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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Stefan Dahlin (ranked 3403 p4p, 5690 weight class) and Metaxas Kalliope (ranked 358 p4p, 481 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stefan Dahlin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Metaxas Kalliope!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Paul Gruel and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dahlin moves to clinch but Kalliope breaks away
and Kalliope counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Dahlin taking some punishment here, with Kalliope in his half guard.
Dahlin tries to kick Kalliope off but Kalliope keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Kalliope controlling the action here.
Kalliope lands with a punch from half guard.
Kalliope is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Dahlin!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kalliope cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Kalliope postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Dahlin looks a forlorn figure.
Kalliope has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dahlin taking shots to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kalliope looking to finish Dahlin with some ground and pound. This is bad for Dahlin!
Kalliope has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Dahlin's face.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kalliope cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Kalliope lands with some strikes.
Dahlin is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Kalliope trying to control but Dahlin is having none of it.
Kalliope in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalliope trying to control but Dahlin is having none of it.
Kalliope landing strikes from the mount and Dahlin is in trouble!
Kalliope lands a big shot there that rocks Dahlin but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Kalliope breaks from Dahlin's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Kalliope with a couple of short strikes.
Kalliope landing strikes from the mount and Dahlin is in trouble!
BOOM! Kalliope connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Kalliope dominating with strikes here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kalliope cracks Dahlin with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
 Dahlin is rocked!
Dahlin takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Kalliope's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Metaxas Kalliope!
A victorious Metaxas Kalliope thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chayton Catawanee (ranked 3755 p4p, 2539 weight class) and Ludvig Eriksson (ranked 435 p4p, 311 weight class). Eriksson has chosen THICC THICCLY as his entrance music. Chayton Catawanee could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ludvig Eriksson's chin.
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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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chayton Catawanee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ludvig Eriksson!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Paul Gruel and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Catawanee throws a big shot that misses.
Ludvig Eriksson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Catawanee takes the fight into the clinch.
Eriksson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Eriksson has Catawanee pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Catawanee manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Catawanee scores with a shot to the side of Eriksson's head.
Eriksson gets control of Catawanee's arms and successfully pulls guard. Eriksson will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Catawanee definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Eriksson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Catawanee sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Eriksson's guard.
Catawanee controlling the pace.
Catawanee is thwarting Eriksson's attempts to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eriksson tries to roll over but Catawanee keeps him under control.
The fighters are battling for position here. Eriksson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Catawanee preventing the sweep.
Eriksson is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Catawanee frees his head nicely. Oh but Eriksson has switched to an armbar! Catawanee is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Ludvig Eriksson!
Ludvig Eriksson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chester Mackintosh (ranked 2628 p4p, 3493 weight class) and Jack Nice (ranked 321 p4p, 415 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Nice's choice of entrance music: “Warped” RHCP. The key to victory for Chester Mackintosh has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chester Mackintosh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Nice!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Paul Gruel and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mackintosh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nice.
Mackintosh throws a right hand that misses
and Nice counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Nice trying to control from Mackintosh's half guard. Mackintosh has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Nice looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mackintosh keeping moving, preventing Nice from controlling successfully.
Nice looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nice works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice wants to work for an arm triangle but Mackintosh is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Nice is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Nice wants to pass to mount but Mackintosh is defending the position.
Nice is looking to take a break and control but Mackintosh is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mackintosh is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mackintosh is pressing down on Nice's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
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.
Nice has gone for a leg lock! Mackintosh slips out almost immediately though and dives into Nice's guard.
Mackintosh wants to control from the top but Nice keeps moving.
Mackintosh is really struggling to control Nice but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Nice trying to keep a closed guard but Mackintosh is proving a slippery customer.
Nice looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Mackintosh passes into half guard.
Nice is looking for a sweep. Mackintosh is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mackintosh controlling the pace.
Nice wants to improve his position but Mackintosh is controlling well.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Nice is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Mackintosh content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Nice is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Mackintosh's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Mackintosh's back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice is working for a rear naked choke. Mackintosh is not defending it well and Nice has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Mackintosh refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Mackintosh's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jack Nice!
A relieved looking Jack Nice thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Clark (ranked 2994 p4p, 2981 weight class) and Sam Holt (ranked 202 p4p, 201 weight class). Matthew Clark has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Matthew Clark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sam Holt!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Josh West and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clark just misses with a punch to the body.
Holt swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Clark looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Holt ducks under a wild hook from Clark.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Holt has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Clark takes a swing at Holt's ribcage but misses.
Clark misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Holt.
Clark throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jab by Clark.
Clark scores with a decent looking hook.
Holt throws a right and a left that both miss.
A quick step to the side and Clark tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Clark misses with a double jab.
Holt is looking for the big counter here.
Holt fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Clark on the side of the head.
Clark misses with a right hand
and Holt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Clark lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Matthew Clark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clark misses with a body shot.
Clark tries to bum rush Holt with a series of wild strikes but Holt uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Some wild striking there from Holt.
Clark slips under a jab from Holt.
An attempted straight right counter from Clark misses the target.
Clark swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Clark thows a left - swing and a miss!
Holt is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Holt throws a series of punches but Clark avoids them all with ease.
Clark thuds a left hand into Holt's body.
Clark scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Clark slips a jab from Holt.
Clark lands with a nice body punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Clark. Holt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Holt avoids a punch combination nicely.
Holt rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Clark counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Clark fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Holt on the side of the head.
Holt slips under a jab from Clark.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Holt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Holt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Clark misses with a wild body shot.
Clark 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.
Clark is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Clark lands a right hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark looks to score with a jab to the body but Holt is just out of range.
Holt fails to land with a series of punches.
Clark scores with a sloppy right hand. Holt should have avoided that one.
Clark closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Clark is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Holt scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Clark uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Holt.
A jab from Holt misses.
Nice body punch from Clark.
Holt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Clark.
Clark is looking to wear down Holt with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Holt throws a hook but Clark blocks it.
Holt moves out of range as Clark strikes.
Clark connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Holt takes a swing at Clark's ribcage but misses.
Clark is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Clark misses with a straight left.
Clark steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Holt.
Holt moves out of range of the strikes.
Holt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Holt.
A big left from Holt misses.
Holt looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Holt might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Nice defenses there by Holt.
Holt throws out a counter right but Clark avoids it with no problem.
Holt swings for the body but Clark moves out of range.
Holt on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Clark lands a head shot.
Clark fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Holt avoids the body shot from Clark.
Clark misses with a hook.
Clark throws a jab when Holt was well out of range.
Holt takes a jab right on the kisser.
Holt misses with a double jab.
Clark throws a body shot but no joy.
Holt's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Holt duly obliges.
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!
