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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ibrahim Amrani (ranked 2573 p4p, 2883 weight class) and Matija Maestro (ranked 247 p4p, 274 weight class). Maestro has chosen Planet Caravan - Black Sabbath as his entrance music. Matija Maestro will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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 17 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ibrahim Amrani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Matija Maestro!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amrani swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maestro wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Maestro cracks Amrani with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ibrahim Amrani seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Amrani throws a hook but Maestro blocks it.
Amrani throws an off balance right hand
and Maestro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Maestro's corner calls for a 1-2. Maestro obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Maestro keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Amrani.
Maestro is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A left lands for Amrani.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Maestro dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Amrani jabs at Maestro's body.
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!
Maestro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Maestro ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Maestro fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Maestro tries to clinch there but Amrani circles away.
Amrani takes one on the button.
Maestro scores with a decent looking hook.
Maestro jabs at Amrani's body.
Amrani connects with a leg kick.
Amrani lands a jab to the nose.
 It looks like Matija Maestro has been cut.
Maestro moves out of range of the strikes.
Amrani throws the left hand but Maestro avoids the punch easily.
Amrani walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amrani throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Amrani lands the left hand.
Amrani throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Maestro sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Maestro shoots in and drives through. Amrani sprawls well.
Maestro scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Maestro lands the left hand.
Amrani works Maestro's body with a nice hook.
Amrani cracks Maestro with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Amrani has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Maestro to stand back up!
 Maestro is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maestro misses with a hook.
Maestro is still on wobbly legs! Can Amrani finish him?
BAM! Amrani delivers a spinning backfist that drops Maestro like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Ibrahim Amrani!
Ibrahim Amrani really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Bloodbath MMA Clothing logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lathem McGuire (ranked 1729 p4p, 2177 weight class) and Tom Dancer (ranked 205 p4p, 244 weight class). Tom Dancer is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lathem McGuire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Tom Dancer!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGuire lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dancer closes the distance and pushes McGuire back into the cage.
McGuire misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McGuire breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dancer lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
McGuire throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Dancer's hands are dropping dangerously low here and McGuire connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dancer scrambles back to his feet.
Dancer misses the jab.
Dancer misses with a straight right.
Nice shot by McGuire.
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!
McGuire with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
McGuire uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dancer.
Dancer is looking to clinch but McGuire is avoiding it.
As Dancer backs away, McGuire returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Tom Dancer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice leg kick from McGuire, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dancer throws a head kick but McGuire moves out of range.
McGuire swings for the body but Dancer moves out of range.
Dancer misses with a left hand
and McGuire counters with a body kick that stops Dancer in his tracks momentarily.
Dancer digs a good hook to McGuire's body.
Dancer throws a head kick that half lands.
 McGuire is rocked!
Dancer looks winded!
Dancer lands a big head kick that sends McGuire to the canvas! Dancer follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tom Dancer!
Tom Dancer took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Stoner's Killer Apparel for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nils Norling (ranked 692 p4p, 861 weight class) and Ricardo Desceosarrafo (ranked 98 p4p, 127 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Nils Norling has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Nils Norling seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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 29 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nils Norling!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricardo Desceosarrafo!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Desceosarrafo doesn't manage to clinch there - Norling circles away.
Norling was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice shot lands for Desceosarrafo.
Desceosarrafo throws an overhand right that lands on Norling's shoulder, as Norling tries to avoid the shot.
Norling swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Norling avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Norling avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Norling swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Norling jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Desceosarrafo moves to clinch but Norling breaks away
and Norling counters with a body kick that stops Desceosarrafo in his tracks momentarily.
Desceosarrafo closes the distance looking to clinch
and Norling counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Desceosarrafo misses with a few strikes there.
Norling thows a body kick. Desceosarrafo tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Desceosarrafo wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Desceosarrafo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Norling.
Desceosarrafo tries to clinch but Norling is having none of it.
Ricardo Desceosarrafo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Desceosarrafo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Norling throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Desceosarrafo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Desceosarrafo tries to close the distance and clinch but Norling swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Norling avoids a punch combination nicely.
Desceosarrafo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Desceosarrafo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
It appears Norling was looking to counter with a kick there.
Desceosarrafo misses with a wild combination.
Some wild striking there from Desceosarrafo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Desceosarrafo takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Desceosarrafo tries to close the distance and clinch but Norling swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A counter left hand to the body from Norling misses its target.
Norling slips a jab and a cross from Desceosarrafo.
Desceosarrafo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Norling. Norling circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Norling throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Desceosarrafo misses with a series of wild punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Desceosarrafo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
An attempted straight right counter from Norling misses the target.
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!
Norling misses with a low kick.
Desceosarrafo slips under a jab from Norling.
Norling moves out of range of the strikes.
It looked like Norling wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norling lands a jab to the head.
Desceosarrafo misses with a hook.
Desceosarrafo tries to bum rush Norling with a series of wild strikes but Norling uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Norling tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Desceosarrafo was well out of range. Poor timing from Norling.
Desceosarrafo scores with a nice right hand.
Desceosarrafo throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Norling to counter with a crisp jab.
Desceosarrafo tests Norling's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Desceosarrafo's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Desceosarrafo duly obliges.
Desceosarrafo misses with a double jab
and Norling counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Ricardo Desceosarrafo has been cut.
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!
Norling showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Desceosarrafo.
Desceosarrafo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Norling.
We've been informed that Desceosarrafo has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norling throws a body kick that misses.
Desceosarrafo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Norling.
Desceosarrafo lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Norling avoids a punch combination nicely.
Norling throws a quick counter kick to the body but Desceosarrafo avoids it.
Desceosarrafo has Norling up against the cage in a clinch.
Desceosarrafo gets through Norling's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Norling misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Desceosarrafo struggles to land a body shot inside as Norling controls his hands.
Desceosarrafo manages to break the clinch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Desceosarrafo.
Desceosarrafo throws a series of punches but Norling moves out of range.
It appears Norling was looking to counter with a kick there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Desceosarrafo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ricardo Desceosarrafo's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Desceosarrafo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Desceosarrafo clinches up against the cage.
Desceosarrafo manages to break the clinch.
Norling swings for the body but Desceosarrafo moves out of range.
Desceosarrafo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Norling keeps the fight on the outside.
It appears Norling was looking to counter with a kick there.
Desceosarrafo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Norling circles away quickly and effectively.
Desceosarrafo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Norling counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Norling cracks Desceosarrafo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Desceosarrafo looks to land a combination. Norling sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Norling is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Desceosarrafo avoids a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Desceosarrafo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Desceosarrafo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Norling circles away quickly and effectively.
Desceosarrafo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Norling moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Desceosarrafo misses with a two punch combination.
Desceosarrafo looks to land a combination but Norling avoids it well.
Nice cross by Norling.
Desceosarrafo tries to bum rush Norling with a series of wild strikes but Norling uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Desceosarrafo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Norling counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Desceosarrafo checks a low kick from Norling.
Desceosarrafo scores with a three punch combo!
Desceosarrafo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Desceosarrafo misses with an uppercut
enabling Norling to counter with a crisp jab.
Sloppy strikes from Desceosarrafo. Those never looked like landing.
Desceosarrafo scores with a three punch combo!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Desceosarrafo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Desceosarrafo throws a right and a left that Norling avoids nicely.
Norling is looking to counter with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Desceosarrafo throws a big shot that misses.
Norling swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ricardo Desceosarrafo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Desceosarrafo throws a right and a left that Norling avoids nicely.
Norling fires out a quick counter leg kick but Desceosarrafo just manages to avoid it.
Desceosarrafo is breathing heavily.
Norling throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Both fighters circling a little - Norling finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Norling throws a hook but Desceosarrafo blocks it.
Desceosarrafo ducks under a wild hook from Norling.
Desceosarrafo might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Norling.
Norling showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Desceosarrafo.
Norling misses with a wild body shot.
Desceosarrafo misses with a combination
and Norling connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Desceosarrafo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Norling counters with a nice low kick that buckles Desceosarrafo's knee momentarily.
Ricardo Desceosarrafo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norling throws a body kick that misses.
Desceosarrafo swinging wildly here.
Norling pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Desceosarrafo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Norling manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Norling jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Norling avoids a punch combination nicely.
It looked like Norling was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Desceosarrafo.
