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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Greg Southridge (ranked 24062 p4p, 24210 weight class) and Melvin Tate (ranked 455 p4p, 463 weight class). Melvin Tate 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Greg Southridge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Melvin Tate!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Southridge uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tate.
Tate throws a right and a left that Southridge avoids nicely.
Tate ducks under a wild hook from Southridge.
Tate misses with the combination.
A counter left hand to the body from Southridge misses its target.
Tate connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Southridge definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Southridge throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Tate.
Southridge has closed the distance and engaged Tate in a clinch.
Southridge breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tate swinging wildly here.
Tate swinging wildly here.
Melvin Tate seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Southridge takes a jab right on the kisser.
Southridge tries to clinch up but Tate circles away and keeps his distance.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tate! But no joy.
Melvin Tate is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Southridge scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Tate dodges the ground and pound from Southridge.
Tate tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Southridge has hold of Tate's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Tate manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Southridge working the ground and pound effectively.
Southridge stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Tate throws a series of punches but Southridge moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tate throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Southridge shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Tate's guard.
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!
Southridge sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Tate's guard.
Southridge thows a huge punch but Tate dodges it nicely.
Southridge controlling the action here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Southridge works his way into full mount!
Southridge looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Southridge 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 three minutes gone in the round.
Southridge landing strikes from the mount.
Southridge will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Southridge with a couple of short strikes.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tate can do anything to dispel that myth.
Southridge sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Southridge's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Southridge is working for a guillotine from mount but Tate frees his head quite easily.
Southridge trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Tate really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Southridge. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Southridge stands up from mount. Strange move.
Tate tries to bum rush Southridge with a series of wild strikes but Southridge uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tate loads up on a big right hand but Southridge slips the punch.
Southridge shoots in but Tate avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tate throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Southridge.
The fight stays on the outside here - Southridge looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A combination from Tate does no damage.
Southridge fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Tate sprawls well initially but Southridge persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Southridge perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Southridge throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Southridge content to control rather than advance.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Tate pushes Southridge off and gets back to his feet.
Tate throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Southridge feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Southridge controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Southridge throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Southridge pushing down on Tate's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Southridge controlling the action here.
Southridge moves into full mount! Tate won't be happy about that!
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Southridge scoring with strikes but Tate is staying in there.
Southridge scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Southridge landing strikes from the mount and Tate is in trouble!
Southridge gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Tate throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The fight stays on the outside here - Southridge looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tate is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Southridge.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Southridge showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tate.
Tate looks to land a combination but Southridge avoids it well.
Southridge shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Tate's guard.
Southridge pushes down on Tate's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Southridge controlling the action here.
Southridge missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Greg Southridge dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Southridge darts in and clinches Tate up against the cage.
Tate looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Southridge breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tate swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Southridge counters with a three punch combo that has Tate backing up. Tate nods at Southridge to acknowledge the strikes.
Southridge closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tate circles away.
Jab, jab by Tate - just one landing.
Southridge slips a jab and a cross from Tate.
Tate just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromSouthridge.
Southridge slips a jab and a cross from Tate.
Southridge seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Southridge shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tate as he jumps to the side.
Greg Southridge is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Southridge dodges the punch combination from Tate.
Southridge tries to close the distance and clinch but Tate swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tate keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Greg Southridge. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Southridge looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Southridge misses with a takedown attempt - Tate sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tate circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tate throws a right and a left that Southridge avoids nicely.
Southridge looks to land a combination but Tate avoids it well.
Tate rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Southridge moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Southridge darts in and clinches Tate up against the cage.
Tate wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Southridge has him pressed against the cage.
Tate wants to break free but Southridge has control.
Tate wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Southridge has him pressed against the cage.
Southridge breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Southridge is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tate can do to turn this around?
Tate throws a series of punches but Southridge avoids them all with ease.
As Tate tries to get set, Southridge tries to push him back and clinch up but Tate manages to avoid the attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tate throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Southridge.
Southridge dodges the punch combination from Tate.
Tate throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Southridge counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Tate is breathing heavily.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Tate enables Southridge to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Tate manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Greg Southridge overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Southridge stays in close to Tate's body and controls the position.
Southridge with a flurry of punches that miss.
Southridge slips nicely into half guard.
Southridge is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Southridge is taking a breather. Tate says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Nice strikes from Southridge there.
Southridge missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Southridge controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Further stalling from Southridge.
Southridge sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tate defending well though.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Southridge controlling the pace.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Tate tries to bum rush Southridge with a series of wild strikes but Southridge uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Southridge changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
No joy there for Tate, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Southridge lands with a thumping leg kick.
A combination from Tate does no damage.
It looked like Southridge wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Southridge goes for a double leg but Tate avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Tate continues to drive forward.
Southridge lands a takedown into guard.
Southridge is stalling in the full guard.
Southridge trying to control the position from guard on top but Tate is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Southridge showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Southridge drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Southridge jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Tate is working an open guard so Southridge takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Tate tries to sprawl but Southridge drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Southridge decides to stand up.
Southridge closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Tate to the mat! Tate manages to get full guard.
Tate is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Southridge dives into side control.
Southridge has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Southridge uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tate.
Southridge avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tate throws a series of punches but Southridge moves out of range.
Tate throws a right hand that Southridge ducks under and follows up with a left that Southridge also avoids with ease.
That's eight 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!
Tate chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Southridge can pounce on him.
Southridge fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tate avoids it really well and circles away.
Tate fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Southridge shoots for a double leg takedown but Tate sprawls well. He's pushed Southridge's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tate will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Southridge explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Tate throws a nice looking combination but Southridge bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Southridge feinted with a counter takedown.
Southridge closes the distance and pushes Tate back into the cage.
Southridge lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
 It looks like Melvin Tate has been cut.
Southridge has Tate pressed against the cage, preventing Tate from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Southridge stalls.
Tate escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tate tries to bum rush Southridge with a series of wild strikes but Southridge uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Southridge pushes Tate up against the cage in a clinch.
Tate is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tate has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Southridge has Tate pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Tate manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Southridge goes for a takedown attempt but Tate pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Tate throws a lazy right hand but Southridge sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Southridge tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tate manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tate throws a series of punches but Southridge avoids them all with ease.
Tate fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Greg Southridge will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Melvin Tate's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Southridge dives in and scores a takedown into Tate's guard.
Southridge gets to his feet - Tate follows without any prompting.
Tate stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tate wants it to stay on the feet.
Tate misses with a two punch combination.
Tate will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Southridge instigates a clinch.
Southridge scores with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tate breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Southridge is defended easily by Tate.
Southridge looks for a takedown but Tate sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Greg Southridge. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Southridge shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tate as he jumps to the side.
Tate throws a poor cross that misses
so Southridge counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Southridge working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tate is looking to stand back up but Southridge counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Tate.
Tate tries to kick Southridge off in order to stand up. Southridge Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Southridge controlling from side mount.
Southridge lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Southridge content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Southridge lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Southridge content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Southridge wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tate keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate taking punishment in the form of punches.
Southridge controls the position from side control.
Tate managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Southridge.
Southridge creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Tate sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Southridge is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Southridge thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Tate wants to get back to his feet but Southridge drags him back down.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Southridge controlling the position.
Southridge is trying to get an arm triangle but Tate is defending well.
Southridge lands a few punches from side control.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Southridge lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Tate down.
Tate is trying to buck Southridge off.
Southridge takes a little break here. Tate wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Southridge moves into full mount!
Tate in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Southridge tries to control but Tate wriggling away.
Southridge get's back to his feet.
Tate fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Southridge gets a clinch.
A short body shot lands from Southridge as the two fighters clinch.
Southridge breaks the clinch.
Tate throws a series of punches but Southridge avoids them all with ease.