Nice uppercut lands for Clark. That snapped Holt's head back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clark avoids the body shot from Holt.
Holt misses with a wild combination.
Clark avoids a punch combination nicely.
Holt throws a body punch but Clark moves out of range.
No joy there for Holt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Clark connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Holt's hands.
Decent striking displayed by Clark there.
Holt throws a hook but Clark avoids it easily.
Clark fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Clark misses with a looping left.
Clark lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Holt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Holt throws a right hand that Clark ducks under and follows up with a left that Clark also avoids with ease.
Clark throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Clark connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Matthew Clark dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nice shot by Clark.
Clark displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Holt throws out the jab.
Clark bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Holt's head.
Clark is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Holt can do to turn this around?
Clark scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Holt doesn't seem bothered though.
Holt throws a lazy right hand but Clark sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Holt cracks Clark with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Clark looks to land a left hand but Holt moved out of range nicely.
Clark throws a jab when Holt was well out of range.
Holt tries to bum rush Clark with a series of wild strikes but Clark uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Holt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Matthew Clark is winning the standup battle so far.
Holt cracks Clark with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Holt tries to bum rush Clark with a series of wild strikes but Clark uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Holt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Clark was well out of range. Poor timing from Holt.
Clark's jab looks to have found its range, popping Holt under the eye.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clark jabs Holt to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Holt in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Holt lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Clark circles away quickly and effectively.
Holt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Clark.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holt looks to land a combination but Clark avoids it well.
Clark dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Clark lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Clark takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Clark misses with a body shot.
Clark misses the shot to the body.
Clark connects with a single shot there.
The fighters circling - Clark throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Holt misses with a hook.
Clark smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Holt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Clark.
Clark misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Holt.
Clark looks to score with a jab to the body but Holt is just out of range.
Holt on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Holt will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clark lands a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark loads up on a big right hand but Holt slips the punch.
Holt throws out a counter right but Clark avoids it with no problem.
Clark looks to score with a jab to the body but Holt is just out of range.
Holt throws a lazy uppercut
and Clark counters with a nice body shot.
Holt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Holt gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A punch combination from Holt misses.
Holt misses with a right hand
enabling Clark to counter with a crisp jab.
Sam Holt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Holt misses with a series of wild punches.
Clark was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Holt has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Clark throws a body punch but Holt moves out of range.
Holt slips a straight right by Clark.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Holt! But no joy.
A big left from Clark misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Clark.
Holt thuds a left hand into Clark's body.
A big left from Clark misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark throws out a loose jab but Holt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Clark fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Holt takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Clark misses with an uppercut.
Clark misses with a wild body shot.
Holt is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Clark throws a nice looking combination but Holt bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Clark tries to move into range but Holt moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Clark throws a nice looking combination but Holt bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Holt takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Clark moves away from the strike by Holt.
Clark throws a hook to the side of Holt's head but Holt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Holt throws an overhand right that lands on Clark's shoulder, as Clark tries to avoid the shot.
Clark was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Holt throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Clark.
A telegraphed right hand from Clark misses the target.
Holt is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Nice cross by Clark.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Clark throws a lazy right hand but Holt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Holt walks into a straight right hand from Clark.
Holt just misses with a punch to the body.
Holt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Holt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Holt darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A jab from Clark misses.
Nice shot lands for Clark.
Clark ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Holt moves away.
It seemed like Holt was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Clark throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Holt lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Clark at a distance.
Holt misses with a looping left.
Clark on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Clark dips to his left and cracks Holt with an uppercut!
Holt lands with a shot to the body.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Holt might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Clark has got the better of the exchanges.
Clark throws a jab when Holt was well out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Matthew Clark dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A combination from Holt does no damage.
Holt lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Clark throws a body shot but no joy.
Holt throws a series of punches but Clark moves out of range.
Clark throws a body punch but Holt moves out of range.
Holt lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Clark lands with a hook. Holt tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Clark avoids a punch combination nicely.
Holt misses with a double jab.
Clark is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Holt throws a nice looking combination but Clark bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Clark misses with a hook. Holt ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A left lands for Clark.
Clark fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Holt manages to avoid it.
Holt is looking for the big counter here.
Holt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Clark was well out of range. Poor timing from Holt.
Clark throws a body shot but no joy.
Clark just misses with a punch to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Holt! But no joy.
Holt rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Clark moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holt scores with a nice right hand.
Holt takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Clark bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Holt's head backwards.
Clark throws a body shot but no joy.
Clark thows a left - swing and a miss!
Clark lands a jab to Holt's midsection.
Clark connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Clark loads up on a big right hand but Holt slips the punch.
Clark scores with a jab. Holt acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Clark misses the shot to the body.
Clark wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Holt misses with a hook.
Clark lands with a cross.
Clark fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Holt. Clark does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holt just misses with a punch to the body.
Holt throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Clark counter with a right hand.
A punch combination from Holt misses.
A big left from Clark misses.
Holt throws out a counter right but Clark avoids it with no problem.
Holt has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Clark finds it's way round the side to connect with Holt's head.
Holt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Clark.
Clark jabs Holt to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Clark lands a nice shot to the body.
Holt comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Clark sizes up Holt with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Clark misses the jab.
Clark looks to land a left hand but Holt moved out of range nicely.
Clark misses with a right hand
and Holt counters with a stiff right hand.
Decent striking displayed by Holt there.
Clark is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Holt.
Holt misses with a body shot
and Clark counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Holt.
A big right from Clark misses.
Clark throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Holt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Clark. Holt does a little dance to reset his feet.
As Clark backs off Holt throws a huge counter combo but Clark manages to avoid it all.
Holt takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Holt looks to land a left hand but Clark moved out of range nicely.
Holt throws a jab when Clark was well out of range.
Clark darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Clark shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Holt eats them both and turns towards Clark to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Clark cracks a nice hook into Holt's ribs.
Clark ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Holt moves away.
Holt throws a body punch but Clark moves out of range.
Holt avoids the body shot from Clark.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Holt takes one to the side of the head.
Clark throws a sloppy body shot
and Holt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sam Holt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holt misses with a double jab.
Holt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Clark throws a lazy uppercut
and Holt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Clark throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Holt counters with a left and a right that stings Clark.
Clark fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Holt on the side of the head.
Holt on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Holt throws out a loose jab but Clark uses good head movement to avoid it.
Clark cracks Holt with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Holt misses with a shot to the body
and Clark counters with a straight right hand.
Clark lands with an uppercut that bounces Holt off the cage and back into range.
Clark fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Holt looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Clark staying out of range there.
A quick step to the side and Clark tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Holt lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Clark is rocked!
Clark moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Oh Clark is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice body punch from Clark.
