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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hands Norseson (ranked 4072 p4p, 24319 weight class) and Jaro Key (ranked 266 p4p, 363 weight class). Key is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by HonestKey- The Unseen. Jaro Key acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hands Norseson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jaro Key!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norseson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Key misses the shot to the body.
Key staying out of range there.
Nice body punch from Key.
Norseson lands a lovely overhand right.
Norseson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And Key tries to counter it with a takedown but Norseson pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Key takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Norseson throws a looping overhand right but Key ducks down to avoid it.
Key feints the counter takedown.
Key with a poor takedown
and Norseson counters with a right hand to the body.
Norseson throws a jab but it's blocked by Key.
Key with the counter takedown but Norseson avoids it easily.
Norseson connects with a body shot that sends Key's belly button to the back.
Norseson throws a body punch but Key moves out of range.
Norseson lands with a nice body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Norseson ducks under a wild hook from Key.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Norseson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Norseson misses with a body shot.
Key misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Norseson.
It looked like Norseson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A combination from Norseson does no damage.
Key blocks a jab.
Key ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Norseson moves away.
An attempted straight right counter from Norseson misses the target.
Hands Norseson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Key doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Norseson seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Norseson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Key closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Norseson quickly recovers to half guard.
Key working over Norseson with some ground and pound. Norseson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Key is pressing down on Norseson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Norseson is holding on for now.
Norseson is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Key is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Norseson defends it well.
Key content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Key not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Key throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Norseson is looking to improve his position.
Still in half guard, Key seems content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Key working over Norseson with some ground and pound. Norseson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Norseson trying to control but Key postures up.
Norseson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Key scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Key is taking a breather. Norseson 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.
Key thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Norseson's head.
Key works his way into side control.
Key misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Norseson taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Key gets to mount! Norseson was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Norseson is squirming around, avoiding Key's attempts to control the action.
Norseson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Norseson tries to get out of the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Key jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Norseson manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Key tries for a kimura but Norseson is defending well.
Key has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Key is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Norseson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Key wants to control but Norseson is keeping him busy.
Norseson tries to improve position but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Key working away.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Key trying to control the position but Norseson is working away.
Norseson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Key wants to control but Norseson is keeping him busy.
Key lands a few punches from side control.
Norseson is trying to improve his position.
Key scores with a couple of short elbows.
Norseson tries to bench press Key off him but Key keeps the position.
Key misses with the ground and pound.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Key is trying to get an arm triangle but Norseson is defending well.
Norseson can't do much from the bottom here.
Norseson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Key on the ground.
Norseson is looking for a sweep.
Key is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Norseson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Key prevents Norseson from escaping the position.
Key has hold of Norseson's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Norseson tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Key cranks the arm and Norseson screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Norseson, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Jaro Key!
After winning the bout, Jaro Key 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between JB McClyde (ranked 3812 p4p, 5281 weight class) and Dustin Gold (ranked 256 p4p, 306 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, JB McClyde!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dustin Gold!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Trevor Gratis and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McClyde drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gold scores with a jab.
Gold keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McClyde.
McClyde fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gold manages to avoid it.
Gold appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Gold connects with a jab.
Gold throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McClyde stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
McClyde tries to move into range but Gold moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
McClyde misses with a body shot.
Gold throws a hook but McClyde blocks it.
A head kick misses from McClyde.
Gold misses with an uppercut.
Gold bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McClyde throws a wild body kick that Gold sees coming a mile off.
McClyde keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gold connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gold wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McClyde feints and then cracks Gold's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gold down.
Gold lands the left hand.
Gold looks to score with a jab to the body but McClyde is just out of range.
McClyde misses with an uppercut.
Gold let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
McClyde tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gold paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McClyde showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gold.
McClyde definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
McClyde lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gold's sensitive parts.
McClyde clinches up against the cage.
McClyde stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gold has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
McClyde swings wildly with an uppercut but Gold uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hand to the body from Gold.
Gold misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McClyde misses with an elbow strike.
Good body shot from Gold.
Gold misses with a body punch.
McClyde misses with the head strike.
Gold tries to work over McClyde's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McClyde lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McClyde lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
McClyde using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gold has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gold lands a left hand that snaps the head of McClyde backwards.
McClyde tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gold working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short uppercut from McClyde.
McClyde with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
McClyde working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gold misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gold makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McClyde misses with a knee to the head.
Gold lands a body shot in the clinch.
McClyde tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McClyde blocks a body shot from Gold.
McClyde with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McClyde lands with a short punch from the clinch.
McClyde trying to land knees to the body.
McClyde tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gold misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Gold.
McClyde tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gold takes a shot to the head.
McClyde prevents a body shot from Gold.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by McClyde.
McClyde tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gold doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gold blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short uppercut from Gold.
Gold tries to throw a body punch but McClyde avoids it by throwing Gold back against the cage.
Gold misses with a short punch on the inside.
McClyde blocks a body shot from Gold.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gold.
McClyde misses with a short punch on the inside.
McClyde misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gold.
McClyde lands with a light punch inside.
 Gold is rocked!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gold.
Gold is still on wobbly legs! Can McClyde finish him?
Gold's coach down at Ragnarok\'s Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Gold's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
McClyde blocks an uppercut.
Gold slows down the pace here.
McClyde lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gold backwards.
Gold blocks an uppercut.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
McClyde lands a big right hand that drops Gold! The killer instinct kicks in and McClyde finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by McClyde!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). JB McClyde!
A victorious JB McClyde thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Romulo Ferreira (ranked 3746 p4p, 3278 weight class) and Terrell Yates (ranked 254 p4p, 237 weight class). Terrell Yates is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Good gas tank |
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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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Romulo Ferreira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Terrell Yates!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferreira lands a nice shot to the body.
Yates looks to land a right hand but Ferreira moved out of range.
Yates misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ferreira.
It looked like Ferreira wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ferreira misses with a double jab
and Yates connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yates steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ferreira.
Ferreira just misses with a punch to the body.
Yates lands with a straight right. Ferreira didn't see that one coming.
Yates connects with a body shot that sends Ferreira's belly button to the back.
Nice shot by Yates.
Ferreira with a jab.
Ferreira scores with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yates with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ferreira to score with a decent uppercut.
Yates throws a low kick but Ferreira moves out of range easily.
Yates throws an overhand right that lands on Ferreira's shoulder, as Ferreira tries to avoid the shot.
Ferreira looks to score with a jab to the body but Yates is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yates lands a nice looking body shot.
Yates misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yates throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yates throws a head kick but Ferreira moves out of range.
Ferreira was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Yates lands a slapping body shot.
Yates stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A lazy left from Ferreira finds it's target.
Ferreira throws a lazy uppercut
and Yates counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ferreira misses with an uppercut. Yates saw that one coming.
Yates scores with a jab. Ferreira acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Yates scores with the left hand. Ferreira knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yates throws a sloppy head kick and Ferreira moves out of range easily.
Ferreira lands with a shot to the body.
Yates misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yates throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A head kick misses from Yates.
Yates throws a looping overhand right but Ferreira ducks down to avoid it.
Yates lands with a right hand.
Ferreira throws a body shot but no joy.
Ferreira throws a hook but Yates blocks it.
Ferreira throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yates throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ferreira on the side of the head.
Yates closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ferreira keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yates.
Ferreira throws a right and a left that both miss.
Yates gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ferreira cracks Yates with a good jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira blocks the body kick.
Ferreira moves out of range as Yates strikes.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Yates.
Ferreira definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ferreira ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yates moves away.
Ferreira checks a leg kick.
Yates has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Ferreira misses with a wild body shot.
Yates throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yates throws a hook but Ferreira blocks it.
Yates's corner calls for a 1-2. Yates obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Yates misses with a straight right.
Ferreira works Yates's body with a nice hook.
Ferreira misses with a few strikes there.
Ferreira rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Yates counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Ferreira 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Yates throws a series of punches but Ferreira avoids them all with ease.
Nice uppercut lands for Ferreira. That snapped Yates's head back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yates moves away from the strike by Ferreira.
Ferreira scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ferreira ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Yates walks into a stiff left hand from Ferreira.