Southridge closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tate circles away.
Tate swats away the attempt to clinch by Southridge.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Tate rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Southridge moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Southridge swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Melvin Tate seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Southridge looking to land some kicks to the body here.
It seemed like Tate was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Southridge shoots in but Tate avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Southridge shoots in but Tate avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Southridge tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tate bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Southridge's head.
Tate throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tate gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Southridge slips nicely into half guard.
Southridge prevents Tate from standing back up.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Southridge is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Southridge trying to control the action but Tate is working from the bottom.
Southridge thows a huge punch but Tate dodges it nicely.
Melvin Tate has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Greg Southridge is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Southridge passes the guard and advances to mount!
And that's the end of the fight!
Greg Southridge showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Southridge, 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Greg Southridge!
After winning the bout, Greg Southridge 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Marc Horton (ranked 5879 p4p, 25114 weight class) and Barry Parrish (ranked 447 p4p, 450 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marc Horton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Barry Parrish!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horton walks into a jab.
We've been hearing reports that Horton has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Horton looking to land some kicks to the body here.
It seemed like Parrish was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Horton scores with a jab to the body.
Horton thows a body kick. Parrish tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Horton with the inside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Parrish misses the target.
Horton is looking to land body kicks.
Parrish slips a straight right by Horton.
A nice side step and Parrish releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Horton lands with a kick to the temple. Parrish shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Horton scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Parrish avoids the head kick by Horton.
A little jabbing left from Parrish on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Barry Parrish seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horton scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Parrish doesn't seem bothered though.
Parrish throws a right hand that misses
so Horton counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Horton accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Parrish wants to sweep here but Horton controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horton trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Horton slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Horton wants to control from the top but Parrish keeps moving.
Parrish working a defensive guard here.
Parrish wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Horton wants to control from the top but Parrish keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Horton thows a body kick. Parrish tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Horton darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Parrish takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A telegraphed right hand from Parrish misses the target.
Horton throws a hook to the side of Parrish's head but Parrish sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Parrish thuds a left hand into Horton's body.
Horton shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Horton was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Horton working away.
Horton landing a few strikes.
Parrish is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Horton has hold of Parrish's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Parrish tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Horton cranks the arm and Parrish screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Parrish, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Marc Horton!
Barry Parrish spoke after the fight, saying 'No worries, I just wanted to see what showed up in my TOTT!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lito Harrison (ranked 2824 p4p, 24122 weight class) and Juan Manuel Miguel Angel Chavez Sanchez Doritos De La C (ranked 300 p4p, 471 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lito Harrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Juan Manuel Miguel Angel Chavez Sanchez Doritos De La C!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Dillan Fox and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harrison misses with a shot to the body
and Manuel Miguel Angel Chavez Sanchez Doritos De La C counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Manuel Miguel Angel Chavez Sanchez Doritos De La C connects with a right hand. Harrison shakes it off.
Harrison misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Harrison chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Manuel Miguel Angel Chavez Sanchez Doritos De La C bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Harrison definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Manuel Miguel Angel Chavez Sanchez Doritos De La C throws an overhand right that lands on Harrison's shoulder, as Harrison tries to avoid the shot.
Nice body kick from Harrison.
Manuel Miguel Angel Chavez Sanchez Doritos De La C checks a leg kick.
Manuel Miguel Angel Chavez Sanchez Doritos De La C lands a jab to the nose.
Manuel Miguel Angel Chavez Sanchez Doritos De La C looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manuel Miguel Angel Chavez Sanchez Doritos De La C has taken the fight to the clinch.
Manuel Miguel Angel Chavez Sanchez Doritos De La C pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Manuel Miguel Angel Chavez Sanchez Doritos De La C stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Harrison.
Manuel Miguel Angel Chavez Sanchez Doritos De La C forces Harrison back against the cage and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrison misses with a punch on the inside.
Harrison struggles to land a body shot inside as Manuel Miguel Angel Chavez Sanchez Doritos De La C controls his hands.
Manuel Miguel Angel Chavez Sanchez Doritos De La C pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Manuel Miguel Angel Chavez Sanchez Doritos De La C clinches with his opponent.
Harrison misses with a short punch on the inside.
Harrison tries to pull guard but Manuel Miguel Angel Chavez Sanchez Doritos De La C won't allow it.
Manuel Miguel Angel Chavez Sanchez Doritos De La C manages to break the clinch.
Manuel Miguel Angel Chavez Sanchez Doritos De La C tries to clinch there but Harrison circles away.
A nice combination there by Manuel Miguel Angel Chavez Sanchez Doritos De La C.
Manuel Miguel Angel Chavez Sanchez Doritos De La C bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Harrison's head.
Harrison looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Manuel Miguel Angel Chavez Sanchez Doritos De La C ducks under a wild hook from Harrison.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrison scores with a jab to the jaw.
Harrison keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harrison throws a punch but it's blocked by Manuel Miguel Angel Chavez Sanchez Doritos De La C.
Harrison stalling against the cage.
Harrison swings wildly with an uppercut but Manuel Miguel Angel Chavez Sanchez Doritos De La C uses good head movement to avoid it.
Manuel Miguel Angel Chavez Sanchez Doritos De La C's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Manuel Miguel Angel Chavez Sanchez Doritos De La C breaks the clinch.
Manuel Miguel Angel Chavez Sanchez Doritos De La C steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harrison.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Harrison misses
and Harrison takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Manuel Miguel Angel Chavez Sanchez Doritos De La C drives through and clinches with Harrison against the cage.
Harrison tries to pull guard but Manuel Miguel Angel Chavez Sanchez Doritos De La C holds him up against the cage and eventually Harrison drops back down to his feet.
Manuel Miguel Angel Chavez Sanchez Doritos De La C has had enough of the clinch but Harrison keeps him there for the moment.
Harrison is trying to pull guard but Manuel Miguel Angel Chavez Sanchez Doritos De La C has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lito Harrison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Manuel Miguel Angel Chavez Sanchez Doritos De La C breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Harrison scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Manuel Miguel Angel Chavez Sanchez Doritos De La C fails with an attempt to clinch.
Harrison throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Manuel Miguel Angel Chavez Sanchez Doritos De La C counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Harrison lands a nice leg kick that just misses Manuel Miguel Angel Chavez Sanchez Doritos De La C's sensitive parts.
A lazy body kick from Harrison
and Harrison takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manuel Miguel Angel Chavez Sanchez Doritos De La C fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Harrison, pushing him back against the cage.
Harrison throws a head punch that misses.
Manuel Miguel Angel Chavez Sanchez Doritos De La C breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Harrison misses with a low kick as Manuel Miguel Angel Chavez Sanchez Doritos De La C jumps back.
Manuel Miguel Angel Chavez Sanchez Doritos De La C lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Manuel Miguel Angel Chavez Sanchez Doritos De La C is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Harrison had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harrison throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Manuel Miguel Angel Chavez Sanchez Doritos De La C slips a straight right by Harrison.
Manuel Miguel Angel Chavez Sanchez Doritos De La C is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Harrison with a body shot.
Manuel Miguel Angel Chavez Sanchez Doritos De La C drops his hands momentarily and Harrison takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Manuel Miguel Angel Chavez Sanchez Doritos De La C connects with a right hand. Harrison shakes it off.
Manuel Miguel Angel Chavez Sanchez Doritos De La C wants to clinch.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Manuel Miguel Angel Chavez Sanchez Doritos De La C tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Some bone on bone action there as Manuel Miguel Angel Chavez Sanchez Doritos De La C checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Harrison throws a head kick that misses.
Harrison thows a body kick. Manuel Miguel Angel Chavez Sanchez Doritos De La C tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Manuel Miguel Angel Chavez Sanchez Doritos De La C has closed the distance and engaged Harrison in a clinch.