Clark slips under a jab from Holt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Holt. Clark does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matthew Clark showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Clark 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matthew Clark!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dylan Smith (ranked 2632 p4p, 2481 weight class) and Mike Justice (ranked 177 p4p, 170 weight class). Smith comes into the arena with Heave Away- The Fables blaring out of the sound system. Dylan Smith has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dylan Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Justice!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Paul Gruel and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith has a takedown stuffed.
Smith has been working on his balance at , so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Justice.
Justice closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Smith on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Smith tries to get out of the position.
Smith wants to control but Justice postures up.
Smith is trying to improve his position.
Justice is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Smith knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Justice moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith is not content to let Justice control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith trying to remain calm as Justice controls from the top position.
Smith is looking for a sweep.
Justice slows the pace down.
Smith keeps Justice under control for a moment.
Smith knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Justice on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Smith is trying to escape the position but Justice is controlling the position.
Smith is looking to regain half guard here but Justice keeps moving and retains side control.
Justice is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Smith knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Smith is trying to improve his position.
Smith has one of Justice's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Justice trying to control the action but Smith is working from the bottom.
Smith might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justice taking a breather here.
Justice trying to control the action but Smith is working from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Smith tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Smith is letting Justice control him for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Justice swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smith doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Justice counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Justice defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Smith.
We've been informed that Justice has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dylan Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith fails in his attempt to clinch.
Smith misses with an uppercut
and Justice counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Justice manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Smith on his heels. He'll look to pass Smith's guard now, I'm sure.
Justice trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Justice dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Smith looking to score a takedown here. Justice is defending well but Smith drives through and ends up in Justice's guard.
Smith throws a strike but Justice rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Justice is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Smith wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Smith controls Justice momentarily but Justice frees himself.
Smith is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Justice is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Justice preventing the sweep.
Justice sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Justice trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smith wants to sweep here but Justice controlling him for the moment.
Smith pulls Justice in close to prevent any damage.
Smith is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Justice wants to pass the guard but Smith is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Justice is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Smith is pulling down on Justice's head to control his posture.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Justice darts in looking for a takedown but Smith gets double underhooks and turns Justice into the cage.
Smith throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Justice sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Smith instigates a clinch.
Justice jumps guard but Smith turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Smith wants the takedown. Justice is fighting it off but Smith persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Justice's guard against the cage.
Justice wants to sweep here but Smith controlling him for the moment.
Justice has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Smith won't allow Justice to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a big elbow that misses.
Justice bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Smith's guard.
Smith is pulling down on Justice's head. It's preventing any offense from Justice, at least for the moment.
Smith working a defensive guard here.
Smith keeping full guard, as Justice tries to pass.
Justice trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Justice sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith keeping full guard, as Justice tries to pass.
Justice sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Justice trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Smith can't keep his opponent in guard - Justice advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Smith is looking to improve his position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dylan Smith dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Justice tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Smith defends well and Justice ends up having to push Smith into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Smith tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Justice defends well and Smith ends up having to push Justice into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Justice is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Smith tries to score a body lock takedown but Justice shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Smith has Justice pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Smith pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Justice tumbling to the mat - Smith dives into Justice's guard.
Justice manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Smith manages to get himself to full guard.
Smith wants to sweep here but Justice controlling him for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Justice slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Justice is continuing to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Justice stopping the sweep attempt from Smith.
Justice is pushing down on Smith's leg trying to pass to half guard. Smith is fighting to maintain full guard but Justice has managed to sneak the leg through.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Justice is thwarting Smith's attempts to control the position.
Justice looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Justice trying to control from half guard but Smith is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Smith wants to get back to full guard.
Justice is taking a breather. Smith says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Justice passes to side control.
Mike Justice has got the better of the ground game so far.
Smith is looking to reverse the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justice wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Smith, who protects the arm well.
Justice controlling from side mount.
Smith is looking to regain half guard here but Justice keeps moving and retains side control.
Smith trying to remain calm as Justice controls from the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Justice is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Smith is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Justice is looking to take a break and control but Smith is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Smith's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Justice controlling the position from side mount.
Justice tries for a kimura but Smith is defending well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Justice has an Americana. Smith didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Justice is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Justice hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Mike Justice!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Floki Gunnarsson (ranked 2329 p4p, 2317 weight class) and Clifford Price (ranked 288 p4p, 287 weight class). Gunnarsson's entrance music is Peyton Parrish - My Mother Told Me (Old Norse). A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Price's choice of entrance music: The In Sound from Way Out by Beastie Boys. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Clifford Price enters the cage!
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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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Floki Gunnarsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Clifford Price!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Colin Fray and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Price tries for a takedown but Gunnarsson circles away easily
and Gunnarsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Price motions for Gunnarsson to come forward. Price throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gunnarsson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Price closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Price tries a body shot but Gunnarsson blocks it.
Gunnarsson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Price pushes Gunnarsson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Price is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Gunnarsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gunnarsson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Price is looking for a takedown.
Floki Gunnarsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Clifford Price.
Price tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gunnarsson's elbow.
Price has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Gunnarsson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Gunnarsson stalls.
Gunnarsson gets through Price's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Gunnarsson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunnarsson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Price misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gunnarsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Price swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Price is looking for a takedown.
Price misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gunnarsson tries a body shot but Price blocks it.
Gunnarsson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Price backwards.
Gunnarsson takes a shot to the head.
Gunnarsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Price.
Price lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gunnarsson backwards.
Price goes for a takedown attempt but Gunnarsson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Price ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Price misses with a takedown attempt
and Gunnarsson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Price thinking.
Gunnarsson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Price tries to score a body lock takedown but Gunnarsson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Price tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gunnarsson's elbow.
Gunnarsson misses with the head strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Price is trying to push Gunnarsson away but Gunnarsson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Still in the clinch, Gunnarsson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gunnarsson gets through Price's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson misses with the head strike.
Price swings wildly with an uppercut but Gunnarsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gunnarsson lands a left hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gunnarsson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gunnarsson has a couple of punches blocked by Price.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Gunnarsson.
Price is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gunnarsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gunnarsson slowing the pace effectively.
Price changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Gunnarsson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Price misses with a body punch
and Gunnarsson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Price has his takedown stuffed
and Gunnarsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Price looks winded!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Price misses with a straight right.
Price attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gunnarsson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gunnarsson misses the jab.
Price tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gunnarsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Gunnarsson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Price scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Price pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Price dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gunnarsson takes one on the button.
Jab, jab by Gunnarsson - just one landing.
Price throws a right hand that misses
and Gunnarsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Price misses with a body punch
and Gunnarsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
 Price is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Price misses with a hook
and Gunnarsson counters with a huge left! Price is in big trouble! He's backing up but Gunnarsson isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Price from any more damage. A dominating finish by Gunnarsson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Floki Gunnarsson!
