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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Josh Wilkinson (ranked 2198 p4p, 2845 weight class) and Ricardo Cruz (ranked 299 p4p, 366 weight class). Wilkinson's entrance music is The Who - Eminence front. A fine choice. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Ricardo Cruz enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Josh Wilkinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricardo Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Russell Pearce and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz scores with a nice strike.
Wilkinson looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Wilkinson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Cruz darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nice body punch from Cruz.
A jab from Cruz does it's job there.
Ricardo Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cruz lands with a straight right. Wilkinson didn't see that one coming.
Wilkinson needs to keep his hands up - Cruz had a free shot at his head there.
Cruz throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Wilkinson was covering up waiting for the punch and Cruz finishes the takedown easily into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cruz is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Cruz's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Cruz thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Cruz cracks Wilkinson with a solid left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilkinson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cruz gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Cruz is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Cruz with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Cruz controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Cruz with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Cruz chips away with some ground and pound.
 Wilkinson is rocked!
Cruz showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Oh Wilkinson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz drops back looking for a leg! Wilkinson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Wilkinson manages to kick Cruz off! Cruz jumps back into Wilkinson's guard.
Wilkinson seems to have got his legs back now.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Cruz's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Cruz controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Cruz wants to control from the top but Wilkinson keeps moving.
Cruz slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Cruz's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Cruz is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Cruz trying to control but Wilkinson is working from the bottom.
Wilkinson looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Wilkinson wants to sweep but no luck.
Wilkinson looking for a guillotine here but Cruz defends easily.
Cruz 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.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Cruz has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Cruz shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Cruz slows the pace down in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cruz's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wilkinson actively working from the bottom here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Cruz dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Cruz shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Wilkinson napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Wilkinson tries to improve position but can't.
Cruz is trying to get an arm triangle but Wilkinson is defending well.
Cruz cracks Wilkinson with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Cruz tries for a kimura but Wilkinson is defending well.
Cruz works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Wilkinson!
Ricardo Cruz has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cruz lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Cruz has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Wilkinson's face.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cruz is landing with some decent strikes but Wilkinson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz content just to control the position here.
Cruz lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Cruz content just to control the position here.
Cruz postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Wilkinson is out cold - huge knockout for Cruz!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ricardo Cruz!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Herbert Justen (ranked 2942 p4p, 2847 weight class) and Angel Hernandez (ranked 306 p4p, 297 weight class). Justen kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Super Chargers. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Herbert Justen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Angel Hernandez!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, John Roberts and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Justen moves out of range of the body kick from Hernandez.
Hernandez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Justen moves away.
Justen moves out of range of the leg kick from Hernandez.
Justen checks a low kick from Hernandez.
Hernandez lands with a thumping leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hernandez.
Hernandez throws a leg kick that is checked
and Justen moves into the clinch.
Justen manages to pull guard.
Justen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Justen has his foot on Hernandez's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hernandez works his way back into a safe position though.
Justen working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Hernandez has passed into half guard!
Justen's coaches at Shinobi Martial Arts & Ninjutsu have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez is taking a breather. Justen 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.
Justen is concentrating on defense, preventing Hernandez from advancing position.
Justen wants to improve his position but Hernandez is controlling well.
Hernandez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Justen keeps working.
Justen tries to roll over but Hernandez keeps him under control.
Justen trying to control but Hernandez postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hernandez not doing much here.
Justen wants to get back to full guard.
Justen manages to get to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Justen working for a triangle but Hernandez defends it easily.
Justen working for submissions but it's allowed Hernandez to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez is trying to control the action in half guard but Justen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hernandez prevents Justen from improving his position.
Hernandez is controlling the pace.
Justen has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hernandez is working away from the top position though.
Hernandez prevents Justen from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Justen is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hernandez pulls his head out easily.
Justen is looking for a sweep. Hernandez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Justen with the active half guard here but Hernandez passes nicely into side control.
Hernandez controlling from side mount.
Justen tries to improve position but can't.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Angel Hernandez will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A good leg kick by Hernandez.
Angel Hernandez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hernandez lands a front kick.
Hernandez throws a head kick that misses
enabling Justen to counter with a crisp jab.
That kick from Hernandez tenderised Justen's leg. Justen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hernandez lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hernandez tries a head kick but it misses.
Justen moves out of range of the body kick from Hernandez.
Justen tries to counter by clinching up but Hernandez breaks away and moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hernandez misses with a body kick.
Justen tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Hernandez manages to circle out of the way.
Hernandez scores with a nice body kick.
Hernandez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hernandez throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hernandez. That's going to slow Justen down.
Hernandez misses with a body kick.
Justen drops down looking for a counter takedown but Hernandez sprawls and moves away.
Angel Hernandez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hernandez throws a push kick but Justen slaps the foot to one side.
Hernandez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hernandez scores with a leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Hernandez.
Hernandez misses with a low kick.
Hernandez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Justen seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Hernandez lands a nice looking kick to the body. Justen takes a step back to recover.
Hernandez connects with a looping right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez throws a low kick but it's checked well by Justen.
Justen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hernandez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hernandez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hernandez looks to land a body kick but Justen moved away.
Justen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hernandez tries to land a front kick but Justen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hernandez throws a one two combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hernandez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Justen seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Hernandez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hernandez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hernandez.
Nice takedown defense from Hernandez. No joy for Justen on that attempt.
Hernandez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hernandez scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Justen checks a low kick from Hernandez.
Hernandez connects with a body shot that sends Justen's belly button to the back.
Justen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Justen blocks the body kick.
