little moved out of range.
A cross from Huang lands.
Little is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Huang.
Huang connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Little throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Huang counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Little smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Little dips to his left and cracks Huang with an uppercut!
A slow jab from Little misses its intended target.
Huang looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Huang catches Little with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Little loads up on a big right hand but Huang slips the punch.
Huang lands with a right hand.
Little throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Huang counters with a stiff right hand.
Little takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Huang lands a lovely overhand right.
Little throws a body shot but no joy.
Little misses with an uppercut.
Little slips under a jab.
Huang misses with a looping left.
Little lands a really nice looking cross but Huang seems unphased.
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!
Huang cracks Little with a good jab.
Little misses with a looping left.
Huang uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Little.
Little staying out of range there.
Little misses the jab.
Little pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Despite the aggression on Huang's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Little attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huang looks to land a left hand but Little moved out of range nicely.
Huang misses with an uppercut. Little saw that one coming.
Huang lands with a hook. Little tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Little misses with a wild body shot.
Huang looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A head kick misses from Little.
Huang throws a looping overhand right but Little ducks down to avoid it.
Huang bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Little's head.
Ty Little's cut is getting worse.
Little's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Huang connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Little scrambles back to his feet.
Huang misses with a head kick.
Huang throws the left hand but Little avoids the punch easily.
Huang throws a hook to the side of Little's head but Little sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Little swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Huang lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Little sizes up Huang with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Little throws out a loose jab but Huang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Huang connects with a body shot.
Little misses with a straight left.
Huang keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Little.
Little misses with an uppercut
and Huang counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Huang.
Huang throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Little is trying to break the clinch but Huang is controlling him.
Huang lands an elbow inside.
I was talking to Little's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Huang pushes off an throws an elbow but Little leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Little is trying to break the clinch but Huang is controlling him.
Huang keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Little's efforts to push away.
Little working hard to break the clinch.
Huang creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Little's defenses.
Ty Little's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Little takes an elbow to the temple.
Little blocks an uppercut.
Huang working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jeez, Ty Little's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Little is trying to break the clinch but Huang has him pressed against the cage.
Huang gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ty Little's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Lee Huang!
A victorious Lee Huang thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Angus Scott (ranked 2578 p4p, 2449 weight class) and Tomura Shigaraki (ranked 316 p4p, 302 weight class). Scott comes to the cage accompanied by Eatin pussy and kickin ass. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Angus Scott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tomura Shigaraki!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Chris Dean and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shigaraki tries to clinch there but Scott circles away.
Shigaraki moves into the clinch.
Scott's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shigaraki clinches with his opponent.
Scott breaks the clinch.
Shigaraki has closed the distance and engaged Scott in a clinch.
Shigaraki lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Shigaraki throws a head punch that misses.
Scott definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Scott manages to break the clinch.
Shigaraki checks a leg kick.
Shigaraki doesn't manage to clinch there - Scott circles away.
Shigaraki has taken the fight to the clinch.
Scott breaks from the clinch.
Scott looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Shigaraki clinches with his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shigaraki misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Shigaraki.
Shigaraki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Shigaraki.
Scott blocks an uppercut.
Scott is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Scott's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Shigaraki misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shigaraki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shigaraki lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Scott backwards.
Scott manages to break the clinch.
Shigaraki drops his hands momentarily and Scott takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Shigaraki clinches up with Scott and pushes him back against the cage.
Scott is trying to break free.
Shigaraki swings wildly with an uppercut but Scott uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shigaraki throws a head punch that misses.
Shigaraki lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Scott has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Scott's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shigaraki moves into range and clinches up with Scott.
Shigaraki working aggressively here.
Scott manages to break the clinch.
Shigaraki gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Shigaraki swings wildly with an uppercut but Scott uses good head movement to avoid it.
Scott wants to break free but Shigaraki has control.
Shigaraki has a couple of punches blocked by Scott.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shigaraki throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shigaraki.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shigaraki lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Scott blocking some punches.
Scott tries to circle away but Shigaraki has him pinned against the cage.
Shigaraki lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Scott backwards.
Shigaraki has Scott pressed against the cage, preventing Scott from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Scott wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Scott blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Scott blocking some punches.
Shigaraki keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Scott's efforts to push away.
Shigaraki keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Scott's efforts to push away.
A nice right hand lands inside from Shigaraki.
Shigaraki lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Shigaraki lands with a right to the head.
Shigaraki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Scott.
Shigaraki misses with some punches.
Shigaraki lands a right hand.
Scott escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Scott avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shigaraki rushes Scott and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Shigaraki scores with a shot to the side of Scott's head.
Shigaraki misses with the head strike.
Scott escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shigaraki tries to clinch up but Scott circles away and keeps his distance.
Scott fails to land with a series of punches.
Shigaraki closes the distance and pushes Scott back into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Shigaraki fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shigaraki.