Floki Gunnarsson was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Montrese Andersson (ranked 1645 p4p, 2817 weight class) and Darren Lexington (ranked 211 p4p, 316 weight class). Andersson comes to the cage accompanied by Wax -- Who Is Next. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Darren Lexington was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Montrese Andersson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Darren Lexington!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Colin Fray and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andersson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lexington slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Andersson ducks under a wild hook from Lexington.
Andersson instigates a clinch.
Andersson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lexington tests Andersson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
 It looks like Montrese Andersson has been cut.
Andersson cracks Lexington with an open hand slap.
Andersson wants to clinch.
Andersson misses with a wild body shot.
Lexington throws out a powerful jab.
Andersson wants to clinch up but Lexington keeps it at a distance.
Andersson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lexington feints and then cracks Andersson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Andersson down.
Andersson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lexington sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lexington now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A left lands for Andersson.
Andersson cracks Lexington with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lexington thows a leg kick but Andersson checks it
and Andersson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Andersson jabs Lexington to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andersson pushes Lexington up against the cage in a clinch.
Andersson letting Lexington take a breather here.
Andersson lands with a short shot to the head.
Andersson misses with a punch to the body.
Andersson lands an elbow inside.
Andersson tries a body shot but Lexington blocks it.
A right handed body shot lands from Andersson.
Lexington looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Andersson keeps control of Lexington as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lexington escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A big right from Lexington misses.
A punch combination from Lexington misses.
A little feinted left hand from Andersson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Andersson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Andersson misses with a wild combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Lexington misses the target.
Andersson has managed to clinch.
Andersson blocks a body shot from Lexington.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andersson has a couple of punches blocked by Lexington.
Andersson blocks a body shot from Lexington.
Lexington escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lexington cracks Andersson with an open hand slap.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lexington connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Andersson momentarily.
Lexington's jab looks to have found its range, popping Andersson under the eye.
Andersson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Andersson is rocked!
Andersson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lexington.
Oh Andersson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lexington waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Andersson.
Lexington throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Andersson seems to have got his legs back now.
No joy there for Lexington, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Andersson misses with a double jab.
Andersson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lexington.
Nice defenses there by Lexington.
Andersson misses with an uppercut. Lexington saw that one coming.
Lexington moves out of range as Andersson throws a body kick.
Nice cross by Lexington.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lexington scores with a nice right hand.
Lexington bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Andersson's head backwards.
Andersson avoids the body shot from Lexington.
Lexington pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Andersson throws a series of punches but Lexington moves out of range.
Andersson lands a head shot.
Andersson misses with a wild combination.
Andersson wants to clinch.
Andersson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lexington misses with a wild body shot.
Andersson tries to bum rush Lexington with a series of wild strikes but Lexington uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lexington throws a front kick aimed at Andersson's knee but Andersson avoids it well.
Andersson throws a body shot but no joy.
Andersson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lexington thows a leg kick but Andersson checks it
and Andersson counters with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Andersson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Andersson with a hook.
Lexington scores with a nice head shot.
Andersson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Andersson scores with a nice strike.
Lexington is rocked!
Darren Lexington is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lexington lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lexington is still on wobbly legs! Can Andersson finish him?
Lexington has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Lexington lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lexington seems to have recovered his senses.
Lexington circles away from the clinch attempt.
Andersson checks a low kick from Lexington.
Lexington throws a solid leg kick but Andersson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lexington.
Lexington pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Andersson is looking for a counter combo.
Lexington misses with a looping right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lexington throws a right and a left that Andersson avoids nicely.
Andersson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lexington.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Darren Lexington will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Montrese Andersson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Andersson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lexington.
Andersson checks a leg kick.
Andersson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Andersson checks a leg kick.
Darren Lexington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lexington swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Andersson lands a jab to the nose.
Lexington misses with a low kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lexington darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Darren Lexington seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lexington throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Andersson.
Andersson lands an overhand right.
Lexington connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lexington throws a shot to the body.
Lexington throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Andersson wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Andersson misses with a two punch combination.
A shot to the liver by Lexington. Beautiful body shot.
Andersson lands with a nice body punch.
Lexington throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Andersson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lexington looks to land a combination but Andersson avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lexington misses with a right hand
and Andersson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lexington has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Andersson finds it's way round the side to connect with Lexington's head.
Andersson lands with a nice body kick.
Lexington is breathing heavily.
Andersson throws a leg kick but Lexington sees it coming and moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Andersson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Andersson wants to slow Lexington down by chopping away at his legs.
A punch lands to the side of Andersson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Andersson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Lexington sprawls well initially but Andersson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Andersson trying to pass the guard but Lexington defending well.
Lexington is trying to maintain the position but Andersson is very close to passing his half guard.
Andersson controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andersson gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Andersson dodges the punch combination from Lexington.
Lexington avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lexington stalks Andersson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Andersson's face. Andersson staggers backwards, shaken.
Lexington misses with the combination.
Lexington with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Andersson to score with a decent uppercut.
Lexington takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Andersson stalks Lexington and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lexington's face. Lexington staggers backwards, shaken.
Lexington jabs at Andersson's body.
Lexington throws an overhand right that lands on Andersson's shoulder, as Andersson tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andersson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Andersson blocks the leg kick.
Andersson moves into the clinch.
Andersson manages to break the clinch.
Lexington throws out a powerful jab.
Andersson feints a jab promting Lexington to slip. Andersson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Lexington slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Lexington swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lexington lands a jab.
Lexington throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lexington lands with a cross.
Andersson lands with an overhand left.
Lexington tries to land a front kick but Andersson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The fighters circling - Lexington throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It looked like Andersson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Andersson lands a jab to Lexington's midsection.
Andersson tries to close the distance and clinch but Lexington swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lexington stuns Andersson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andersson throws a jab when Lexington was well out of range.
A swing and a miss from Andersson.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Andersson!
Lexington misses with a series of wild punches.
Lexington is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Andersson throws a hook but Lexington blocks it.
Lexington lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Lexington has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Andersson throws a nice looking combination but Lexington bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lexington throws a poor cross that misses
and Andersson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A bone on bone clash there as Andersson blocks the leg kick.
Lexington throws a combination that misses
and Andersson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Andersson misses with a two punch combination.
Lexington lands a two punch combo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lexington throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Andersson drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lexington looking for a sweep. Not yet Lexington, not yet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Montrese Andersson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Montrese Andersson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Lexington throws out a leg kick but Andersson moves out of range and Lexington only half commits.
Montrese Andersson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lexington gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Andersson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Andersson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andersson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Andersson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andersson continues to stall.
Andersson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Andersson is working hard here to advance position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Andersson controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Andersson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lexington dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Andersson. That did some damage!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andersson slips a jab from Lexington.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Lexington - that will leave a mark!