Norling walks into a straight right hand from Desceosarrafo.
Desceosarrafo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Norling is looking for a counter combo.
Norling pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Desceosarrafo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Desceosarrafo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Desceosarrafo misses with the combination.
Desceosarrafo wants to clinch.
Desceosarrafo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Norling is looking to counter with head kicks.
Norling throws a head kick but Desceosarrafo moves out of range.
Norling scoring well with a low kick there.
Norling misses with a leg kick.
Desceosarrafo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Norling manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Norling seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Desceosarrafo misses with a double jab.
Norling scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Desceosarrafo misses with a straight right.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ricardo Desceosarrafo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Ricardo Desceosarrafo's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Desceosarrafo wants to clinch.
Desceosarrafo throws a series of punches but Norling avoids them all with ease.
Sloppy strikes from Desceosarrafo. Those never looked like landing.
Desceosarrafo darts in trying to clinch
and Norling counters with a straight right hand.
Desceosarrafo looks to land a combination but Norling avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norling slips under a jab.
Norling quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Desceosarrafo is looking to clinch.
Desceosarrafo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Norling circles away quickly and effectively.
Desceosarrafo throws a nice looking combination but Norling bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Desceosarrafo darts in trying to clinch
and Norling counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Desceosarrafo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Desceosarrafo misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Norling lands a nice looking body kick.
A cross from Norling lands.
Norling lands an overhand right.
Norling lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Desceosarrafo falls backwards - clearly groggy! Norling dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nils Norling!
After the fight, Nils Norling was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Conrad Cartwright (ranked 2080 p4p, 2287 weight class) and BIg Cholo (ranked 134 p4p, 145 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Conrad Cartwright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, BIg Cholo!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cholo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cartwright counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like BIg Cholo has been cut.
Cholo throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Cartwright counter with a right hand.
Cartwright takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cholo moves into the clinch successfully.
Cholo misses with a body punch.
Cartwright fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cartwright tries to stall but Cholo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cartwright working aggressively here.
Cholo struggles to land a body shot inside as Cartwright controls his hands.
Cartwright misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Cartwright fails to land.
Cartwright is trying to break free.
Cholo digs a right hand underneath Cartwright's ribcage. Cartwright let out a lung full of air as it connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cholo stalling in the clinch.
Cartwright has had enough of the clinch but Cholo keeps him there for the moment.
Cholo tries to work over Cartwright's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cholo scores with a shoulder strike.
Good body shot from Cholo.
Cholo taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cholo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cholo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cartwright is breathing heavily.
Cholo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cartwright letting Cholo take a breather here.
Cholo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cartwright moves out of range as Cholo strikes.
Cholo misses with an uppercut.
BIg Cholo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cartwright connects with a solid leg kick.
Cartwright ducks under a wild hook from Cholo.
A little feinted left hand from Cartwright on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cartwright avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A punch lands to the side of Cartwright 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Cholo swings widly with a right hand
and Cartwright counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cartwright drops his hands momentarily and Cholo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The fighters circling - Cholo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cholo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cholo throws a hook but Cartwright avoids it easily.
Cholo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cholo connects with a body shot.
Cholo misses with a two punch combination.
Cholo misses with a looping left.
Cholo drives through and clinches with Cartwright against the cage.
Cholo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cholo holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Cartwright's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cholo lands with a short shot to the head.
Cartwright stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Cholo misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright tries to stall but Cholo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cholo manages to break the clinch.
Cholo throws out a loose jab but Cartwright uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cholo throws a looping overhand right but Cartwright ducks down to avoid it.
Cholo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cartwright takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cholo throws a big shot that misses.
Cholo throws a hook but Cartwright avoids it easily.
Cholo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cartwright has time to react.
Cholo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cartwright drops his hands momentarily and Cholo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cholo misses with an uppercut. Cartwright saw that one coming.
A swing and a miss from Cholo.
As Cholo looks to move away, Cartwright throws a big counter combo but Cholo just gets out of the way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cholo ducks under a wild hook from Cartwright.
Cholo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cartwright's hands.
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!
Cartwright lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Cartwright throws a big shot that misses.
Cartwright throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cholo throws a looping overhand right but Cartwright ducks down to avoid it.
Jab from Cholo.
Cholo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cholo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cholo misses with a series of wild punches.
A little feinted left hand from Cartwright on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cartwright ducks under a wild hook from Cholo.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
BIg Cholo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on BIg Cholo's cut.
That's time! Cartwright's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Cholo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cartwright. Cartwright circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Cartwright rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cholo counters with a stiff right hand.
Cholo throws a sloppy head kick and Cartwright moves out of range easily.
Cholo throws the left hand but Cartwright avoids the punch easily.
Cartwright drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cholo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cholo misses with a body shot
and Cartwright counters with a nice uppercut.
Cholo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cholo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cartwright counters with a nice right hand that sends Cholo toppling to the canvas! Cholo scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Cartwright finish him?!
Cholo is rocked!
BIg Cholo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cholo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cholo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cartwright at a distance.
Cholo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cartwright manages to avoid it.
It looked like Cartwright was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Cartwright uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cholo.
Cholo misses with a lunging right hand
and Cartwright counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cholo throws a lazy uppercut
and Cartwright counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cholo is still on wobbly legs! Can Cartwright finish him?
Cholo connects with a body shot.
Cholo throws a head kick but Cartwright moves out of range.
Cholo seems to have recovered his senses.
Cartwright moves out of range of the strikes.
It looked like Cartwright wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A big right from Cholo misses.
Nice body punch from Cholo.
Cartwright throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cartwright loads up on a big right hand but Cholo slips the punch.
Cholo connects with a crisp jab.
Cholo throws a lazy uppercut
and Cartwright counters with a straight right hand.
Cholo misses with a looping left.
Cholo tries a head kick but it misses.
Cartwright throwing a counter right hand but Cholo manages to avoid it.
Cholo misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cholo lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cartwright throws a leg kick but Cholo sees it coming and moves out of range.
Cholo throws a looping overhand right but Cartwright ducks down to avoid it.
Cartwright avoids the head kick by Cholo.
Cholo misses with a straight left.
Cholo throws a series of punches but Cartwright moves out of range.
Cartwright is looking to counter punch.
A jab from Cholo finds it's way through Cartwright's defenses.
Cholo moves into the clinch successfully.
Cartwright lands with a short shot to the head.
Cartwright working aggressively here.
Cartwright throws a head punch that misses.
Cholo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cartwright letting Cholo take a breather here.
BIg Cholo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cartwright's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright throws the left hand but Cholo avoids the punch easily.
Cholo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cholo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cholo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Cholo throws a shot to the body.
Cholo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cartwright looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Cartwright looks to land a left hand but Cholo moved out of range nicely.
Cartwright takes a kick to the side of the head.
The crowd cheers as Cholo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cartwright doesn't seem phased though.
Cholo misses with a head kick.
Cholo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cartwright on the side of the head.
Cholo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cholo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cartwright manages to avoid it.
Cartwright is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Cholo throws a lazy head kick
and Cartwright counters with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Cartwright. Cholo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cholo misses with a left hand
and Cartwright counters with a crisp one two that drops Cholo! Cartwright thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Cholo to his feet! Cholo is in big trouble!
Cholo checks a leg kick.
Cartwright throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cholo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Cholo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cartwright takes one to the side of the head.
Cartwright slips under a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cholo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cartwright moves away.
Cartwright looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cartwright walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cholo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Cartwright displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cholo throws out the jab.
Cartwright is looking to counter punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
BIg Cholo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on BIg Cholo's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Cholo throws a sloppy body shot
and Cartwright counters with a crisp right hand that drops Cholo! Cartwright lets Cholo back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Cartwright tries to move into range but Cholo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Cartwright blocks a jab.
Cartwright misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cholo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cartwright's head backwards.
Cholo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cartwright throws a body shot but no joy.
Sloppy strikes from Cartwright. Those never looked like landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cholo! But no joy.
Cholo misses with a body shot.
Cartwright blocks a jab.
Cartwright dips to his left and cracks Cholo with an uppercut!
Cholo throws a right hand that Cartwright ducks under and follows up with a left that Cartwright also avoids with ease.
Cartwright misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cartwright misses with a looping right.
Cholo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cholo tests Cartwright's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cholo lunges at Cartwright with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cartwright's hand.