Hernandez misses with the body kick
and Justen counters with a shoot takedown. Hernandez fights it but they end up in guard.
Justen trying to control the position from guard on top but Hernandez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Justen is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Hernandez is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Hernandez has escaped and now he's on top!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Justen looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Justen working for submissions but it's allowed Hernandez to get to half guard.
Justen is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hernandez pulls his head out easily.
Herbert Justen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Justen tries to get to full guard but Hernandez has control of the leg.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Angel Hernandez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Justen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Both fighters circling a little - Hernandez finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Hernandez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hernandez scores with a head kick.
Justen will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Hernandez looks for the body kick but Justen saw that one coming.
Justen is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Hernandez.
Justen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hernandez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hernandez works Justen's body with a nice hook.
Hernandez throws a push kick but Justen slaps the foot to one side.
Justen tries to counter with a takedown but Hernandez is quick to defend against it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hernandez tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Justen is able to avoid easily.
Hernandez looks for the body kick but Justen saw that one coming.
Justen checks a leg kick.
Hernandez swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Justen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez looks for the body kick but Justen saw that one coming.
Justen walks into a jab.
Hernandez digs a good body shot into Justen's ribs.
Justen fails to land the takedown.
Hernandez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hernandez scores with a shot to the body.
Justen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hernandez tries to work over Justen's front leg with a kick but Justen checks it.
Hernandez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hernandez feints and then cracks Justen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Justen down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Hernandez.
Hernandez throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Justen seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Justen has closed the distance and engaged Hernandez in a clinch.
Justen tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hernandez just stands there and leans against the cage.
Justen is pushing Hernandez up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Hernandez misses with a knee strike.
Knees to the body from Hernandez.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Justen tries to pull guard but Hernandez forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Herbert Justen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hernandez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Justen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Justen being controlled against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hernandez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Justen.
Hernandez lands a left hand.
Angel Hernandez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hernandez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Herbert Justen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hernandez manages to break the clinch.
A right-left combo lands from Hernandez.
Hernandez fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Justen checks it well.
Hernandez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Justen has a takedown stuffed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez throws a head kick that half lands.
Hernandez with a nice calf kick.
Hernandez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hernandez feints and then cracks Justen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Justen down.
Justen throws a shot to the body.
Herbert Justen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hernandez lets loose with a powerful body kick. Justen will feel that in the morning.
Justen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hernandez with the inside leg kick.
Hernandez misses with a body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Angel Hernandez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hernandez winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 26:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 26:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Angel Hernandez!
In defeat, Herbert Justen stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'm done... will now only focus on training my BJJ skills and support my teammates'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Reece Robertson (ranked 4434 p4p, 23686 weight class) and Inigo Montoya (ranked 454 p4p, 546 weight class). Montoya comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Crystal Method - Play For Real (Dirtyphonics Remix) kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Reece Robertson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Reece Robertson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Inigo Montoya!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Franklyn Lucas and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montoya throws a right and a left that both miss.
Robertson feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Robertson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Montoya thuds a left hand into Robertson's body.
Inigo Montoya seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Robertson misses the shot to the body.
Montoya has closed the distance and engaged Robertson in a clinch.
Robertson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Montoya blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Montoya.
Robertson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Montoya lands with a right to the head.
Montoya lands with a left to the head.
Robertson lands a shoulder strike.
Robertson cracks Montoya with a nice body shot.
Robertson is trying to maintain a safe position but Montoya gets an underhook and turns Robertson into the cage.
Montoya breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
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!
Montoya rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Robertson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Montoya defending well as Robertson loads up on a big left hand.
Decent striking displayed by Montoya there.
 It looks like Reece Robertson has been cut.
Montoya uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Robertson.
Montoya connects with a single shot there.
Montoya misses with a hook. Robertson ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montoya misses with a hook to the body
letting Robertson counter with a right hand.
Montoya fails with an attempt to clinch.
Robertson feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Montoya throws a series of punches but Robertson avoids them all with ease.
Montoya fails to land with a series of punches.
Montoya ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Robertson moves away.
Montoya will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Robertson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Montoya.
Montoya drives through and clinches with Robertson against the cage.
Montoya's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Robertson throws a jab but it's blocked by Montoya.
Robertson lands with an uppercut that bounces Montoya off the cage and back into range.
Robertson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Montoya checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Montoya has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
 It looks like Inigo Montoya has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Robertson scores with a nice strike.
Robertson tests Montoya's chin there with a solid looking shot.
 Montoya is rocked!
Robertson moves out of range as Montoya strikes.
Montoya is still on wobbly legs! Can Robertson finish him?
Montoya throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Robertson counters with a right hand to the body.
Robertson tries to bum rush Montoya with a series of wild strikes but Montoya uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Montoya seems to have recovered his senses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robertson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Montoya moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Montoya moves into range and clinches up with Robertson.
Montoya managing to block the knees to the body from Robertson.
Robertson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Montoya blocks it with crossed arms.
Robertson tries to land knees in the clinch but Montoya avoids the damage to the body.
Montoya lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Robertson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Montoya avoiding damage as Robertson throws knees to the body.
Montoya lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Montoya.
Nice body punch from Montoya.
I was talking to Robertson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Robertson is breathing heavily.
Montoya struggles to land a body shot inside as Robertson controls his hands.
Robertson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Montoya closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Montoya breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Robertson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Montoya uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Robertson.
Montoya fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Robertson avoids the body shot from Montoya.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montoya bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Robertson's head.
Montoya slips a jab from Robertson.
Montoya gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Montoya struggles to land a body shot inside as Robertson controls his hands.