Andersson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Andersson misses with a straight right.
Andersson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Andersson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lexington's waist but Lexington gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Andersson off to one side.
Lexington looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lexington tried to score with a low kick but Andersson checks it.
Andersson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lexington lands a nice shot to the body.
Andersson slips under a jab.
A big right from Andersson misses.
Andersson wants to clinch up but Lexington keeps it at a distance.
Lexington throws a hook to the side of Andersson's head but Andersson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Andersson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Andersson tries to clinch but Lexington is having none of it.
Lexington scores with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lexington throws a nice looking combination but Andersson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Andersson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Andersson with a jab.
Lexington ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Andersson moves away.
Lexington displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Lexington throws a right and a left that Andersson avoids nicely.
Lexington bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Andersson's head.
A swing and a miss from Lexington.
Lexington feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Anderssons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Andersson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Andersson scores with a nice strike.
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!
Andersson lands a front kick.
Andersson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Lexington if he has to take too many more of those.
Andersson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lexington thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sloppy strikes from Andersson. Those never looked like landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andersson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Lexington back to the cage. Andersson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Lexington lands a nice hook to Andersson's body. Andersson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lexington takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lexington with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Andersson to score with a decent uppercut.
A combination from Andersson does no damage.
It seemed like Lexington was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Andersson doesn't manage to clinch there - Lexington circles away.
Andersson staying out of range there.
Andersson ducks under a wild hook from Lexington.
Andersson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lexington.
Lexington tries to land a leg kick but Andersson saw it coming and moves away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lexington checks a leg kick.
Andersson moves in looking to clinch but Lexington pushes him off.
Andersson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lexington swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Andersson throws a right hand that Lexington ducks under and follows up with a left that Lexington also avoids with ease.
Andersson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Darren Lexington.
I think Lexington 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Montrese Andersson!
Montrese Andersson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Borwornsit Ngam Chit (ranked 1919 p4p, 2910 weight class) and Jack Ryan (ranked 224 p4p, 316 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Borwornsit Ngam Chit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Ryan!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Roger Salmon and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ngam Chit misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ngam Chit throws a shot from downtown. Ryan moves away and avoids it.
Borwornsit Ngam Chit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ryan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ryan throws out a loose jab but Ngam Chit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ryan avoids the body shot from Ngam Chit.
Ngam Chit throws a sloppy head kick and Ryan moves out of range easily.
Ryan steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Ngam Chit.
Ryan lands a two punch combo.
Ryan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ngam Chit sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ryan gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nice defenses there by Ngam Chit.
Ngam Chit's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ryan under the eye.
Ngam Chit fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ngam Chit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
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!
Ngam Chit swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Ryan counter with a right hand.
Ngam Chit uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ryan.
Ngam Chit looks to score with a jab to the body but Ryan is just out of range.
Ryan looks to throw the jab but Ngam Chit is out of range.
Ryan is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Ngam Chit throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ngam Chit pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ngam Chit takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ngam Chit looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ngam Chit looks to land a left hand but Ryan moved out of range nicely.
Ngam Chit is looking to wear down Ryan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ngam Chit fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ryan, pushing him back against the cage.
A hook to the body from Ryan.
Ngam Chit wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ngam Chit wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ngam Chit blocking some punches.
Ryan tries to throw a body punch but Ngam Chit avoids it by throwing Ryan back against the cage.
Ryan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ngam Chit backwards.
Ngam Chit is trying to force a seperation but Ryan has the dominant position.
Ngam Chit manages to break the clinch.
Ryan defending well as Ngam Chit loads up on a big left hand.
Ryan swings widly with a right hand
and Ngam Chit counters with a nice uppercut.
Ryan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ryan throws a body shot but no joy.
Ngam Chit tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ngam Chit lands a leg kick that knocks Ryan off balance momentarily.
Ryan throws a jab but it's blocked by Ngam Chit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan scores with a nice head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ngam Chit misses with a body shot.
Ngam Chit throws a head kick that misses.
Ngam Chit lands with a good body shot.
Ngam Chit catches Ryan with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ryan moves out of range as Ngam Chit strikes.
Ryan clinches up against the cage.
Ryan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ngam Chit's elbow.
Ngam Chit breaks from the clinch.
Ngam Chit takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ngam Chit pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ryan walks into a straight right hand from Ngam Chit.
Ngam Chit looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ngam Chit changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ngam Chit bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ryan's head backwards.
A swing and a miss from Ryan.
Ryan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ngam Chit swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ryan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ryan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ngam Chit.
Ngam Chit moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ngam Chit creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ngam Chit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ngam Chit breaks from the clinch.
Ngam Chit bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ryan throws a nice looking combination but Ngam Chit bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ngam Chit blocks a jab.
Ryan loads up on a big right hand but Ngam Chit slips the punch.
Ngam Chit is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ngam Chit misses with an uppercut
and Ryan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ngam Chit throws a big shot that misses.
Ryan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ngam Chit sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ryan avoids the body shot from Ngam Chit.
Ryan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ryan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ryan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ngam Chit.
Ryan throws a right and a left that Ngam Chit avoids nicely.
Ngam Chit throws a body shot but no joy.
A little jabbing left from Ryan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Ngam Chit throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ngam Chit wants to clinch.
Ngam Chit ducks under a wild hook from Ryan.
Ngam Chit cracks Ryan with an open hand slap.
Ngam Chit lands with a hook. Ryan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ngam Chit throws an overhand right that lands on Ryan's shoulder, as Ryan tries to avoid the shot.
Ngam Chit scores with a nice head shot.
Ryan throws a hook to the side of Ngam Chit's head but Ngam Chit sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ryan might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ngam Chit, as that shot connected.
Ngam Chit misses with a jab to the body
and Ryan counters with a one-two to the body.
Ngam Chit throws a head kick that misses
and Ryan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ngam Chit cracks a nice hook into Ryan's ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ryan misses with an uppercut.
Ngam Chit on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ngam Chit's corner calls for a 1-2. Ngam Chit obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ngam Chit throws a sloppy head kick
and Ryan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
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 Borwornsit Ngam Chit will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Ngam Chit throws a leg kick which misses Ryan's front leg but catches the back leg as Ryan tries to avoid it.
Ryan keeps the fight on the outside.
Ngam Chit takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ngam Chit misses with a body punch
and Ryan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ngam Chit fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ryan moves out of range of the strikes.
Ryan staying out of range there.
Ngam Chit closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ngam Chit is trying to push Ryan away but Ryan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ryan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ryan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ngam Chit manages to break the clinch.
Ngam Chit throws a head kick that misses
and Ryan counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ngam Chit scores with a body shot.