Cholo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cartwright counters with a straight right hand.
Cholo tries a head kick but it misses.
Cartwright bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cholo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cartwright counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cholo thinking.
Cartwright misses with a shot to the body
and Cartwright takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cholo misses with a hook.
Cholo misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cholo swings widly with a right hand
and Cartwright connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cholo with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cholo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A little feinted left hand from Cartwright on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cholo with a jab.
Cholo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cartwright looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Cholo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cholo looks to score with a jab to the body but Cartwright is just out of range.
Cholo throws the left hand but Cartwright avoids the punch easily.
Cholo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Cholo rushes Cartwright and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cholo pressing his opponent against the cage.
Cartwright looking to slow down the pace here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Cholo.
Cholo struggles to land a body shot inside as Cartwright controls his hands.
Cartwright looking to stall.
Cartwright throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Cholo blocks a body shot from Cartwright.
Cholo is pushing Cartwright up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cholo.
Nice body punch from Cholo.
A short uppercut from Cholo.
Cartwright is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Conrad Cartwright has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cholo dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The crowd are getting on Cholo's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Cartwright swings wildly with an uppercut but Cholo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cholo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cartwright controlling the action here for a moment.
Cartwright misses with the head strike.
BIg Cholo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Cholo lands with a light punch inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cholo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cartwright is rocked!
Cholo will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Cartwright up against the cage.
Oh Cartwright is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cholo stalling.
Cartwright misses with a punch on the inside.
Cartwright seems to have got his legs back now.
Cartwright misses with some punches.
Cholo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cartwright prevents a body shot from Cholo.
Clinched against the cage, Cholo lands a big elbow that drops Cartwright! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Cartwright is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). BIg Cholo!
After the fight, BIg Cholo was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
Conrad Cartwright was interviewed post fight and said 'The Cartwright Curse strikes again! The Powers that be just won't allow it apparently.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Junqueiro Santo Amaro (ranked 651 p4p, 610 weight class) and Ivan Jomoney (ranked 92 p4p, 89 weight class). Santo Amaro's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, дигга на юг. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Junqueiro Santo Amaro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Ivan Jomoney!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jomoney lands a jab to the head.
Santo Amaro fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Santo Amaro thuds his right hand into Jomoney's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jomoney fails to land the takedown.
Santo Amaro is looking to counter punch.
Jomoney throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Santo Amaro's waist but Santo Amaro gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jomoney off to one side.
It appears Santo Amaro was looking to counter with a kick there.
Santo Amaro throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jomoney sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Santo Amaro.
Santo Amaro thuds a left hand into Jomoney's body.
Good standup being displayed there by Jomoney as he connects with a hook.
Jomoney throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Santo Amaro takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Santo Amaro looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jomoney moves out of range as Santo Amaro strikes.
Jomoney lands a jab to the nose.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jomoney rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Santo Amaro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ivan Jomoney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A bone on bone clash there as Jomoney blocks the leg kick.
Santo Amaro throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jomoney on the side of the head.
Jomoney throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Santo Amaro sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Santo Amaro jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Jomoney closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jomoney, as that shot connected.
Jomoney throws out a loose jab but Santo Amaro uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jomoney has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Santo Amaro.
Santo Amaro stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Santo Amaro wants it to stay on the feet.
Junqueiro Santo Amaro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Jomoney.
Jomoney throws a hook to the side of Santo Amaro's head but Santo Amaro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It looked like Santo Amaro wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jomoney slips a straight right by Santo Amaro.
Santo Amaro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jomoney lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Santo Amaro circles away quickly and effectively.
Jomoney misses with a looping left.
Jomoney slips a jab from Santo Amaro.
Santo Amaro keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A little feinted left hand from Santo Amaro on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
An inside leg kick from Santo Amaro misses.
Jomoney with a hook.
Santo Amaro ducks under a wild hook from Jomoney.
A little feinted left hand from Santo Amaro on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jomoney misses with a looping left.
Santo Amaro lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jomoney steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Santo Amaro.
Santo Amaro is looking to land body kicks.
Jomoney looks to land a combination but Santo Amaro avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santo Amaro comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jomoney rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Santo Amaro counters with an inside leg kick.
Santo Amaro moves away from the strike by Jomoney.
Jomoney lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Santo Amaro at a distance.
Santo Amaro throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Jomoney thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big right from Jomoney misses.
Jomoney slips a jab from Santo Amaro.
Santo Amaro lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jomoney at a distance.
Jomoney throws out a loose jab but Santo Amaro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jomoney misses the jab.
A punch combination from Jomoney misses.
Jomoney lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Santo Amaro lands with a kick to the ribs.
Santo Amaro on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jomoney throws a lazy right hand but Santo Amaro sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Santo Amaro's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jomoney under the eye.
Jomoney avoids the head kick by Santo Amaro.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jomoney moves out of range as Santo Amaro strikes.
Jomoney fails with the takedown.
Santo Amaro stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Junqueiro Santo Amaro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jomoney throws a good cross that connects.
Santo Amaro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jomoney.
Jomoney misses with a hook. Santo Amaro ducked under it nicely.
Santo Amaro misses with a wild body shot.
Jomoney will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Santo Amaro connects with a looping right hand.
Santo Amaro delivers a nice body kick.
We've been informed that Jomoney has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Jomoney slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jomoney is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Santo Amaro had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Jomoney throws a body punch but Santo Amaro moves out of range.
Santo Amaro was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Santo Amaro throws a quick inside leg kick.
Santo Amaro tries to move into range but Jomoney moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jomoney closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Santo Amaro explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santo Amaro looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jomoney keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Santo Amaro.
Jomoney throws out a counter right but Santo Amaro avoids it with no problem.
Horrible takedown attempt by Jomoney or perhaps it was just good defense by Santo Amaro, which made it look bad.
Jomoney lands a glancing blow to the side of Santo Amaro's head.
Jomoney misses with an uppercut. Santo Amaro saw that one coming.
Jomoney throws a right hand that misses
and Santo Amaro counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Santo Amaro stuffs the takedown attempt from Jomoney. Jomoney gets slowly back to his feet.
Santo Amaro with a nice cross.
Santo Amaro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Santo Amaro throws a big shot that misses.
Santo Amaro lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jomoney at a distance.
Jomoney rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Santo Amaro moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jomoney shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Jomoney was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Junqueiro Santo Amaro dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Santo Amaro misses with a looping right.
Santo Amaro misses with a hook.
Jomoney throws a hook but Santo Amaro avoids it easily.
Jomoney misses with an uppercut.
Jomoney on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A telegraphed right hand from Jomoney misses the target.
Jomoney dives in for a single leg takedown but Santo Amaro sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Jomoney throws a shot from downtown. Santo Amaro moves away and avoids it.
Santo Amaro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Santo Amaro forces Jomoney back against the cage and clinches.
Santo Amaro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Santo Amaro can't find room to land a body shot as Jomoney controls the action.
Santo Amaro tries to work over Jomoney's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jomoney lands with a right to the head.
Santo Amaro prevents a takedown attempt there.
Santo Amaro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jomoney's elbow.
Santo Amaro stops a takedown attempt from Jomoney.
Junqueiro Santo Amaro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Jomoney.
Santo Amaro lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jomoney gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Jomoney thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Santo Amaro's head.
Santo Amaro wants to control but Jomoney is keeping busy.
Jomoney throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jomoney scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Jomoney missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Santo Amaro is looking to improve his position.
Jomoney scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Jomoney thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Santo Amaro wants to improve his position but Jomoney is controlling well.
Santo Amaro blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jomoney.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santo Amaro is looking for a sweep. Jomoney is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Santo Amaro has hold of Jomoney's hands but Jomoney slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jomoney not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Santo Amaro tries to get to full guard but Jomoney has control of the leg.
Jomoney scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jomoney lands a nice short elbow.
Jomoney prevents Santo Amaro from standing back up.
Santo Amaro is controlling Jomoney's trapped leg to prevent Jomoney from advancing to side control.
Santo Amaro is refusing to be controlled, as Jomoney sits in half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Santo Amaro is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santo Amaro moves out of range of the strikes.
It looked like Santo Amaro wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Santo Amaro misses with an attempted mid kick.
Santo Amaro looks to land a right hand but Jomoney moved out of range.
Jomoney ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Santo Amaro moves away.