Ferreira takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ferreira swings widly with a right hand
and Yates counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Yates uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ferreira.
Yates is looking for the big counter here.
Yates lands a jab to the nose.
Ferreira cracks Yates with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ferreira's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Yates connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ferreira scrambles back to his feet.
A jab from Ferreira misses.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Yates.
Yates looks to land a left hand but Ferreira moved out of range nicely.
Yates misses with a kick to the body.
Nice cross by Yates.
Ferreira throws an overhand right that lands on Yates's shoulder, as Yates tries to avoid the shot.
Yates avoids the body shot from Ferreira.
Ferreira takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ferreira walks into a left hand.
Ferreira lands with a nice body punch.
Nice shot by Yates.
A jab from Yates misses.
Ferreira throws out a loose jab but Yates uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ferreira looks to score with a jab to the body but Yates is just out of range.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira works the jab nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yates works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ferreira blocks a jab.
Yates throws a head kick that misses.
Ferreira was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ferreira scores with a hook to the body. Yates takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A big right from Yates misses.
Ferreira was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Yates stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A jab from Yates misses.
Ferreira throws a nice looking combination but Yates bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ferreira throws a shot from downtown. Yates moves away and avoids it.
Ferreira misses with a looping right.
Yates walks into a stiff left hand from Ferreira.
Yates scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ferreira doesn't seem bothered though.
Ferreira slips under a jab from Yates.
Ferreira is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yates.
Yates connects with a jab.
Yates takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Yates takes one to the chin there.
Yates lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ferreira's sensitive parts.
Ferreira misses with a straight left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ferreira. Yates does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yates looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Yates connects with a crisp jab.
The fighters circling - Ferreira throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yates throws a push kick but Ferreira slaps the foot to one side.
Ferreira swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Ferreira avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ferreira looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yates scores with a leg kick.
Yates misses with a hook.
Nice uppercut there from Yates.
Ferreira is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ferreira looks to land a left hand but Yates moved out of range nicely.
A little jabbing left from Yates on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ferreira uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yates.
A decent looking cross lands there for Yates.
Ferreira slips a straight right by Yates.
Ferreira looks to score with a jab to the body but Yates is just out of range.
Yates keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ferreira slips a jab from Yates.
Yates throws a lazy head kick
and Ferreira counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira throws a right hand that misses
and Yates counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ferreira just misses with a punch to the body.
Ferreira misses with a body shot.
Yates misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ferreira with a hook.
Yates blocks a jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yates. That's going to slow Ferreira down.
A head kick misses from Yates.
Yates uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ferreira.
Ferreira misses the shot to the body.
Yates takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Donk. Yates catches Ferreira right on the button with a cross.
Ferreira swings away with a body shot that misses
and Yates counters with a left to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Terrell Yates dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Yates lands the left hand.
Terrell Yates seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yates staying out of range there.
Ferreira steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yates.
Yates pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ferreira. Yates does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yates throws a head kick that misses.
Yates works the jab nicely.
Yates misses with a head kick.
Yates swings for the body but Ferreira moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferreira connects with a right hand. Yates shakes it off.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Ferreira might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Ferreira looks to throw the jab but Yates is out of range.
Ferreira misses with a two punch combination.
Ferreira misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yates.
Yates misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yates works Ferreira's body with a nice hook.
Ferreira lands a body shot.
Yates looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Yates uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ferreira.
Yates throws a head kick but Ferreira moves out of range.
Ferreira swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ferreira throws out a loose jab but Yates uses good head movement to avoid it.
A slapping body kick lands there for Yates.
Ferreira swings widly with a right hand
and Ferreira takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ferreira throws a body shot but no joy.
Yates shapes to counter with a head kick.
Yates throws an overhand right that lands on Ferreira's shoulder, as Ferreira tries to avoid the shot.
Yates fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ferreira is out of range.
Ferreira is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yates.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yates counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Yates swings for the body but Ferreira moves out of range.
Yates has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ferreira finds it's way round the side to connect with Yates's head.
Good shot there by Ferreira.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ferreira swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ferreira with a hook.
Yates jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Yates has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Yates thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ferreira throws a body punch but Yates moves out of range.
Ferreira jabs Yates to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Yates misses with a straight left.
Yates fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yates scores with a push kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira just misses with a punch to the body.
Yates looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ferreira misses with a looping left.
Ferreira misses the shot to the body.
Ferreira bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ferreira ducks under a wild hook from Yates.
Ferreira appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Nice shot by Ferreira.
Ferreira lands a jab to the nose.
A telegraphed right hand from Ferreira misses the target.
Ferreira takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Yates throws a jab when Ferreira was well out of range.
Yates is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yates digs a good hook to Ferreira's body.
Yates throws a right hand that misses
and Ferreira counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slow jab from Yates misses its intended target.
Ferreira lands with an uppercut that bounces Yates off the cage and back into range.
Yates works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ferreira has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Yates throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ferreira rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Yates counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yates waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ferreira.
Ferreira takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ferreira moves out of range as Yates throws a body kick.
Ferreira misses with a body shot.
Ferreira misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yates.
Yates takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira works Yates's body with a nice hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yates. Ferreira does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yates misses with an uppercut.
Left hook, right uppercut from Yates.
Yates wants to land a leg kick but Ferreira is out of range.
Ferreira throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ferreira misses with a series of wild punches.
Ferreira ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yates moves away.
Yates wants to slow Ferreira down by chopping away at his legs.
Ferreira misses with a straight right.
Ferreira connects with a jab.
Ferreira slips a jab and a cross from Yates.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira avoids the head kick by Yates.
Yates takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ferreira works Yates's body with a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ferreira swings for the body but Yates moves out of range.
Ferreira misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Yates to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheers as Yates lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ferreira doesn't seem phased though.
Ferreira digs a good hook to Yates's body.
Yates needs to keep his hands up - Ferreira had a free shot at his head there.
A slow jab from Ferreira misses its intended target.
Yates lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ferreira misses with a straight left.
Yates throws out a loose jab but Ferreira uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira just misses with a punch to the body.
Ferreira throws a big shot that misses.
Yates dodges the punch combination from Ferreira.
Ferreira fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yates manages to avoid it.
Ferreira misses with a body shot
and Yates counters with a big head kick but Ferreira shrugs it off.
Ferreira swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yates throws a shot from downtown. Ferreira moves away and avoids it.
Yates throws a hook to the side of Ferreira's head but Ferreira sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yates scoring well with a low kick there.
Ferreira throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ferreira wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Yates.
Yates connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ferreira momentarily.
Ferreira dips to his left and cracks Yates with an uppercut!
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!
Yates takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ferreira takes a swing at Yates's ribcage but misses.
Ferreira backing away here, and Yates unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Yates misses with a body punch
and Ferreira counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Yates thinking.
Ferreira misses with an uppercut. Yates saw that one coming.
Yates throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ferreira lands a two punch combo.
Ferreira misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Yates counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ferreira thinking.
Yates throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ferreira takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ferreira looks to land a left hand but Yates moved out of range nicely.
Ferreira lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ferreira.
Ferreira checks a leg kick nicely.
Yates defending well as Ferreira loads up on a big left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ferreira. Yates does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little jabbing left from Yates on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Yates lands with a cross.
Yates scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Yates connects with a crisp jab.
Yates tries a head kick but it misses.
Ferreira misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yates.
A swing and a miss from Yates.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Terrell Yates will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Yates is looking to chop away at Ferreira's legs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ferreira. Yates does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ferreira swings for the body but Yates moves out of range.
Yates throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Yates throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Ferreira counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ferreira misses with a wild combination.
A punch combination from Yates misses.
Yates looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yates tries a head kick but it misses.
Ferreira bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ferreira takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ferreira waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yates.
Yates appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yates lands the left hand.
Nice straight punches there by Ferreira. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ferreira.
A telegraphed right hand from Ferreira misses the target.
Ferreira throws the left hand but Yates avoids the punch easily.
Ferreira checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nice defenses there by Yates.
Yates displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ferreira throws out the jab.