Montoya pushes Robertson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Robertson takes a shot to the head.
Montoya breaks from the clinch.
A left and a right from Montoya both land. Nice combination.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Robertson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Montoya is out of range and Robertson settles back down.
Montoya misses with a jab, cross combination.
Robertson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Montoya sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Montoya tries to bum rush Robertson with a series of wild strikes but Robertson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Robertson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Montoya jabs Robertson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Montoya misses with a jab, cross combination.
Robertson throws the left hand but Montoya avoids the punch easily.
Montoya looks to score with a jab to the body but Robertson is just out of range.
Robertson slips a straight right by Montoya.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robertson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Robertson misses with a hook. Montoya ducked under it nicely.
Montoya checks the leg kick nicely there.
Montoya turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Montoya throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A nice leg kick lands there from Robertson.
Montoya throws a right and a left that Robertson avoids nicely.
Robertson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Montoya drives through and clinches with Robertson against the cage.
Robertson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Montoya.
Robertson missing with knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Montoya working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Robertson lands a nice uppercut.
Montoya manages to break the clinch.
Robertson moves out of range of the strikes.
Some wild striking there from Robertson.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Inigo Montoya dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Robertson lands a jab to the head.
Montoya lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Robertson circles away quickly and effectively.
Inigo Montoya seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Robertson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Montoya takes one to the chin there.
Montoya wants to clinch up but Robertson keeps it at a distance.
No joy there for Montoya, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Robertson throws a right hand that Montoya ducks under and follows up with a left that Montoya also avoids with ease.
Robertson throws out a leg kick but Montoya moves out of range and Robertson only half commits.
Robertson throws an overhand right that lands on Montoya's shoulder, as Montoya tries to avoid the shot.
Montoya checks a low kick from Robertson.
Montoya throws a body punch but Robertson moves out of range.
Nice shot by Montoya.
Robertson looks to land a right hand but Montoya moved out of range.
Montoya misses with a leg kick.
Montoya takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Robertson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Montoya's sensitive parts.
Montoya moves into the clinch.
A short uppercut from Montoya.
Inigo Montoya seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robertson prevents a body shot from Montoya.
Robertson throws a punch but it's blocked by Montoya.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Montoya 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.
Montoya gets through Robertson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Montoya blocks a body shot from Robertson.
Robertson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Montoya on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Montoya's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Montoya lands a glancing blow to the side of Robertson's head.
Robertson moves forwards but Montoya connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Robertson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Montoya tries to clinch but Robertson is having none of it.
A combination from Montoya does no damage.
Montoya moves out of range of the strikes.
Robertson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A punch combination from Montoya misses.
Robertson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Montoya has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Montoya dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Robertson. That did some damage!
Montoya looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robertson scores with a leg kick.
Montoya clinches up against the cage.
Robertson misses with a body punch.
Robertson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Robertson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Robertson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Montoya lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Robertson or not.
Nice body punch from Montoya.
Montoya lands a body punch in the clinch.
Montoya can't find room to land a body shot as Robertson controls the action.
Montoya lands a body shot in the clinch.
Montoya breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Montoya rushes Robertson and presses him up against the cage.
Montoya's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Robertson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Robertson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Robertson throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robertson gets tackled into the cage by Montoya. Montoya maintains the clinch.
Robertson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Robertson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Montoya lands a right hand that snaps the head of Robertson backwards.
Montoya breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Robertson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A nice side step and Montoya releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A nice leg kick lands there from Montoya.
Montoya keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Montoya is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Robertson with a body shot.
Robertson misses with a looping right.
Robertson dodges the punch combination from Montoya.
Robertson slips a jab and a cross from Montoya.
Robertson throws a low kick but Montoya avoids it.
Montoya takes one to the side of the head.
Montoya darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Montoya tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Robertson lands with a right hand.
Robertson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Montoya slips under a jab.
Robertson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Montoya.
Reece Robertson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Robertson swats away the attempt to clinch by Montoya.
Robertson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Montoya.
Montoya misses with a looping left.
Montoya ducks under a wild hook from Robertson.
It seemed like Montoya was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A shot to the liver by Montoya. Beautiful body shot.
Montoya displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Montoya drops his hands momentarily and Robertson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Montoya moves into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Montoya blocks an uppercut.
Montoya avoids a wild elbow strike from Robertson.
Robertson scores with a shot to the side of Montoya's head.
Good body shot from Montoya.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Inigo Montoya will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Robertson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Robertson looks to land a left hand but Montoya moved out of range nicely.
Robertson tries to bum rush Montoya with a series of wild strikes but Montoya uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Montoya cracks Robertson with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Montoya has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Robertson to stand back up!
Robertson is rocked!
Robertson loses concentration momentarily and Montoya pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Robertson crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Montoya finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Inigo Montoya!
An intense looking Inigo Montoya took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'You are using Bonetti's Defense against me, ah? Naturally, you must expect me to attack with Capo Ferro? Unless the enemy has studied his Agrippa... which I have!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Cosman (ranked 1821 p4p, 2484 weight class) and Jackson Brown (ranked 217 p4p, 292 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, John Cosman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jackson Brown!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Eddie Farnsworth and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cosman misses with a right hand
and Brown counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Cosman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brown is trying to counter with his kicks.
Both fighters circling a little - Brown finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Cosman closes the distance and pushes Brown back into the cage.
Cosman has had enough of the clinch but Brown keeps him there for the moment.
Cosman prevents a body shot from Brown.
Brown tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brown keeps control of Cosman as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cosman prevents a body shot from Brown.