Harrison lands an uppercut.
Harrison pulls guard successfully.
Harrison has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Manuel Miguel Angel Chavez Sanchez Doritos De La C doesn't defend quickly enough and Harrison has managed to lock this one up! Can Manuel Miguel Angel Chavez Sanchez Doritos De La C escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Harrison on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Lito Harrison!
An out of breath Lito Harrison thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vic Romano (ranked 1658 p4p, 3145 weight class) and Mark Jackacy (ranked 205 p4p, 323 weight class). Romano's entrance music is MXC Most Extreme Challenge. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Jackacy's choice of entrance music: Nkolo Akosunga - Lokua Kanza. 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vic Romano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Jackacy!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackacy moves out of range of the strikes.
Jackacy 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.
Romano scores with a jab.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Romano enables Jackacy to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Romano manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Romano looking for a sweep. Not yet Romano, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackacy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Romano looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jackacy tries to free his leg and advance position but Romano is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackacy preventing the sweep.
Romano seems keen to control Jackacy's posture.
Jackacy preventing the sweep.
Jackacy lands a couple of digs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romano is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jackacy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jackacy trying to control the position from guard on top but Romano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Romano might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Jackacy controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackacy trying to control but Romano is working from the bottom.
Jackacy content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Romano is on top in guard.
Jackacy wants to hit a sweep here but Romano passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Jackacy there!
Jackacy sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Romano wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jackacy keeps working.
Jackacy wants to control but Romano is keeping busy.
Romano winds up and cracks Jackacy with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackacy trying to hold on to Romano's head to control him but Romano postures up.
Romano throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Jackacy to regain full guard.
Romano wants to control from the top but Jackacy keeps moving.
Romano trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Romano trying to control but Jackacy is working from the bottom.
Romano is working Jackacy over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Romano throwing strikes from guard but Jackacy blocks nicely.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Romano's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Jackacy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jackacy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Romano.
Romano postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackacy escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Romano gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Romano with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jackacy looking for a guillotine here but Romano defends easily.
Romano keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jackacy's head.
Romano slips nicely into half guard.
Jackacy is looking to improve his position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Romano lands a nice short elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romano working Jackacy over with strikes.
Jackacy is trying to maintain the position but Romano is very close to passing his half guard.
Jackacy is looking to improve his position.
Romano 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.
Romano is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Jackacy wants to get back to full guard.
Romano working Jackacy over with strikes.
 Jackacy is rocked!
Romano is trying to control. Jackacy wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Jackacy won't allow Romano to pass to mount.
Jackacy has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Romano is working away from the top position though.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Romano is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Jackacy is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Romano's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Romano's back!
Romano can't escape the position.
Romano defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Romano rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Romano tries to roll over but Jackacy keeps him under control.
Still in half guard, Jackacy seems content to control.
Romano is looking to improve his position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Romano is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Jackacy's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Jackacy's back!
Romano struggling to keep hold of the position.
Jackacy wants to escape the position.
Jackacy trying to control the hands but Romano won't let him.
Romano loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Jackacy hold on?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Romano lands shots from the back.
Jackacy covers up after that shot from Romano.
Jackacy is still in real trouble! Can Romano finish him?
Romano lands strikes from the back and Jackacy isn't doing enough to escape the position. The referee steps in to end the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vic Romano!
Our winner, Vic Romano, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Mark Jackacy was interviewed post fight and said 'Thank you to my opponent and all the fans, my coaches and sponsors.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gerald Phoenix (ranked 1941 p4p, 1141 weight class) and Sledge Wrou (ranked 234 p4p, 142 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Gerald Phoenix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Sledge Wrou!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Trevor Gratis and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wrou misses with a hook to the body
letting Phoenix counter with a right hand.
Wrou takes a swing at Phoenix's ribcage but misses.
Wrou ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wrou throws a lazy uppercut
and Phoenix counters with a stiff right hand.
Wrou throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Phoenix stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Phoenix takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Phoenix swings for the body but Wrou moves out of range.
Phoenix definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nice body kick from Phoenix.
Phoenix drops his hands momentarily and Wrou takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wrou jabs Phoenix to the body, keeping him at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Phoenix keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wrou.
Phoenix shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Wrou eats them both and turns towards Phoenix to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Wrou jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Phoenix takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sledge Wrou seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Phoenix lands with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phoenix ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Phoenix throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wrou sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wrou swings for the body but Phoenix moves out of range.
Phoenix misses the shot to the body.
Phoenix loads up on a big right hand but Wrou slips the punch.
Wrou lands with a hook. Phoenix tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wrou bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Phoenix's head.
Phoenix misses with a series of wild punches.
Wrou takes a swing at Phoenix's ribcage but misses.
Phoenix swings away with a body shot that misses
and Wrou holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Phoenix scores with a shoulder strike.
Wrou scores with a shot to the side of Phoenix's head.
Wrou misses with a body punch.
Wrou scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wrou throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Phoenixs head.
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!
Wrou misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wrou swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Phoenix can't find room to land a body shot as Wrou controls the action.
Phoenix prevents a body shot from Wrou.
Wrou throws a punch but it's blocked by Phoenix.
Wrou scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Phoenix lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Sledge Wrou has been cut.
Phoenix lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wrou misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wrou misses with the head strike.
Wrou struggles to land a body shot inside as Phoenix controls his hands.
Phoenix lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Phoenix taking a breather.
Wrou is trying to maintain a safe position but Phoenix gets an underhook and turns Wrou into the cage.
Phoenix blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Phoenix blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Phoenix creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Wrou throws a head punch that misses.
Phoenix utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Phoenix fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Phoenix tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wrou swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Phoenix blocks a body shot from Wrou.
Wrou throws a punch but it's blocked by Phoenix.
A head punch on the inside from Phoenix fails to land.
Phoenix with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Phoenix lands an uppercut.
Phoenix landing knees to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Phoenix takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Nice elbow from Phoenix.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wrou.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix misses with the head strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Phoenix.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Phoenix.
Phoenix with an attempt at a knee that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Phoenix.
A short left from Phoenix.
Phoenix creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Wrou goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wrou.
Wrou tries to work over Phoenix's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Phoenix throws an elbow that misses.
Phoenix lands with a short shot to the head.
Wrou scores with a nice hook to the head.
Phoenix misses with a punch on the inside.
Wrou lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wrou lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wrou lands a shoulder strike.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix pushes Wrou back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wrou blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wrou working aggressively here.
Wrou digs a right hand underneath Phoenix's ribcage. Phoenix let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wrou struggles to land a body shot inside as Phoenix controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Phoenix.
A shot in the inside from Phoenix.
Wrou misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wrou blocks an uppercut.
Phoenix throws a head punch that misses.
Phoenix blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wrou tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wrou swings wildly with an uppercut but Phoenix uses good head movement to avoid it.
Phoenix misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wrou misses with some punches.
Phoenix trying to land knees to the body.
Wrou doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Wrou tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Phoenix.
Phoenix blocking some punches.
Wrou swings wildly with an uppercut but Phoenix uses good head movement to avoid it.
Phoenix working aggressively here.
A body shot lands from Wrou.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Phoenix takes a shot to the head.
Phoenix gets through Wrou's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Phoenix blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wrou misses with the head strike.
Wrou working aggressively here.
Wrou working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wrou.
Wrou misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Wrou fails to land.
Wrou misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Wrou lands with a left to the head.
Wrou misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wrou blocking some punches.
Phoenix lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wrou or not.
Wrou lands a hook to the side of the head.
Phoenix throws a head punch that misses.
Phoenix working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wrou.
A head punch on the inside from Phoenix fails to land.
Wrou scores with a hook to the body.
