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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Turd McPherson (ranked 3853 p4p, 2223 weight class) and Marcel Clay (ranked 383 p4p, 244 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Turd McPherson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcel Clay!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Alec Ball and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Clay throws a push kick but McPherson slaps the foot to one side.
McPherson feinted with a counter takedown.
Clay sizes up McPherson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
 It looks like Turd McPherson has been cut.
Clay with a nice cross.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
McPherson gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Clay gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcel Clay!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between AJ Llewellyn (ranked 1037 p4p, 1576 weight class) and Hakeem Adderley (ranked 136 p4p, 193 weight class). Llewellyn's entrance music is Doomsday. A fine choice. Adderley has chosen Genesis as his entrance music. Hakeem Adderley acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, AJ Llewellyn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hakeem Adderley!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Adderley misses.
Llewellyn throws a lazy right hand but Adderley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Adderley throws out a counter right but Llewellyn avoids it with no problem.
Llewellyn misses with a jab to the body
and Adderley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Llewellyn throws a lazy right hand but Adderley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Adderley scores with a head kick. Llewellyn tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Adderley misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick lands for Adderley.
Llewellyn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Adderley misses with a body punch
and Llewellyn counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Adderley misses the target.
Llewellyn ducks under a wild hook from Adderley.
Llewellyn misses the shot to the body.
Adderley let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Llewellyn takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Llewellyn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Adderley.
Llewellyn misses with a takedown attempt
and Adderley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Adderley throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Adderley throws a big shot that misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Adderley.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adderley scores with a jab to the head.
Llewellyn walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Llewellyn misses with a looping left.
Llewellyn stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
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!
Adderley throws a series of punches but Llewellyn avoids them all with ease.
Adderley throws an overhand right that lands on Llewellyn's shoulder, as Llewellyn tries to avoid the shot.
Adderley lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Llewellyn throws out a loose jab but Adderley uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Llewellyn misses with a takedown
and Adderley counters with a three punch combo that has Llewellyn backing up. Llewellyn nods at Adderley to acknowledge the strikes.
Llewellyn misses with an uppercut.
A nice side step and Adderley releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Adderley throws out a loose jab but Llewellyn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adderley defending well as Llewellyn loads up on a big left hand.
Adderley throws a head kick that misses.
Adderley circles away from the clinch attempt.
Adderley throws a right hand that misses
and Adderley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hakeem Adderley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Adderley missing with a left hand there. Llewellyn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Adderley.
Adderley scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Adderley throws a right and a left that Llewellyn avoids nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adderley tries a head kick but it misses.
Llewellyn scores with a jab.
Adderley scores with a head kick. Llewellyn tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Llewellyn swings widly with a right hand
and Adderley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Llewellyn misses with a right hand
and Llewellyn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hakeem Adderley dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Llewellyn avoids the head kick by Adderley.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Llewellyn might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Llewellyn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Adderley.
Llewellyn misses with a straight right.
Llewellyn fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Adderley avoids it really well and circles away.
Adderley is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Llewellyn throws a looping overhand right but Adderley ducks down to avoid it.
Adderley takes one to the side of the head.
Adderley throws a sloppy head kick and Llewellyn moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Llewellyn on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Llewellyn misses with a looping left.
Llewellyn gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Adderley counters with a head kick.
Adderley has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Adderley misses with a straight left.
Llewellyn misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Adderley to counter with a crisp jab.
Hakeem Adderley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Adderley connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Adderley slips under a jab.
Adderley appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adderley throws a shot to the body.
Adderley connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Adderley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Llewellyn was well out of range. Poor timing from Adderley.
Adderley scores with a jab to the jaw.
Llewellyn shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Llewellyn rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Adderley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Adderley throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Llewellyn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Adderley! But no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Llewellyn misses with a lunging right hand
and Adderley counters with a nice leg kick.
Llewellyn moves into the clinch.
Llewellyn just leaning against Adderley, taking a breather.
Llewellyn is struggling to control the position.
Llewellyn throws a punch but it's blocked by Adderley.
Llewellyn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Adderley.
Adderley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Adderley cracks a nice hook into Llewellyn's ribs.
Llewellyn walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nice cross by Adderley.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adderley misses with a looping right.
Adderley misses with a hook.
Adderley connects with an inside leg kick.
Llewellyn misses with a wild body shot.
Adderley throws a big counter head kick but Llewellyn avoids it with no problem.
Adderley tries to move into range but Llewellyn moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Llewellyn doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Llewellyn misses the target.
Adderley throws a head kick that Llewellyn semi-blocks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hakeem Adderley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Llewellyn misses with an uppercut.
AJ Llewellyn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Llewellyn moves forwards but Adderley connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Llewellyn closes the distance looking to clinch
and Adderley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Adderley avoids the body shot from Llewellyn.
Adderley is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Llewellyn with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Llewellyn chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Adderley can pounce on him.
Llewellyn listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Adderley throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adderley stalks Llewellyn and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Llewellyn's face. Llewellyn staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like AJ Llewellyn has been cut.
Llewellyn misses with an uppercut.
Llewellyn tries to close the distance and clinch but Adderley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Llewellyn with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Adderley to score with a decent uppercut.
Llewellyn staying out of range there.
Llewellyn takes a kick to the side of the head.
Nice cross by Llewellyn.