Yates tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ferreira was well out of range. Poor timing from Yates.
Ferreira checks a low kick from Yates.
Yates scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ferreira doesn't seem bothered though.
Ferreira falls off balance throwing a combination
and Yates counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yates.
Yates misses with a looping left.
Ferreira gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A big right from Yates misses.
Yates cracks Ferreira with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ferreira misses with a hook
and Yates counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ferreira swings for the body but Yates moves out of range.
Ferreira lands with a shot to the body.
Ferreira ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yates moves away.
Yates ducks under a wild hook from Ferreira.
Ferreira punishes Yates's body with a nice straight punch.
Ferreira cracks Yates with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yates misses with a lunging right hand
and Ferreira counters with a nice uppercut.
Yates scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ferreira throws a good cross that connects.
Ferreira swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yates keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Yates uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ferreira.
Yates lands a front kick.
Ferreira takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Yates uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ferreira.
Yates moves out of range as Ferreira strikes.
Ferreira throws a looping overhand right but Yates ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yates throws a series of punches but Ferreira avoids them all with ease.
Yates thuds his right hand into Ferreira's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ferreira swings for the body but Yates moves out of range.
Ferreira lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Yates avoids the body shot from Ferreira.
Ferreira misses with a body shot
and Yates counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Yates ducks under a wild hook from Ferreira.
A jab from Yates does it's job there.
Ferreira misses with a wild body shot.
Yates throws out a loose jab but Ferreira uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yates thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yates slips under a jab.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Yates lands a head shot.
Ferreira swings for the body but Yates moves out of range.
Ferreira throws a body punch but Yates moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Yates misses.
A big left from Yates misses.
Ferreira throws a right hand that misses
and Yates counters with a straight right hand.
Yates blocks a jab.
Yates swings for the body but Ferreira moves out of range.
Yates changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Yates misses with the combination.
Jab, jab by Yates - just one landing.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira throws a combination. Yates tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Yates misses with a double jab.
Ferreira throws a combination that misses
and Yates counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ferreira misses with a hook. Yates ducked under it nicely.
Ferreira lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Yates throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big left from Ferreira misses.
Yates swings widly with a right hand
and Ferreira connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ferreira misses with a looping right.
Yates defending well as Ferreira loads up on a big left hand.
Yates misses with a body kick.
Ferreira misses with an uppercut
and Yates counters with a series of strikes. Ferreira will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yates sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yates takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yates. That's going to slow Ferreira down.
Yates throws an off balance right hand
and Ferreira counters with a nice uppercut.
The fighters circling - Ferreira throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ferreira fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yates manages to avoid it.
Ferreira misses with a wild body shot.
Yates dips to his left and cracks Ferreira with an uppercut!
Yates misses with a straight left.
Ferreira takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Yates uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ferreira.
Yates lands a head kick!
Terrell Yates is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
 Ferreira is rocked!
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira avoids the body shot from Yates.
Ferreira throwing a counter right hand but Yates manages to avoid it.
Oh Ferreira is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
No joy there for Ferreira, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ferreira just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yates getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Yates lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ferreira's sensitive parts.
Ferreira misses with a wild combination.
Yates takes a swing at Ferreira's ribcage but misses.
Ferreira swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Ferreira seems to have got his legs back now.
Yates misses with a leg kick.
Ferreira is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Yates jabs Ferreira right on the nose. Ferreira blinks but takes it well.
Yates throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Ferreira to counter with a crisp jab.
Yates throws a nice looking combination but Ferreira bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Romulo Ferreira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Yates misses with a series of wild punches.
Yates pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yates moves away from the strike by Ferreira.
Ferreira fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yates manages to avoid it.
Ferreira slips a straight right by Yates.
A swing and a miss from Ferreira.
Ferreira looks to land a right hand but Yates moved out of range.
Yates throws a chopping leg kick but Ferreira manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Yates throws a body kick that misses
and Ferreira counters with a nice body shot.
Yates dodges the punch combination from Ferreira.
And that's the end of the fight!
Terrell Yates comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Yates has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Terrell Yates!
A less than humble Terrell Yates misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Daniel Philips (ranked 2503 p4p, 3066 weight class) and Tanjiro Namikaze (ranked 186 p4p, 223 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daniel Daniel Philips!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tanjiro Namikaze!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Dillan Fox and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Namikaze throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Daniel Philips fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Namikaze manages to avoid it.
Namikaze drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Daniel Philips defends it well.
Namikaze misses the shot to the body.
Namikaze misses with a body shot.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Namikaze 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.
Namikaze has a takedown stuffed.
Namikaze comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Daniel Philips closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Namikaze is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daniel Philips tries to pull guard but Namikaze won't allow it.
Daniel Philips keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Namikaze's efforts to push away.
Daniel Philips breaks from the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Daniel Philips looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Namikaze loads up on a big right hand but Daniel Philips slips the punch.
Namikaze tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Daniel Philips swivels and escapes.
Namikaze misses with a takedown attempt - Daniel Philips sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Daniel Daniel Philips has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tanjiro Namikaze.
Daniel Philips moves into the clinch.
Come on Namikaze - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Daniel Philips is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Namikaze to keep the fight standing.
Daniel Philips tries to pull guard but Namikaze forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Daniel Philips escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Daniel Philips throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Daniel Philips tries to clinch up.
Namikaze misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Daniel Philips.
Daniel Philips uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Namikaze.
Daniel Philips takes the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniel Philips breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Daniel Philips misses with a body shot.
Namikaze is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Daniel Philips throws a body punch but Namikaze moves out of range.
Namikaze is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Namikaze is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Daniel Philips rather than just go for the knockout.
Daniel Philips tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And Namikaze tries to counter it with a takedown but Daniel Philips pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Daniel Philips forces Namikaze back against the cage and clinches.
Namikaze is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Daniel Philips can't fight it off and eventually Namikaze manages to take the fight to the floor. Daniel Philips looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Namikaze avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Namikaze makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Namikaze in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Namikaze postures up.
Daniel Philips throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Namikaze sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Namikaze trying to control the position from guard on top but Daniel Philips is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Namikaze is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
It looks like Namikaze might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Daniel Philips is trying to keep Namikaze in close.
Namikaze has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Namikaze trying to control the position from guard on top but Daniel Philips is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Daniel Philips is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Namikaze pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Daniel Philips is keeping the position for now.
Daniel Philips is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Namikaze postures up in Daniel Philips's guard and throws a big left but Daniel Philips blocks it.
Namikaze is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Namikaze scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Namikaze showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Namikaze throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Namikaze avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Namikaze controls from within his opponent's guard.
Namikaze passes Daniel Philips's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Daniel Philips has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Namikaze is working away from the top position though.
Namikaze wants to take a breather but Daniel Philips is having none of it.
Namikaze seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Daniel Philips looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Daniel Philips is looking to control Namikaze's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Daniel Philips avoid being mounted?
Daniel Philips looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Namikaze wants to lay and pray for a moment but Daniel Philips keeps working.
Daniel Philips trying to hold on to Namikaze's head to control him but Namikaze postures up.
Namikaze keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Daniel Philips actively working from the bottom here.
Daniel Philips taking some punishment here, with Namikaze in his half guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Daniel Philips wants to control but Namikaze is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Daniel Philips wants to get back to full guard.
Namikaze is looking to take a break and control but Daniel Philips is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Namikaze sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Daniel Philips wants to control but Namikaze is keeping busy.
Namikaze performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Namikaze frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Daniel Philips is looking to get to half guard.
Daniel Philips definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Daniel Philips tries to lock up and control but Namikaze gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Namikaze takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Daniel Philips is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Namikaze controlling from mount.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Daniel Philips tries to hold on but Namikaze pushes him away.
Namikaze is landing with some decent strikes but Daniel Philips is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Namikaze trying to control but Daniel Philips is having none of it.
Namikaze working for a guillotine from mount but Daniel Philips is in no mood to give up.
Namikaze controlling his opponent.
Daniel Philips is squirming around, avoiding Namikaze's attempts to control the action.
Daniel Philips tries to lock up and control but Namikaze gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Namikaze looking to control and managing it successfully.