Cosman trying to stall but Brown improves his position.
Cosman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cosman tries a body shot but Brown blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice left hand lands by Brown.
Brown lands a shoulder strike.
Cosman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brown avoids it.
Brown scores with a hook to the body.
Cosman is breathing heavily.
A short right from Cosman on the inside.
Brown working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown lands a hook that snaps the head of Cosman backwards.
Cosman throws a punch but it's blocked by Brown.
Cosman misses with a body punch.
Brown lands with a light punch inside.
Nice body punch from Brown - that landed with a thud.
Brown scores with a shot to the side of Cosman's head.
Brown lands a body punch.
Brown throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Brown lands with a light punch inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Brown.
Cosman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brown lands with a light punch inside.
Cosman wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Brown gets through Cosman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Brown scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice left hand lands by Brown.
Brown lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brown is leaning against Cosman and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown lands a body punch in the clinch.
Brown breaks from the clinch.
Cosman walks into a left hand.
Brown lands a jab.
Cosman looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Brown throws a good cross that connects.
Brown throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Brown scores with a kick to the midsection.
Brown connects with a right hand. Cosman shakes it off.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Cosman crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Brown - the referee stops the clock and Cosman gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Brown. Cosman manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Brown is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Brown catches Cosman with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Brown throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Brown. Cosman shrugs it off though.
Cosman chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Brown can pounce on him.
Brown wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cosman takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Brown throws a shot to the body.
Brown scores with a decent looking hook.
Brown throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Brown throws a right hand that Cosman ducks under and follows up with a left that Cosman also avoids with ease.
Brown thows a body kick. Cosman tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Brown is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Cosman has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Brown finds it's way round the side to connect with Cosman's head.
Brown lands a nice shot that snaps Cosman's head back.
Cosman drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Brown lands with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cosman throws a looping overhand right but Brown ducks down to avoid it.
Brown with a jab.
Brown thuds his shin into the meat of Cosman's side.
Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Brown darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown delivers a nice body kick.
Cosman gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Brown.
Brown fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
John Cosman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice straight punches there by Brown. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Brown.
Cosman takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Brown lands with an uppercut that bounces Cosman off the cage and back into range.
Brown lands a nice shot to the body.
Brown connects with a leg kick.
Cosman takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Brown has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Brown bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Brown tests Cosman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brown throws a shot to the body.
Cosman with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Brown to score with a decent uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jackson Brown dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Brown scores with a jab.
Brown thuds his shin into the meat of Cosman's side.
Cosman misses with a lunging right hand
and Brown cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jackson Brown seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brown connects with a solid leg kick.
Cosman misses with a wild combination.
Brown lands a lovely overhand right.
Brown scores with a spinning back kick!
Brown buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Brown throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cosman stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Brown digs a good hook to Cosman's body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cosman tries to move into range but Brown moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Brown scores with a nice strike.
Cosman swings widly with a right hand
and Brown counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brown works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cosman takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A slapping leg kick lands for Brown.
Brown has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Brown fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Brown chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A jab from Brown finds it's way through Cosman's defenses.
Cosman with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Brown to score with a decent uppercut.
Brown lands a nice looking body kick.
Brown lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Brown lands with a cross.
Brown feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cosmans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Brown.
Cosman takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Cosman throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Brown counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Brown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Cosman crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Brown - the referee stops the clock and Cosman gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Brown. Cosman manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Brown explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Brown dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brown bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cosman's head backwards.
Brown scoring well with a low kick there.
A slapping body kick lands there for Brown.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Brown throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Cosman has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Brown.
Brown scores with a nice body kick.
Brown dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brown scores with a nice body kick.
Brown bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cosman's head.
Cosman misses with a jab to the body
and Brown makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Cosman really felt that one!
Brown stuns Cosman with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cosman is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cosman sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Brown takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Cosman takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Cosman on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Brown scores with a push kick.
Brown thuds his shin into the meat of Cosman's side.
Cosman looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Brown throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Brown uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Brown lands a nice looking kick to the body. Cosman takes a step back to recover.
Cosman misses with a hook to the body
and Brown counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cosman stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Brown.
Brown throws a series of punches but Cosman avoids them all with ease.
Brown scores with a decent looking hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Cosman if he has to take too many more of those.
Brown lands a jab-cross combination.
Brown chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Brown clobbers Cosman with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Brown scores with a push kick.
Brown cracks Cosman with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cosman takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Cosman crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Brown - the referee stops the clock and Cosman gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Brown. Cosman manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Brown listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Brown fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Brown scores with a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brown scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Brown fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Brown fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jackson Brown showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Cosman walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cosman takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice straight punches there by Brown. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Brown.
Cosman falls off balance throwing a combination
and Brown connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brown scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cosman doesn't seem bothered though.
Brown lands with a straight right. Cosman didn't see that one coming.
Brown scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Brown changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Brown. That's going to slow Cosman down.
Cosman takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown with a nice calf kick.
Brown moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cosman misses with a straight right.
A thudding body kick lands there by Brown!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown scores with a jab to the jaw.
Cosman's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Brown connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cosman scrambles back to his feet.
Brown lands with a cross.
Brown throws out a powerful jab.
Cosman takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Brown throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cosman stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Brown lands with a cross.
Brown lands a glancing blow to the side of Cosman's head.
Brown throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Brown misses with the combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Cosman crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Brown - the referee stops the clock and Cosman gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Brown. Cosman manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cosman on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Brown scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Brown - that will leave a mark!