Llewellyn wants to clinch but Adderley slips to the side
and Adderley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hakeem Adderley is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Llewellyn instigates a clinch.
Llewellyn misses with a body punch.
Llewellyn'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.
Adderley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Llewellyn misses with a left hand
and Adderley counters with a good low kick that Llewellyn was not able to check.
Adderley looks to land a left hand but Llewellyn moved out of range nicely.
Llewellyn darts in and clinches Adderley up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Llewellyn misses with a punch to the body.
Adderley working hard to break the clinch.
Llewellyn tries to land a knee to the head but Adderley blocks with his arms.
Llewellyn with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Adderley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Adderley connects with a nice looking jab.
Llewellyn swings widly with a right hand
and Adderley counters with a one-two to the body.
Llewellyn takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Adderley lands an overhand right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Llewellyn shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Llewellyn throws a hook to the side of Adderley's head but Adderley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Llewellyn misses with a looping left.
Llewellyn takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Llewellyn avoids the head kick by Adderley.
Llewellyn takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Llewellyn wants to clinch up but Adderley keeps it at a distance.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Adderley! But no joy.
Llewellyn looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Llewellyn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Adderley.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hakeem Adderley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Adderley 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hakeem Adderley!
After winning the bout, Hakeem Adderley 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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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brownie Anderson (ranked 2110 p4p, 3654 weight class) and Gaultier Girard (ranked 243 p4p, 384 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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 18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brownie Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 37 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gaultier Girard!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Girard moves into the clinch.
Anderson wants the takedown. Girard is fighting it off but Anderson persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Girard's guard against the cage.
Anderson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Girard looking to hit a scissor sweep but Anderson is one step ahead there.
Anderson drops back looking for a leg! Girard is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Girard manages to kick Anderson off! Anderson jumps back into Girard's guard.
Anderson pushing down on Girard's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson controlling the action here.
Anderson works his foot free and advances to mount.
Anderson scoring with strikes but Girard is staying in there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Girard wants to hold on but Anderson pushes him away.
Girard is looking to get to half guard.
Anderson controlling the position easily from mount.
Girard has left one of his arms exposed and Anderson doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Girard screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Brownie Anderson!
An out of breath Brownie Anderson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joey Chandler (ranked 1047 p4p, 1380 weight class) and Red Crow (ranked 130 p4p, 181 weight class). Crow has chosen Scarlet - Age of Seduction as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joey Chandler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 15 - 1, fighting out of New York, Red Crow!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crow has closed the distance and engaged Chandler in a clinch.
Crow throws a punch but it's blocked by Chandler.
Crow scores with a shot to the side of Chandler's head.
Crow throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chandlers head.
Chandler blocks an uppercut.
Crow digs a right hand into Chandler's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Chandler's gas tank.
Crow misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Crow as the two fighters clinch.
Crow has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Chandler regains guard immediately.
Crow must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Crow preventing the sweep.
Crow wants to pass the guard but Chandler is keeping the position.
Chandler can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Crow controls the pace.
Chandler is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Crow content to stall in guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chandler pulls Crow in close to prevent any damage.
Chandler is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chandler keeping moving, preventing Crow from controlling successfully.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Horrible takedown attempt by Chandler or perhaps it was just good defense by Crow, which made it look bad.
Chandler shoots in looking for a takedown. Crow tries to sprawl out of it but Chandler keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Crow manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Chandler changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Crow has taken the fight to the clinch.
Chandler's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Crow gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Crow tries for a takedown. No joy.
Crow throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chandlers head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Crow creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Chandler lands a shoulder strike.
Crow lands a left hand.
Crow working aggressively here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Crow creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Chandler blocking some punches.
Crow breaks the clinch.
Chandler takes one to the side of the head.
Chandler changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Crow tries to avoid it but Chandler manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Crow to the ground. Crow escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joey Chandler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crow clinches up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chandler is trying to force a seperation but Crow has the dominant position.
Chandler changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Crow fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Chandler throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chandler changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Crow tries to avoid it but Chandler manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Crow to the ground. Crow escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Crow has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Crow there as he acknowledges the shot.
Crow misses with a jab, cross combination.
Crow is looking to clinch but Chandler is avoiding it.
Chandler tries to counter with a takedown but Crow is quick to defend against it.
Chandler on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Crow shoots for a takedown but Chandler saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Joey Chandler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chandler fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nice shot by Crow.
Chandler stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Crow.
Chandler keeps the fight on the outside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chandler closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Crow's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chandler is working Crow over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Chandler won't allow Crow to sweep him here.
Chandler being controlled here momentarily.
Chandler connects with a couple of short punches.
Chandler throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Chandler throwing strikes from guard but Crow blocks nicely.
Chandler working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Chandler scoring with some ground and pound.
Crow utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Red Crow dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Chandler gets a double leg takedown into Crow's guard.
Chandler passes Crow's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Chandler not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Crow is trying to stand up here but Chandler is controlling him well.
Crow blocking the ground and pound attempt from Chandler.
Chandler has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Chandler not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Crow has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Chandler sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Crow defending well though.
Crow works his way to full guard. Good work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crow working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chandler.
Crow keeping moving, preventing Chandler from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chandler trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chandler lands a couple of digs.
Crow controlling Chandler's posture.
Chandler wants to control from the top but Crow keeps moving.
Chandler throws a big right hand that misses.