Wrou pushes Phoenix back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wrou misses with a punch on the inside.
Phoenix scores with a nice hook to the head.
Phoenix pushes Wrou back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Phoenix swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Phoenix lands a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch on the inside from Wrou fails to land.
Phoenix with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Wrou misses with the head strike.
Phoenix struggles to land a body shot inside as Wrou controls his hands.
Phoenix working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wrou misses with a body punch.
Wrou lands with a left to the head.
Wrou scores with a nice hook to the head.
Phoenix pushes Wrou back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wrou working aggressively here.
Phoenix stalling.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wrou.
A short uppercut from Wrou.
Phoenix looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Phoenix misses with a body punch.
Wrou misses with the head strike.
Phoenix lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Wrou.
Phoenix with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wrou misses with the head strike.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix blocks an uppercut.
A short left from Wrou.
Wrou scores with a shot to the side of Phoenix's head.
Wrou tries to throw a body punch but Phoenix avoids it by throwing Wrou back against the cage.
Wrou tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Phoenix misses with a punch on the inside.
Wrou misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wrou doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wrou throws a punch but it's blocked by Phoenix.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Phoenix goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Phoenix lands an elbow just above Wrou 's eye.
Wrou tries to work over Phoenix's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Phoenix tries to throw a body punch but Wrou avoids it by throwing Phoenix back against the cage.
Wrou blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Phoenix throws a head punch that misses.
Wrou working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sledge Wrou will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sledge Wrou's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Phoenix misses with a hook. Wrou ducked under it nicely.
Wrou throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Phoenix tries to counter by clinching up but Wrou breaks away and moves out of range.
Phoenix misses with a low kick.
Wrou changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wrou moves out of range of the strikes.
Wrou walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wrou sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Phoenix lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wrou circles away quickly and effectively.
Phoenix wants to slow Wrou down by chopping away at his legs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wrou. Phoenix does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phoenix moves out of range of the strikes.
Wrou scores with a shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Wrou throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wrou looks to land a right hand but Phoenix moved out of range.
Phoenix seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wrou just misses with a punch to the body.
Wrou moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Phoenix throws out a powerful jab.
A jab from Wrou misses.
Wrou throws a lazy uppercut
and Phoenix counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wrou looks to score with a jab to the body but Phoenix is just out of range.
Wrou looks to score with a jab to the body but Phoenix is just out of range.
A big right from Wrou misses.
Phoenix throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wrou steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Phoenix.
Wrou misses with a straight right.
Phoenix thows a left - swing and a miss!
Phoenix forces Wrou back against the cage and clinches.
Phoenix goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wrou misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wrou swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wrou tries to work over Phoenix's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A shot in the inside from Phoenix.
Phoenix lands a body punch in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wrou misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wrou cracks Phoenix with a nice body shot.
Wrou tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wrou blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Phoenix digs a right hand into Wrou's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wrou's gas tank.
Wrou throws a head punch that misses.
Wrou blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Phoenix lands an elbow inside.
A short uppercut from Phoenix.
A head punch on the inside from Phoenix fails to land.
Wrou tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gerald Phoenix has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Phoenix lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wrou backwards.
A shot in the inside from Wrou.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wrou fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wrou throws a head punch that misses.
Wrou working aggressively here.
Wrou doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Phoenix blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Phoenix.
Phoenix blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wrou misses with a punch on the inside.
Wrou gets through Phoenix's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Phoenix.
Wrou throws a punch but it's blocked by Phoenix.
Phoenix lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wrou tries to work over Phoenix's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wrou struggles to land a body shot inside as Phoenix controls his hands.
A short right from Phoenix on the inside.
Wrou misses with a punch on the inside.
Phoenix working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Wrou fails to land.
Phoenix blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Phoenix lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Phoenix blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wrou lands a body punch.
Phoenix throws a head punch that misses.
Wrou misses with the head strike.
A body shot lands from Wrou.
Wrou goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wrou.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Phoenix.
A shot in the inside from Phoenix.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Wrou takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Wrou can't find room to land a body shot as Phoenix controls the action.
Phoenix lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wrou misses with a punch to the body.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Wrou swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, Phoenix scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wrou tries to throw a body punch but Phoenix avoids it by throwing Wrou back against the cage.
Wrou misses with the head strike.
Phoenix lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wrou throws a punch but it's blocked by Phoenix.
Phoenix tries to throw a body punch but Wrou avoids it by throwing Phoenix back against the cage.
Wrou manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Wrou misses with some punches.
Phoenix scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Phoenix landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wrou is breathing heavily.
Phoenix landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Phoenix gets through Wrou's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Phoenix is struggling to control the position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Wrou is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Phoenix lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wrou backwards.
Wrou's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Phoenix tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wrou misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wrou tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wrou goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Phoenix lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wrou backwards.
Still in the clinch, Phoenix scores with a nice short uppercut.
Phoenix tries to throw a body punch but Wrou avoids it by throwing Phoenix back against the cage.
Wrou misses with a punch on the inside.
Wrou stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Wrou lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Phoenix.
Wrou throws a head punch that misses.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Wrou has a couple of punches blocked by Phoenix.
A short right from Phoenix.
Phoenix has a couple of punches blocked by Wrou.
Phoenix working aggressively here.
Wrou scores with a hook to the body.
Phoenix lands a hook to the side of the head.
Phoenix lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wrou backwards.
Phoenix lands a left hand.
Wrou fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Phoenix tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Phoenix scores with a shot to the side of Wrou's head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wrou.
Phoenix misses with a short punch on the inside.
Phoenix takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wrou.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wrou works on Phoenix's body with a couple of short punches.
Phoenix throws an elbow that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Phoenix.
Wrou fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Phoenix tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Phoenix.
Phoenix tries a body shot but Wrou blocks it.
Phoenix has a couple of punches blocked by Wrou.
Wrou lands with a short shot to the head.
Phoenix lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Phoenix lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Phoenix working aggressively here.
Wrou swings wildly with an uppercut but Phoenix uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wrou throws a head punch that misses.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Wrou misses with a hook from the clinch.
Phoenix lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wrou backwards.
A hook to the body from Wrou.
Wrou lands a left hand that snaps the head of Phoenix backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wrou.
Still in the clinch, Phoenix scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wrou blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Phoenix putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Wrou in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wrou doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A shot in the inside from Wrou.
A head punch on the inside from Phoenix fails to land.
Wrou misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Wrou.
Wrou tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wrou displaying some good clinch control by pressing Phoenix up against the cage.
Wrou throws a punch but it's blocked by Phoenix.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gerald Phoenix dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sledge Wrou's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Phoenix fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A head kick misses from Phoenix.
Wrou is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Phoenix rather than just go for the knockout.
Phoenix clinches up against the cage.
Wrou swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Phoenix lands an uppercut.
Wrou throws a head punch that misses.
Phoenix lands an elbow inside that Wrou shrugs off.
Phoenix throws a head punch that misses.
Wrou lands a right hand that snaps the head of Phoenix backwards.
Wrou misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wrou working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wrou misses with a punch on the inside.
Phoenix landing knees to the head.
Wrou goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wrou swings wildly with an uppercut but Phoenix uses good head movement to avoid it.
Phoenix tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wrou's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wrou.
Phoenix lands a shoulder strike.
Wrou misses with some punches.
Wrou misses with a short punch on the inside.
Phoenix lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wrou backwards.
Wrou misses with a body punch.
Phoenix lands with a light punch inside.
Phoenix struggles to land a body shot inside as Wrou controls his hands.
Phoenix misses with a knee to the head.
Phoenix scores with a nice hook to the head.
Phoenix lands with a right to the head.
Wrou is rocked!
Wrou throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Phoenix prevents a body shot from Wrou.
Wrou doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Phoenix.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wrou takes an elbow to the temple.