Jomoney throws an off balance right hand
and Santo Amaro counters with a nice uppercut.
Santo Amaro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jomoney moves away.
Good exchange - Santo Amaro coming out on top.
Jomoney might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Santo Amaro pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jomoney with the counter takedown but Santo Amaro avoids it easily.
Junqueiro Santo Amaro is winning the standup battle so far.
A jab from Jomoney misses.
Santo Amaro lets loose with a powerful body kick. Jomoney will feel that in the morning.
Jomoney connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jomoney jabs Santo Amaro right on the nose. Santo Amaro blinks but takes it well.
Jomoney shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Santo Amaro but Santo Amaro pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jomoney throws a combination that misses
letting Santo Amaro counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santo Amaro thuds his right hand into Jomoney's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Santo Amaro turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jomoney throws a body shot but no joy.
Jomoney scores with a hook.
Santo Amaro throws a head kick but Jomoney moves out of range.
Jomoney wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Santo Amaro misses with a body shot.
Santo Amaro throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jomoney sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Santo Amaro slaps away a takedown attempt from Jomoney, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Santo Amaro misses with a body shot.
Jomoney misses with a hook
and Jomoney takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Santo Amaro lands a leg kick that knocks Jomoney off balance momentarily.
Santo Amaro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Santo Amaro lands with a hook. Jomoney tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Santo Amaro throws a combination. Jomoney tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Jomoney jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Junqueiro Santo Amaro dominated that second round.
That's time! Santo Amaro's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Santo Amaro closes the distance and clinches.
Junqueiro Santo Amaro is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Santo Amaro is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Santo Amaro is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jomoney can do to turn this around?
Jomoney breaks the clinch.
Santo Amaro misses with a hook.
Santo Amaro lands with a right hand.
Jomoney misses with a few strikes there.
A lazy left from Jomoney finds it's target.
Santo Amaro pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Santo Amaro shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Santo Amaro scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Santo Amaro is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jomoney throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Santo Amaro sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Santo Amaro lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santo Amaro moves away from the strike by Jomoney.
Jomoney throws a body punch but Santo Amaro moves out of range.
Jomoney has a takedown stuffed.
Santo Amaro uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jomoney.
Santo Amaro is looking to counter punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jomoney ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Santo Amaro ducks under a wild hook from Jomoney.
Jomoney misses with a looping left.
Jomoney rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Santo Amaro counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Santo Amaro scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jomoney doesn't seem bothered though.
Jomoney's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Santo Amaro moves out of range as Jomoney strikes.
Santo Amaro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jomoney.
Santo Amaro lands with a right hand.
Jomoney looks to throw the jab but Santo Amaro is out of range.
Jomoney throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jomoney looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jomoney takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jomoney uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jomoney misses with a double jab
and Santo Amaro counters with a nice leg kick.
Jomoney chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Santo Amaro can pounce on him.
Santo Amaro shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jomoney has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Santo Amaro finds it's way round the side to connect with Jomoney's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jomoney shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Santo Amaro lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Santo Amaro connects with a looping right hand.
Jomoney 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.
Jomoney takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The fighters circling - Jomoney throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Santo Amaro cracks Jomoney with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Santo Amaro getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Santo Amaro throws a lazy right hand but Jomoney sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Santo Amaro misses with an uppercut.
Santo Amaro throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Jomoney misses with an uppercut.
Jomoney tries for a takedown but Santo Amaro sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Junqueiro Santo Amaro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Jomoney.
Santo Amaro chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Santo Amaro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Santo Amaro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jomoney throws out a loose jab but Santo Amaro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jomoney throws a right and a left that Santo Amaro avoids nicely.
Jomoney connects with a right hand. Santo Amaro shakes it off.
Nice defenses there by Santo Amaro.
Nice straight punches there by Jomoney. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jomoney.
Santo Amaro scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jomoney scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Santo Amaro scores with the left hand. Jomoney knows he should have avoided that one.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Santo Amaro misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jomoney goes for a takedown attempt but Santo Amaro pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jomoney has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jomoney drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jomoney slips a straight right by Santo Amaro.
A solid body kick from Santo Amaro.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Santo Amaro slips a jab and a cross from Jomoney.
Santo Amaro half committed to a counter leg kick.
Jomoney misses with an uppercut. Santo Amaro saw that one coming.
Santo Amaro scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Santo Amaro moves into range and connects with a jab.
Santo Amaro stuffs the takedown.
Santo Amaro appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Santo Amaro misses the target.
Santo Amaro connects with a body shot that sends Jomoney's belly button to the back.
A jab from Jomoney misses.
Santo Amaro was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Jomoney uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Santo Amaro.
Santo Amaro scores with a nice head shot.
Jomoney swings widly with a right hand
and Santo Amaro cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Santo Amaro misses with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Santo Amaro just misses with a punch to the body.
Jomoney takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jomoney has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Santo Amaro.
Jomoney misses with a straight left.
Ivan Jomoney has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jomoney tries for a takedown but Santo Amaro sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Santo Amaro scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jomoney doesn't seem bothered though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Junqueiro Santo Amaro showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Santo Amaro, 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Junqueiro Santo Amaro!
An out of breath Junqueiro Santo Amaro thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Svend Thorsby (ranked 298 p4p, 597 weight class) and Kim Jones (ranked 6 p4p, 47 weight class). Kim Jones has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Svend Thorsby's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Svend Thorsby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kim Jones!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thorsby throws a poor cross that misses
and Jones counters with a straight right hand.
Thorsby paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jones throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Thorsby lands with a good body shot.
Jones checks a low kick from Thorsby.
Jones swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Thorsby swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
Jones swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Thorsby cracks Jones with a good jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thorsby lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Thorsby throws a lazy uppercut
and Thorsby takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
 It looks like Svend Thorsby has been cut.
Thorsby dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jones. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Thorsby misses.
Nice jab there from Thorsby.
Thorsby swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Thorsby lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Jones has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jones and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Thorsby ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Thorsby was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jones rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Thorsby counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
An inside leg kick lands from Thorsby.
Thorsby lands a glancing blow to the side of Jones's head.
Thorsby connects with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorsby throws out a leg kick but Jones moves out of range and Thorsby only half commits.
Jones looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Thorsby thuds a left hand into Jones's body.
Thorsby looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Thorsby tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jones! But no joy.
Thorsby scores with a leg kick.
Thorsby misses with a head kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jones takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Donk. Thorsby catches Jones right on the button with a cross.
Thorsby misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jones looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jones doesn't manage to clinch there - Thorsby circles away.
Jones drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Thorsby pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thorsby paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jones throws a combination that misses
and Thorsby counters with a straight right hand.
Thorsby scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jones in his tracks.
Svend Thorsby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Thorsby connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jones scrambles back to his feet.
Thorsby misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Thorsby is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thorsby connects with an inside leg kick.
A jab from Thorsby misses.
Thorsby cracks Jones with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jones throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Thorsby to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones slips under a jab from Thorsby.
Thorsby scores with a body shot.
Thorsby misses with an uppercut
and Jones counters with a stiff right hand.
Thorsby is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Thorsby scores with a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Svend Thorsby dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Svend Thorsby's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Thorsby throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thorsby lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thorsby. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
A left lands for Thorsby.
Thorsby swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
Nice jab there from Thorsby.
Jones bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thorsby sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Thorsby throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Thorsby misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorsby lands with a thumping leg kick.
Thorsby takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jones thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jones takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Thorsby scores with a kick to the midsection.
Thorsby swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
Thorsby fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A left and a right from Thorsby both land. Nice combination.
Jones might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Thorsby feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Joness jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Svend Thorsby is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thorsby throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Jones counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kim Jones!
A less than humble Kim Jones misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between André Levesque (ranked 364 p4p, 1095 weight class) and Martin Drop (ranked 8 p4p, 84 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, André Levesque!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Martin Drop!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drop lands a lovely overhand right.
It looks like André Levesque has been cut.
Nice shot by Drop.
Drop drops Levesque with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Levesque looks back up at him and smiles so Drop waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Levesque moves out of range of the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drop misses with a hook
and Levesque counters with a low kick, right behind Drop 's knee.
A left lands for Drop.
Levesque is rocked!
Levesque slips a straight right by Drop.