Ryan moves away from the strike by Ngam Chit.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ryan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ngam Chit moves away.
Ryan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ngam Chit throws out the jab.
Ryan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ngam Chit stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Ryan.
Ngam Chit throws a shot from downtown. Ryan moves away and avoids it.
Ryan appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ngam Chit throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ryan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ryan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ngam Chit circles away quickly and effectively.
Ryan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ngam Chit manages to avoid it.
Ngam Chit misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ryan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ngam Chit stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ryan misses with an uppercut. Ngam Chit saw that one coming.
The fighters circling - Ryan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ngam Chit is looking to counter punch.
Ryan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ngam Chit misses with an uppercut. Ryan saw that one coming.
Ngam Chit lands the left hand.
Ryan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ngam Chit tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ryan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ngam Chit throws a head kick that Ryan semi-blocks.
Ngam Chit looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ryan blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan throws a jab but it's blocked by Ngam Chit.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ngam Chit looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ngam Chit missing with a left hand there. Ryan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ryan wants to counter with a clinch but Ngam Chit pushes him away.
Ngam Chit throws a hook but Ryan avoids it easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ryan.
Ryan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ryan throws a looping overhand right but Ngam Chit ducks down to avoid it.
Ngam Chit bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ryan's head backwards.
Ngam Chit throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ryan throws a big shot that misses.
Borwornsit Ngam Chit is winning the standup battle so far.
Ryan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ryan prevents a body shot from Ngam Chit.
Ngam Chit prevents a body shot from Ryan.
Ryan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ngam Chit's efforts to push away.
Ngam Chit is trying to force a seperation but Ryan has the dominant position.
Ryan prevents a body shot from Ngam Chit.
A short right from Ryan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ngam Chit is looking to break free of the clinch but Ryan has double underhooks.
Ryan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ryan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ryan is trying to break the clinch but Ngam Chit is controlling him.
Ryan misses with a punch to the body.
Ryan misses with a hook from the clinch.
A hook to the body from Ryan.
Ryan trying to control the position but instead, Ngam Chit has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ryan into the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Ngam Chit's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ngam Chit is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ngam Chit is trying to break free.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ryan manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Ngam Chit prevents a body shot from Ryan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ngam Chit can't break the clinch.
Ryan throws a head punch that misses.
Ngam Chit is trying to break the clinch but Ryan has him pressed against the cage.
Ngam Chit escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A shot to the body from Ngam Chit misses
and Ryan counters with a nice uppercut.
Ngam Chit comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ngam Chit tries a head kick but it misses.
Ngam Chit slips under a jab.
Ryan moves out of range as Ngam Chit strikes.
Ngam Chit uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ryan.
Ryan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ngam Chit in his tracks.
Ryan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A shot to the body from Ryan misses
and Ngam Chit counters with a big head kick but Ryan shrugs it off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ryan avoids the head kick by Ngam Chit.
Ryan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ngam Chit misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ryan misses with a hook. Ngam Chit ducked under it nicely.
Ngam Chit staying out of range there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jack Ryan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're 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.
Ngam Chit misses with a looping right.
Ngam Chit misses the shot to the body.
Nice cross by Ngam Chit.
Ryan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ngam Chit throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Ngam Chit misses the jab.
Ryan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ryan throws a series of punches but Ngam Chit avoids them all with ease.
Ngam Chit feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Ngam Chit misses with a left hand
enabling Ryan to counter with a crisp jab.
Ryan catches Ngam Chit with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ryan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ngam Chit on the side of the head.
Ngam Chit is rocked!
Ngam Chit gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Ryan gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Ngam Chit is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Ryan!
A victorious Jack Ryan thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Flaming Kerotan (ranked 3951 p4p, 1595 weight class) and Mick Taylor (ranked 244 p4p, 118 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Flaming Kerotan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mick Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Micheangelo Fripello and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Kerotan misses.
A nice side step and Taylor releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kerotan swings widly with a right hand
and Taylor counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Taylor is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Kerotan is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mick Taylor!
Mick Taylor seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Michele Rene Gaspard (ranked 955 p4p, 1561 weight class) and John Joe Smith (ranked 68 p4p, 112 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that John Joe Smith was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Michele Rene Gaspard!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Joe Smith!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Roger Salmon and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gaspard looks to land a left hand but Smith moved out of range nicely.
Gaspard misses with a straight left.
Smith throws a looping overhand right but Gaspard ducks down to avoid it.
Gaspard wants to clinch up but Smith keeps it at a distance.
Gaspard displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smith throws out the jab.
Smith throws a shot from downtown. Gaspard moves away and avoids it.
Gaspard doesn't manage to clinch there - Smith circles away.
Gaspard moves into range and clinches up with Smith.
Smith breaks from the clinch.
Smith missing with a left hand there. Gaspard was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Smith pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gaspard works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gaspard scores with a hook.
Gaspard has closed the distance and engaged Smith in a clinch.
Smith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gaspard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gaspard uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
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!
Gaspard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gaspard closes the distance and pushes Smith back into the cage.
Smith's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gaspard bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Smith throws a series of punches but Gaspard avoids them all with ease.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gaspard catches Smith with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jab by Gaspard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaspard slips under a jab from Smith.
Smith throws an overhand right that lands on Gaspard's shoulder, as Gaspard tries to avoid the shot.
Gaspard lands with an uppercut that bounces Smith off the cage and back into range.
Gaspard scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gaspard moves into the clinch.
Gaspard pulls guard.
Smith avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Smith is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Smith postures up.
Gaspard wants to control but Smith passes easily into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaspard wants to get back to full guard.
Gaspard moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Gaspard has an active guard here but Smith has managed to pass into half guard.
Gaspard is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at League of Shadows MMA, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Smith is looking to pass Gaspard's guard but actually Gaspard recovers to full guard.
Gaspard has his foot on Smith's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Smith works his way back into a safe position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith postures up.
Gaspard looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gaspard escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Smith gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gaspard has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Smith can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gaspard is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Gaspard has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Smith can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gaspard is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gaspard has his foot on Smith's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Smith works his way back into a safe position though.
Smith trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gaspard keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Michele Rene Gaspard dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Smith misses with a hook.
Gaspard seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Smith swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gaspard wants to clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gaspard throws a lazy right hand but Smith sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gaspard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Gaspard keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Michele Rene Gaspard is winning the standup battle so far.
Smith misses with a body kick.
Smith slips under a jab from Gaspard.
Gaspard clinches.
Smith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smith throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gaspard is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smith can do to turn this around?
Smith fails to land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Gaspard misses.
Gaspard tries to clinch but Smith is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith moves out of range of the strikes.
Gaspard slips a jab from Smith.
Gaspard tries to counter by clinching up but Smith breaks away and moves out of range.