Wrou is still on wobbly legs! Can Phoenix finish him?
Wrou misses with a hook from the clinch.
Phoenix throws an elbow but it misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Phoenix.
Wrou tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Phoenix throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wrous head.
A head punch on the inside from Wrou fails to land.
Phoenix tries a body shot but Wrou blocks it.
Phoenix lands a left hand.
Phoenix blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wrou lands a hook that snaps the head of Phoenix backwards.
Wrou tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wrou swings wildly with an uppercut but Phoenix uses good head movement to avoid it.
Phoenix throws a head punch that misses.
Wrou seems to have recovered his senses.
Wrou scores with a hook to the body.
Wrou misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wrous head.
Wrou goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wrou has a couple of punches blocked by Phoenix.
Phoenix blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Phoenix throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wrou misses with a punch on the inside.
Phoenix blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wrou working aggressively here.
Phoenix lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wrou misses with a hook from the clinch.
Phoenix using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wrou has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Phoenix blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Wrou scores with a nice short uppercut.
Phoenix stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short uppercut from Phoenix.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wrou scores with a shot to the side of Phoenix's head.
The referee calls for Wrou to work.
Phoenix makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body punch from Phoenix.
Wrou takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wrou swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wrou blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Phoenix lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Phoenix gets through Wrou's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Phoenix lands a hook that snaps the head of Wrou backwards.
Wrou scores with a shoulder strike.
Wrou lands a right hand.
A short body shot lands from Phoenix as the two fighters clinch.
Phoenix misses with some punches.
Wrou pushes Phoenix back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wrou.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Wrou up against the cage.
Phoenix lands a hook that snaps the head of Wrou backwards.
Wrou throws a head punch that misses.
Wrou misses with a hook from the clinch.
Phoenix misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wrou tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wrou doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Phoenix tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wrou's elbow.
Wrou tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wrou softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Phoenix lands a knee to the head.
Phoenix blocks an uppercut.
Phoenix softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Wrou swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wrou blocks an uppercut.
Wrou tries to stall but Phoenix uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Wrou tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wrou misses with a punch on the inside.
Wrou scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short left from Wrou.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wrou throws a head punch that misses.
Wrou has a couple of punches blocked by Phoenix.
Phoenix blocking some punches.
Phoenix blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wrou working aggressively here.
Wrou working aggressively here.
Phoenix misses with the head strike.
Wrou lands a hook that snaps the head of Phoenix backwards.
Wrou working aggressively here.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix prevents a body shot from Wrou.
Phoenix misses with a punch to the body.
Phoenix takes a shot to the head.
Wrou tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Phoenix's elbow.
Wrou letting Phoenix take a breather here.
A right handed body shot lands from Wrou.
Wrou scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Phoenix blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Wrou fails to land.
Phoenix throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wrou misses with a hook from the clinch.
Phoenix swings wildly with an uppercut but Wrou uses good head movement to avoid it.
Phoenix blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Phoenix lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix misses with a knee to the head.
Phoenix pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Phoenix has a couple of punches blocked by Wrou.
Wrou swings wildly with an uppercut but Phoenix uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wrou pushes Phoenix back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Phoenix struggles to land a body shot inside as Wrou controls his hands.
Phoenix misses with a short punch on the inside.
Phoenix blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Phoenix with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wrou lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wrou swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Phoenix lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wrou backwards.
Wrou avoids the elbow strike from Phoenix, against the cage.
Wrou throws a punch but it's blocked by Phoenix.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Phoenix lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Phoenix misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Phoenix.
Wrou fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Phoenix.
Wrou blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wrou lands with a short shot to the head.
Phoenix blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wrou tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Phoenix working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wrou works on Phoenix's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Phoenix.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wrou.
Wrou tries to work over Phoenix's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Phoenix goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Gerald Phoenix.
Well Phoenix 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gerald Phoenix!
A victorious Gerald Phoenix thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jero Wolf (ranked 1337 p4p, 1784 weight class) and Rio Gracie (ranked 162 p4p, 219 weight class). Wolf comes to the cage accompanied by Better Together. Rio Gracie acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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 9 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jero Wolf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Rio Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Gracie.
Gracie takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wolf throws a chopping leg kick but Gracie manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Wolf scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wolf takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
A nice side step and Gracie releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Wolf throws a jab but it's blocked by Gracie.
Wolf changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wolf lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wolf jabs at Gracie's body.
Wolf connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A lazy left from Wolf finds it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie misses with a straight right.
Gracie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wolf.
Wolf swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gracie is looking for the big counter here.
Wolf looks to land a left hand but Gracie moved out of range nicely.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Gracie 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.
Wolf misses with a body shot.
Gracie lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Wolf throws a jab when Gracie was well out of range.
Gracie let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Jero Wolf is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wolf throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gracie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gracie steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Gracie changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Wolf tries to avoid it but Gracie manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Wolf to the ground. Wolf escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
We've been hearing reports that Wolf has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Gracie defending well as Wolf loads up on a big left hand.
Gracie is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A big left from Wolf misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gracie looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Wolf misses with a series of wild punches.
Wolf throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wolf swinging wildly here.
Nice uppercut there from Wolf.
Jero Wolf seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolf fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gracie on the side of the head.
Wolf swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little jabbing left from Gracie on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Wolf misses with an uppercut.
Gracie now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Gracie throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wolf's waist but Wolf gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gracie off to one side.
Jero Wolf has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rio Gracie.
Gracie takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wolf throws a shot from downtown. Gracie moves away and avoids it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gracie! But no joy.
An inside leg kick from Wolf misses.
Gracie fails to land the takedown.
Wolf scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolf throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wolf just misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wolf looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Wolf is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gracie missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gracie trying to mount his opponent but Wolf defends it.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Wolf is looking to control Gracie's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Wolf avoid being mounted?
Gracie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wolf keeps working.
Wolf keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Wolf is looking to improve his position.
Wolf controlling the position well.
Wolf tries to get to full guard but Gracie has control of the leg.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Gracie missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Wolf has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gracie is working away from the top position though.
Gracie is looking to take a break and control but Wolf is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
A shot to the liver by Wolf. Beautiful body shot.
Gracie takes one to the side of the head.
Nice uppercut lands for Wolf. That snapped Gracie's head back.
The crowd cheers as Wolf lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gracie doesn't seem phased though.
Wolf is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Wolf throws a lazy right hand but Gracie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Wolf as he avoids it easily.
Wolf cracks Gracie with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gracie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wolf.
Gracie lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Gracie throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wolf's waist but Wolf gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gracie off to one side.
Gracie slips a jab from Wolf.
Wolf looks to land a left hand but Gracie moved out of range nicely.
Wolf swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gracie doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Wolf cracks Gracie with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wolf tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from Wolf.
Gracie is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Some wild striking there from Wolf.
Gracie looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Gracie walks into a stiff left hand from Wolf.
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt.
Wolf misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gracie.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gracie! But no joy.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gracie is defended easily by Wolf.
Gracie avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Gracie shoots in but no luck this time.
Wolf defending well as Gracie loads up on a big left hand.
Gracie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wolf.
Gracie swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wolf fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Despite the aggression on Gracie's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Gracie takes one to the chin there.
Wolf looks to throw the jab but Gracie is out of range.
Wolf swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wolf swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Wolf stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Wolf fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gracie looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jero Wolf dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Wolf paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gracie takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wolf swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
Wolf throws out a loose jab but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gracie! But no joy.
Jero Wolf is winning the standup battle so far.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Wolf but Wolf pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A quick step to the side and Wolf tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wolf jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie shoots in but no luck this time.
A quick step to the side and Wolf tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wolf fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gracie checks it well.