Scott breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Scott thows a left - swing and a miss!
Scott swats away the attempt to clinch by Shigaraki.
Shigaraki clinches up with Scott and pushes him back against the cage.
Shigaraki misses with some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Shigaraki.
Shigaraki scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Scott blocks an uppercut.
Scott tries to break the clinch but Shigaraki is controlling the position.
Shigaraki scores with a nice hook to the head.
Scott blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shigaraki lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Scott backwards.
A short left from Shigaraki.
Scott blocks an uppercut.
Scott looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Shigaraki lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Scott pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shigaraki tries to clinch but Scott is having none of it.
Shigaraki clinches up with Scott and pushes him back against the cage.
Shigaraki throws a punch but it's blocked by Scott.
Shigaraki throws a punch but it's blocked by Scott.
Shigaraki lands a left hand.
Scott blocks an uppercut.
Shigaraki throws a punch but it's blocked by Scott.
Shigaraki lands a right hand that snaps the head of Scott backwards.
Scott tries to break free but Shigaraki pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Scott is trying to break the clinch but Shigaraki is controlling him.
Shigaraki lands an uppercut.
Shigaraki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Scott is trying to break the clinch but Shigaraki is controlling him.
Scott blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shigaraki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tomura Shigaraki dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Shigaraki moves into range and clinches up with Scott.
Shigaraki misses with some punches.
Scott blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Scott blocking some punches.
Scott has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Scott has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Scott is trying to break the clinch but Shigaraki has him pressed against the cage.
Shigaraki lands with a left to the head.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Shigaraki in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Shigaraki has a couple of punches blocked by Scott.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Scott.
Shigaraki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Scott breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shigaraki gets a clinch.
Shigaraki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shigaraki misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Shigaraki fails to land.
Scott breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Scott swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Scott tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shigaraki was well out of range. Poor timing from Scott.
Shigaraki has Scott up against the cage in a clinch.
Scott tries to break the clinch but Shigaraki is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shigaraki throws a head punch that misses.
Scott tries to circle away but Shigaraki has him pinned against the cage.
Shigaraki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Scott wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Scott breaks from the clinch.
Shigaraki moves into range and clinches up with Scott.
Scott's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Scott swats away the attempt to clinch by Shigaraki.
Shigaraki has closed the distance and engaged Scott in a clinch.
Shigaraki working aggressively here.
Shigaraki lands a hook that snaps the head of Scott backwards.
Shigaraki lands a right hand that snaps the head of Scott backwards.
A short left from Shigaraki.
Shigaraki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Scott blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Scott can't break the clinch.
Scott tries to circle away but Shigaraki has him pinned against the cage.
Shigaraki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shigaraki has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Scott can't break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott wants to get back to striking at distance but Shigaraki won't allow it.
Shigaraki scores with a nice hook to the head.
Scott has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Shigaraki lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shigaraki scores with a nice hook to the head.
Shigaraki lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Scott backwards.
Scott is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Scott breaks from the clinch.
Scott gets tackled into the cage by Shigaraki. Shigaraki maintains the clinch.
Scott is trying to break free.
Scott blocks an uppercut.
Scott can't break the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Shigaraki creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Scott is trying to break the clinch but Shigaraki is controlling him.
A head punch on the inside from Shigaraki fails to land.
Shigaraki scores with a shot to the side of Scott's head.
Shigaraki throws a head punch that misses.
Scott is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Scott wants to break the clinch but can't.
Scott blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Shigaraki on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shigaraki has Scott pressed against the cage, preventing Scott from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Shigaraki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Scott is trying to break free.
Shigaraki scores with a shot to the side of Scott's head.
Scott breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shigaraki has taken the fight to the clinch.
Shigaraki prevents Scott from breaking the clinch.
A short left from Shigaraki.
Scott is trying to break free.
Shigaraki keeps control of Scott as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Scott wants to get back to striking at distance but Shigaraki won't allow it.
Scott wants to break free but Shigaraki has control.
Shigaraki throws a punch but it's blocked by Scott.
Scott wants to get back to striking at distance but Shigaraki won't allow it.
Still in the clinch, Shigaraki scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tomura Shigaraki seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Scott.
Scott breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shigaraki has Scott up against the cage in a clinch.
Scott blocking some punches.
Scott blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shigaraki misses with the head strike.
Shigaraki lands a left hand.
Shigaraki lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Scott backwards.
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!
Shigaraki working aggressively here.
Scott tries to break free but Shigaraki pushes him back against the cage.
Shigaraki scores with a nice hook to the head.
Shigaraki prevents Scott from breaking the clinch.
Scott pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Scott throws out a leg kick but Shigaraki moves out of range and Scott only half commits.
Shigaraki gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Shigaraki lands with a right to the head.
Shigaraki misses with a punch on the inside.
Scott working hard to break the clinch.