Daniel Philips tries to hold on but Namikaze pushes him away.
Namikaze can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Daniel Philips is looking to escape.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Daniel Philips tries to lock up and control but Namikaze gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Namikaze takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Daniel Philips controls the position.
Daniel Philips is desperately trying to improve his position but Namikaze has a good base and remains in mount.
Daniel Philips is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Namikaze trying to control but Daniel Philips is having none of it.
Daniel Philips wants to control but Namikaze is having none of it.
Namikaze controlling his opponent.
Daniel Philips tries to hold on but Namikaze pushes him away.
Daniel Philips is wriggling around trying to escape.
Namikaze controlling the pace for now.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Namikaze has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Daniel Philips keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Daniel Philips wants to hold on but Namikaze pushes him away.
Namikaze controlling from mount.
Daniel Philips wants to hold on but Namikaze pushes him away.
Daniel Philips is wriggling around trying to escape.
Namikaze controlling from the full mount.
Daniel Philips wants to hold on but Namikaze pushes him away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Namikaze landing punches.
Daniel Philips is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Namikaze controlling his opponent.
Namikaze wants to control the pace but Daniel Philips is squirming around nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tanjiro Namikaze dominated that round.
That's time! Daniel Philips's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Daniel Philips lands a nice looking body shot.
Daniel Philips clinches.
Daniel Philips breaks from the clinch.
Daniel Philips scores with a shot to the body.
Namikaze swats away the attempt to clinch by Daniel Philips.
Namikaze tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Daniel Philips swivels and escapes.
Daniel Philips moves to clinch but Namikaze breaks away
and Namikaze counters with a shoot takedown. Daniel Philips fights it but they end up in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Namikaze wants to control from the top but Daniel Philips keeps moving.
Daniel Philips is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Daniel Philips controls Namikaze momentarily but Namikaze frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniel Philips can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Namikaze controls the pace.
Namikaze trying to control the position from guard on top but Daniel Philips is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Namikaze slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Daniel Philips is trying to keep Namikaze in close.
Daniel Philips throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Daniel Philips keeping full guard, as Namikaze tries to pass.
Namikaze wants to control from the top but Daniel Philips keeps moving.
Daniel Philips is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Namikaze is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Daniel Philips is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Namikaze defends well.
Namikaze is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Namikaze with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Namikaze advances to half guard.
Namikaze is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Namikaze is thwarting Daniel Philips's attempts to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Namikaze is trying to control. Daniel Philips wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Daniel Philips looking for submissions off his back.
Namikaze scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Namikaze has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Namikaze is controlling the pace.
Daniel Philips is staying active underneath Namikaze, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Namikaze is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Namikaze working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Namikaze seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Daniel Philips does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Daniel Philips actively working from the bottom here.
Namikaze seems to be looking for submissions.
Daniel Philips wants to control but Namikaze is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Daniel Philips taking some punishment here, with Namikaze in his half guard.
Namikaze wants to control but Daniel Philips is keeping him busy.
Daniel Philips desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Namikaze seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Daniel Philips does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Daniel Philips makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Daniel Philips.
Namikaze controlling from the top position.
Daniel Philips wants to control the position but Namikaze says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Daniel Philips wants to control but Namikaze is keeping busy.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Namikaze performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Daniel Philips looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Daniel Philips is trying is best to control the position here.
Still in half guard, Namikaze seems content to control.
Daniel Philips is not content to let Namikaze control the position.
Daniel Philips is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Namikaze is tapping! Great win for Daniel Philips!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Daniel Daniel Philips!
Daniel Daniel Philips seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Paul Stahl (ranked 2171 p4p, 2482 weight class) and Darrell Wooten (ranked 167 p4p, 183 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paul Stahl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Darrell Wooten!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wooten takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wooten pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wooten is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Stahl scores with a crisp jab that stopped Wooten in his tracks.
Stahl lands with a slapping head kick.
Wooten is rocked!
Wooten feints and then cracks Stahl's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Stahl down.
Wooten motions for Stahl to come forward. Wooten throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Stahl swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Stahl bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wooten's head.
Stahl checks a leg kick nicely.
Stahl missing with a left hand there. Wooten was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Paul Stahl seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stahl takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
An attempted straight right counter from Stahl misses the target.
Wooten throws a low kick, looking for Stahl's leg but Stahl calmly moves out of range.
Stahl throwing a counter right hand but Wooten manages to avoid it.
Wooten throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wooten takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wooten looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wooten takes one on the button.
Stahl lands with an overhand left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wooten misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stahl scores with a shot to the body.
Wooten avoids the body shot from Stahl.
Stahl avoids the head kick by Wooten.
Wooten misses with a head kick.
Stahl checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Wooten misses with a head kick.
Stahl tests Wooten's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Stahl lands a high kick!
Wooten is still on wobbly legs! Can Stahl finish him?
Stahl moves into the clinch.
Wooten seems to have recovered his senses.
Wooten misses with the head strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Stahl.
Nice body punch from Stahl.
Stahl tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wooten wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stahl is leaning against Wooten and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wooten misses with a hook from the clinch.
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!
Stahl lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wooten or not.
Stahl lands a left hand.
Wooten escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stahl scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Stahl just misses with a punch to the body.
Wooten takes one to the chin there.
Stahl connects with a jab.
A lazy body kick from Wooten
and Stahl connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooten walks into a straight right hand from Stahl.
Stahl closes the distance and clinches.
Stahl tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stahl working aggressively here.
Wooten doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wooten lands a left hand that snaps the head of Stahl backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stahl lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wooten looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wooten has had enough of the clinch but Stahl keeps him there for the moment.
Stahl takes a shot to the head.
Wooten is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wooten takes a shot to the head.
Stahl softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A hook to the body from Stahl.
A left hand lands to the body for Stahl.
Wooten misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stahl scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Stahl as Wooten tries to tie him up.
Nice body punch from Stahl - that landed with a thud.
Stahl swings wildly with an uppercut but Wooten uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wooten blocks a body shot from Stahl.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stahl lands with a left to the head.
Wooten working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Stahl.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stahl blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wooten is trying to break free.
Wooten has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Stahl misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wooten blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stahl is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Wooten's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stahl misses with a lunging right hand
and Wooten counters with a slapping leg kick.
Stahl scores with a head kick.
Stahl misses with a straight right.
A swing and a miss from Stahl.
Nice uppercut lands for Stahl. That snapped Wooten's head back.
Wooten misses with a head kick.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Wooten throws a sloppy head kick
and Stahl counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wooten thinking.
Wooten looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wooten.
Stahl darts in and clinches Wooten up against the cage.
Wooten tries to throw a body punch but Stahl avoids it by throwing Wooten back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stahl.
Wooten breaks from the clinch.
Stahl throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stahl moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A low kick from Wooten misses
and Stahl counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stahl throws a jab when Wooten was well out of range.
Wooten scores with a head kick.
Stahl lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wooten at a distance.
Stahl smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
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!
Wooten walks into a straight right hand from Stahl.
Stahl is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Stahl with a hook.
A leg kick checked by Stahl.
Stahl throws a good cross that connects.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Wooten lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Stahl has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Stahl and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A head kick by Stahl misses
and Wooten counters with a head kick. That will keep Stahl thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A chopping leg kick lands by Wooten.
Stahl looks to throw the jab but Wooten is out of range.
Wooten rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Stahl counters with a nice uppercut.
Wooten slips a straight right by Stahl.
Stahl misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wooten.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wooten! But no joy.
Stahl scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A jab lands there for Stahl.
Stahl connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Stahl pounces like a tiger and cracks Wooten with a vicious hook! Wooten is down but not out! Stahl follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Paul Stahl!
Paul Stahl seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mad Panda (ranked 646 p4p, 2626 weight class) and Katt Strypare (ranked 52 p4p, 196 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mad Panda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Katt Strypare!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Panda takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Panda is looking to clinch.
Strypare has taken the fight to the clinch.
Panda tries to pull guard but Strypare won't allow it.
Strypare has picked Panda up - he's going for a ride! Strypare dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Strypare landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Panda is looking for a sweep. Strypare is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Strypare works his foot free and advances to mount.