Wolf scores with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie looks for a takedown but Wolf sprawls well.
Jero Wolf has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rio Gracie.
Gracie takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Rio Gracie has been cut.
A combination from Wolf does no damage.
Gracie was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Gracie shoots for a takedown but Wolf saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Wolf displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gracie.
Wolf scores with a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wolf throws out the jab.
Wolf throws a shot to the body.
Wolf catches Gracie with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A big left from Wolf misses.
Gracie looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Wolf!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie trying to control the position but Wolf is working away.
Wolf tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gracie is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Wolf is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Gracie tries to advance to mount but Wolf denies him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolf is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Gracie off and has taken his back!
Can Gracie hold on?! Wolf is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Wolf throwing damaging strikes from the back! Gracie could be in trouble here!
Gracie tries to roll but Wolf sticks to his back.
Wolf has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Gracie's body.
Gracie staying busy and making it hard for Wolf to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolf lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wolf tightening his grip on Gracie, looking for the choke.
Gracie tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Wolf avoids the attempt from Gracie to control.
Wolf is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Wolf takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is trying desperately to improve position.
Gracie is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Wolf is landing with some decent strikes but Gracie is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Wolf lands a couple of good shots and Gracie has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Wolf throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Wolf misses with punches from the back.
Wolf is trying to stick to Gracie's back but Gracie is turning into Wolf. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Wolf's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Gracie.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Wolf has his hands on Gracie's head, controlling the position.
Wolf looking to control.
Wolf keeping full guard, as Gracie tries to pass.
Gracie trying to control but Wolf is working from the bottom.
Gracie content to stall in guard here.
Gracie tries to free his leg and advance position but Wolf is retaining full guard.
Wolf is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gracie can do to turn this around?
Wolf pulls Gracie in close to prevent any damage.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Wolf keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Gracie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wolf is keeping the position for now.
Wolf keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Gracie might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Wolf haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Wolf controlling Gracie's posture.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Wolf wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Nice sprawl there from Wolf as Gracie shoots in.
Wolf misses with an uppercut. Gracie saw that one coming.
Gracie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wolf.
Gracie tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Wolf defends well and Gracie ends up having to push Wolf into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Gracie slips under a jab from Wolf.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but Wolf shows good takedown defense.
Gracie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wolf digs a good body shot into Gracie's ribs.
Wolf scores with a jab to the head.
Gracie misses with a low kick as Wolf jumps back.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Gracie changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Wolf tries to avoid it but Gracie manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Wolf to the ground. Wolf escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A little feinted left hand from Wolf on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gracie avoids the body shot from Wolf.
Despite the aggression on Gracie's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Wolf scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wolf throws a good cross that connects.
Gracie changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Wolf tries to avoid it but Gracie manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Wolf to the ground. Wolf escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Wolf throws a series of strikes that have Gracie backpedaling.
Wolf moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A lazy left from Wolf finds it's target.
Gracie has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gracie takes one on the chin but seems OK.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jero Wolf dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rio Gracie's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Gracie tries to score a power double leg takedown but Wolf sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gracie somewhat.
Wolf stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Wolf throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some wild striking there from Wolf.
Wolf listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Wolf. Beautiful body shot.
Wolf lands a right hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Wolf throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wolf ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.
Wolf scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wolf punishes Gracie's body with a nice straight punch.
Wolf takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
Wolf lands with an overhand left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolf connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gracie. Gracie circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wolf misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wolf jabs Gracie to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A jab lands there for Wolf.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie takes one to the side of the head.
Wolf looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie is just out of range.
A clash of legs there as Gracie blocks the low kick.
Wolf throws a big shot that misses.
Wolf displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gracie.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolf bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Wolf sprawls well. Wolf wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet.
Jero Wolf has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rio Gracie.
Gracie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wolf.
Gracie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gracie swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice jab there from Wolf.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Wolf moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gracie with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wolf to score with a decent uppercut.
Wolf misses with an uppercut.
Gracie throws out a counter right but Wolf avoids it with no problem.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gracie.
Wolf fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gracie manages to avoid it.
Wolf fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Wolf misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gracie.
Wolf scores with a nice head shot.
Wolf swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
Despite the aggression on Gracie's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Gracie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wolf.
Wolf throws an overhand right that lands on Gracie's shoulder, as Gracie tries to avoid the shot.
Gracie takes one to the chin there.
Wolf missing with a left hand there. Gracie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wolf pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wolf misses with a body shot.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Wolf fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gracie manages to avoid it.
A nice side step and Gracie releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Gracie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wolf.
Wolf jabs at Gracie's body.
Wolf misses the shot to the body.
Gracie is trying to counter with his kicks.
Gracie looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Wolf is fending him off so far but Gracie persists. Nope, Wolf circles away and we're back to standing.
Wolf fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gracie manages to avoid it.
Gracie takes one to the chin there.
Gracie moves away from the strike by Wolf.
Wolf works Gracie's body with a nice hook.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Wolf throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gracie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wolf missing with a left hand there. Gracie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gracie ducks right into an uppercut from Wolf.
Gracie takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gracie will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Wolf changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Wolf lands a glancing blow to the side of Gracie's head.
Wolf throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rio Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rio Gracie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wolf throws a hook but Gracie blocks it.
Gracie looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wolf lands with a good body shot.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Wolf connects with the punch.
Wolf scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gracie doesn't seem bothered though.
Wolf lands with a hook. Gracie tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A big right from Wolf misses.
Despite the aggression on Gracie's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wolf lands a body shot.
Wolf misses with a low kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Wolf. That snapped Gracie's head back.
Gracie wants to clinch up but Wolf keeps it at a distance.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Gracie blocks a leg kick.
Gracie was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Wolf scores with a shot to the body.
Gracie takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gracie dives in and grabs Wolf's left leg, looking for a takedown. Wolf pushes down on Gracie's head and hops out.
Gracie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gracie shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wolf cracks Gracie with a good jab.
Gracie closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Wolf quickly recovers to half guard.
Wolf keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Wolf has his hands clasped together around Gracie's back. He's all about the action.
Jero Wolf is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wolf's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jero Wolf showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wolf, 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:26
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jero Wolf!
Jero Wolf was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Denis Burlaka (ranked 1487 p4p, 1767 weight class) and Daniel Maverick (ranked 188 p4p, 216 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Denis Burlaka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Daniel Maverick!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Dillan Fox and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burlaka misses with a looping left.
Maverick shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Burlaka looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Burlaka lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Burlaka connects with a right hand. Maverick shakes it off.
Burlaka misses with a two punch combination.
Maverick avoids a punch combination nicely.
Maverick ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It seemed like Maverick was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Maverick scores with a jab to the head.
Burlaka avoids the head kick by Maverick.
Maverick is looking to land body kicks.
Denis Burlaka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burlaka stalks Maverick and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Maverick's face. Maverick staggers backwards, shaken.
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!
Maverick scores with a hook.
Burlaka cracks Maverick with a right hand to the side of the head.
Burlaka throws a right and a left that Maverick avoids nicely.
Maverick is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Burlaka connects with a body shot.
Burlaka looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maverick looks to land a right hand but Burlaka moved out of range.
Burlaka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maverick replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Burlaka blocks it well.
A combination from Burlaka does no damage.
Burlaka lands a nice shot to the body.
Maverick lands a nice leg kick that just misses Burlaka's sensitive parts.
No joy there for Burlaka, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Maverick lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Burlaka looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A telegraphed right hand from Burlaka misses the target.
And Maverick responds with a good body kick, but Burlaka manages to step out the way in time.
Maverick fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Burlaka manages to avoid it.
Maverick misses with the body kick
and Burlaka counters with a stiff right hand.
Maverick ducks under a wild hook from Burlaka.