Oh Levesque is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Drop throws a sloppy head kick
and Levesque counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Martin Drop has been cut.
Drop misses with a jab, cross combination.
Levesque is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Drop.
Drop throws a leg kick which misses Levesque's front leg but catches the back leg as Levesque tries to avoid it.
Levesque seems to have got his legs back now.
Drop closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Levesque! Drop dives in looking to finish! Levesque is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Martin Drop!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Surianglek Sitsongrit (ranked 127 p4p, 173 weight class) and Eddie Ryan (ranked 17 p4p, 23 weight class). Surianglek Sitsongrit could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Eddie Ryan's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 34 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Surianglek Sitsongrit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eddie Ryan!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sitsongrit smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ryan avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit thuds his shin into the meat of Ryan's side.
Sitsongrit uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ryan.
Ryan looks to land a right hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range.
Sitsongrit takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sitsongrit scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ryan ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit.
Ryan misses with a straight left.
Ryan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ryan misses with a straight right.
Sitsongrit lands with a nice body punch.
A big right from Ryan misses.
Ryan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sitsongrit gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ryan.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
Ryan misses with an uppercut. Sitsongrit saw that one coming.
Surianglek Sitsongrit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sitsongrit fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Ryan has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Sitsongrit slips a straight right by Ryan.
Ryan walks into a jab.
We've been told by Sitsongrit's head coaches at Hare of the Dog Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Ryan misses its intended target.
Sitsongrit appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Surianglek Sitsongrit is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sitsongrit will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ryan lands a head shot.
A leg kick checked by Ryan.
Ryan is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Sitsongrit with a body shot.
Ryan avoids the head kick by Sitsongrit.
Ryan throws the left hand but Sitsongrit avoids the punch easily.
Sitsongrit throws a jab but it's blocked by Ryan.
Sitsongrit throws a solid leg kick but Ryan takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sitsongrit.
Ryan might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Sitsongrit bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sitsongrit scores with a body shot.
Ryan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ryan checks a leg kick nicely.
Good leg kick by Sitsongrit.
Ryan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sitsongrit throws out the jab.
Ryan checks a low kick from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ryan tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ryan moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sitsongrit throws a chopping leg kick but Ryan manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sitsongrit throws a poor cross that misses
and Ryan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sitsongrit takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sitsongrit is looking to score with low kicks.
Some wild striking there from Ryan.
Sitsongrit fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ryan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sitsongrit chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sitsongrit lands a nice hook to Ryan's body. Ryan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sitsongrit finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. Ryan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ryan cracks Sitsongrit with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ryan is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Sitsongrit had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Sitsongrit misses with a leg kick.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ryan feints the counter takedown.
Ryan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sitsongrit throws out the jab.
Sitsongrit drops his hands momentarily and Ryan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sitsongrit throws a jab when Ryan was well out of range.
Ryan changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Ryan missing with a left hand there. Sitsongrit was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sitsongrit scores with a hook.
Ryan avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
Ryan misses the shot to the body.
Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ryan was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit.
Ryan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sitsongrit was well out of range. Poor timing from Ryan.
Sitsongrit looks to land a right hand but Ryan moved out of range.
Ryan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sitsongrit.
A quick step to the side and Sitsongrit tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sitsongrit tries a low kick but Ryan avoids it.
Sitsongrit throws out a loose jab but Ryan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sitsongrit staying out of range there.
Sitsongrit gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ryan.
Sitsongrit misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ryan now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sitsongrit uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ryan.
Ryan connects with a looping right hand.
Sitsongrit throws a hook but Ryan avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Ryan.
Sitsongrit doesn't manage to clinch there - Ryan circles away.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook.
Ryan checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ryan now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Sitsongrit throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sitsongrit scores with a push kick.
Sitsongrit throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice uppercut there from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit has Ryan up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ryan jumps guard but Sitsongrit stands there with Ryan around his waist. Ryan gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sitsongrit breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ryan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Surianglek Sitsongrit dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sitsongrit throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ryan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ryan misses with a body shot
and Sitsongrit counters with a nice body shot.
Sitsongrit with a jab.
Ryan avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit slips under a jab from Ryan.
Ryan throws a good cross that connects.
Sitsongrit slips a straight right by Ryan.
Ryan just misses with a punch to the body.
Ryan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sitsongrit was well out of range. Poor timing from Ryan.
Ryan 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.
Ryan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
Sitsongrit misses the jab.
Sitsongrit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ryan manages to avoid it.
Ryan is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Sitsongrit with a body shot.
Ryan throws a hook but Sitsongrit avoids it easily.
Sitsongrit gets a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ryan lands a jab to Sitsongrit's midsection.
Ryan throws a hook but Sitsongrit blocks it.
Sitsongrit throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Ryan.
Ryan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ryan misses with a straight right.
Sitsongrit scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sitsongrit misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut. Ryan saw that one coming.
Ryan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ryan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ryan throws a shot from downtown. Sitsongrit moves away and avoids it.
Sitsongrit scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sitsongrit is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ryan can do to turn this around?
Ryan throws a lazy right hand but Sitsongrit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sitsongrit moves away from the strike by Ryan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sitsongrit avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit throws a body punch but Ryan moves out of range.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ryan moves away.
A shot to the liver by Sitsongrit. Beautiful body shot.
Sitsongrit misses with a looping right.
Sitsongrit misses with a straight left.
Sitsongrit throws a body punch but Ryan moves out of range.
Sitsongrit lands with a kick to the temple. Ryan shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ryan moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Sitsongrit misses with a head kick.
Sitsongrit just misses with a punch to the body.
Ryan slips a jab from Sitsongrit.
Ryan tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Ryan lands a head shot.
Ryan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Surianglek Sitsongrit is winning the standup battle so far.
Ryan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sitsongrit sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ryan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nice defenses there by Ryan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sitsongrit's head backwards.
Ryan with a hook.
Sitsongrit scores with a head kick. Ryan tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Ryan misses with the combination.
Ryan misses with a looping left.
Ryan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A little feinted left hand from Sitsongrit on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sitsongrit lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sitsongrit throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sitsongrit walks into a left hand.
Sitsongrit doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit takes a jab right on the kisser.
A clash of legs there as Ryan blocks the low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ryan misses with a wild body shot.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ryan.
Sitsongrit is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Ryan misses.
Ryan avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a lazy right hand but Ryan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ryan misses with a hook.
Ryan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sitsongrit defending well as Ryan loads up on a big left hand.
Sitsongrit half committed to a counter leg kick.
Sitsongrit throws a sloppy head kick and Ryan moves out of range easily.
Ryan digs a good hook to Sitsongrit's body.
Ryan misses with an uppercut
and Sitsongrit counters with a left to the body.
Sitsongrit connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A jab from Sitsongrit misses.
Sitsongrit keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ryan.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sitsongrit. That's going to slow Ryan down.
Ryan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ryan is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Sitsongrit takes a swing at Ryan's ribcage but misses.
Sitsongrit avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sitsongrit is looking to counter punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Eddie Ryan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A low kick lands for Sitsongrit.
A swing and a miss from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit avoids the body shot from Ryan.
Sitsongrit connects with a looping right hand.
Sitsongrit throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Ryan misses with a straight left.
Sitsongrit cracks Ryan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sitsongrit tries a head kick but it misses.
Ryan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ryan works the jab nicely.
Sitsongrit throws a looping overhand right but Ryan ducks down to avoid it.
Sitsongrit tries a head kick but it misses.
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ryan is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Ryan looks to land a right hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range.
Sitsongrit jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Ryan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sitsongrit with the inside leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ryan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sitsongrit counters with an outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sitsongrit connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ryan scrambles back to his feet.
Ryan connects with a looping right hand.
Sitsongrit swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sitsongrit misses with a straight right.
Sitsongrit connects with a body shot.
Ryan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A slow jab from Ryan misses its intended target.
Sitsongrit lands with a good body shot.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the side of Ryan's head but Ryan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ryan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ryan there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ryan moves out of range as Sitsongrit throws a body kick.
Sitsongrit walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ryan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ryan throws a body punch but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
That kick from Sitsongrit tenderised Ryan's leg. Ryan is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ryan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sitsongrit throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ryan.
Ryan misses with a straight right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ryan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sitsongrit works the jab nicely.