Cosman takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Brown displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cosman throws out the jab.
Cosman on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Brown.
Cosman throws out a loose jab but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cosman takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Cosman swings widly with a right hand
and Brown connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brown throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Brown fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cosman.
Brown lands with a nice combination. Cosman backs away looking to recover.
Brown fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Brown - just one landing.
Cosman throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Brown counters with a stiff right hand.
Brown connects with a looping right hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Brown darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Brown lands a front kick.
Nice body kick from Brown.
Brown lands with a shot to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Brown scores with a four punch combination!
A jab from Brown does it's job there.
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!
Brown connects with a nice looking jab.
Brown lands with a good body shot.
Donk. Brown catches Cosman right on the button with a cross.
A thudding body kick lands there by Brown!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown scores with the left hand. Cosman knows he should have avoided that one.
Brown lets loose with a powerful body kick. Cosman will feel that in the morning.
Cosman throws a right hand that misses
and Brown counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brown stuns Cosman with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Brown delivers a nice body kick.
Cosman misses with a body punch
and Brown counters with an outside leg kick.
Brown stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Brown lands with an overhand left.
John Cosman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brown throws a shot to the body.
Nice body kick from Brown.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brown works Cosman's body with a nice hook.
Brown throws a shot to the body.
Cosman takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jackson Brown comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Brown has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 24:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 24:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jackson Brown!
Jackson Brown bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arturo Galvan (ranked 3047 p4p, 4288 weight class) and Luke Ioannou (ranked 320 p4p, 426 weight class). Luke Ioannou 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arturo Galvan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Luke Ioannou!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Lou da Vinci and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ioannou misses with a takedown
and Galvan counters with a three punch combo that has Ioannou backing up. Ioannou nods at Galvan to acknowledge the strikes.
Ioannou fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ioannou fails to land the takedown.
Arturo Galvan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luke Ioannou.
Galvan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ioannou unleashes a big counter combination but Galvan bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ioannou looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A cross from Galvan lands.
Arturo Galvan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ioannou misses with a takedown
and Galvan counters with a three punch combo that has Ioannou backing up. Ioannou nods at Galvan to acknowledge the strikes.
Galvan leaves Ioannou with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ioannou fails with the takedown.
Galvan throws a series of punches but Ioannou moves out of range.
Galvan's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Galvan duly obliges.
Galvan misses with a two punch combination.
Galvan throws a series of strikes that have Ioannou backpedaling.
Luke Ioannou seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Galvan scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ioannou shoots in for a takedown but Galvan shows good takedown defense.
Ioannou looks winded!
Ioannou has his takedown stuffed
and Galvan counters with a straight right hand.
Galvan scores with a jab. Ioannou acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ioannou shoots in but Galvan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Galvan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Galvan throws a right and a left that Ioannou avoids nicely.
Galvan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ioannou dodges the punch combination from Galvan.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Galvan throws a series of punches but Ioannou avoids them all with ease.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Arturo Galvan dominated that round.
That's time! Galvan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Galvan scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Galvan misses with an uppercut.
Ioannou throws a counter combo.
Ioannou shoots in for a takedown but Galvan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Arturo Galvan is winning the standup battle so far.
Ioannou is trying hard to land a takedown here. Galvan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
It looked like Galvan was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ioannou.
Ioannou looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Galvan went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Arturo Galvan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luke Ioannou.
Ioannou is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ioannou is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Galvan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Galvan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ioannou shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
As Ioannou looks to move away, Galvan throws a big counter combo but Ioannou just gets out of the way.
A jab from Galvan misses.
Ioannou changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Galvan tries to avoid it but Ioannou manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Galvan to the ground. Galvan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Galvan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Galvan looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Galvan misses with a series of wild punches.
Ioannou unleashes a big counter combination but Galvan bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Galvan looks to land a combination but Ioannou avoids it well.
Galvan throws a chopping leg kick but Ioannou manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Despite the aggression on Ioannou's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Arturo Galvan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice takedown defense from Galvan. No joy for Ioannou on that attempt.
Galvan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Galvan lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A jab lands there for Galvan.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Galvan tries to bum rush Ioannou with a series of wild strikes but Ioannou uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Galvan throws a chopping leg kick but Ioannou manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ioannou tries for a takedown but Galvan circles away easily
and Galvan counters with a two punch combo.
Galvan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Galvan stuffs the takedown attempt from Ioannou. Ioannou gets slowly back to his feet.
Galvan is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Ioannou.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Galvan swinging wildly here.
Ioannou takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ioannou tries to close the distance and clinch up but Galvan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Galvan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Arturo Galvan dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Galvan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ioannou feints the counter takedown.
Ioannou doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Galvan counters with a nice uppercut.
Ioannou fails with a takedown attempt.
It looked like Galvan was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Galvan looks to land a combination but Ioannou avoids it well.
Ioannou takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ioannou.
Arturo Galvan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luke Ioannou.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ioannou dodges the punch combination from Galvan.
As Galvan backs off Ioannou throws a huge counter combo but Galvan manages to avoid it all.
Galvan throws a right hand that Ioannou ducks under and follows up with a left that Ioannou also avoids with ease.
Ioannou throws a counter combo.
Ioannou tries for a takedown but Galvan circles away easily
and Galvan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Galvan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Luke Ioannou has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ioannou is trying desperately to land a takedown but Galvan is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Ioannou.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ioannou tries for a takedown but Galvan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Galvan scores with a jab.
Galvan tests Ioannou's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Galvan cracks Ioannou with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ioannou has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ioannou takes one to the side of the head.