Crow wants to get back to his feet but Chandler is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Crow is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Chandler postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Chandler throws a big elbow that misses.
We've been hearing that Chandler has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
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.
Crow working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chandler.
Crow keeping moving, preventing Chandler from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Crow throws out a powerful jab.
Crow throws a sloppy head kick and Chandler moves out of range easily.
Chandler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chandler lands a nice looking body shot.
Chandler scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Crow displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Chandler.
Crow appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Chandler.
Crow missing with a left hand there. Chandler was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chandler throws a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crow moves into the clinch.
Crow pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chandler looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Crow is fending him off so far but Chandler persists. Nope, Crow circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joey Chandler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice shot lands for Chandler.
Chandler fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Crow to the ground. Chandler is now in Crow's guard.
Crow looking to hit a scissor sweep but Chandler is one step ahead there.
Joey Chandler overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Chandler working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Chandler working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Crow's head.
Chandler throwing strikes but missing.
Chandler working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chandler in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Chandler throwing strikes but missing.
Crow is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Chandler is looking for a sweep. Crow is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Chandler trying to hold on to Crow's head to control him but Crow postures up.
Crow thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Chandler's head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chandler manages to get to full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crow is fighting to break Chandler's control of his arms but Chandler is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Chandler dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Crow scores with a leg kick.
Crow fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Chandler.
Chandler throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chandler keeps the fight on the outside.
Red Crow is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Crow drives through and clinches with Chandler against the cage.
Crow struggles to land a body shot inside as Chandler controls his hands.
Chandler can't get the takedown.
Chandler wants a takedown.
Crow scores with a shoulder strike.
Chandler is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joey Chandler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chandler tries for a takedown but Crow manages to get underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chandler has Crow pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Crow manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A short right from Crow on the inside.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Crow misses with the head strike.
Crow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Crow misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Crow fails to land.
Crow struggles to land a body shot inside as Chandler controls his hands.
Crow struggles to land a body shot inside as Chandler controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chandler wants a takedown but no success here.
Chandler manages to break the clinch.
Crow throws out a loose jab but Chandler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chandler lands a nice hook to Crow's body. Crow takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A punch combination from Crow misses.
Chandler swats away the attempt to clinch by Crow.
Chandler keeps the fight on the outside.
Chandler doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Crow counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chandler connects with a good right hand that stumbles Crow. Crow circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Crow ducks under a wild hook from Chandler.
Chandler throws an overhand right that lands on Crow's shoulder, as Crow tries to avoid the shot.
Crow leaves Chandler with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crow jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chandler darts in looking for a takedown but Crow gets double underhooks and turns Chandler into the cage.
Crow throws a counter combo.
Chandler tries to break free but Crow pushes him back against the cage.
Crow lands with a short shot to the head.
Chandler wants to break free but Crow has control.
Chandler blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Crow misses with the head strike.
Crow changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Chandler fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Chandler swats away the attempt to clinch by Crow.
Chandler is trying hard to land a takedown here. Crow sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chandler shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Crow pinned against the cage. Crow gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Chandler lands a head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chandler has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Joey Chandler has been cut.
Crow defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Chandler.
Chandler swings for the body but Crow moves out of range.
Crow is looking to clinch.
Chandler looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Crow gets full guard.
Crow wants to stand and escape but Chandler is having none of it.
Chandler won't allow Crow to sweep him here.
Crow managing to control the position.
Chandler content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crow tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Chandler is looking to work some ground and pound but Crow has wrist control.
Crow is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Crow is trying to keep Chandler in close.
Chandler prevents Crow from getting back to his feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Chandler tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crow was well out of range. Poor timing from Chandler.
Chandler is looking to wear down Crow with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Crow ducks under a wild hook from Chandler.
Crow rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chandler moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chandler scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
And that's the end of the fight!
Red Crow comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Crow 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Red Crow!
A less than humble Red Crow 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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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aramis Knox (ranked 1198 p4p, 1370 weight class) and Huena Ajuricaba (ranked 153 p4p, 180 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 34 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aramis Knox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Huena Ajuricaba!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A cross from Ajuricaba lands.
Ajuricaba lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Donk. Ajuricaba catches Knox right on the button with a cross.
Ajuricaba throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Huena Ajuricaba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knox connects with a looping right hand.
Ajuricaba scores with a punch to the head.
Ajuricaba lands a nice hook to Knox's body. Knox takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Knox misses with a body kick.
Knox moves into the clinch.
Knox misses with the head strike.
Knox fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Knox jumps guard but Ajuricaba turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Knox letting Ajuricaba take a breather here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ajuricaba lands a nice shot to the body.
Ajuricaba manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Ajuricaba trying to keep a closed guard but Knox is proving a slippery customer.
Knox sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ajuricaba has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Knox can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ajuricaba looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Ajuricaba's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Ajuricaba is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Knox throwing strikes from guard but Ajuricaba blocks nicely.
Ajuricaba working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Knox doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Knox manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ajuricaba is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ajuricaba looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Knox works over Ajuricaba with some ground and pound from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ajuricaba has his foot on Knox's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Knox works his way back into a safe position though.
Knox is looking to work some ground and pound but Ajuricaba has wrist control.
Ajuricaba is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Knox controlling from the top position.
Knox throwing strikes from guard but Ajuricaba blocks nicely.