Strypare throws some wild stikes that Panda manages to avoid easily.
Strypare lands with some strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Panda wants to hold on but Strypare pushes him away.
Panda might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Panda is in a horrible position here. Strypare smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Strypare looking to ground and pound but Panda is blocking nicely.
Strypare has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Strypare misses with a head shot.
Strypare looking to finish with strikes here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strypare working Panda over with strikes here.
Strypare wants to control the pace but Panda is squirming around nicely.
Panda is looking to get to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Strypare looking to finish with strikes here!
Strypare raining down shots from the mount!
Panda is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Strypare landing strikes from the mount and Panda is in trouble!
Strypare looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Panda tries to hold on but Strypare pushes him away.
Strypare looking to finish Panda with some ground and pound. This is bad for Panda!
Strypare avoids the attempt from Panda to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Panda can't escape the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Panda tries to hold on but Strypare pushes him away.
Strypare in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Strypare looking to control but Panda is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Panda in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Strypare throwing strikes but Panda bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
Strypare has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Panda has passed into side control.
Panda tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Strypare tries to improve position but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panda is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Strypare knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Strypare looking for a sweep but Panda has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Strypare tries to reverse the position but Panda maintains control.
Panda working for a submission but Strypare is keeping him at bay.
Strypare slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Strypare slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Panda stays in close to Strypare's body and controls the position.
Strypare has his foot on Panda's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Panda works his way back into a safe position though.
Our spies down at at BKC Gym inform us that Strypare has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Strypare wants to sweep but no luck.
Panda wants to control from the top but Strypare keeps moving.
Strypare isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Panda stacks Strypare on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Panda!
Strypare is trying to control Panda's posture but Panda avoids it.
Strypare manages to work his way to half guard, despite Panda's best efforts.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Panda is thwarting Strypare's attempts to control the position.
Strypare wants to improve his position but Panda is controlling well.
Panda wants to control but Strypare is keeping him busy.
Strypare wants to get back to full guard.
Strypare is looking to control Panda's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Strypare avoid being mounted?
Panda content to control rather than advance.
Panda trying to control from Strypare's half guard. Strypare has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
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.
Panda stopping the sweep attempt from Strypare.
Panda slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Strypare wants to sweep here but Panda controlling him for the moment.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Panda on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Panda seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Strypare tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Panda darts in and clinches Strypare up against the cage.
Strypare drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Panda is trying to pull guard but Strypare turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Strypare scores with a nice short uppercut.
Strypare lands a right hand.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Strypare lands a body shot in the clinch.
Strypare lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Panda successfully pulls guard.
Strypare wants to control from the top but Panda keeps moving.
Strypare postures up in Panda's guard and throws a big left but Panda blocks it.
Panda is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Strypare defends well.
Panda is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Panda is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Strypare is aware though and is defending well.
Strypare wants to control from the top but Panda keeps moving.
Strypare trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Strypare working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Panda's head.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Panda escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Strypare gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Strypare accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Strypare passes into half guard.
Strypare trying to control from Panda's half guard. Panda has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Panda is trying to keep Strypare in close.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Strypare accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Panda is pulling down on Strypare's head. It's preventing any offense from Strypare, at least for the moment.
Strypare throws a big elbow that misses.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Strypare trying to control the position from guard on top but Panda is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Strypare slips nicely into half guard.
Strypare trying to mount his opponent but Panda defends it.
Strypare sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Panda defending well though.
Strypare is thwarting Panda's attempts to control the position.
Panda is staying active underneath Strypare, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Strypare not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Panda actively working from the bottom here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Katt Strypare dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Strypare cracks Panda with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Panda tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Strypare paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Strypare scores with a hook to the body. Panda takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Strypare connects with a good right hand that stumbles Panda. Panda circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Katt Strypare seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Strypare with a hook.
Panda fails with a takedown attempt.
Strypare has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Strypare avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Strypare is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Panda fails in his attempt to clinch.
Panda moves into range and clinches up with Strypare.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Strypare.
Strypare scores with a shoulder strike.
Panda fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Panda fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mad Panda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Strypare lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Strypare has hold of one of Panda's legs. Panda is fighting the takedown attempt but Strypare gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Strypare got a little sloppy there for a moment and Panda has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Strypare has managed to get both his arms back between Panda's legs - danger averted.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strypare working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Strypare working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Strypare thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Panda keeping full guard, as Strypare tries to pass.
Strypare content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Panda keeping moving, preventing Strypare from controlling successfully.
Panda is trying to control the position but Strypare postures up.
Strypare drops back looking for a leg! Panda is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Panda manages to kick Strypare off! Strypare jumps back into Panda's guard.
Panda keeping full guard, as Strypare tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Panda avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Strypare throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Panda keeping moving, preventing Strypare from controlling successfully.
Panda preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Strypare trying to control the position from guard on top but Panda is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Panda avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Panda escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Strypare gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Panda working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Strypare.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strypare is in close to Panda's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Strypare throwing strikes from guard but Panda blocks nicely.
Strypare tries to free his leg and advance position but Panda is retaining full guard.
Strypare works over Panda with some ground and pound from guard.
Panda utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Panda throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Strypare slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Strypare lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Strypare is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Panda knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strypare working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Strypare is looking to take a break and control but Panda is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Strypare misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Strypare moves into full mount!
Strypare scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Strypare is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Panda has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Panda!
Strypare has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Panda 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 Strypare.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Strypare struggling a bit here.
Panda tries for a kimura but Strypare is defending well.
Panda trying to control the position but Strypare is working away.
Panda is staying tight to Strypare's torso, preventing him from escaping.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Strypare tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Strypare regains half guard.
Strypare has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Panda is working away from the top position though.
Strypare looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Strypare trying to control from the bottom.
Strypare moves into full guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Panda looking to pass the guard.
Strypare working for a triangle but Panda defends it easily.
Panda stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Strypare swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Strypare looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Panda has picked Strypare up and slammed him! Strypare can't keep hold of the triangle and Panda manages to pass to side control!
Panda controlling the position.
Panda working away.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Strypare tries to buck Panda off but Panda is having none of it.
Strypare is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Panda's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Panda looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Strypare is looking for a sweep. Panda is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Panda stalling.
Strypare wants to get back to full guard.
Katt Strypare has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Strypare keeps the fight on the outside.
Strypare lands with an uppercut that bounces Panda off the cage and back into range.
Panda tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Strypare manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Strypare throws the left hand but Panda avoids the punch easily.
Strypare throws a lazy uppercut
and Panda counters with a nice double leg into side control. Strypare won't be happy with that.
Strypare is looking to regain half guard here but Panda keeps moving and retains side control.
Panda controlling from side mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Strypare tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Panda wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Katt Strypare showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Panda's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Strypare connects with a single shot there.
Strypare leaves Panda with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Strypare fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Panda looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Strypare defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Panda.
Panda with a poor takedown
and Strypare counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mad Panda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Panda gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Panda wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Panda tries to pull guard but Strypare holds him up against the cage and eventually Panda drops back down to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Panda is trying to pull guard but Strypare has him pressed against the cage.
Panda tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Strypare has Panda pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Strypare pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Panda tumbling to the mat - Strypare dives into Panda's guard.
Panda is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Panda is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Strypare got a little sloppy there for a moment and Panda has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Strypare has managed to get both his arms back between Panda's legs - danger averted.
Strypare with a nice head shot there.
Strypare wants to control from the top but Panda keeps moving.
Panda is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strypare loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Panda utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Strypare got a little sloppy there for a moment and Panda has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Strypare has managed to get both his arms back between Panda's legs - danger averted.
Strypare throwing strikes from guard but Panda blocks nicely.
Strypare trying to control but Panda is working from the bottom.
Strypare slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Strypare creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Panda sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strypare working the ground and pound from side control.
Strypare advances to full mount.
Strypare lands a big elbow.
Strypare lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Strypare lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Panda hang on?
Panda is rocked!
Strypare looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Oh Panda is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Panda working to try and regain half guard.
Panda seems to have got his legs back now.
Strypare punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strypare tries to control but Panda wriggling away.
Strypare working Panda over with strikes here.