Shigaraki softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Shigaraki misses with some punches.
Scott breaks the clinch.
Shigaraki clinches.
Scott is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Shigaraki scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short uppercut from Shigaraki.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tomura Shigaraki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Scott's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Shigaraki closes the distance and clinches.
Tomura Shigaraki is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Scott blocks an uppercut.
Scott is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Scott is trying to push Shigaraki away but Shigaraki has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Scott looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Shigaraki throws a head punch that misses.
Shigaraki swings wildly with an uppercut but Scott uses good head movement to avoid it.
Scott is trying to break free.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scott is trying to force a seperation but Shigaraki has the dominant position.
Shigaraki keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Scott's efforts to push away.
Scott is trying to break the clinch but Shigaraki has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Scott is looking to break free of the clinch but Shigaraki has double underhooks.
Scott tries to break the clinch but Shigaraki is controlling the position.
Scott tries to break free but Shigaraki pushes him back against the cage.
Shigaraki throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Scotts head.
Scott is trying to break free.
Shigaraki lands with a right to the head.
Scott is looking to break free of the clinch but Shigaraki has double underhooks.
Scott wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Shigaraki has him pressed against the cage.
Shigaraki keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Scott's efforts to push away.
Shigaraki throws a head punch that misses.
Angus Scott has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott is trying to break free.
Scott wants to break free but Shigaraki has control.
Scott manages to break the clinch.
Scott keeps the fight on the outside.
Shigaraki gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Scott has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Shigaraki throws a head punch that misses.
Shigaraki working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A frustrated look appears on Scott's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Scott is looking to break free of the clinch but Shigaraki has double underhooks.
Shigaraki scores with a shot to the side of Scott's head.
Shigaraki managing to block the knees to the body from Scott.
Shigaraki misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shigaraki lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Scott backwards.
A frustrated look appears on Scott's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Shigaraki keeps control of Scott as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Scott.
Scott has had enough of the clinch but Shigaraki keeps him there for the moment.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Shigaraki.
Scott looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Scott tries to circle away but Shigaraki has him pinned against the cage.
Scott tries to circle away but Shigaraki has him pinned against the cage.
Scott is trying to push Shigaraki away but Shigaraki has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Shigaraki has Scott pressed against the cage, preventing Scott from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Shigaraki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scott is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Scott can't break the clinch.
Scott misses with a knee to the head.
Shigaraki swings wildly with an uppercut but Scott uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot in the inside from Shigaraki.
Shigaraki keeps control of Scott as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short uppercut from Scott.
Scott's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shigaraki clinches up with Scott and pushes him back against the cage.
Scott is trying to break the clinch but Shigaraki has him pressed against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Scott misses with a body punch.
Shigaraki lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Scott backwards.
Scott lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shigaraki backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tomura Shigaraki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Shigaraki winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tomura Shigaraki!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arman Brown (ranked 2745 p4p, 3720 weight class) and Billy Kidman (ranked 345 p4p, 423 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 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arman Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Kidman!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Donatello Bradman and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kidman tries to bum rush Brown with a series of wild strikes but Brown uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Brown throws a leg kick which misses Kidman's front leg but catches the back leg as Kidman tries to avoid it.
Brown finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A swing and a miss from Kidman.
Kidman jabs at Brown's body.
Kidman defending well as Brown loads up on a big left hand.
Brown lands with an overhand left.
Kidman throws a jab when Brown was well out of range.
Kidman defending well as Brown loads up on a big left hand.
Brown misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kidman.
Kidman unleashes a big counter combination but Brown bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Kidman.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kidman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Brown keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown tries to bench press Kidman off him but Kidman keeps the position.
Brown dodges the ground and pound from Kidman.
Kidman has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kidman lands a nice forearm strike.
Kidman trying to control the position but Brown is working away.
Brown is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Kidman trying to control the position but Brown is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Kidman's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Kidman looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kidman tries to pass to full mount but Brown defends it.
Kidman landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kidman seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Brown does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kidman trying to control the pace.
Brown looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kidman lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kidman is trying to control the action in half guard but Brown is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Brown taking some punishment here, with Kidman in his half guard.
Kidman is looking to stall here but Brown recovers full guard.
Kidman wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kidman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brown is keeping the position for now.
Kidman content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Brown has locked up a guillotine! Brown's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Kidman is holding on here and Brown must be using up a lot of energy. Kidman has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Brown gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Arman Brown!
Our winner, Arman Brown, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Phoenix Peterson (ranked 1451 p4p, 2746 weight class) and Kurou Nishiyama (ranked 205 p4p, 336 weight class). Peterson's entrance music is Bulls On Parade- Rage Against the Machine. A fine choice. Kurou Nishiyama has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Phoenix Peterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kurou Nishiyama!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Ben Watson and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peterson lands a glancing blow to the side of Nishiyama's head.
Nishiyama gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nishiyama lands a high kick!