Knox sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Knox scoring with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Ajuricaba utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ajuricaba throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Knox accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Knox wants to control from the top but Ajuricaba keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Knox postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Knox scoring with some ground and pound.
Knox trying to control but Ajuricaba is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Huena Ajuricaba dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ajuricaba connects with a right hand. Knox shakes it off.
Ajuricaba throws a body punch but Knox moves out of range.
Ajuricaba stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ajuricaba lands a head shot.
Ajuricaba cracks Knox with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Knox keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ajuricaba fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Knox looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ajuricaba lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ajuricaba listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Knox doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ajuricaba moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
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!
Ajuricaba lands a lovely overhand right.
Knox closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ajuricaba circles away.
A nice side step and Ajuricaba releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Knox lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ajuricaba takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jab by Ajuricaba.
Ajuricaba connects with a single shot there.
Knox looks for a takedown but Ajuricaba sprawls well.
Ajuricaba uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Knox on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ajuricaba will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice uppercut there from Ajuricaba.
Ajuricaba lands a nice hook to Knox's body. Knox takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ajuricaba has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ajuricaba cracks Knox with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good leg kick by Ajuricaba.
Knox takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ajuricaba scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Knox doesn't seem bothered though.
Knox on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ajuricaba.
Jab from Ajuricaba.
Knox is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Aramis Knox is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ajuricaba bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Knox's head.
Ajuricaba lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ajuricaba bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Knox's head.
Huena Ajuricaba is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ajuricaba lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Knox takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Knox looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ajuricaba paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ajuricaba connects with a right hand. Knox shakes it off.
Ajuricaba throws a wild body kick that Knox sees coming a mile off.
Ajuricaba keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Knox fails with an attempt to clinch.
Knox on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ajuricaba lands a slapping body shot.
Ajuricaba connects with an inside leg kick.
Knox fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aramis Knox. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ajuricaba digs a good hook to Knox's body.
Knox tries to clinch but Ajuricaba is having none of it.
Ajuricaba looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ajuricaba scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Knox doesn't seem bothered though.
Knox takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Knox walks into a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knox wants to clinch.
Ajuricaba stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Knox gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ajuricaba swings for the body but Knox moves out of range.
Knox takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ajuricaba showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Knox.
Ajuricaba lands a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Huena Ajuricaba showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Knox's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Ajuricaba scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jab from Ajuricaba.
Donk. Ajuricaba catches Knox right on the button with a cross.
Ajuricaba scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ajuricaba jabs Knox right on the nose. Knox blinks but takes it well.
Ajuricaba fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Knox is looking to clinch but Ajuricaba is avoiding it.
Knox closes the distance and clinches.
Ajuricaba successfully pulls guard.
Ajuricaba working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Knox.
Ajuricaba keeping moving, preventing Knox from controlling successfully.
Knox is really struggling to control Ajuricaba but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Ajuricaba had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Knox defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Knox with a nice head shot there.
Ajuricaba throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Knox wants to control from the top but Ajuricaba keeps moving.
Ajuricaba has his foot on Knox's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Knox works his way back into a safe position though.
Huena Ajuricaba is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Knox trying to control the position from guard on top but Ajuricaba is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ajuricaba has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Ajuricaba keeping moving, preventing Knox from controlling successfully.
Ajuricaba has his hands on Knox's head, controlling the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ajuricaba throws a leg kick but Knox sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ajuricaba lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Huena Ajuricaba seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ajuricaba throws a chopping leg kick but Knox manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A right-left combo lands from Knox.
A jab from Knox misses.
Knox takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A head kick misses from Ajuricaba.
Ajuricaba lands a head shot.
Knox misses the shot to the body.
Donk. Ajuricaba catches Knox right on the button with a cross.
Ajuricaba misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ajuricaba with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knox shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ajuricaba scores with a sloppy right hand. Knox should have avoided that one.
Ajuricaba digs a good body shot into Knox's ribs.
Ajuricaba with the inside leg kick.
Aramis Knox has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ajuricaba dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ajuricaba lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Knox takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ajuricaba lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Knox closes the distance and clinches.
Knox throws a head punch that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Huena Ajuricaba comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ajuricaba 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 26:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 26:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Huena Ajuricaba!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dodge Schotel (ranked 1277 p4p, 1148 weight class) and Terry Silver (ranked 176 p4p, 161 weight class). Schotel comes into the arena with Inner Circle - Games People Play blaring out of the sound system. Dodge Schotel has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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 9 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dodge Schotel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Terry Silver!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Yves DeLean and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silver scores with a crisp jab that stopped Schotel in his tracks.
Schotel has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Schotel instigates a clinch.
Schotel lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Silver backwards.
Silver tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silver lands a right hand that snaps the head of Schotel backwards.
Silver can't find room to land a body shot as Schotel controls the action.
Silver working aggressively here.
Schotel lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Schotel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Schotel looks to land a right hand but Silver moved out of range.
Schotel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silver lands with a nice body punch.
Silver throws a jab but it's blocked by Schotel.
A jab from Schotel misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silver tries to clinch but Schotel is having none of it.
Schotel fails with an attempt to clinch.
Schotel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schotel moves into range and clinches up with Silver.
Schotel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Schotel does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Silver blocks a head kick by Schotel.
Silver has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Schotel is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Schotel slips a jab and a cross from Silver.
Schotel drops his hands momentarily and Silver takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Silver lands with a shot to the body.