Strypare avoids the attempt from Panda to control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Strypare landing strikes, looking to finish!
Strypare moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Panda has worked his arm free - good work by Panda!
Strypare wants to lay and pray for a moment but Panda keeps working.
Strypare tries to move into full mount but can't pass Panda's legs.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Panda defending against the ground and pound.
Strypare trying to control the position but Panda is working away.
Strypare tries to advance to mount but can't.
Strypare working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's six 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.
Strypare scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Panda to see if he's OK.
Strypare in side control lands a decent elbow.
Strypare scoring with punches and elbows.
Panda can't do much from the bottom here.
Strypare scores with punches from side control.
Strypare lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Panda down.
Strypare working the ground and pound.
Strypare working the body and head with strikes.
Strypare in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Panda is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Katt Strypare!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alfonz Novak (ranked 799 p4p, 1715 weight class) and Heraclio Cabrera (ranked 115 p4p, 220 weight class). Novak comes to the cage accompanied by A Tout Le Monde - Megadeth. 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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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alfonz Novak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Heraclio Cabrera!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Novak displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cabrera throws out the jab.
Donk. Novak catches Cabrera right on the button with a cross.
Cabrera lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cabrera scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Novak throws a body punch but Cabrera moves out of range.
Cabrera slaps away a takedown attempt from Novak, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Novak lands with a good body shot.
Novak misses the shot to the body.
Novak tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cabrera was well out of range. Poor timing from Novak.
We've been hearing reports that Novak has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Novak clinches.
Cabrera lands with a left to the head.
Cabrera pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cabrera will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cabrera throws a sloppy head kick and Novak moves out of range easily.
Cabrera scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent'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!
Cabrera tries a head kick but it misses.
Novak drops down looking for a counter takedown but Cabrera sprawls and moves away.
Novak fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Novak fails with the takedown.
Novak closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Cabrera did well to prevent Novak getting side control.
Novak sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cabrera defending well though.
Cabrera is trying to stand up here but Novak is controlling him well.
Novak seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Novak is trying to control the action in half guard but Cabrera is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Cabrera makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Novak tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Cabrera connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cabrera throws out a loose jab but Novak uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cabrera circles away from the clinch attempt.
Novak takes a swing at Cabrera's ribcage but misses.
Novak is looking to wear down Cabrera with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Cabrera throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cabrera bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Novak's head backwards.
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!
Novak doesn't manage to clinch there - Cabrera circles away.
Novak has managed to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera misses with a punch on the inside.
Cabrera misses with the head strike.
Cabrera tries a body shot but Novak blocks it.
Cabrera has a couple of punches blocked by Novak.
Cabrera throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Novaks head.
Novak is working for takedown but Cabrera is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alfonz Novak. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Novak blocking some punches.
A hook to the body from Cabrera.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cabrera.
Cabrera gets underhooks to prevent Novak's takedown attempt.
Cabrera lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Novak wants to stall.
Novak prevents a body shot from Cabrera.
Cabrera lands a hook that snaps the head of Novak backwards.
Cabrera working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cabrera working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Novak has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Cabrera avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Cabrera gets through Novak's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Novak lands a takedown into guard.
Novak 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.
Cabrera is looking to stand up but Novak isn't so interested in that idea.
Cabrera is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Novak loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cabrera wants to get back to his feet but Novak is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Cabrera being controlled here, momentarily.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Cabrera scoring well with a low kick there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Novak.
Novak lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Novak shoots for a double leg takedown but Cabrera sprawls well. He's pushed Novak's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Heraclio Cabrera is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cabrera avoids the body shot from Novak.
Cabrera misses with a low kick.
Novak is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A little jabbing left from Cabrera on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Novak misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Cabrera is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Novak takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cabrera takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A bone on bone clash there as Novak blocks the leg kick.
Novak looks to score with a jab to the body but Cabrera is just out of range.
Cabrera tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Novak scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Novak is trying to control the action in half guard but Cabrera is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Cabrera has one foot on Novak's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Cabrera lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Cabrera!
Cabrera throws a sloppy head kick and Novak moves out of range easily.
Novak swings for the body but Cabrera moves out of range.
Novak tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cabrera turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Novak misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cabrera.
Cabrera throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Novak fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cabrera manages to avoid it.
Cabrera feints a counter leg kick.
Novak avoids the head kick by Cabrera.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Novak.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cabrera is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Novak trying to control the action but Cabrera is working from the bottom.
Cabrera has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Novak working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Cabrera tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Novak looking to control but Cabrera is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Cabrera is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Novak trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Novak lands a big shot there that rocks Cabrera but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
A nice elbow there by Novak.
You get the feeling that Cabrera really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Cabrera bucks up and throws Novak to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Novak.
Novak tries to clinch but Cabrera is having none of it.
Cabrera jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Novak misses the shot to the body.
Cabrera throws the left hand but Novak avoids the punch easily.
Novak chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cabrera can pounce on him.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Novak.
Cabrera tries to keep at a distance but Novak has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cabrera working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Novak manages to break the clinch.
Cabrera throws a leg kick that is checked
and Novak counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Cabrera looks like he's trying to stand up.
Novak thows a huge punch but Cabrera dodges it nicely.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera is trying to stand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cabrera kicks Novak off and gets back to his feet.
Cabrera is looking to score with low kicks.
Cabrera is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Novak.
Novak pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cabrera throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Cabrera tries to sprawl but Novak drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Novak throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cabrera on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Novak scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Cabrera pushes Novak off looking to stand but Novak dives back in and keeps control.
Novak thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cabrera's head.
Cabrera is not content to let Novak control the position.
Novak throwing shots but Cabrera is blocking nicely.
Cabrera is trying to stand up here but Novak is controlling him well.
Cabrera manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Novak keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Novak is trying to force a seperation but Cabrera has the dominant position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera is pressed up against the cage. Novak has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Cabrera down to the mat. Cabrera avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Cabrera fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Novak has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Novak tries to clinch but Cabrera is having none of it.
Cabrera plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Cabrera with a nice calf kick.
Novak throws a body punch but Cabrera moves out of range.
Novak fails with the takedown
and Cabrera counters with a one-two to the body.
Novak swings for the body but Cabrera moves out of range.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Cabrera enables Novak to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Cabrera manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Novak prevents Cabrera from getting back to his feet.
Cabrera has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Novak has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Novak is looking to break free of the clinch but Cabrera has double underhooks.
Still in the clinch, Cabrera scores with a nice short uppercut.
Novak has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Cabrera is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Cabrera swings wildly with an uppercut but Novak uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Heraclio Cabrera dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Novak shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Novak chips away with some ground and pound.
Novak prevents Cabrera from getting back to his feet.
Cabrera pushes Novak off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Cabrera lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Novak looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fighters circling - Cabrera throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Novak jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Despite the aggression on Cabrera's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cabrera with the inside leg kick.
Novak misses with a jab to the body
letting Cabrera counter with a right hand.
Cabrera throws a leg kick but Novak sees it coming and moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Novak tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cabrera swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Some bone on bone action there as Novak checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Novak fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Novak fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Cabrera sprawls well initially but Novak persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Novak prevents Cabrera from standing back up.
Novak throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Novak looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Cabrera with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Novak missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Novak tries to pass to full mount but Cabrera defends it.
Nice strikes from Novak there.
Novak stops Cabrera from getting back to his feet.
Novak trying to mount his opponent but Cabrera defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Novak prevents Cabrera from standing back up.
Cabrera keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Cabrera has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cabrera kicks off Novak and gets to his feet.
Alfonz Novak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Novak manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Cabrera on his heels. He'll look to pass Cabrera's guard now, I'm sure.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Novak is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Novak throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cabrera uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Cabrera throws a nice outside leg kick.
Novak tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cabrera manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Novak throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Cabrera tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Novak is in Cabrera's guard.
Cabrera is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Cabrera has his feet on Novak's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Cabrera lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Novak is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Cabrera's half guard.
Cabrera makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Good work by Novak as he checks the leg kick.
Novak tries to counter with a takedown but Cabrera is quick to defend against it.
Novak will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Cabrera misses with a leg kick
and Novak counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Novak is keen to just control but Cabrera is a slippery customer.