Gaspard is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Smith throws a looping overhand right but Gaspard ducks down to avoid it.
Gaspard slips a straight right by Smith.
Smith misses the jab.
Smith lands a nice shot to the body.
Smith has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith misses with a straight right.
Gaspard was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gaspard misses with a hook. Smith ducked under it nicely.
Gaspard slips under a jab.
Smith throws a hook to the side of Gaspard's head but Gaspard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big left from Smith misses.
Smith misses with an uppercut. Gaspard saw that one coming.
Smith misses with a hook. Gaspard ducked under it nicely.
Gaspard throws out a loose jab but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gaspard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gaspard throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Smith stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gaspard doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gaspard is looking to clinch.
Smith misses with an uppercut. Gaspard saw that one coming.
Gaspard tries to counter by clinching up but Smith breaks away and moves out of range.
Gaspard slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Smith uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gaspard.
Smith looks to land a left hand but Gaspard moved out of range nicely.
Nice uppercut lands for Smith. That snapped Gaspard's head back.
Smith is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gaspard.
Gaspard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gaspard moves away from the strike by Smith.
Gaspard tries to counter by clinching up but Smith breaks away and moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gaspard's corner calls for a 1-2. Gaspard obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Gaspard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaspard tries to clinch but Smith is having none of it.
Gaspard misses with a body shot.
Gaspard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
Smith lands a jab to the nose.
Gaspard tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Smith manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gaspard closes the distance and clinches.
Smith has had enough of the clinch but Gaspard keeps him there for the moment.
Gaspard decides to pull guard.
Smith wants to control from the top but Gaspard keeps moving.
Gaspard throws his legs up looking for a submission but Smith uses it to pass to side control.
Gaspard is not content to let Smith control the position.
Gaspard gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaspard bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gaspard postures up.
Gaspard slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Gaspard tries to free his leg and advance position but Smith is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaspard trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gaspard trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Smith manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Gaspard has control of Smith's left arm, preventing Smith from doing any damage.
Gaspard has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Smith is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Gaspard.
Gaspard gets back to half guard.
Gaspard looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Joe Smith showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt.
Smith works the jab nicely.
Smith throws a hook to the side of Gaspard's head but Gaspard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gaspard misses with a straight left.
Gaspard takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Smith lands with a nice body punch.
Smith throws an overhand right that lands on Gaspard's shoulder, as Gaspard tries to avoid the shot.
Gaspard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Smith is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gaspard.
Gaspard wants to clinch up but Smith keeps it at a distance.
Smith lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gaspard backs up against the cage.
Gaspard doesn't manage to clinch there - Smith circles away.
Smith jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gaspard is looking to counter the offense by Smith and move into the clinch.
Smith throws out a loose jab but Gaspard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gaspard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gaspard 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gaspard has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Smith avoids the body shot from Gaspard.
Gaspard wants to clinch up but Smith keeps it at a distance.
Smith looks to land a right hand but Gaspard moved out of range.
Gaspard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
Gaspard ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Smith does it's job there.
Gaspard waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Smith.
Smith swats away the attempt to clinch by Gaspard.
Smith throws a jab when Gaspard was well out of range.
Smith lunges at Gaspard with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gaspard's hand.
Smith displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Gaspard gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Smith breaks the clinch.
Gaspard moves into the clinch successfully.
Gaspard lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gaspard is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Smith to keep the fight standing.
A short right from Gaspard on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith tries to break the clinch but Gaspard is controlling the position.
Gaspard fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Gaspard keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Smith's efforts to push away.
Gaspard tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Smith just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michele Rene Gaspard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith has had enough of the clinch but Gaspard keeps him there for the moment.
Smith escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Smith throws a big shot that misses.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gaspard manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with a straight right.
Gaspard tries to counter by clinching up but Smith breaks away and moves out of range.
Gaspard missing with a left hand there. Smith was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Smith misses with a hook.
Gaspard scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gaspard.
Smith lands with a hook. Gaspard tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Smith throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gaspard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gaspard throws a hook but Smith avoids it easily.
Smith fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gaspard blocks a jab.
Gaspard wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Smith swinging wildly here.
Smith throws a hook but Gaspard avoids it easily.
Smith throws out a loose jab but Gaspard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gaspard uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Smith.
Smith tries to keep at a distance but Gaspard has taken the fight into the clinch.
Smith is trying to push Gaspard away but Gaspard has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaspard lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Smith is looking to break free of the clinch but Gaspard has double underhooks.
Smith is looking to break free of the clinch but Gaspard has double underhooks.
Smith breaks from the clinch.
Gaspard rushes Smith and presses him up against the cage.
Smith prevents a body shot from Gaspard.
Gaspard fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Smith breaks the clinch.
Gaspard ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Gaspard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
Gaspard tries to clinch up but Smith circles away and keeps his distance.
It seemed like Smith was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Smith misses with a body kick.
Gaspard throws the left hand but Smith avoids the punch easily.
Smith misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gaspard moves away.
Gaspard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Gaspard tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smith paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Smith is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gaspard.
Gaspard slips under a jab.
Smith throws a looping overhand right but Gaspard ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaspard throws out a loose jab but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gaspard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Smith's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gaspard connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Smith scrambles back to his feet.
Gaspard throws a looping overhand right but Smith ducks down to avoid it.
Gaspard ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gaspard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smith sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gaspard slips under a jab from Smith.
Smith throws a hook but Gaspard avoids it easily.
Gaspard has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A slow jab from Smith misses its intended target.
Gaspard appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Smith misses the jab.
Smith missing with a left hand there. Gaspard was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gaspard drives through and clinches with Smith against the cage.
Gaspard fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Gaspard jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Smith walks away with a smile on his face. Gaspard gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gaspard lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith misses with a straight right.
Smith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gaspard moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Gaspard is just out of range.
As Smith tries to get set, Gaspard tries to push him back and clinch up but Smith manages to avoid the attempt.
Gaspard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smith swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smith staying out of range there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Joe Smith really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Gaspard misses with a hook.
Smith dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gaspard fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gaspard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Smith connects with a body shot.
Gaspard slips a straight right by Smith.
Smith throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gaspard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smith.
Gaspard wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Gaspard misses with a looping left.
As Gaspard backs off Smith throws a huge counter combo but Gaspard manages to avoid it all.
Gaspard tries to clinch up.
Smith is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Gaspard with a body shot.
Gaspard scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gaspard tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Smith manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gaspard moves in looking to clinch but Smith pushes him off.
Gaspard on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gaspard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smith.
Gaspard scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Smith missing with a left hand there. Gaspard was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gaspard scores with a hook to the body. Smith takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith looks to land a left hand but Gaspard moved out of range nicely.