Silver misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Schotel slips a straight right by Silver.
A lazy left from Schotel finds it's target.
Schotel doesn't manage to clinch there - Silver circles away.
Silver tries a quick counter leg kick but Schotel is wise to it.
Silver gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Schotel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silver throws a right and a left that Schotel avoids nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Schotel.
Silver darts in trying to clinch
and Schotel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Silver misses with a jab, cross combination.
An attempted straight right counter from Schotel misses the target.
Silver throws a series of punches but Schotel avoids them all with ease.
Silver drops his hands momentarily and Schotel takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Schotel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Schotel scores with a hook.
A clash of legs there as Silver blocks the low kick.
Silver throws a lazy uppercut
and Schotel counters with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Schotel tries to keep at a distance but Silver has taken the fight into the clinch.
Silver tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Schotel's elbow.
Silver goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Schotel has had enough of the clinch but Silver keeps him there for the moment.
Schotel is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Schotel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silver lands a jab.
Silver connects with a body shot that sends Schotel's belly button to the back.
Schotel clinches up with Silver and pushes him back against the cage.
Silver misses with some punches.
Schotel is trying to break free.
Schotel lands a nice uppercut.
Schotel misses with a punch on the inside.
Silver lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silver tries to work over Schotel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silver swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Schotel's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silver lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Schotel.
Silver tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Schotel's elbow.
Silver cracks Schotel with a nice body shot.
Schotel is trying to break the clinch but Silver has him pressed against the cage.
Schotel manages to break the clinch.
Silver moves in looking to clinch but Schotel pushes him off.
Schotel throws a half hearted mid kick.
Schotel ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Silver smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Schotel throws a low kick but Silver moves out of range easily.
Silver throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silver instigates a clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Terry Silver will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Schotel connects with a solid leg kick.
Silver throws a combination. Schotel tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A clash of legs there as Silver blocks the low kick.
Silver tries to clinch up.
Schotel misses with an uppercut
letting Silver counter with a right hand.
Silver drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Schotel right on the button. Schotel goes down! Silver follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Silver gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Terry Silver!
An out of breath and clearly excited Terry Silver thanked Sakura Style for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Adrian Rose (ranked 144 p4p, 393 weight class) and Micah Frank (ranked 18 p4p, 53 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Adrian Rose!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Micah Frank!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Robert Douchet and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frank comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Frank connects with a crisp jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Rose misses the target.
Rose chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Frank lands with a slapping head kick.
Frank cracks a nice hook into Rose's ribs.
Rose just misses with a punch to the body.
Adrian Rose seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Frank on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Frank uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rose.
Frank fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rose checks it well.
Frank tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rose is able to avoid easily.
Frank lands an overhand right.
Rose looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Frank swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rose ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Frank moves away.
Frank takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Frank jabs at Rose's body.
Frank throws a body punch but Rose moves out of range.
Rose was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frank lands a lovely overhand right.
Frank dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rose tests Frank's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Micah Frank is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rose staying out of range there.
Rose tests Frank's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rose chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rose fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Frank manages to avoid it.
Frank throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Frank throws out a loose jab but Rose uses good head movement to avoid it.
Frank throws a nice looking combination but Rose bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rose lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rose throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rose checks the leg kick.
Rose ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Frank moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick lands for Rose.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rose.
Rose misses with an uppercut. Frank saw that one coming.
Rose looks to score with a jab to the body but Frank is just out of range.
Rose moves away from the strike by Frank.
Rose pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Frank takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rose dives in for a single leg takedown but Frank sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rose.
Frank tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Frank blocks an uppercut.
Rose blocks a body shot from Frank.
Rose tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rose blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Frank tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Frank presses Rose against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Frank just leaning against Rose, taking a breather.
Rose scores with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Frank misses with a body punch.
A hook to the body from Rose.
Frank has Rose pushed against the cage.
Rose lands a shoulder strike.
Frank breaks the clinch.
Rose takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Frank clinches up with Rose and pushes him back against the cage.
Frank swings wildly with an uppercut but Rose uses good head movement to avoid it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Rose prevents a body shot from Frank.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rose.
A nice left hand lands by Frank.
Rose working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Frank doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Frank tries to work over Rose's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rose lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rose lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rose cracks Frank with a nice body shot.
Frank lands a body shot in the clinch.
Frank breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice uppercut there from Rose.
Frank moves away from the strike by Rose.
Frank ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A jab from Rose does it's job there.
Rose catches Frank with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rose is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Rose shoots in but no luck this time.
A little jabbing left from Frank on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Frank pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rose is out of range and Frank settles back down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rose misses the shot to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Frank.
Frank throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Frank misses with a left hand
and Rose counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Adrian Rose will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Frank misses with a low kick as Rose jumps back.
A slapping leg kick lands for Frank.
Frank walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Frank moves out of range of the strikes.
Rose misses the shot to the body.
Rose misses with a takedown attempt - Frank sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Frank looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Frank explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Frank uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rose.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rose throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Frank sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Frank tried to score with a low kick but Rose checks it.
Frank gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rose.
The fighters circling - Frank throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Frank tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frank throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Frank swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rose, as that shot connected.
Some bone on bone action there as Rose checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rose lands a lovely overhand right.
Rose lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rose rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Frank connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Frank throws a body punch but Rose moves out of range.