Burlaka throws a right and a left that both miss.
Good shot there by Burlaka.
Maverick swings and misses with a hook to the 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!
Maverick lands a nice leg kick that just misses Burlaka's sensitive parts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maverick pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Maverick drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Maverick looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Burlaka smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Maverick scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Maverick pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Maverick looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Maverick misses the jab.
Maverick scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Maverick throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Burlaka crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Maverick - the referee stops the clock and Burlaka gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Maverick. Burlaka manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Maverick takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Burlaka lands a nice shot that snaps Maverick's head back.
Maverick tries a head kick but it misses.
Burlaka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maverick moves away.
Burlaka fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maverick ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jab from Maverick.
Maverick throws a right hand that misses
and Burlaka counters with a nice uppercut.
Maverick lands a nice leg kick that just misses Burlaka's sensitive parts.
Burlaka scores with a punch to the head.
Maverick bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Maverick plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Burlaka throws a jab but it's blocked by Maverick.
Burlaka is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Burlaka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Burlaka throws the left hand but Maverick avoids the punch easily.
Burlaka throws out a loose jab but Maverick uses good head movement to avoid it.
Burlaka takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
 Burlaka is rocked!
Burlaka switches off momentarily and Maverick cracks him with a monster right hand! Burlaka topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Maverick dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Maverick!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Daniel Maverick!
In his post fight interview, Daniel Maverick gave a big smile as he said 'Davide Castaldi finally accepts a fight and gets his ass beat! Thanks for playing the game...'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ray White (ranked 599 p4p, 1984 weight class) and Detritus Rubble (ranked 43 p4p, 149 weight class). White comes to the cage accompanied by HonestKey- Change. The crowd seem to be enjoying Rubble's choice of entrance music: Flux Pavilion x Feed Me - Survive (feat. meesh). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ray White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Detritus Rubble!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Dillan Fox and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the body from White misses
letting Rubble counter with a right hand.
Rubble bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
White misses with a wild combination.
Rubble with a hook.
White slips under a jab.
Rubble with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rubble buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rubble misses with a double jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rubble moves away.
White slips a straight right by Rubble.
Rubble avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rubble misses with a left hand
and White counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rubble displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as White throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rubble falls off balance throwing a combination
and White counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Rubble wants to get back to full guard.
Rubble keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rubble is trying to get back to full guard.
White wants to take a breather but Rubble is having none of it.
White definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
White sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rubble defending well though.
Rubble wants to get back to full guard.
White slows the pace down in half guard.
Rubble is trying to maintain the position but White is very close to passing his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rubble is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rubble taking some punishment here, with White in his half guard.
Rubble is trying to control but can't.
Rubble has hold of White's hands but White slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
White is trying to control. Rubble wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
White is really struggling to control Rubble but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Rubble wants to improve his position but White is controlling well.
Rubble wants to control but White is keeping busy and won't allow it.
White trying to control from half guard but Rubble is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
White working the head and body with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
White seems to be working for a kimura but Rubble defends the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Rubble is trying to control but can't.
White missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
White is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Rubble is looking to control White's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rubble avoid being mounted?
Rubble is looking for a sweep. White is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rubble is still trying to improve position.
Rubble is refusing to be controlled, as White sits in half guard.
White prevents Rubble from improving his position.
Rubble trying to control from the bottom.
White looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
White is pressing down on Rubble's thigh, looking to free his foot. Rubble is holding on for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rubble moves into full guard.
Rubble keeping moving, preventing White from controlling successfully.
White wants to pass the guard but Rubble is keeping the position.
Rubble trying to keep a closed guard but White is proving a slippery customer.
Rubble wants to sweep here but White controlling him for the moment.
Rubble is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
White controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Rubble has control of White's left arm, preventing White from doing any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Detritus Rubble is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Rubble looks to land a right hand but White moved out of range.
White uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rubble.
Rubble misses with an uppercut. White saw that one coming.
Rubble throws a leg kick which misses White's front leg but catches the back leg as White tries to avoid it.
Rubble scores with a punch to the head.
Nice sprawl there from Rubble as White shoots in.
Rubble blocks a jab.
White digs a good hook to Rubble's body.
White fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A big right from White misses.
Rubble displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Rubble wants to land a leg kick but White is out of range.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Rubble connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
White slips under a jab.
White needs to keep his hands up - Rubble had a free shot at his head there.
Rubble looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rubble misses with an uppercut.
White half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Rubble throws a hook to the side of White's head but White sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
White feinted with a counter takedown.
White takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
White digs a good hook to Rubble's body.
White takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
White waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rubble.
White shoots for a double leg takedown but Rubble sprawls well. He's pushed White's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ray White. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rubble throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rubble bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Rubble throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rubble pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
White swings and misses with a hook to the body.
White looks to score with a jab to the body but Rubble is just out of range.
Detritus Rubble seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rubble lands a nice looking body kick.
White thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rubble misses with a looping right.
Rubble chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rubble misses with an uppercut.
Rubble connects with a nice looking jab.
Rubble connects with an inside leg kick.
White fails to land the takedown.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Rubble misses with a looping left.
Rubble looks to land a left hand but White moved out of range nicely.
Rubble throws a looping overhand right but White ducks down to avoid it.
White displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rubble throws out the jab.
Rubble looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rubble is looking to slow White down with leg kicks.
Rubble swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rubble throws a leg kick that is checked
and White decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Rubble's guard.
Rubble is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
White thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
White trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
White lands a couple of digs.
White avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
White makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
White being controlled here momentarily.
White tries to free his leg and advance position but Rubble is retaining full guard.
White lands a couple of digs.
White passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Rubble is working to avoid the ground and pound but White connects with a decent elbow.
Rubble tries to buck White off but White is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
White has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Rubble!
Rubble tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Detritus Rubble will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Some bone on bone action there as White checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rubble fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
White lands with a cross.
Rubble on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
White connects with a looping right hand.
Rubble is looking to chop away at White's legs.
Rubble with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A lazy left from Rubble finds it's target.
Rubble pushes White away with a front kick.
White is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
White ducks under a wild hook from Rubble.
Rubble uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
White shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rubble as he jumps to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rubble slips a jab from White.
White backing away here, and Rubble unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Rubble misses with a leg kick
and White counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Rubble gets back to full guard.
Rubble trying to control the position here.
Rubble tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ray White overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
White is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Rubble looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
White is stalling in the full guard.
Rubble working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rubble is pulling down on White's head. It's preventing any offense from White, at least for the moment.
White preventing the sweep.
Rubble throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as White accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
White scoring with punches to the head and body.
White postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Rubble keeping moving, preventing White from controlling successfully.
White trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
White won't allow Rubble to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rubble is trying to keep White in close.
Rubble is pulling down on White's head. It's preventing any offense from White, at least for the moment.
Rubble working a defensive guard but White manages to pass into side control anyway.
Rubble is looking to regain half guard here but White keeps moving and retains side control.
White landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
White works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
White is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Rubble is trying to escape and White transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Rubble is forced to tap! Nice work there by White! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ray White!
Our winner, Ray White, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zai Zai Cabango (ranked 373 p4p, 525 weight class) and Gunt Jernit (ranked 55 p4p, 72 weight class). Cabango comes into the arena with HonestKey- Who I Am blaring out of the sound system. 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, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Zai Zai Cabango!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gunt Jernit!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Trevor Gratis and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cabango misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jernit.
Jernit looks to land a right hand but Cabango moved out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Cabango 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jernit takes a swing at Cabango's ribcage but misses.
Jernit lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Cabango connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jernit. Jernit circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Cabango throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Jernit.
It looks like Gunt Jernit has been cut.
Jernit avoids the body shot from Cabango.
Jernit tries to counter with a clinch but Cabango shakes him off and moves away.