Sitsongrit dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sitsongrit dips to his left and cracks Ryan with an uppercut!
Ryan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ryan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sitsongrit.
Ryan throws a hook but Sitsongrit avoids it easily.
Sitsongrit throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sitsongrit throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ryan was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit.
Ryan keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sitsongrit misses the shot to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sitsongrit. That's going to slow Ryan down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A slow jab from Sitsongrit misses its intended target.
Ryan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ryan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ryan lunges at Sitsongrit with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sitsongrit's hand.
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ryan counters with a stiff right hand.
Ryan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ryan feints the counter takedown.
Ryan throws a one two combo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ryan. Sitsongrit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ryan misses with an uppercut.
A lazy left from Ryan finds it's target.
Ryan checks a low kick from Sitsongrit.
Ryan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ryan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ryan with the counter takedown but Sitsongrit avoids it easily.
Sitsongrit looks to land a body kick but Ryan moved away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands a slapping body shot.
Ryan misses with a two punch combination.
Sitsongrit misses with a looping right.
Ryan drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Sitsongrit defends it well.
Ryan staying out of range there.
Ryan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ryan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ryan changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Ryan misses with the combination.
Ryan throws a jab when Sitsongrit was well out of range.
Sitsongrit waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ryan.
Ryan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sitsongrit avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ryan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. Ryan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice uppercut lands for Sitsongrit. That snapped Ryan's head back.
Ryan pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Sitsongrit back to the cage. Ryan follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
And that's the end of the fight!
Surianglek Sitsongrit showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sitsongrit 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Surianglek Sitsongrit!
After winning the bout, Surianglek Sitsongrit thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gunner Bond (ranked 25 p4p, 161 weight class) and Tam Yu Tai (ranked 4 p4p, 27 weight class). Yu Tai has chosen Invincible Pole Fighter as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gunner Bond!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Tam Yu Tai!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bond moves out of range as Yu Tai strikes.
Nice jab there from Yu Tai.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yu Tai. That's going to slow Bond down.
Yu Tai has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Yu Tai throws a body shot but no joy.
Bond buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Yu Tai ducks right into an uppercut from Bond.
Yu Tai throws a sloppy head kick and Bond moves out of range easily.
Bond lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A solid leg kick lands there for Yu Tai.
Yu Tai moves out of range as Bond strikes.
Yu Tai throws a body kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bond. Yu Tai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bond pivots, looking for a leg kick but Yu Tai is out of range and Bond settles back down.
Bond misses with a hook.
A little jabbing left from Yu Tai on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Yu Tai staying out of range there.
Yu Tai misses with a kick to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bond. Yu Tai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yu Tai swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big left from Bond misses.
Bond moves out of range as Yu Tai strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yu Tai scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bond staying out of range there.
Yu Tai swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gunner Bond seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yu Tai scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bond keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bond looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bond just misses with a punch to the body.
Bond throws a low kick but it's checked well by Yu Tai.
Yu Tai misses with a straight right.
Bond feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Yu Tai tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Yu Tai misses with an uppercut.
Bond fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Yu Tai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bond.
Yu Tai misses with a body shot.
Yu Tai throws a head kick but Bond moves out of range.
Yu Tai lands a nice shot that snaps Bond's head back.
Bond feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Yu Tais jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bond checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bond lands with an overhand left.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bond lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bond checks a low kick from Yu Tai.
Yu Tai uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bond.
Bond blocks a jab.
Yu Tai throws a head kick but Bond moves out of range.
Bond connects with an inside leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Bond.
Yu Tai blocks the body kick.
Bond pivots, looking for a leg kick but Yu Tai is out of range and Bond settles back down.
Bond blocks a jab.
Bond throws a front kick aimed at Yu Tai's knee but Yu Tai avoids it well.
A big right from Yu Tai misses.
Bond tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yu Tai was well out of range. Poor timing from Bond.
Bond ducks under a wild hook from Yu Tai.
Bond uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yu Tai.
Yu Tai takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Yu Tai looks to land a combination. Bond sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Yu Tai misses the shot to the body.
Bond lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yu Tai throws a leg kick but Bond checks it.
Yu Tai scores with a sloppy right hand. Bond should have avoided that one.
Bond throws a body punch but Yu Tai moves out of range.
Yu Tai slips a straight right by Bond.
Bond throws a left and a right that both miss
and Yu Tai counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Yu Tai attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Yu Tai misses with a leg kick
and Bond counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yu Tai sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Bond throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bond scores with a hook to the body. Yu Tai takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Yu Tai misses the shot to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Bond on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bond looks for the body kick but Yu Tai saw that one coming.
A bone on bone clash there as Bond blocks the leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Yu Tai checks a leg kick.
Bond throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bond scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bond looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bond is looking to score with low kicks.
Yu Tai follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
A big left from Bond misses.
Bond throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Yu Tai stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Yu Tai lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bond's sensitive parts.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bond.
Bond connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Yu Tai takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bond works Yu Tai's body with a nice hook.
Bond looks to land a left hand but Yu Tai moved out of range nicely.
Yu Tai swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bond throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Yu Tai on the side of the head.
Bond misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bond throws a front kick that sends Yu Tai stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bond throws a body kick that misses.
Yu Tai takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bond uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yu Tai.
Bond jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Bond misses with a low kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gunner Bond dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bond defending well as Yu Tai loads up on a big left hand.
Yu Tai tries to land a front kick but Bond steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bond moves out of range of the body kick.
Bond chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bond loads up on a big right hand but Yu Tai slips the punch.
A cross from Bond lands.
Yu Tai slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Yu Tai scores with a nice strike.
An inside leg kick lands from Bond.
Bond slips a straight right by Yu Tai.
Bond missing with a left hand there. Yu Tai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yu Tai looks to throw the jab but Bond is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice shot by Bond.
Good leg kick by Bond.
Yu Tai misses with a straight right.
Bond is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yu Tai can do to turn this around?
No joy there for Bond, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bond looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Yu Tai scores with a decent looking hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yu Tai looks to score with a jab to the body but Bond is just out of range.
Bond checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bond fakes the leg kick and cracks Yu Tai in the body.
Bond throws a half hearted mid kick.
Yu Tai moves out of range of the body kick from Bond.
Yu Tai's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bond moves out of range of the strikes.
Bond feints and then cracks Yu Tai's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Yu Tai down.
Yu Tai thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yu Tai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bond.
A swing and a miss from Yu Tai.
Yu Tai throws a half hearted mid kick.
Yu Tai walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A nice leg kick from Bond, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bond looks for the body kick but Yu Tai saw that one coming.
Bond throws a shot to the body.
Bond slips under a jab.
The fighters circling - Bond throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yu Tai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A lazy body kick from Bond
and Yu Tai counters with a solid body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bond keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bond ducks under a wild hook from Yu Tai.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bond darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Yu Tai tries to land a front kick but Bond steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Yu Tai keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Yu Tai checks a leg kick.
Gunner Bond is winning the standup battle so far.
Bond steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yu Tai.
Yu Tai pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Bond back to the cage. Yu Tai follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Gunner Bond has been cut.
Bond misses with a low kick.
Yu Tai throws a hook but Bond avoids it easily.
Yu Tai checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bond tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Yu Tai is able to avoid easily.
Yu Tai appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Yu Tai swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bond has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Yu Tai paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Some bone on bone action there as Yu Tai checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bond uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yu Tai.
Bond throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bond throws the kick towards the body but Yu Tai avoids it.
Yu Tai tries to land a leg kick but Bond saw it coming and moves away.
Yu Tai moves out of range of the leg kick from Bond.
Bond dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Yu Tai. That did some damage!
Yu Tai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bond.
Bond avoids the body shot from Yu Tai.
Bond uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yu Tai.
Bond throws a low kick but Yu Tai moves out of range easily.
A good leg kick by Bond.
Bond misses with a low kick.
An inside leg kick from Bond misses.
Yu Tai walks into a stiff left hand from Bond.
Yu Tai is looking to chop away at Bond's legs.
Bond bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Yu Tai's head backwards.
Bond is looking to slow Yu Tai down with leg kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yu Tai looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A left lands for Bond.
An inside leg kick lands from Bond.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yu Tai scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Yu Tai jabs Bond to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Yu Tai throws a hook but Bond avoids it easily.