No joy there for Galvan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ioannou is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Ioannou darts in looking for a takedown but Galvan gets double underhooks and turns Ioannou into the cage.
Galvan is looking for a counter combo.
Galvan moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Galvan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ioannou doesn't seem bothered though.
Galvan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Galvan throws a one two combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Galvan throws a nice looking combination but Ioannou bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ioannou dodges the punch combination from Galvan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Danga de danga de dang - Galvan scores with a four punch combination!
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Ioannou might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Galvan has got the better of the exchanges.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Galvan scores with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arturo Galvan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Galvan 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:24
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:24
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arturo Galvan!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Casey Peterson (ranked 1537 p4p, 2483 weight class) and Kyril Mostakaev (ranked 122 p4p, 175 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Kyril Mostakaev enters the cage!
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145
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153
14 - 11 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Casey Peterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kyril Mostakaev!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Alyssa Summers and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peterson misses with a hook.
Mostakaev wants to counter with a clinch but Peterson pushes him away.
Peterson keeps the fight on the outside.
A looping hook to the body misses from Peterson. Mostakaev does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mostakaev tries to counter with a clinch but Peterson shakes him off and moves away.
Mostakaev takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mostakaev instigates a clinch.
Mostakaev tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Mostakaev blocking some punches.
Peterson scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mostakaev tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Peterson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Mostakaev avoids the elbow strike from Peterson, against the cage.
Mostakaev jumps guard but Peterson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Casey Peterson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kyril Mostakaev.
Mostakaev tries to pull guard but Peterson won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mostakaev walks into a jab.
Mostakaev fails with an attempt to clinch.
Peterson throws a body shot but no joy.
Peterson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Peterson counters with a nice uppercut.
Mostakaev tries to close the distance and clinch up but Peterson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mostakaev gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Peterson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mostakaevs head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mostakaev tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Peterson smiles and moves away.
Mostakaev tries to clinch but Peterson moves out of range.
Mostakaev is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kyril Mostakaev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Peterson misses.
Mostakaev looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Mostakaev clinches with his opponent.
Mostakaev tries to pull guard but Peterson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Mostakaev tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Peterson smiles and moves away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mostakaev wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Peterson. That snapped Mostakaev's head back.
Peterson misses with a looping right.
Peterson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Peterson takes a swing at Mostakaev's ribcage but misses.
Mostakaev tries to clinch there but Peterson circles away.
Mostakaev looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mostakaev tries to clinch up but Peterson circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mostakaev looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Peterson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mostakaev looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
An attempted straight right counter from Peterson misses the target.
Mostakaev moves to clinch but Peterson breaks away
and Peterson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A big left from Peterson misses.
Mostakaev uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Peterson.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Casey Peterson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Mostakaev pushes Peterson up against the cage in a clinch.
Peterson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Peterson lands a hook that snaps the head of Mostakaev backwards.
Mostakaev is trying to pull guard but Peterson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Mostakaev tries to pull guard but Peterson won't allow it.
Mostakaev tries to pull guard but Peterson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Casey Peterson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kyril Mostakaev.
Peterson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Peterson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mostakaev gets a clinch.
Peterson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mostakaev jumps guard but Peterson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Mostakaev tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Peterson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Mostakaev pulls Peterson into guard.
Peterson passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson is controlling the pace.
Peterson is keen to just control but Mostakaev is a slippery customer.
Mostakaev won't allow Peterson to pass to mount.
Mostakaev wants to control but Peterson is keeping busy.
Mostakaev won't allow Peterson to pass to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Peterson is working hard here to advance position.
Peterson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mostakaev can do to turn this around?
Peterson wants to work for an arm triangle but Mostakaev is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Mostakaev is positioning himself well to prevent Peterson advancing to mount.
Mostakaev's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Mostakaev is looking to control Peterson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mostakaev avoid being mounted?
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Mostakaev gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mostakaev tries to pull guard but Peterson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Mostakaev is trying to pull guard but Peterson has him pressed against the cage.
Peterson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mostakaev tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Peterson smiles and moves away.
Mostakaev instigates a clinch.
Mostakaev tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Peterson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Nice elbow from Peterson.
Mostakaev blocks an elbow strike from Peterson.
Mostakaev tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Peterson smiles and moves away.
Mostakaev wants to clinch but Peterson slips to the side
enabling Peterson to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peterson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mostakaev moves out of range of the strikes.
Mostakaev takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Peterson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Mostakaev avoids the body shot from Peterson.
Mostakaev tries to counter by closing the distance.
Mostakaev wants to clinch but Peterson slips to the side
letting Peterson counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Peterson keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mostakaev moves into the clinch successfully.
Mostakaev blocking some punches.
Peterson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Casey Peterson dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Peterson looks to score with a jab to the body but Mostakaev is just out of range.
Casey Peterson is winning the standup battle so far.
Peterson looks to score with a jab to the body but Mostakaev is just out of range.
Mostakaev tries to close the distance and clinch up but Peterson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mostakaev walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mostakaev forces Peterson back against the cage and clinches.
Mostakaev tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Peterson smiles and moves away.
Mostakaev moves to clinch but Peterson breaks away
enabling Peterson to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mostakaev tries to clinch up
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Peterson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Peterson misses.
Mostakaev tries to close the distance and clinch but Peterson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mostakaev moves into the clinch successfully.
Mostakaev jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Peterson walks away with a smile on his face. Mostakaev gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Peterson keeps the fight on the outside.
Peterson throwing a counter right hand but Mostakaev manages to avoid it.
Mostakaev tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Peterson counters with a nice uppercut.