Jernit blocks a jab.
Jernit fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cabango, pushing him back against the cage.
Cabango decides to pull guard.
Jernit's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Cabango escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jernit gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cabango is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jernit is aware though and is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jernit controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Cabango has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Jernit doesn't defend quickly enough and Cabango has managed to lock this one up! Can Jernit escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Cabango on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Zai Zai Cabango!
Zai Zai Cabango retains his lightweight title!
A relieved looking Zai Zai Cabango 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Deanthony Pederson (ranked 457 p4p, 922 weight class) and Scooter Ham (ranked 48 p4p, 105 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Deanthony Pederson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Scooter Ham!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ham misses the jab.
Pederson shoots in and drives through. Ham sprawls well.
Pederson slips a straight right by Ham.
Ham scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pederson doesn't seem bothered though.
Ham will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pederson. Ham does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ham misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ham bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pederson's head.
Pederson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Pederson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ham's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pederson stalling.
Ham is holding on to half guard well.
Pederson 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.
Pederson is keen to just control but Ham is a slippery customer.
Ham keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ham really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pederson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Pederson is trying to control. Ham wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ham is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Pederson is looking to pass Ham's guard but actually Ham recovers to full guard.
Ham is pulling down on Pederson's head to control his posture.
Pederson wants to control from the top but Ham keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Pederson shoots and misses
and Ham counters with a nice uppercut.
The fighters circling - Pederson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ham throws a leg kick which misses Pederson's front leg but catches the back leg as Pederson tries to avoid it.
Pederson connects with the punch.
Pederson avoids a kick to the body.
Ham misses with a wild body shot.
Pederson appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Ham thuds his shin into the meat of Pederson's side.
Ham throws a low kick but it's checked well by Pederson.
Pederson misses with a takedown
and Ham counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Deanthony Pederson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ham takes a swing at Pederson's ribcage but misses.
Pederson drops down looking for a counter takedown but Ham sprawls and moves away.
Pederson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ham pinned against the cage. Ham gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ham let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pederson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pederson lands a really nice looking cross but Ham seems unphased.
Ham throws a leg kick that is checked
and Pederson counters with a shoot takedown. Ham fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pederson wants to control from the top but Ham keeps moving.
Ham lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Ham must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Ham preventing the sweep.
Ham trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pederson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ham defends well.
Pederson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ham is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Ham tries to free his leg and advance position but Pederson is retaining full guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Ham controlling from the top position.
Pederson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ham gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Pederson keeping full guard, as Ham tries to pass.
Pederson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ham's guard.
Pederson passes into half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Ham trying to control but Pederson postures up.
Pederson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ham's head.
Pederson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
We've been hearing that Pederson has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Pederson passes to full mount!
Pederson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Ham's face.
Ham tries to control the position but Pederson now has his back.
Ham looking very determined here, making life difficult for Pederson.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Even with his hooks in, Pederson manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Ham trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Pederson has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Ham.
Pederson is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Pederson is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Ham knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Ham for a finish.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Ham defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Pederson's arms.
Pederson tightening his grip on Ham, looking for the choke.
Ham is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Deanthony Pederson dominated that round.
That's time! Pederson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ham walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Pederson stuns Ham with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pederson has a takedown stuffed.
Ham swings for the body but Pederson moves out of range.
Pederson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pederson misses with a right hand
and Ham cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice cross by Pederson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pederson swings for the body but Ham moves out of range.
Pederson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ham.
Ham checks a leg kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ham misses with a looping right.
Scooter Ham seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ham throws a leg kick
and Pederson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Ham is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ham keeping moving, preventing Pederson from controlling successfully.
Pederson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Ham keeping moving, preventing Pederson from controlling successfully.
Pederson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ham's head.
Deanthony Pederson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ham has Pederson pulled in close to control his posture.
Pederson throws a strike but Ham rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Pederson has his foot on Ham's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ham works his way back into a safe position though.
Pederson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ham is aware though and is defending well.
Ham trying to control but Pederson is working from the bottom.
Pederson has his foot on Ham's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ham works his way back into a safe position though.
Pederson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ham can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ham is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Pederson is looking for a triangle but Ham pushes his legs off easily.
Pederson is looking for a triangle but Ham pushes his legs off easily.
Pederson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Pederson working a defensive guard but Ham passes into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ham with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Pederson is not content to let Ham control the position.
Pederson is looking for a sweep. Ham is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ham perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Pederson looking for submissions off his back.
Pederson wants to control but Ham is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Pederson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ham can do to turn this around?
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Pederson looking for submissions off his back.
Ham trying to control the action but Pederson is working from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Pederson throws out a loose jab but Ham uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pederson lands with an overhand left.
Ham cracks Pederson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Ham moves out of range as Pederson strikes.
Pederson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ham uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pederson.
Pederson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ham misses with a body kick.
Scooter Ham is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pederson fails to land the takedown.
Ham throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pederson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Pederson showed some decent athleticism there.
Pederson frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Pederson avoids the attempt from Ham to control.
Pederson misses with a head shot.
Ham wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Pederson.
Ham tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ham wants to control but Pederson is having none of it.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Pederson looking for a guillotine from mount but Ham is having none of it.
Pederson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Pederson scoring with strikes but Ham is staying in there.
Pederson with the ground and pound from mount.
Pederson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ham is looking to escape.
Pederson is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Ham is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Ham is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Ham is squirming around, avoiding Pederson's attempts to control the action.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pederson is landing with some decent strikes but Ham is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Deanthony Pederson dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Pederson fails with the takedown.
Ham throws a head kick but Pederson moves out of range.
Pederson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Pederson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ham counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Deanthony Pederson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pederson avoids a kick to the body.
Ham misses with a looping right.
A punch combination from Ham misses.
Pederson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Ham misses
and Pederson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ham's guard.
Pederson drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Ham dives on top into guard.
Pederson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pederson has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Ham is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Pederson.
Pederson tries to improve position but can't.
Ham tries to advance position but instead Pederson slips a leg back in to half guard.
Ham wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pederson keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ham is thwarting Pederson's attempts to control the position.
Ham trying to control the action but Pederson is working from the bottom.
Ham prevents Pederson from improving his position.
Pederson is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pederson actively working from the bottom here.
Pederson wants to control but Ham is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Pederson gets back to full guard.
Ham controlling from the top position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pederson is on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pederson wants to control from the top but Ham keeps moving.
Pederson is really struggling to control Ham but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Pederson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Nice defenses there by Pederson.
Pederson feinted with a counter takedown.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Pederson staying out of range there.
Pederson misses the body punch
and Ham counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Pederson throws a right hand that misses
and Ham counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pederson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ham.
Nice defenses there by Pederson.
Pederson tries for a takedown but Ham circles away easily
and Ham counters with a head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A big right from Pederson misses.
And Ham responds with a good body kick, but Pederson manages to step out the way in time.
Ham bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pederson ducks under a wild hook from Ham.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Pederson shoots in for a double leg but Ham sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Pederson throws a right hand that misses
and Ham counters with a straight right hand.
Pederson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pederson throws a body punch but Ham moves out of range.
Pederson misses with a hook
and Ham 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!
Ham throws a jab but it's blocked by Pederson.
Pederson just misses with a punch to the body.
Ham scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pederson in his tracks.
Ham throws a jab but it's blocked by Pederson.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ham. That's going to slow Pederson down.
Pederson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Ham wants to improve his position, back to half guard but Pederson has ideas of his own. He's got hold of Ham's far side arm and it looks like he's got an Americana. Ohh! Ohhhh! OOOOOOOOOH! A human being's arm is not meant to bend like that! Ham is tapping like a morse code operator on the Titanic! SOS SOS! He's out of here! Great win for Pederson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Deanthony Pederson!
Deanthony Pederson decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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