Nishiyama throws a low kick but it's checked well by Peterson.
Nishiyama has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Peterson finds it's way round the side to connect with Nishiyama's head.
Nishiyama takes a kick to the side of the head.
Nishiyama misses the shot to the body.
Peterson is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Nishiyama.
Nishiyama turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nishiyama fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Peterson manages to avoid it.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Nishiyama has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Nishiyama buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Peterson lands with a straight right. Nishiyama didn't see that one coming.
Nishiyama takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nishiyama explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Peterson misses with a straight left.
A nice side step and Nishiyama releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Nishiyama looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nishiyama closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nishiyama blocks a body shot from Peterson.
Peterson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Peterson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Peterson tries to throw a body punch but Nishiyama avoids it by throwing Peterson back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson breaks from the clinch.
Peterson throws a body shot but no joy.
Peterson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nishiyama.
Nishiyama is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Nishiyama shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Peterson is trying to defend but Nishiyama finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Peterson makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
The fight stays on the outside here - Nishiyama looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nishiyama moves away from the strike by Peterson.
Peterson misses with a leg kick.
Peterson thumps Nishiyama with a low kick.
Peterson closes the distance and pushes Nishiyama back into the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Peterson throws a punch but it's blocked by Nishiyama.
Nishiyama tries to score a body lock takedown but Peterson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Nishiyama takes a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peterson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nishiyama backwards.
Nishiyama blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Peterson.
Nishiyama breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Peterson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nishiyama throws a head kick but Peterson moves out of range.
Nishiyama misses with a series of wild punches.
Nishiyama checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nishiyama throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Peterson.
It looked like Peterson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Nishiyama.
Nishiyama tests Peterson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nishiyama shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nishiyama shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Peterson as he jumps to the side.
Phoenix Peterson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kurou Nishiyama.
A looping hook to the body misses from Peterson. Nishiyama does a little dance to reset his feet.
Peterson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nishiyama can't break the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Peterson scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nishiyama tries to pull guard but Peterson holds him up against the cage and eventually Nishiyama drops back down to his feet.
Nishiyama tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nishiyama misses with a hook from the clinch.
Peterson breaks from the clinch.
Peterson throws out a loose jab but Nishiyama uses good head movement to avoid it.
Peterson misses with an uppercut.
A lazy left from Peterson finds it's target.
Peterson forces Nishiyama back against the cage and clinches.
Peterson can't find room to land a body shot as Nishiyama controls the action.
Peterson lands a right hand.
Peterson working aggressively here.
Peterson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Peterson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Nishiyama avoids the body shot from Peterson.
Nishiyama fails with a takedown attempt.
Phoenix Peterson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nishiyama throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Peterson enables Nishiyama to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Peterson manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Peterson wriggles free and stands up.
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!
Peterson misses with an uppercut. Nishiyama saw that one coming.
Peterson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nishiyama connects with a high kick.
It looks like Phoenix Peterson has been cut.
Peterson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Peterson dodges the punch combination from Nishiyama.
Peterson appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Nishiyama fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nishiyama uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Peterson.
Nishiyama lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice leg kick from Peterson, right into the meat of the thigh.
Peterson swings for the body but Nishiyama moves out of range.
Nishiyama throws a jab but it's blocked by Peterson.
It looked like Peterson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Nishiyama.
Peterson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Peterson misses the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Phoenix Peterson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Phoenix Peterson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Peterson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Peterson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Nishiyama under the eye.
Nishiyama looks to score with a jab to the body but Peterson is just out of range.
Peterson avoids a kick to the body.
Peterson tried to counter with a leg kick but Nishiyama avoided it.
Nishiyama looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Peterson misses with a kick to the body.
Nishiyama uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Peterson.
Nishiyama tries to bum rush Peterson with a series of wild strikes but Peterson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Peterson clobbers Nishiyama with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Peterson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nishiyama takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Peterson throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Nishiyama misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Peterson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nishiyama can do to turn this around?
Nishiyama tries for a takedown but Peterson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Peterson is looking to slow Nishiyama down with leg kicks.
Kurou Nishiyama is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
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!
Peterson scoring well with a low kick there.
Peterson moves into range and clinches up with Nishiyama.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nishiyama blocks an uppercut.
Peterson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nishiyama or not.
Nishiyama jumps guard but Peterson stands there with Nishiyama around his waist. Nishiyama gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Phoenix Peterson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kurou Nishiyama.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Peterson.
Peterson misses with the head strike.
Peterson misses with a punch on the inside.
Peterson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Peterson lands with a right to the head.
Peterson swings wildly with an uppercut but Nishiyama uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nishiyama decides to pull guard.
Peterson content to stall in guard here.
Nishiyama controls Peterson momentarily but Peterson frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nishiyama throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Peterson chips away with some ground and pound.