It looked like Rose wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rose tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Frank paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rose defending well as Frank loads up on a big left hand.
Frank takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Frank pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Frank is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rose.
Frank throws a jab but it's blocked by Rose.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick lands for Rose.
Rose ducks under a wild hook from Frank.
Rose tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Frank was well out of range. Poor timing from Rose.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Frank looks to land a body kick but Rose moved away.
Frank misses with an uppercut.
Frank walks into a stiff left hand from Rose.
A nice inside leg kick there by Frank. That's going to slow Rose down.
Frank wants to slow Rose down by chopping away at his legs.
That kick from Frank tenderised Rose's leg. Rose is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rose lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Frank jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Frank throws a solid leg kick but Rose takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Frank.
Rose feints and as Frank raises his hands in defense, Rose changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rose working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Frank's head.
Rose scoring with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose trying to move into half guard but instead Frank has managed to sweep!
Frank wants to get up but he can't break Rose's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Rose is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Rose controlling the action here.
Rose landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Rose thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Frank's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rose performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Rose stalling away here and it's allowed Frank to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose prevents Frank from getting back to his feet.
Rose has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Rose missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Frank preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rose chips away with some ground and pound.
Rose scoring with punches to the head and body.
Rose content to stall in guard here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Adrian Rose dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Rose throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Frank's waist but Frank gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rose off to one side.
Adrian Rose is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Frank.
Rose with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Frank throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Frank.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rose.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rose.
Rose checks a low kick from Frank.
Rose ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rose throws a quick counter kick to the body but Frank avoids it.
Rose keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rose lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rose uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Frank.
Frank shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rose lands a jab to Frank's midsection.
Rose slips a straight right by Frank.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frank throws an overhand right that lands on Rose's shoulder, as Rose tries to avoid the shot.
Frank throws a leg kick but Rose sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Frank throws a big shot that misses.
Rose just misses with a punch to the body.
Frank counters with a body kick.
Rose staying out of range there.
Frank is looking to chop away at Rose's legs.
Rose moves out of range of the strikes.
Rose appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Frank lands a body shot.
Rose slips a jab and a cross from Frank.
Frank throws a leg kick
and Rose counters with a nice uppercut.
Rose tests Frank's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Frank has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Frank there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rose keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose avoids the body shot from Frank.
Rose works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Frank tests Rose's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rose misses with a lunging right hand
and Frank connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Frank throws a big shot that misses.
Rose throws a big shot that misses.
Frank misses with a hook. Rose ducked under it nicely.
Rose lands a front kick.
Rose lands with a straight right. Frank didn't see that one coming.
Rose misses with a double jab
and Frank counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Frank swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rose tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Frank misses the body punch
and Rose counters with a good low kick that Frank was not able to check.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose misses the jab.
Frank checks a leg kick nicely.
Rose misses with a straight left.
Frank dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rose missing with a left hand there. Frank was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rose waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Frank.
Frank slips under a jab.
Rose misses with a hook. Frank ducked under it nicely.
Rose lands a head kick!
Frank throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rose slips under a jab from Frank.
Rose was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Frank throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rose on the side of the head.
Frank tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Rose counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose moves out of range of the leg kick from Frank.
Frank looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Rose misses with an uppercut
and Frank counters with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rose throws a poor cross that misses
letting Frank counter with a right hand.
Rose lands a jab to the head.
Frank moves out of range of the strikes.
Frank has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rose lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rose lands with a straight right. Frank didn't see that one coming.
Rose throws a big shot that misses.
A nice leg kick from Frank, right into the meat of the thigh.
Frank ducks under a wild hook from Rose.
Rose shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rose displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Frank throws out the jab.
Micah Frank has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rose fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Frank manages to avoid it.
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 Adrian Rose.
Well Rose 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adrian Rose!
A very excited looking Adrian Rose made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between David Eagle (ranked 83 p4p, 86 weight class) and Oliver Robson (ranked 11 p4p, 12 weight class). David Eagle could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Oliver Robson's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Eagle!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oliver Robson!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eagle misses with a two punch combination.
Robson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Eagle with a body shot.
Robson sizes up Eagle with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Robson thuds his right hand into Eagle's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Eagle wants to clinch up but Robson keeps it at a distance.
Robson keeps the fight on the outside.
David Eagle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eagle throws the left hand but Robson avoids the punch easily.
Robson misses with a wild body shot.
Robson cracks Eagle with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Robson throws a big shot that misses.
Eagle stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Robson.
Robson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Eagle tries to clinch but Robson is having none of it.
Robson tries a quick counter leg kick but Eagle is wise to it.
Robson has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Eagle moves to clinch but Robson breaks away
and Robson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Eagle moves into range and clinches up with Robson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Robson can't find room to land a body shot as Eagle controls the action.
Eagle prevents a body shot from Robson.
Robson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Eagle.
Robson lands a shoulder strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Robson.
Eagle working aggressively here.
Eagle wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Eagle lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Robson.
Eagle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Eagle throws a punch but it's blocked by Robson.
Robson misses with the head strike.
Robson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Robson breaks the clinch.
Robson throws a body shot but no joy.
Eagle tries to clinch there but Robson circles away.
Robson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Robson with a jab.
Robson digs a good hook to Eagle's body.
Eagle gets a clinch.
Robson scores with a shoulder strike.
Eagle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Robson struggles to land a body shot inside as Eagle controls his hands.