Cabrera looks like he's trying to stand up.
Cabrera manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Novak keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cabrera works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Novak wants to take the fight to the mat but Cabrera manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alfonz Novak. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short right from Cabrera on the inside.
Cabrera scores with a shot to the side of Novak's head.
Cabrera working aggressively here.
Cabrera throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Novaks head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera scores with a nice hook to the head.
Novak is trying to break the clinch but Cabrera has him pressed against the cage.
Novak is working for takedown but Cabrera is calmly controlling the position for now.
Novak stalling in the clinch but Cabrera improves position.
Cabrera misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cabrera lands a right hand that snaps the head of Novak backwards.
Novak looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cabrera makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cabrera is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A head punch on the inside from Cabrera fails to land.
Cabrera is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Cabrera breaks from the clinch.
Cabrera avoids the body shot from Novak.
Cabrera keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera misses with a hook. Novak ducked under it nicely.
Cabrera throws a head kick but Novak moves out of range.
Novak drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A good leg kick by Cabrera.
No luck for Novak with that takedown attempt.
Cabrera cracks Novak with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Heraclio Cabrera seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Novak shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cabrera as he avoids it easily.
Cabrera pivots, looking for a leg kick but Novak is out of range and Cabrera settles back down.
Novak lands a body shot.
Cabrera ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A little jabbing left from Cabrera on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Novak checks a leg kick.
Cabrera swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Novak attempts a counter takedown but Cabrera avoids it well and moves away.
Cabrera misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Novak pushes Cabrera up against the cage in a clinch.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cabrera lands with a light punch inside.
Cabrera lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cabrera breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Novak fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
An inside leg kick from Cabrera misses.
Novak fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cabrera manages to avoid it.
Novak bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cabrera misses with a low kick.
Novak is looking to clinch but Cabrera is avoiding it.
Novak swings for the body but Cabrera moves out of range.
Cabrera was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Novak moves in looking to clinch but Cabrera pushes him off.
Novak shoots and misses
and Novak takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cabrera throws a leg kick which misses Novak's front leg but catches the back leg as Novak tries to avoid it.
Cabrera throws a low kick but Novak moves out of range easily.
Cabrera connects with a jab.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Cabrera is predictable there
and Novak counters with a takedown into side control.
Cabrera wants to get back to his feet.
Cabrera throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Novak throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Cabrera tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Novak is in Cabrera's guard.
Cabrera wriggles free and stands up.
Novak wants to clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cabrera is looking to slow Novak down with leg kicks.
Cabrera feints and then cracks Novak's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Novak down.
Cabrera throws a leg kick which misses Novak's front leg but catches the back leg as Novak tries to avoid it.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Cabrera.
Cabrera lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cabrera turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cabrera keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Novak fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Novak waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cabrera.
A telegraphed right hand from Novak misses the target.
Novak thows a left - swing and a miss!
Novak throws out a loose jab but Cabrera uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cabrera looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Cabrera pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Novak tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cabrera swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Novak tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cabrera was well out of range. Poor timing from Novak.
An inside leg kick from Cabrera misses.
Novak shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Novak showed some decent athleticism there.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera is trying to stand.
Cabrera has one foot on Novak's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Cabrera pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Novak 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.
Cabrera has his feet on Novak's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Novak misses with a wild body shot.
Cabrera swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Novak half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Novak throws a lazy uppercut
and Cabrera counters with a slapping leg kick.
Cabrera getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice uppercut there from Cabrera.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Novak tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cabrera swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cabrera has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cabrera there as he acknowledges the shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Heraclio Cabrera showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Novak tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Cabrera defends well and Novak ends up having to push Cabrera into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Cabrera stops a takedown attempt from Novak.
Cabrera's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Novak throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Cabrera was covering up waiting for the punch and Novak finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Cabrera is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Novak is controlling him.
Novak wants to control from the top but Cabrera keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Novak stops Cabrera from standing up.
Novak pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cabrera is keeping the position for now.
Cabrera utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Novak postures up in Cabrera's guard and throws a big left but Cabrera blocks it.
Novak throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Novak prevents Cabrera from getting back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Novak looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Novak is looking to clinch but Cabrera is avoiding it.
Cabrera throws a leg kick
and Novak decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Cabrera's guard.
Novak wants to control from the top but Cabrera keeps moving.
Novak prevents Cabrera from getting back to his feet.
Cabrera pushes Novak off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Cabrera throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cabrera throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cabrera misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Horrible takedown attempt by Novak or perhaps it was just good defense by Cabrera, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alfonz Novak. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera tries to score with a low kick but Novak moves his leg out of the way.
Novak misses with a body shot
and Cabrera counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Novak looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A little jabbing left from Cabrera on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cabrera is looking to slow Novak down with leg kicks.
Cabrera connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Novak with a poor takedown
and Cabrera counters with a stiff right hand.
Cabrera throws a right and a left that Novak avoids nicely.
Novak checks a leg kick nicely.
Novak avoids the head kick by Cabrera.
Cabrera connects with a looping right hand.
Cabrera keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Novak tries to clinch there but Cabrera circles away.
Nice uppercut there from Cabrera.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Novak tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Novak checks the leg kick.
Novak appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Novak decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Cabrera is trying to stand up here but Novak is controlling him well.
Novak is nestled in close to Cabrera, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Cabrera wants to get back to his feet.
Cabrera manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Novak keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Cabrera takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Novak.
Cabrera prevents Novak from breaking the clinch.
A short right from Cabrera.
Novak working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Novak wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cabrera scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cabrera is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A shot in the inside from Cabrera.
Cabrera lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cabrera has a couple of punches blocked by Novak.
Novak looking to throw knees to the head but Cabrera is blocking nicely.
Cabrera lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cabrera lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cabrera keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Novak's efforts to push away.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cabrera.
Cabrera scores with a shoulder strike.
Novak wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Novak tries a knee to the head but Cabrera blocks it.
A right hand to the body from Cabrera.
Novak goes for a takedown attempt but Cabrera pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Cabrera catches Novak right on the button with a cross.
Novak is rocked!
Novak looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Cabrera lands a brutal head kick. Novak looks out on his feet and Cabrera throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Heraclio Cabrera!
An out of breath Heraclio Cabrera 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 Uriel Tartarus (ranked 534 p4p, 671 weight class) and Jovi Wolf (ranked 66 p4p, 71 weight class). Wolf has chosen Shut em up as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Uriel Tartarus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jovi Wolf!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wolf slips a straight right by Tartarus.
Wolf bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wolf shoots in but no luck this time.
Wolf misses with a looping left.
Wolf throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wolf scores with a punch to the head.
Jovi Wolf seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wolf throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wolf throws a hook but Tartarus avoids it easily.
Tartarus is looking for a counter combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tartarus scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wolf falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tartarus counters with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolf throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tartarus stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wolf avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Donk. Wolf catches Tartarus right on the button with a cross.
Tartarus walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Wolf checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Tartarus tries to score with a low kick but Wolf moves his leg out of the way.
Tartarus waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wolf.
Wolf wants to counter the offense by Tartarus and move into the clinch position.
Wolf throws a lazy right hand but Tartarus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tartarus misses with a straight right.
Tartarus takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wolf scores with a nice right hand.
Wolf shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Tartarus eats them both and turns towards Wolf to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
We've been told by Tartarus's head coaches at The Infamous Duranto Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Wolf throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wolf misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Tartarus was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Wolf.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good leg kick by Tartarus.
Tartarus takes one to the chin there.
Tartarus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wolf.
Wolf tries to counter with a clinch but Tartarus shakes him off and moves away.
Tartarus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tartarus throws a chopping leg kick but Wolf manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Tartarus throws a leg kick which misses Wolf's front leg but catches the back leg as Wolf tries to avoid it.
Wolf takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tartarus throws an off balance right hand
and Tartarus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolf misses with an uppercut. Tartarus saw that one coming.
Wolf throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tartarus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wolf fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wolf throws a lazy uppercut
letting Tartarus counter with a right hand.