Nishiyama keeping full guard, as Peterson tries to pass.
Peterson stopping the sweep attempt from Nishiyama.
Peterson wants to control from the top but Nishiyama keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Peterson passes Nishiyama's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peterson moves into full mount! Nishiyama won't be happy about that!
Peterson lands a nice shot to the head.
Peterson lands a nice shot to the head.
Peterson controlling his opponent.
Peterson thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Peterson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nishiyama is trying to stand up.
Peterson loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Nishiyama scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Peterson land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Peterson stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Phoenix Peterson!
Phoenix Peterson made sure to mention his sponsor, Uncle Rufus Clothing .Co in his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kristoph Kringle (ranked 1134 p4p, 2633 weight class) and Mabuz Bacia (ranked 124 p4p, 281 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Mabuz Bacia was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kristoph Kringle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mabuz Bacia!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Donatello Bradman and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bacia tries to clinch up but Kringle circles away and keeps his distance.
Kringle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bacia lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kringle jabs Bacia to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bacia throws a lazy uppercut
and Kringle counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bacia misses with a straight right.
Kringle feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Bacia swings for the body but Kringle moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Bacia throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A shot to the liver by Bacia. Beautiful body shot.
Bacia takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bacia loads up on a big right hand but Kringle slips the punch.
Kringle fires out a quick counter leg kick but Bacia just manages to avoid it.
Kringle lands with a nice body kick.
Bacia clinches.
Bacia lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kringle backwards.
Bacia throws a punch but it's blocked by Kringle.
Nice body punch from Bacia - that landed with a thud.
Kringle gets through Bacia's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bacia tries to throw a body punch but Kringle avoids it by throwing Bacia back against the cage.
Bacia misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kringle blocks a body shot from Bacia.
Kringle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Kringle on the inside.
A short left from Kringle.
Kringle lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bacia or not.
Kringle working hard to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kringle breaks the clinch.
Bacia misses with a straight right.
As Bacia looks to move away, Kringle throws a big counter combo but Bacia just gets out of the way.
Mabuz Bacia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A leg kick checked by Kringle.
Kringle thinks about countering with a body kick.
Kringle throws a right hand that Bacia ducks under and follows up with a left that Bacia also avoids with ease.
Kringle swings widly with a right hand
and Bacia counters with a slapping leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kringle.
Kringle checks a leg kick.
Bacia clinches.
Kringle is looking to control Bacia's arms but Bacia gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kringle has his back to the cage.
Kringle blocking some punches.
Kringle escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kringle looks to score with a jab to the body but Bacia is just out of range.
Bacia throws an overhand right that lands on Kringle's shoulder, as Kringle tries to avoid the shot.
A quick step to the side and Kringle tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bacia misses with a body shot
and Kringle counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bacia thinking.
Jab from Bacia.
It looks like Kristoph Kringle has been cut.
Kringle avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kringle was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bacia misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kringle counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Mabuz Bacia has been cut.
Kringle misses the shot to the body.
Bacia throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kringle counters with a straight right hand.
Bacia avoids the body shot from Kringle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bacia loads up on a big right hand but Kringle slips the punch.
Kringle moves away from the strike by Bacia.
Kringle moves away from the strike by Bacia.
Bacia steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kringle.
Kringle sets himself, and Bacia steps forward looking for the clinch! Kringle avoids it this time.
A good leg kick by Bacia.
Kringle keeps the fight on the outside.
Bacia throws a body shot but no joy.
Kringle is looking to wear down Bacia with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bacia turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bacia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
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 Kristoph Kringle will probably get the nod.
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.
Bacia takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bacia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kringle.
Bacia tries to score with a low kick but Kringle moves his leg out of the way.
Kristoph Kringle is winning the standup battle so far.
Bacia lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kringle circles away quickly and effectively.
Bacia just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromKringle.
Bacia misses with a straight left.
Bacia doesn't manage to clinch there - Kringle circles away.
Bacia rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Kringle counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kringle misses the body punch
and Bacia counters with a left and a right that stings Kringle.
Kringle misses with a body kick.
A low kick from Bacia is predictable there
and Kringle counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bacia with the inside leg kick.
A low kick from Bacia is predictable there
and Kringle counters with an outside leg kick.
Bacia avoids the body shot from Kringle.
Kringle just misses with a punch to the body.
Bacia swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bacia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kringle manages to avoid it.
Bacia lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kringle's sensitive parts.
An inside leg kick lands from Kringle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kringle pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kringle throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bacia looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bacia throws a low kick but Kringle avoids it.
Bacia misses with a left hand
and Kringle counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
No joy there for Kringle, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bacia throws the left hand but Kringle avoids the punch easily.
Kringle misses with a wild body shot.
A nice leg kick from Kringle, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kringle misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bacia lands with a right hand.
Bacia throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kringle counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Kringle has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Kringle slips under a jab.