Eagle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Robson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Eagle misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Robson.
Robson tries a body shot but Eagle blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Robson.
Eagle's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Robson lands with a light punch inside.
Robson scores with a shoulder strike.
Robson breaks from the clinch.
Eagle tries to clinch there but Robson circles away.
Eagle wants to clinch
and Robson counters with a left to the body.
Eagle tries to close the distance and clinch but Robson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Eagle clinches with his opponent.
A nice left hand lands by Robson.
Eagle throws a punch but it's blocked by Robson.
Robson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Eagle needs to keep his hands up - Robson had a free shot at his head there.
A big right from Eagle misses.
Eagle tries to clinch up but Robson circles away and keeps his distance.
Eagle is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Robson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Eagle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Robson manages to avoid it.
Eagle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Robson manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Eagle's hands.
Eagle tries to clinch there but Robson circles away.
Robson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Robson only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Robson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Eagle doesn't manage to clinch there - Robson circles away.
Robson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Eagle had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
A slapping leg kick lands for Robson.
Robson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Eagle.
Robson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Eagle checks the leg kick.
Robson misses the shot to the body.
Eagle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've been told by Eagle's head coaches at Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Robson misses with a double jab.
Eagle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Eagle fails with an attempt to clinch.
Robson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Eagle doesn't seem bothered though.
Robson swats away the attempt to clinch by Eagle.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jab by Robson.
Robson throws a body shot but no joy.
Robson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eagle is looking to clinch.
Eagle tries to clinch up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Robson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Eagle manages to avoid it.
Eagle is looking to clinch but Robson is avoiding it.
Robson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Eagle checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Robson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A nice leg kick lands there from Robson.
Eagle doesn't manage to clinch there - Robson circles away.
Eagle fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Robson on the side of the head.
A clash of legs there as Eagle blocks the low kick.
Robson throws a jab when Eagle was well out of range.
Robson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Robson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Eagles jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Eagle on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Eagle closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Eagle working aggressively here.
Robson tries to work over Eagle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Robson blocking some punches.
Robson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Robson misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Oliver Robson dominated that round.
That's time! Eagle's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Eagle wants to clinch up but Robson keeps it at a distance.
Eagle will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Eagle ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Eagle throwing a counter right hand but Robson manages to avoid it.
Eagle tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Robson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Eagle tries to clinch there but Robson circles away.
Eagle is looking to clinch.
Robson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Oliver Robson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Eagle is looking to clinch but Robson is avoiding it.
Eagle is looking to clinch but Robson is avoiding it.
Robson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Eagle.
Robson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Eagle doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Robson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Good exchange - Robson coming out on top.
Robson looks to land a left hand but Eagle moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eagle moves out of range of the leg kick from Robson.
Robson throws a hook to the side of Eagle's head but Eagle sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Eagle scores with a shot to the body.
Eagle is looking to clinch but Robson is avoiding it.
Eagle tries to clinch up.
Eagle looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Robson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robson swats away the attempt to clinch by Eagle.
Robson throws a hook to the side of Eagle's head but Eagle sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Robson scores with a hook to the body. Eagle takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Eagle takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Eagle tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Eagle tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Robson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Eagle moves into range and clinches up with Robson.
Eagle misses with the head strike.
Eagle is leaning against Robson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Robson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Eagle has a couple of punches blocked by Robson.
Eagle has a couple of punches blocked by Robson.
Robson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Eagle misses with the head strike.
Eagle tries to work over Robson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Robson struggles to land a body shot inside as Eagle controls his hands.
Eagle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Eagle fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eagle tries to work over Robson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Eagle lands a body punch.
Eagle scores with a nice hook to the head.
Robson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Eagle misses with a punch on the inside.
Robson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Robson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Eagle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Robson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Eagle gets through Robson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Eagle misses with some punches.
Oliver Robson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Robson throws a punch but it's blocked by Eagle.
Eagle blocks a body shot from Robson.
Eagle manages to break the clinch.
Eagle has Robson up against the cage in a clinch.
Robson throws a head punch that misses.
Eagle misses with a body punch.
Eagle lands with a short shot to the head.
Robson misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eagle tries a body shot but Robson blocks it.
Robson working aggressively here.
Eagle swings wildly with an uppercut but Robson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Eagle content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Eagle struggles to land a body shot inside as Robson controls his hands.
Robson pushes Eagle back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Robson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Eagle tries to close the distance and clinch up but Robson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Robson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Eagle at a distance.
Eagle tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Robson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Eagle's hands.
Robson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Robson misses with a body shot.
Eagle is looking for a counter combo.
Eagle darts in and clinches Robson up against the cage.
Eagle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Robson swings wildly with an uppercut but Eagle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Robson blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robson blocks an uppercut.
Robson misses with the head strike.
Eagle lands a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Eagle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Eagle struggles to land a body shot inside as Robson controls his hands.
Robson is leaning against Eagle and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Robson.
Robson misses with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Robson.
Eagle digs a right hand underneath Robson's ribcage. Robson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Eagle lands a nice shot to the body.
Eagle lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Robson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Eagle backwards.
Robson is trying to stall.
Robson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Eagle works on Robson's body with a couple of short punches.
Eagle pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A leg kick checked by Eagle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Oliver Robson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Eagle wants to clinch up but Robson keeps it at a distance.
Robson misses with a low kick.