Yu Tai throws a wild body kick that Bond sees coming a mile off.
Yu Tai throws a hook but Bond blocks it.
A slow jab from Yu Tai misses its intended target.
Yu Tai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bond manages to avoid it.
Bond throws the left hand but Yu Tai avoids the punch easily.
Bond scores with a hook.
Bond jabs Yu Tai right on the nose. Yu Tai blinks but takes it well.
Yu Tai moves out of range of the body kick.
Bond throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Yu Tai avoids the body shot from Bond.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gunner Bond dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gunner Bond's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Bond lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bond avoids the body shot from Yu Tai.
Bond is looking to counter punch.
That kick from Bond tenderised Yu Tai's leg. Yu Tai is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bond throws a front kick that sends Yu Tai stumbling back into the cage.
Bond displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yu Tai throws out the jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Bond. That snapped Yu Tai's head back.
Bond throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bond throws a body shot but no joy.
Yu Tai replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Bond blocks it well.
Yu Tai throws a low kick but Bond avoids it.
Bond is looking to counter with a body kick.
Yu Tai misses with a wild body shot.
Bond throws a big counter combination but Yu Tai scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Yu Tai bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bond's head.
Bond slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yu Tai will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A leg kick checked by Yu Tai.
Yu Tai is looking to land body kicks.
Yu Tai moves out of range of the body kick from Bond.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bond uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yu Tai.
Yu Tai misses with a looping right.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bond.
Bond throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bond slips under a jab from Yu Tai.
Yu Tai looks to score with a jab to the body but Bond is just out of range.
Yu Tai has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bond throws a nice outside leg kick.
Yu Tai scores with a nice strike.
Bond connects with a leg kick.
Yu Tai jabs Bond to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bond misses with a hook. Yu Tai ducked under it nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Bond.
Yu Tai throws a leg kick which misses Bond's front leg but catches the back leg as Bond tries to avoid it.
Yu Tai throws a looping overhand right but Bond ducks down to avoid it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Yu Tai crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bond - the referee stops the clock and Yu Tai gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bond. Yu Tai manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Yu Tai walks into a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yu Tai throws a looping overhand right but Bond ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yu Tai dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bond. That did some damage!
Yu Tai on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Yu Tai misses with a low kick.
It appears Bond was looking to counter with a kick there.
Tam Yu Tai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yu Tai takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Yu Tai tries to land a leg kick but Bond saw it coming and moves away.
Bond appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bond lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Yu Tai misses the shot to the body.
Bond is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Good exchange - Bond coming out on top.
Bond missing with a left hand there. Yu Tai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bond throws a leg kick but Yu Tai sees it coming and moves out of range.
A jab from Yu Tai misses.
Bond is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bond jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jab from Bond.
A punch lands to the side of Yu Tai 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Bond.
Bond with the inside leg kick.
Yu Tai on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bond. Bond obviously looking to wear him down.
Bond takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Yu Tai scores with a nice strike.
Yu Tai throws a chopping leg kick but Bond manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Yu Tai's corner calls for a 1-2. Yu Tai obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bond connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Yu Tai throws the kick towards the body but Bond avoids it.
Yu Tai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yu Tai with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bond to score with a decent uppercut.
Yu Tai takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
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!
Bond comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Yu Tai throws the left hand but Bond avoids the punch easily.
Bond thinks about countering with a body kick.
Bond scores with a hook to the body. Yu Tai takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bond goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bond lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yu Tai throws a push kick but Bond slaps the foot to one side.
Bond turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Yu Tai.
Yu Tai has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bond.
Yu Tai misses with a hook. Bond ducked under it nicely.
Yu Tai takes one on the button.
Yu Tai 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.
Yu Tai throws a leg kick but Bond moved away.
Bond scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Yu Tai takes one on the button.
Bond tests Yu Tai's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bond bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bond fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Yu Tai.
Bond misses the shot to the body.
Gunner Bond is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Yu Tai doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bond checks the leg kick nicely there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gunner Bond showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bond 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gunner Bond!
A relieved looking Gunner Bond thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cormac McCarthy (ranked 7 p4p, 50 weight class) and Oliver Robson (ranked 2 p4p, 7 weight class). Cormac McCarthy is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cormac McCarthy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oliver Robson!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCarthy checks a low kick from Robson.
McCarthy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McCarthy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
McCarthy checks a low kick from Robson.
Robson swings for the body but McCarthy moves out of range.
Robson tries to score with a low kick but McCarthy moves his leg out of the way.
Robson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before McCarthy has time to react.
McCarthy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Robson.
Robson throws a looping overhand right but McCarthy ducks down to avoid it.
McCarthy checks a low kick from Robson.
McCarthy throws a jab but it's blocked by Robson.
Robson lands with a nice body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Robson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Robson throws a looping overhand right but McCarthy ducks down to avoid it.
McCarthy misses with a straight right.
Robson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McCarthy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCarthy throws out a loose jab but Robson uses good head movement to avoid it.
McCarthy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Robson throws out the jab.
Robson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Robson looks to score with a jab to the body but McCarthy is just out of range.
Robson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McCarthy.
Robson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Robson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
McCarthy regains full guard. Nicely done.
McCarthy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
McCarthy trying to keep a closed guard but Robson is proving a slippery customer.
McCarthy throws a couple of heel strikes.
Robson throwing strikes from guard but McCarthy blocks nicely.
Robson wants to stand but McCarthy has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
McCarthy is working hard here to advance position.
Robson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McCarthy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Robson is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there.
McCarthy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Robson is one step ahead there.
Robson wants to pass the guard but McCarthy is keeping the position.
McCarthy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Robson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Robson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Robson preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy is trying to control the position but Robson postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Robson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Robson wants it to stay on the feet.
McCarthy scores with a nice strike.
McCarthy throws a nice looking combination but Robson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Robson appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
McCarthy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Robson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McCarthy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Robson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McCarthy.
Robson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed McCarthy momentarily.
Robson misses with a low kick.
Robson lands with a nice combination. McCarthy backs away looking to recover.
Robson jabs at McCarthy's body.
Good shot there by Robson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Robson moves away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Robson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Oliver Robson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by McCarthy.
McCarthy tries to counter with a takedown but Robson is quick to defend against it.
Robson takes one to the chin there.
Robson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Robson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with McCarthy but McCarthy pushes him off and we're back to square one.
McCarthy changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Robson tries to move into range but McCarthy moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Robson thuds his right hand into McCarthy's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
McCarthy moves into range and connects with a jab.
Robson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and McCarthy has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Robson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McCarthy manages to avoid it.
Robson walks into a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Oliver Robson dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A punch combination from McCarthy misses.
Robson slips under a jab from McCarthy.
Robson digs a good hook to McCarthy's body.
McCarthy shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Robson as he jumps to the side.
McCarthy looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Robson is fending him off so far but McCarthy persists. Nope, Robson circles away and we're back to standing.
Robson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps McCarthy's head backwards.
Robson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
McCarthy is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Robson moves out of range as McCarthy strikes.
Robson missing with a left hand there. McCarthy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robson throws a low kick but McCarthy moves out of range easily.
Robson wants to land a leg kick but McCarthy is out of range.
McCarthy lands a nice hook to Robson's body. Robson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Robson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits McCarthys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
McCarthy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Robson can pounce on him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robson moves away from the strike by McCarthy.
Robson misses with a series of wild punches.
Robson looks to throw the jab but McCarthy is out of range.
McCarthy fails with a takedown attempt.
A little jabbing left from Robson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cormac McCarthy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McCarthy takes a swing at Robson's ribcage but misses.
Robson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Robson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Robson scores with a shot to the body.
McCarthy takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Robson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Robson misses with a looping left.
McCarthy throws a shot to the body.
Robson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McCarthy was well out of range. Poor timing from Robson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Robson.
Robson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McCarthy.
McCarthy needs to keep his hands up - Robson had a free shot at his head there.
McCarthy shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Robson loads up on a big right hand but McCarthy slips the punch.
McCarthy attempts a counter takedown but Robson avoids it well and moves away.
Oliver Robson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Robson thows a leg kick but McCarthy checks it
and McCarthy decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Robson's guard.
Robson looking for a sweep. Not yet Robson, not yet.
McCarthy throwing strikes from guard but Robson blocks nicely.
Robson wants to sweep but no luck.