Bacia lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kringle's sensitive parts.
Kringle connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kringle misses with a wild body shot.
Bacia tries to counter by closing the distance.
Kringle misses with a double jab.
Kringle's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bacia connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kringle scrambles back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bacia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kringle.
Kringle bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kringle looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bacia swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kringle counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bacia fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kringle checks it well.
Bacia ducks right into an uppercut from Kringle.
Bacia is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kringle throws a nice inside leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kristoph Kringle dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Kringle tries to land a front kick but Bacia steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Bacia in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Bacia misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bacia throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kringle fires out a quick counter leg kick but Bacia just manages to avoid it.
Kringle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bacia scores with a sloppy right hand. Kringle should have avoided that one.
Bacia scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kringle doesn't seem bothered though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kringle looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bacia has closed the distance and engaged Kringle in a clinch.
Kringle tries to work over Bacia's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kringle lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kringle scores with a hook to the body.
Bacia misses with some punches.
Kringle lands with a left to the head.
Bacia takes a shot to the head.
The referee calls for Kringle to work.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kringle.
Bacia struggles to land a body shot inside as Kringle controls his hands.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bacia.
Kringle is pushing Bacia up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Bacia misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bacia throws a head punch that misses.
Bacia misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kringle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bacia blocks a body shot from Kringle.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kringle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bacia throws a head punch that misses.
Kringle can't find room to land a body shot as Bacia controls the action.
Bacia throws a head punch that misses.
Bacia misses with a body punch.
Kringle cracks Bacia with a nice body shot.
Bacia takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kringle pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bacia dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bacia scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kringle staying out of range there.
Kringle scoring well with a low kick there.
Kringle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bacia bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kringle's head backwards.
Mabuz Bacia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kringle buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bacia blocks a leg kick.
Bacia finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kringle appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Bacia loads up on a big right hand but Kringle slips the punch.
Bacia throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kringle counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bacia lands a nice shot to the body.
Bacia just misses with a punch to the body.
Bacia throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kringle counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kringle blocks a head kick by Bacia.
Bacia just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromKringle.
Nice body punch from Kringle.
A low kick from Bacia is predictable there
and Kringle counters with a nice kick to the body.
Kringle lands a leg kick that knocks Bacia off balance momentarily.
Bacia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kringle was well out of range. Poor timing from Bacia.
Bacia throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kringle cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kringle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kringle went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Bacia misses with a low kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Kringle misses the target.
Kringle lands with a good body shot.
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 Kristoph Kringle.
Well Kringle 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 Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kristoph Kringle!
Our winner, Kristoph Kringle, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Krister Soderberg (ranked 3260 p4p, 2613 weight class) and Kajulik Van Dorner (ranked 349 p4p, 291 weight class). Van Dorner comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Fancy Fan Action kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Kajulik Van Dorner will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Krister Soderberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kajulik Van Dorner!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Steve Erwin and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Dorner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Soderberg was well out of range. Poor timing from Van Dorner.
Soderberg looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Van Dorner is fending him off so far but Soderberg persists. Nope, Van Dorner circles away and we're back to standing.
A nice side step and Van Dorner releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Soderberg just misses with a punch to the body.
Soderberg shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Van Dorner really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Soderberg. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Soderberg throws a big right hand that misses.
Van Dorner escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Soderberg gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Soderberg slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soderberg preventing the sweep.
Van Dorner wants to get back to his feet but Soderberg is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Van Dorner keeping moving, preventing Soderberg from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soderberg is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Soderberg won't allow Van Dorner to sweep him here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Soderberg shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Van Dorner counters with a slapping leg kick.
Van Dorner throws a body shot but no joy.
Soderberg 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.
Van Dorner working a defensive guard here.
Soderberg slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Soderberg throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soderberg drops back, looking for a kneebar! Van Dorner looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Van Dorner looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Van Dorner!
Van Dorner tries to stand but Soderberg controls the position and pulls Van Dorner into his guard.
Soderberg keeping moving, preventing Van Dorner from controlling successfully.
Soderberg working for a triangle but Van Dorner defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Van Dorner loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Soderberg is trying to keep Van Dorner in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Dorner wants to stand but Soderberg is controlling his posture from full guard.
Soderberg wants to sweep here but Van Dorner controlling him for the moment.
Van Dorner is looking to work some ground and pound but Soderberg has wrist control.
Soderberg is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Van Dorner must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
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.
Van Dorner trying to control but Soderberg is working from the bottom.
Van Dorner is stalling in the full guard.
Soderberg manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Van Dorner manages to get himself to full guard.
Soderberg not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Soderberg trying to control the position from guard on top but Van Dorner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Soderberg looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Krister Soderberg dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Van Dorner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Soderberg.
Van Dorner lands with a nice body punch.