Eagle tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A looping hook to the body misses from Eagle. Robson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice defenses there by Eagle.
Robson works Eagle's body with a nice hook.
Eagle closes the distance and clinches.
Eagle stalling against the cage.
Robson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Eagle fails with an attempt to clinch.
Robson swats away the attempt to clinch by Eagle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Robson keeps the fight on the outside.
Robson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Robson tries to work over Eagle's front leg with a kick but Eagle checks it.
Eagle tries to move into range but Robson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robson defending well as Eagle loads up on a big left hand.
Robson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Robson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Eagle looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Eagle showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Robson.
Robson looks to throw the jab but Eagle is out of range.
Robson throws a jab when Eagle was well out of range.
As Robson tries to get set, Eagle tries to push him back and clinch up but Robson manages to avoid the attempt.
Robson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Eagle looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Robson swats away the attempt to clinch by Eagle.
Robson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Robson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Eagle.
Eagle tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Robson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
No joy there for Robson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Eagle tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Robson manages to circle out of the way.
A looping hook to the body misses from Robson. Eagle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Eagle tries to clinch up.
Robson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Eagle connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Robson scrambles back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eagle jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Robson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Eagle throws out the jab.
Eagle tries to clinch up.
Robson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Eagle is looking to clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Eagle wants to clinch up but Robson keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Eagle looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Robson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Robson throws out a counter right but Eagle avoids it with no problem.
Eagle tries to close the distance and clinch but Robson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Robson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Robson gets tackled into the cage by Eagle. Eagle maintains the clinch.
Robson swings wildly with an uppercut but Eagle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Eagle tries to work over Robson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Eagle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Eagle throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Robson fails to land.
Eagle swings wildly with an uppercut but Robson uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robson blocks a body shot from Eagle.
Eagle swings wildly with an uppercut but Robson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Robson lands a nice uppercut.
Eagle is looking to control Robson's arms but Robson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Eagle has his back to the cage.
Robson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Eagle blocking some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Eagle.
Eagle struggles to land a body shot inside as Robson controls his hands.
Eagle misses with the head strike.
Robson blocks a body shot from Eagle.
A short right from Eagle.
Eagle has a couple of punches blocked by Robson.
Eagle has a couple of punches blocked by Robson.
Robson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Eagle fails to land.
Eagle tries to throw a body punch but Robson avoids it by throwing Eagle back against the cage.
Robson gets through Eagle's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eagle can't break the clinch.
Robson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Eagle's elbow.
Robson lands with a left to the head.
Eagle is trying to break the clinch but Robson is controlling him.
Robson tries to throw a body punch but Eagle avoids it by throwing Robson back against the cage.
Robson swings wildly with an uppercut but Eagle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Eagle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Robson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Robson lands a shoulder strike.
Eagle's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Robson swings wildly with an uppercut but Eagle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Eagle trying to stall but Robson improves his position.
Eagle misses with the head strike.
A short body shot lands from Eagle as the two fighters clinch.
Robson lands an uppercut.
Eagle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Robson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Oliver Robson really dominated that round.
That's time! Eagle's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Robson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Eagle is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Robson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Robson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Eagle has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Robson finds it's way round the side to connect with Eagle's head.
Eagle doesn't manage to clinch there - Robson circles away.
Robson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Eagle was well out of range. Poor timing from Robson.
Robson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Robson jabs Eagle right on the nose. Eagle blinks but takes it well.
A good leg kick by Robson.
Eagle tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Robson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Eagle misses the jab.
Robson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Eagle closes the distance and clinches.
Eagle manages to break the clinch.
Eagle tries to close the distance and clinch but Robson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Eagle looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Robson connects with a solid leg kick.
Robson misses with a wild body shot.
Robson throws a hook but Eagle blocks it.
Robson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Eagle looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Eagle rushes Robson and presses him up against the cage.
Eagle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Robson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Eagle has a couple of punches blocked by Robson.
Eagle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Robson's elbow.
Eagle has a couple of punches blocked by Robson.
Robson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Eagle backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Eagle.
Robson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Robson misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Robson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right hand to the body from Eagle.
Eagle tries to work over Robson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Eagle lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Robson.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
A short right from Eagle.
A head punch on the inside from Eagle fails to land.
Eagle has a couple of punches blocked by Robson.
Eagle lands a shot to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Robson.
Robson can't find room to land a body shot as Eagle controls the action.
Robson tries to throw a body punch but Eagle avoids it by throwing Robson back against the cage.
Eagle throws a punch but it's blocked by Robson.
Eagle blocks an uppercut.
Robson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Eagle digs a right hand underneath Robson's ribcage. Robson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Robson has a couple of punches blocked by Eagle.
Robson pushes Eagle back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Eagle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Robson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Eagle's elbow.
Eagle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Robson scores with a shot to the side of Eagle's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Eagle backwards.
Robson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Robson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Robson lands an uppercut.
Robson misses with a punch to the body.
Robson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Robson lands with a left to the head.
 Eagle is rocked!
Eagle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Oh Eagle is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A right hook to the body lands for Robson.
Robson working aggressively here.
Robson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Eagle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Eagle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Robson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Eagle backwards.
A short right from Robson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Robson throws a big uppercut that drops Eagle! More strikes from Robson and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Eagle lies dazed against the cage as Robson celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oliver Robson!
Oliver Robson is the new welterweight champion!
A relieved looking Oliver Robson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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