Smith moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Gaspard takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaspard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Smith throws a front kick that sends Gaspard stumbling back into the cage.
Gaspard forces Smith back against the cage and clinches.
Smith pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed right hand from Smith misses the target.
Gaspard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Gaspard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gaspard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Smith! But no joy.
Gaspard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Gaspard lands a really nice looking cross but Smith seems unphased.
Gaspard scores with a jab to the body.
Smith scores with a sloppy right hand. Gaspard should have avoided that one.
Smith is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gaspard.
Gaspard scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gaspard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Smith getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gaspard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smith thuds his shin into the meat of Gaspard's side.
Gaspard takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Smith throws a jab but it's blocked by Gaspard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaspard avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gaspard is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Smith.
Gaspard throws a jab but it's blocked by Smith.
Smith throws an overhand right that lands on Gaspard's shoulder, as Gaspard tries to avoid the shot.
Gaspard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Smith lands a body shot.
Smith scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gaspard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smith swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gaspard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gaspard. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gaspard tests Smith's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Smith misses with a looping left.
Gaspard pushes Smith up against the cage in a clinch.
Smith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smith slips under a jab from Gaspard.
Gaspard slips under a jab from Smith.
Smith scores with a jab to the body.
Gaspard doesn't manage to clinch there - Smith circles away.
Gaspard ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Gaspard tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Smith manages to circle out of the way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith walks into a straight right hand from Gaspard.
A slow jab from Smith misses its intended target.
Gaspard tries to counter by clinching up but Smith breaks away and moves out of range.
Smith looks to land a right hand but Gaspard moved out of range.
A big left from Gaspard misses.
Smith throws the kick towards the body but Gaspard avoids it.
Gaspard wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Gaspard has taken the fight to the clinch.
Smith breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smith throws a shot from downtown. Gaspard moves away and avoids it.
Smith is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gaspard.
Gaspard lands a nice hook to Smith's body. Smith takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Smith throws a jab when Gaspard was well out of range.
Gaspard clobbers Smith with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Smith throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gaspard tries to counter by clinching up but Smith breaks away and moves out of range.
Smith keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gaspard.
Smith misses with an uppercut. Gaspard saw that one coming.
Nice body kick from Smith.
Gaspard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith was well out of range. Poor timing from Gaspard.
Gaspard slips under a jab.
Gaspard lands a slapping body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gaspard throws a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaspard moves into the clinch successfully.
Smith breaks from the clinch.
Gaspard drives through and clinches with Smith against the cage.
Smith wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Smith working hard to break the clinch.
Gaspard swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith is trying to push Gaspard away but Gaspard has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Gaspard tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Smith smiles and moves away.
Gaspard is looking to clinch but Smith is avoiding it.
Jab, jab by Gaspard - just one landing.
Smith throws a hook but Gaspard avoids it easily.
Gaspard gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Smith pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smith misses with a looping left.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith throws a right and a left that Gaspard avoids nicely.
Smith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gaspard moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gaspard scores with a jab.
Gaspard tries to close the distance and clinch but Smith swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Smith throws a hook but Gaspard avoids it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Joe Smith dominated that fourth round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Smith scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Gaspard uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Smith.
Gaspard is looking to counter the offense by Smith and move into the clinch.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gaspard.
Gaspard clinches with his opponent.
Gaspard lands a right hand.
Gaspard is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Smith to keep the fight standing.
Gaspard keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Smith's efforts to push away.
Smith breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smith avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smith misses with an uppercut. Gaspard saw that one coming.
Smith closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt.
Smith misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Gaspard misses the target.
Gaspard scores with a sloppy right hand. Smith should have avoided that one.
Gaspard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Smith lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Smith.
Smith throws a hook but Gaspard avoids it easily.
Gaspard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smith.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaspard tries to clinch up but Smith circles away and keeps his distance.
Smith throws out a counter right but Gaspard avoids it with no problem.
Gaspard misses with a body shot.
Smith throws a hook but Gaspard avoids it easily.
Smith has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gaspard finds it's way round the side to connect with Smith's head.
Gaspard's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Smith connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gaspard scrambles back to his feet.
Gaspard fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gaspard darts in and clinches Smith up against the cage.
Smith manages to break the clinch.
Smith has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gaspard ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Smith misses with an uppercut.
Gaspard catches Smith with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A big left from Smith misses.
Smith throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gaspard misses with a wild body shot.
Smith lands a front kick.
Smith scores with a decent looking hook.
Gaspard tries to clinch there but Smith circles away.
Smith connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gaspard looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaspard tries to close the distance and clinch but Smith swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gaspard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smith keeps the fight on the outside.
Gaspard bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gaspard doesn't manage to clinch there - Smith circles away.
Gaspard displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smith throws out the jab.
Smith throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gaspard sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A quick step to the side and Gaspard tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gaspard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smith throws a big shot that misses.
Gaspard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Smith connects with a nice looking jab.
Gaspard cracks Smith with a right hand to the side of the head.
Smith thuds a left hand into Gaspard's body.
Gaspard tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Smith manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gaspard fails in his attempt to clinch.
Smith misses with a looping right.
Gaspard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Gaspard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
Smith with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gaspard avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaspard ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Smith throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gaspard.
Gaspard punishes Smith's body with a nice straight punch.
Smith avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smith darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gaspard cracks Smith with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gaspard moves in looking to clinch but Smith pushes him off.
Gaspard looks to land a right hand but Smith moved out of range.
Gaspard misses with a looping left.
Gaspard doesn't manage to clinch there - Smith circles away.
Gaspard forces Smith back against the cage and clinches.
Smith breaks the clinch.
Gaspard throws a jab when Smith was well out of range.
Smith misses with a straight right.
Smith scores with a hook to the body. Gaspard takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Smith misses with an uppercut.
Gaspard misses with a body shot.
Gaspard has Smith up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaspard jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Smith walks away with a smile on his face. Gaspard gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Gaspard blocks a jab.
Gaspard is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gaspard takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gaspard slips a straight right by Smith.
Gaspard doesn't manage to clinch there - Smith circles away.
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gaspard was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
Gaspard tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Smith manages to circle out of the way.
Gaspard throws the left hand but Smith avoids the punch easily.
Gaspard tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Smith manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gaspard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Smith.
Gaspard blocks a jab.
Gaspard moves into the clinch.
Smith is looking to break free of the clinch but Gaspard has double underhooks.
Gaspard tries to pull guard but Smith forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michele Rene Gaspard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gaspard lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gaspard tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Michele Rene Gaspard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith is trying to break the clinch but Gaspard is controlling him.
Gaspard swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Joe Smith comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Smith 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 46:49
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 46:49
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Joe Smith!
John Joe Smith is the new bantamweight champion!
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