Van Dorner throws a chopping leg kick but Soderberg manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Van Dorner thows a left - swing and a miss!
Soderberg shoots in for a double leg but Van Dorner sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Van Dorner misses with a kick to the body.
Soderberg has a takedown stuffed.
We've been informed that Van Dorner has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Van Dorner fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Soderberg has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Dorner shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Soderberg shoots in but Van Dorner avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Krister Soderberg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Van Dorner throws a sloppy head kick and Soderberg moves out of range easily.
Van Dorner throws a wild body kick that Soderberg sees coming a mile off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Dorner throws a head kick but Soderberg moves out of range.
Van Dorner takes a swing at Soderberg's ribcage but misses.
Van Dorner chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Soderberg scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Van Dorner is looking to control Soderberg's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Van Dorner avoid being mounted?
Van Dorner keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Van Dorner is refusing to be controlled, as Soderberg sits in half guard.
Van Dorner pushes Soderberg off looking to stand but Soderberg dives back in and keeps control.
Soderberg works his foot free and advances to mount.
Krister Soderberg overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Van Dorner is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soderberg takes Van Dorner's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Van Dorner is in trouble.
Van Dorner is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Soderberg.
Van Dorner preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Soderberg.
Soderberg is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Soderberg missing with strikes from the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Dorner trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Soderberg biding his time, controlling Van Dorner.
Van Dorner is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Van Dorner controlling Soderberg 's hands.
Soderberg has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Van Dorner is in real trouble here. Soderberg gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Van Dorner is tapping out! Soderberg wins by rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Krister Soderberg!
During a confident post fight interview, Krister Soderberg thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mae Joon (ranked 1544 p4p, 2956 weight class) and Anders Pettersson (ranked 197 p4p, 326 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mae Joon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anders Pettersson!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Chris Dean and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joon closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Joon lands in his opponent's guard.
Joon is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Pettersson is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Pettersson has escaped and now he's on top!
Joon escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Pettersson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Joon looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Pettersson passes into side control.
Pettersson content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joon tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joon is working hard here to advance position.
Joon is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Pettersson off and has taken his back!
Joon sinks in the hooks and is looking for the choke. He's got it! Pettersson taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Mae Joon!
Our winner, Mae Joon, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mertis Falandas (ranked 824 p4p, 1059 weight class) and Nicholaus Strauss (ranked 117 p4p, 146 weight class). Falandas kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Feed the Machine. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 11 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Mertis Falandas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nicholaus Strauss!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Francis DeMontford and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Falandas lands with a straight right. Strauss didn't see that one coming.
Strauss swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Strauss misses with an uppercut
and Falandas counters with a low kick, right behind Strauss 's knee.
Falandas missing with a left hand there. Strauss was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Strauss takes a swing at Falandas's ribcage but misses.
Strauss swings for the body but Falandas moves out of range.
Strauss throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A punch combination from Strauss misses.
Falandas looks to throw the jab but Strauss is out of range.
Strauss misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Falandas.
Strauss misses with a shot to the body
and Falandas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A punch combination from Strauss misses.
Strauss misses with a right hand
and Strauss takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Falandas looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Strauss is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
It looks like Mertis Falandas has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Strauss waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Falandas.
Strauss throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Strauss just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Falandas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Strauss.
Strauss throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Falandas.
Falandas tries to counter by clinching up but Strauss breaks away and moves out of range.
Strauss is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Falandas rather than just go for the knockout.
Strauss closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Strauss.
Strauss scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Falandas lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Strauss's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Falandas stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A shot in the inside from Falandas.
Falandas fails to pull guard.
Strauss scores with a shoulder strike.
Strauss swings wildly with an uppercut but Falandas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Falandas lands with a light punch inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Strauss misses with a punch on the inside.
Strauss lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falandas tries to land knees in the clinch but Strauss avoids the damage to the body.
Strauss lands a right hand that snaps the head of Falandas backwards.
Falandas manages to pull guard.
Falandas throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Strauss escapes and throws Falandas's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Strauss is looking to take a break and control but Falandas is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Falandas is trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strauss throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Falandas tries to improve position but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Strauss moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Falandas tries to bench press Strauss off him but Strauss keeps the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A lull in the action here as Strauss stalls from top position.
Falandas is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Falandas is working hard here to advance position.
Strauss taking a breather here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nicholaus Strauss dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mertis Falandas's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Strauss misses with a lunging right hand
and Falandas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Falandas lands a slapping body shot.
Strauss misses with a looping right.
Strauss scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Strauss throws a body shot but no joy.
Strauss rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Falandas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nicholaus Strauss seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice jab there from Strauss.
Falandas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It seemed like Strauss was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Strauss circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nicholaus Strauss seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Falandas tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Strauss manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Strauss tries to clinch but Falandas is having none of it.
Strauss jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Strauss moves into the clinch.