Mostakaev looks to clinch
and Peterson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mostakaev closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mostakaev tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Peterson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Casey Peterson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kyril Mostakaev.
Peterson struggles to land a body shot inside as Mostakaev controls his hands.
Casey Peterson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Peterson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mostakaev tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Peterson smiles and moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Peterson misses the target.
Mostakaev is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A big right from Peterson misses.
Mostakaev tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mostakaev ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mostakaev tries to clinch up but Peterson circles away and keeps his distance.
Peterson looks to score with a jab to the body but Mostakaev is just out of range.
Mostakaev gets a clinch.
Mostakaev jumps guard but Peterson stands there with Mostakaev around his waist. Mostakaev gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kyril Mostakaev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mostakaev tries to pull guard but Peterson won't allow it.
Mostakaev jumps guard.
Peterson being controlled here momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mostakaev working a defensive guard here.
Mostakaev being controlled here, momentarily.
Casey Peterson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mostakaev has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Peterson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that's the end of the fight!
Casey Peterson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Peterson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Casey Peterson!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Klaas Jan Tijhoff (ranked 1132 p4p, 2018 weight class) and Bruno Adams (ranked 147 p4p, 239 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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169
8 - 7 - 0 |
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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 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Klaas Jan Tijhoff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bruno Adams !
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Anthony Taglia and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tijhoff closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Adams 's guard.
Adams is looking to stand back up but Tijhoff counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Adams .
We've been hearing good reports from Tijhoff's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Adams is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tijhoff is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Adams sees it coming and defends easily.
Tijhoff throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Adams works his way to full guard. Good work.
Tijhoff stopping the sweep attempt from Adams .
Adams is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Adams wants to sweep here but Tijhoff controlling him for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tijhoff looking to pass the guard.
Tijhoff throwing strikes but missing.
Tijhoff has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Adams is trying to control the position but Tijhoff postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tijhoff slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Adams tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tijhoff is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Adams is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Adams can't do much from the bottom here.
Adams is looking to regain half guard here but Tijhoff keeps moving and retains side control.
Tijhoff is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Adams has escaped the position, nice work there.
Adams is looking to reverse the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Adams working to try and regain half guard.
Adams has given up his back here. Will Tijhoff look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Tijhoff has got one arm under Adams 's chin. This could be trouble... Adams trying to control the other hand but Tijhoff gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Adams has tapped out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Klaas Jan Tijhoff!
After the big win, Klaas Jan Tijhoff made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Furnace Performance 🔥 and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
In defeat, Bruno Adams stepped up to the mic, saying 'Aww geez'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Simon Adebisi (ranked 530 p4p, 1903 weight class) and Krypton Brussard (ranked 58 p4p, 214 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Simon Adebisi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Krypton Brussard!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Columbo Gatti and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brussard avoids the body shot from Adebisi.
Adebisi pushes Brussard away with a front kick.
Brussard on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Brussard fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Brussard is looking to slow Adebisi down with leg kicks.
Brussard throws a low kick but it's checked well by Adebisi.
Adebisi avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A solid leg kick lands there for Adebisi.
Adebisi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice sprawl there from Brussard as Adebisi shoots in.
We've been hearing reports that Adebisi has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Adebisi misses with a leg kick
and Brussard counters with a nice uppercut.
Adebisi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brussard.
A jab from Brussard misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adebisi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Adebisi tries to land a leg kick but Brussard saw it coming and moves away.
Brussard dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Adebisi. That did some damage!
Adebisi misses with an uppercut.
Brussard looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A jab from Adebisi misses.
Brussard dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Adebisi. That did some damage!
Brussard takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Adebisi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Brussard feints and then cracks Adebisi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Adebisi down.
Simon Adebisi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brussard throws a body kick that misses.
Adebisi takes a swing at Brussard's ribcage but misses.
Adebisi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Brussard scores with a sloppy right hand. Adebisi should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adebisi just misses with a punch to the body.
Adebisi misses with a body shot.
Adebisi with a nice cross.
Brussard misses with a wild body shot.
Brussard ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Adebisi shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Brussard napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Brussard avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Adebisi.
Adebisi throws an elbow but Brussard slips to the side and avoids it well.
Adebisi working the ground and pound but Brussard is defending the strikes.
Adebisi is chipping away with strikes.
Adebisi has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Adebisi misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brussard defending against the ground and pound.
Adebisi tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Brussard felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Brussard takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Adebisi throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Brussard parries the strikes from Adebisi easily there. Adebisi is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Brussard to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brussard manages to work his way to half guard, despite Adebisi's best efforts.
Adebisi thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Brussard's head.
Adebisi not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Adebisi is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Adebisi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adebisi thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Brussard's head.
Brussard is looking to control Adebisi's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Brussard avoid being mounted?
Brussard blocking the ground and pound attempt from Adebisi.
Brussard is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Brussard avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Adebisi.
Adebisi trying to advance position but Brussard counters by regaining guard.
Adebisi throwing strikes but missing.
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 Simon Adebisi will probably get the nod.
That's time! Adebisi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Brussard wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Adebisi is looking to wear down Brussard with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Adebisi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Adebisi throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Brussard throws a big shot that misses.
Krypton Brussard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brussard throws a body kick that misses.
Adebisi throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Brussard counter with a right hand.
Adebisi throws a leg kick that is checked
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Brussard scores with a nice head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adebisi lands a leg kick that knocks Brussard off balance momentarily.
Adebisi misses with a right hand
and Brussard counters with a good, hard body kick but Adebisi shrugs it off.