McCarthy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Robson is keeping the position for now.
McCarthy stopping the sweep attempt from Robson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Robson trying to control the position.
McCarthy throwing strikes from guard but Robson blocks nicely.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Robson is on top in guard.
McCarthy lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
McCarthy landing with the ground and pound.
Robson keeping moving, preventing McCarthy from controlling successfully.
Robson has McCarthy pulled in close to control his posture.
McCarthy content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
McCarthy 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Robson is on top in guard.
McCarthy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
McCarthy will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Robson pushes down on McCarthy's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Robson controlling the action here.
McCarthy tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Robson performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
McCarthy is not content to let Robson control the position.
McCarthy is looking to improve his position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Oliver Robson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
McCarthy just misses with a punch to the body.
Robson scores with a nice right hand.
McCarthy avoids the body shot from Robson.
Nice defenses there by Robson.
McCarthy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
McCarthy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Robson.
Robson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for McCarthy.
McCarthy tries for a takedown but Robson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Robson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robson lands with a good body shot.
Robson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
McCarthy throws a looping overhand right but Robson ducks down to avoid it.
Robson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McCarthy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCarthy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Robson misses.
Robson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Robson throws a body shot but no joy.
McCarthy looks to throw the jab but Robson is out of range.
Robson throws a jab but it's blocked by McCarthy.
McCarthy drops down looking for a counter takedown but Robson sprawls and moves away.
McCarthy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Robson.
McCarthy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McCarthy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McCarthy throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Robson tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. McCarthy is in Robson's guard.
McCarthy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Robson controlling McCarthy's posture.
Robson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in McCarthy's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy looking for a sweep. Not yet McCarthy, not yet.
McCarthy trying to control the position.
Robson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
McCarthy throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Robson wants to control from the top but McCarthy keeps moving.
McCarthy is trying to control the position but Robson postures up.
Robson throwing strikes from guard but McCarthy blocks nicely.
Robson won't allow McCarthy to sweep him here.
Robson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
McCarthy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Robson is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robson wants to control from the top but McCarthy keeps moving.
Robson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
McCarthy managing to control the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
McCarthy keeping full guard, as Robson tries to pass.
Cormac McCarthy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
McCarthy keeping moving, preventing Robson from controlling successfully.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
McCarthy throws a series of punches but Robson moves out of range.
McCarthy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Robson.
McCarthy half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Robson misses with a wild body shot.
McCarthy half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Robson throws a leg kick which misses McCarthy's front leg but catches the back leg as McCarthy tries to avoid it.
Robson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Robson misses with a right hand
and McCarthy counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Robson!
Robson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but McCarthy wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
McCarthy working away.
Robson taking a bit of punishment here - McCarthy scoring with strikes.
Robson is trying to control McCarthy's posture but McCarthy avoids it.
Robson managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by McCarthy.
Robson trying to control but McCarthy flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
McCarthy is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. McCarthy gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. McCarthy gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. McCarthy apologises and we restart here on the feet.
McCarthy misses with a looping right.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Oliver Robson really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Robson misses with a hook.
McCarthy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Robson.
Robson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Robson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McCarthy drops his hands momentarily and Robson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Robson misses with a leg kick.
McCarthy half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Robson dips to his left and cracks McCarthy with an uppercut!
Robson misses with a hook.
McCarthy changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Robson takes a swing at McCarthy's ribcage but misses.
Robson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McCarthy was well out of range. Poor timing from Robson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McCarthy appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Robson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McCarthy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Robson looks to land a combination. McCarthy sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Robson connects with the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCarthy throws a body shot but no joy.
A chopping leg kick lands by Robson.
McCarthy throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Robson's waist but Robson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing McCarthy off to one side.
McCarthy avoids the body shot from Robson.
McCarthy changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
McCarthy closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Jab, jab by Robson - just one landing.
A low kick lands for Robson.
Robson throws a leg kick but McCarthy checks it.
McCarthy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Robson.
McCarthy misses with a shot to the body
and Robson counters with an inside leg kick.
McCarthy just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice defenses there by McCarthy.
A looping hook to the body misses from McCarthy. Robson does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robson scores with a leg kick.
McCarthy feints a jab promting Robson to slip. McCarthy then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Robson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice shot by Robson.
Oliver Robson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Robson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Robson throws a right and a left that McCarthy avoids nicely.
Robson throws out a loose jab but McCarthy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Robson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McCarthy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Robson.
Robson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McCarthy manages to avoid it.
McCarthy tries to counter with a takedown but Robson is quick to defend against it.
McCarthy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Robson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Robson throws out a loose jab but McCarthy uses good head movement to avoid it.
McCarthy lands with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy scores with a nice strike.
A left lands for Robson.
Robson throws a leg kick which misses McCarthy's front leg but catches the back leg as McCarthy tries to avoid it.
Robson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McCarthy was well out of range. Poor timing from Robson.
Robson throws a jab but it's blocked by McCarthy.
McCarthy drops down looking for a counter takedown but Robson sprawls and moves away.
Robson feints and then cracks McCarthy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McCarthy down.
Robson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between McCarthy's hands.
McCarthy gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Robson throws a jab when McCarthy was well out of range.
McCarthy drops down looking for a counter takedown but Robson sprawls and moves away.
McCarthy tests Robson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
McCarthy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Robson throws out the jab.
Robson scores with a hook to the body. McCarthy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
McCarthy with a hook.
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!
A telegraphed right hand from McCarthy misses the target.
Robson scores with a jab to the head.
Robson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McCarthy manages to avoid it.
Robson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between McCarthy's hands.
McCarthy fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Robson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McCarthy counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by McCarthy.
McCarthy with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
McCarthy wants to control from the top but Robson keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Robson wants to sweep but no luck.
Robson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
McCarthy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Robson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Robson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Oliver Robson dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Robson throws a jab but it's blocked by McCarthy.
As Robson looks to move away, McCarthy throws a big counter combo but Robson just gets out of the way.
Cormac McCarthy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Good exchange - Robson coming out on top.
McCarthy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Robson.
McCarthy shoots for a double leg takedown but Robson sprawls well. He's pushed McCarthy's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
McCarthy looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McCarthy sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Robson's guard.
Robson is trying is best to control the position here.
Robson trying to control but McCarthy postures up.
McCarthy tries to pass to full mount but Robson defends it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Robson.
McCarthy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCarthy stands up over Robson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Robson looking to control.
Robson wants to sweep but no luck.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells McCarthy's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
McCarthy tries to free his leg and advance position but Robson is retaining full guard.
Robson looking to hit a scissor sweep but McCarthy is one step ahead there.
McCarthy postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
McCarthy trying to control the position from guard on top but Robson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McCarthy scoring with punches to the head and body.
Robson has momentary wrist control but McCarthy slips an elbow through the middle.
Robson has control of McCarthy's left arm, preventing McCarthy from doing any damage.
McCarthy scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy wants to control from the top but Robson keeps moving.
Robson seems keen to control McCarthy's posture.
McCarthy connects with a couple of short punches.
McCarthy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Robson looking for a sweep. Not yet Robson, not yet.
McCarthy postures up.
McCarthy lands a couple of digs.
Robson trying to control the position here.
Robson looking to control.
Robson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy trying to control the position from guard on top but Robson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Robson keeping full guard, as McCarthy tries to pass.
Robson pulls McCarthy in close to prevent any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Robson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McCarthy.
Robson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Robson misses with a right hand
and McCarthy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Robson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McCarthy is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Robson misses with a body shot.
McCarthy shoots in but no luck this time.
Robson scores with a leg kick.
Good exchange - Robson coming out on top.
McCarthy swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A good leg kick by Robson.
McCarthy takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Robson ducks under a wild hook from McCarthy.
Oliver Robson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Robson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McCarthy.
McCarthy half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
McCarthy misses with a body shot.
Robson digs a good hook to McCarthy's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McCarthy staying out of range there.
McCarthy drops down looking for a counter takedown but Robson sprawls and moves away.
McCarthy looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Robson cracks McCarthy with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
McCarthy takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Oliver Robson.
I've got Robson 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 45:50
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 45:50
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oliver Robson!
Oliver Robson is the new welterweight champion!
After winning the bout, Oliver Robson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
In defeat, Cormac McCarthy stepped up to the mic, saying 'There is no God and we are his prophets.'.
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