Strauss's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Falandas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Strauss lands with a right to the head.
Falandas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Falandas swings wildly with an uppercut but Strauss uses good head movement to avoid it.
Falandas has a couple of punches blocked by Strauss.
Falandas misses with the head strike.
Falandas tries to throw a body punch but Strauss avoids it by throwing Falandas back against the cage.
Strauss lands with a light punch inside.
Strauss working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Strauss working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Falandas lands a right hand that snaps the head of Strauss backwards.
Falandas prevents a body shot from Strauss.
Strauss blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Falandas with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Strauss misses with the head strike.
Strauss just leaning against Falandas, taking a breather.
Falandas fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Falandas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falandas digs a right hand underneath Strauss's ribcage. Strauss let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Strauss misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Falandas throws a head punch that misses.
Nicholaus Strauss seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Falandas is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Strauss is defending well.
Strauss tries a body shot but Falandas blocks it.
Strauss is trying to maintain a safe position but Falandas gets an underhook and turns Strauss into the cage.
A short right from Strauss.
Falandas swings wildly with an uppercut but Strauss uses good head movement to avoid it.
Strauss lands a shoulder strike.
Strauss misses with the head strike.
Strauss stalling against the cage.
Falandas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Strauss can't find room to land a body shot as Falandas controls the action.
Strauss has Falandas pressed against the cage.
Strauss lands a left hand that snaps the head of Falandas backwards.
Strauss blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strauss tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Falandas's elbow.
Knees to the body from Falandas.
Falandas unloads a knee to the mid-section. Strauss lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Falandas misses with a body punch.
Falandas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Falandas lands with a right to the head.
A short right from Strauss on the inside.
Strauss softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Strauss misses with a punch to the body.
Falandas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Falandas tries a body shot but Strauss blocks it.
Falandas is trying to pull guard but Strauss turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mertis Falandas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Falandas.
Strauss misses with a punch to the body.
Falandas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Strauss.
Falandas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Strauss misses with a hook from the clinch.
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!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Strauss has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Falandas lands with a light punch inside.
Falandas is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Strauss to keep the fight standing.
Strauss misses with some punches.
Falandas throws a head punch that misses.
Strauss lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Strauss lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Strauss lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Strauss lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Strauss.
Strauss tries to work over Falandas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Strauss throws a head punch that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Strauss.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Strauss swings wildly with an uppercut but Falandas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Strauss lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Strauss misses with a short punch on the inside.
Falandas throws a head punch that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Strauss.
Falandas misses with the head strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nicholaus Strauss showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mertis Falandas's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Strauss avoids the body shot from Falandas.
Strauss misses with a two punch combination.
Strauss on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Falandas tries to clinch there but Strauss circles away.
Falandas's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Strauss connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Falandas scrambles back to his feet.
Strauss darts in and clinches Falandas up against the cage.
Strauss prevents a body shot from Falandas.
Falandas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Strauss lands a shot to the body.
Falandas jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Strauss walks away with a smile on his face. Falandas gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Falandas takes the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Falandas jumps guard but Strauss turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Nice body punch from Strauss - that landed with a thud.
Falandas tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Strauss scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strauss lands an uppercut.
Falandas lands a knee to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Strauss.
Strauss is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Strauss is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Falandas has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Strauss avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mertis Falandas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Strauss pressing his opponent against the cage.
Strauss tries to stall but Falandas uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A short left from Strauss.
Falandas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Falandas fails to pull guard.
Strauss misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Strauss.
Falandas throws a knee to the head but misses.
Falandas throws a punch but it's blocked by Strauss.
Mertis Falandas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strauss fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Falandas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Falandas blocking some punches.
Falandas scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Falandas fails to land.
Falandas tries a body shot but Strauss blocks it.
Strauss lands a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Strauss scores with a shot to the side of Falandas's head.
A nice left hand lands by Strauss.
Strauss is working Falandas over against the cage.
Strauss effectively controlling the action here.
Strauss makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Falandas can't find room to land a body shot as Strauss controls the action.
Falandas throws a punch but it's blocked by Strauss.
Strauss taking a breather.
Strauss lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Falandas misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falandas misses with a punch on the inside.
Falandas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Strauss misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Falandas.
Falandas looking for a takedown.
Falandas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Strauss is trying to stall.
Falandas throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Strauss blocks it with crossed arms.
Nicholaus Strauss is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Strauss holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Falandas misses with a body punch.
Strauss effectively controlling the action here.
Falandas lands a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Falandas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Strauss takes a shot to the head.
Falandas tries to work over Strauss's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Falandas wants a takedown but no success here.
Falandas tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Strauss smiles and moves away.
Strauss keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Strauss connects with a body shot that sends Falandas's belly button to the back.
Falandas tests Strauss's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Falandas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nicholaus Strauss comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Strauss has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nicholaus Strauss!
A less than humble Nicholaus Strauss misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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