Brussard works Adebisi's body with a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adebisi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Adebisi looks for the body kick but Brussard saw that one coming.
Adebisi misses with a hook to the body
and Brussard counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Krypton Brussard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Adebisi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brussard.
Brussard lands with a nice body punch.
Adebisi swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Adebisi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brussard connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Adebisi momentarily.
Adebisi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Adebisi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Brussard's sensitive parts.
Adebisi misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Brussard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Brussard.
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!
Adebisi scores with the left hand. Brussard knows he should have avoided that one.
Adebisi wants to land a leg kick but Brussard is out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Brussard. Adebisi shrugs it off though.
Adebisi gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Brussard counters with a nice uppercut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A low kick from Adebisi is predictable there
and Brussard counters with a stiff right hand.
Brussard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An attempted straight right counter from Adebisi misses the target.
Adebisi scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Simon Adebisi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Brussard is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Adebisi throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Adebisi is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brussard trying to control from the bottom.
Adebisi looks to land a strike but Brussard avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Adebisi throws an elbow that misses. Brussard uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Adebisi's guard. Nice move by Brussard!
Adebisi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Brussard is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Brussard stopping the sweep attempt from Adebisi.
Adebisi working for submissions but it's allowed Brussard to get to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Adebisi manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adebisi looking for a guillotine here but Brussard defends easily.
Brussard trying to control but Adebisi is working from the bottom.
Adebisi wants to sweep here but Brussard controlling him for the moment.
Adebisi is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Krypton Brussard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Adebisi lands with a nice body punch.
Adebisi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Adebisi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brussard. Adebisi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brussard uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Adebisi.
Adebisi shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Brussard pinned against the cage. Brussard gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adebisi shoots in looking for a takedown but Brussard manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Adebisi's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Brussard is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Adebisi with a body shot.
Adebisi misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adebisi feints and then cracks Brussard's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Brussard down.
A swing and a miss from Adebisi.
A countering left hand to the body from Brussard misses.
Brussard throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Adebisi avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Brussard throws a nice inside leg kick.
Adebisi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brussard tries a head kick but it misses.
Brussard throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brussard dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Adebisi. That did some damage!
Brussard is looking to slow Adebisi down with leg kicks.
Brussard takes one on the button.
Brussard connects with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adebisi throws a hook but Brussard avoids it easily.
Adebisi throws a looping overhand right but Brussard ducks down to avoid it.
Brussard feints a counter leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brussard throws a nice outside leg kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Adebisi is defended easily by Brussard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Simon Adebisi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Adebisi throws a lazy uppercut
and Brussard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Adebisi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Adebisi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Brussard.
Adebisi misses with a leg kick.
It seemed like Brussard was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Adebisi just misses with a punch to the body.
Brussard counters with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brussard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Adebisi was well out of range. Poor timing from Brussard.
Brussard digs a good hook to Adebisi's body.
Brussard throws a leg kick which misses Adebisi's front leg but catches the back leg as Adebisi tries to avoid it.
Adebisi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brussard manages to avoid it.
Brussard scoring well with a low kick there.
Brussard misses with a head kick.
Brussard avoids the head kick by Adebisi.
Adebisi finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Brussard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Adebisi.
Brussard doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Adebisi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Brussard punishes Adebisi's body with a nice straight punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brussard lands with an uppercut that bounces Adebisi off the cage and back into range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Brussard.
Brussard lands with an uppercut that bounces Adebisi off the cage and back into range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot to the liver by Adebisi. Beautiful body shot.
Brussard keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Brussard scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Adebisi swings away with a body shot that misses
and Brussard counters with a straight right hand.
Brussard lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Adebisi throws a half hearted mid kick.
Good leg kick by Brussard.
Brussard missing with a left hand there. Adebisi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that's the end of the fight!
Krypton Brussard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Brussard 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Krypton Brussard!
Krypton Brussard 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Kramer (ranked 2956 p4p, 1283 weight class) and Euan Daxton (ranked 373 p4p, 183 weight class). Daxton has chosen Mr Brightside as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Jon Kramer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Euan Daxton!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Jorge Garcia and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Daxton.
Daxton gets a clinch.
Kramer has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Daxton clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Daxton looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Daxton really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kramer. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kramer has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. Daxton is defending well but eventually Kramer manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! Daxton has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jon Kramer!
In defeat, Euan Daxton stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'd like to thank my opponent for stepping in here with me. It was an honour to eat his punches.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Traumen (ranked 179 p4p, 687 weight class) and Michel Santos (ranked 27 p4p, 89 weight class). Santos has chosen DMX - Intro as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lucas Traumen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michel Santos!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, David Schapiro and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos blocks a jab.
Traumen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Santos misses with a wild body shot.
Santos fails with a takedown attempt.
Michel Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Traumen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Santos decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Traumen's guard.
Traumen has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Santos has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Santos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Traumen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Santos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Santos is looking to take this one to the mat.
Traumen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santos with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Traumen prevents the takedown attempt.
I was talking to Traumen's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Lucas Traumen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michel Santos.
Traumen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Santos fails with a takedown attempt.
Santos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Santos looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Traumen connects with the punch.
Santos will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Santos takes a kick to the side of the head.
Santos is rocked!
Traumen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Santos's sensitive parts.
Traumen slips under a jab from Santos.
Traumen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Santos is still on wobbly legs! Can Traumen finish him?
Santos switches off momentarily and Traumen cracks him with a monster right hand! Santos topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Traumen dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Traumen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lucas Traumen!
Lucas Traumen retains his lightweight title!
Lucas Traumen decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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