A bone on bone clash there as Wolf blocks the leg kick.
Wolf swings widly with a right hand
and Tartarus counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Uriel Tartarus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wolf closes the distance and clinches.
Tartarus working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wolf can't find room to land a body shot as Tartarus controls the action.
Tartarus looking to stall.
Wolf tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolf misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wolf.
Wolf lands a shoulder strike.
Wolf tries a body shot but Tartarus blocks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wolf misses with a body punch.
Wolf swings wildly with an uppercut but Tartarus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tartarus lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wolf tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wolf tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tartarus.
A frustrated look appears on Tartarus's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tartarus.
Wolf swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tartarus lands a left hand.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Tartarus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wolf throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tartarus manages to break the clinch.
Wolf throws an off balance right hand
and Tartarus counters with a nice leg kick.
Wolf tries to clinch there but Tartarus circles away.
Tartarus feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Tartarus feints and then cracks Wolf's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wolf down.
Tartarus ducks under a wild hook from Wolf.
Wolf on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tartarus. Tartarus obviously looking to wear him down.
A head kick from Wolf lands but Tartarus takes it in his stride.
Wolf displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tartarus throws out the jab.
Tartarus sets himself, and Wolf steps forward looking for the clinch! Tartarus avoids it this time.
Wolf swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wolf throws the left hand but Tartarus avoids the punch easily.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Wolf getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A slow jab from Tartarus misses its intended target.
Tartarus buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tartarus lands with a right hand.
Wolf is rocked!
Tartarus sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Wolf's defenses. It connects perfectly with Wolf's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Uriel Tartarus!
A relieved looking Uriel Tartarus 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 Danny Braxton (ranked 188 p4p, 827 weight class) and Patrick Nielson (ranked 24 p4p, 100 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Danny Braxton!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Patrick Nielson!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Alec Ball and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nielson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Braxton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nielson.
Nielson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Braxton lunges at Nielson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nielson's hand.
Nielson throws an overhand right that lands on Braxton's shoulder, as Braxton tries to avoid the shot.
Braxton appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Nielson takes a swing at Braxton's ribcage but misses.
Nielson looks to land a left hand but Braxton moved out of range nicely.
Braxton connects with the punch.
Nielson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nielson tries to land a leg kick but Braxton saw it coming and moves away.
Nielson blocks a head kick by Braxton.
Braxton slips under a jab.
Nielson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nielson scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Braxton throws a hook to the side of Nielson's head but Nielson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nielson takes a swing at Braxton's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nielson throws a sloppy head kick and Braxton moves out of range easily.
Nielson moves away from the strike by Braxton.
We've been told by Braxton's head coaches at Temple of Fitness that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Braxton throws a good cross that connects.
Nielson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice shot lands for Braxton.
Nielson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nielson moves out of range as Braxton strikes.
Nielson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Braxtons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nielson cracks Braxton with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nielson.
Braxton works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice uppercut there from Braxton.
Braxton looks to land a right hand but Nielson moved out of range.
Nielson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Braxton.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braxton ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nielson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Braxton.
Braxton is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Braxton misses with a wild body shot.
Nielson moves out of range of the strikes.
Nielson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Danny Braxton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nielson throws a hook to the side of Braxton's head but Braxton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
An attempted straight right counter from Braxton misses the target.
Braxton moves away from the strike by Nielson.
Nielson misses with a kick to the body.
Braxton tries to counter by clinching up but Nielson breaks away and moves out of range.
Nielson looks to throw the jab but Braxton is out of range.
Braxton scores with a nice right hand.
Braxton fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Braxton lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nielson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Braxton defending well as Nielson loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braxton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nielson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nielson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Braxton.
A big right from Nielson misses.
Braxton appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Nielson just misses with a punch to the body.
Braxton misses with a low kick as Nielson jumps back.
Braxton moves out of range as Nielson strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Braxton on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Braxton misses with a low kick.
Braxton throws an off balance right hand
and Nielson counters with a nice kick to the body.
Braxton misses with a looping right.
Nielson slips a straight right by Braxton.
Braxton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nielson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Braxton.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Braxton throws a hook but Nielson avoids it easily.
Nielson takes one on the button.
Braxton walks into a straight right hand from Nielson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Nielson - that will leave a mark!
Nielson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Braxton lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Nielson cracks Braxton with an open hand slap.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nielson.
Braxton takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nielson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Braxton looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A nice leg kick from Braxton, right into the meat of the thigh.
Braxton throws a jab but it's blocked by Nielson.
Braxton blocks a leg kick.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Braxton cracks Nielson with a good jab.
Nielson staying out of range there.
Braxton looks to score with a jab to the body but Nielson is just out of range.
Nielson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Braxton slips a jab from Nielson.
Nielson lands a nice shot that snaps Braxton's head back.
Braxton ducks under a wild hook from Nielson.
Braxton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nielson moves away.
Braxton connects with a jab.
Braxton misses with a looping left.
Braxton gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Nielson.
Nielson misses with a hook.
Braxton lands a nice shot that snaps Nielson's head back.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Braxton lands with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nielson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Braxton misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Nielson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nielson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Braxton cracks Nielson with a good jab.
Nielson misses with a lunging right hand
and Braxton counters with a series of strikes. Nielson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Nielson throws a shot from downtown. Braxton moves away and avoids it.
Nielson throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Braxton counters with a nice uppercut.
Nielson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nielson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Braxton scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Braxton throws an off balance right hand
and Nielson finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Braxton connects with a solid leg kick.
Braxton lands a slapping body shot.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Braxton throws a looping overhand right but Nielson ducks down to avoid it.
Nielson looks to throw the jab but Braxton is out of range.
Nielson misses with a straight right.
Braxton misses with a left hand
and Nielson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Braxton looks to land a combination but Nielson avoids it well.
Braxton throws a head kick that Nielson semi-blocks.
Braxton misses with a body shot.
Nielson with a jab.
Braxton throws a looping overhand right but Nielson ducks down to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nielson! But no joy.
Nielson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Braxton.
Nielson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Nielson throws a solid leg kick but Braxton takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Nielson.
Braxton drops his hands momentarily and Nielson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Braxton misses with a looping left.
Nielson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Braxton looks to land a right hand but Nielson moved out of range.
Nielson is looking to score with low kicks.
A telegraphed right hand from Braxton misses the target.
Nielson misses the shot to the body.
Nielson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nielson gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Braxton counters with a two punch combo.
Nielson connects with an inside leg kick.
Braxton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Braxton getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Braxton fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nielson on the side of the head.
Nielson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Braxton pinned against the cage. Braxton gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Nielson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nielson misses the shot to the body.
Braxton ducks under a wild hook from Nielson.
Nielson lands with a straight right. Braxton didn't see that one coming.
Nielson throws a shot from downtown. Braxton moves away and avoids it.
Sloppy strikes from Braxton. Those never looked like landing.
A head kick misses from Nielson.
Nielson throws a hook to the side of Braxton's head but Braxton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Braxton dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Braxton misses with a looping right.
Braxton thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nielson throws a push kick but Braxton slaps the foot to one side.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Nielson might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Braxton has got the better of the exchanges.
Braxton scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nielson moves away from the strike by Braxton.
Braxton shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Nielson eats them both and turns towards Braxton to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Braxton throws a jab but it's blocked by Nielson.
Nielson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nielson moves away from the strike by Braxton.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Braxton throws out a loose jab but Nielson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nielson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nielson counters with a body kick.
Braxton looks to land a right hand but Nielson moved out of range.
Nielson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Braxton counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nielson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Braxton.
The fighters circling - Braxton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nielson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Braxton throws out the jab.
Braxton cracks Nielson with an open hand slap.
Nielson moves out of range of the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Braxton.
Nielson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Braxton digs a good body shot into Nielson's ribs.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nielson lands a head shot.
Danny Braxton is winning the standup battle so far.
Braxton lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nielson's sensitive parts.
Nielson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Braxton.
Nielson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nielson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Braxton thows a left - swing and a miss!
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!
Braxton just misses with a punch to the body.
Braxton rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nielson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nielson misses with a hook.
Braxton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nielson throws a shot from downtown. Braxton moves away and avoids it.
Braxton blocks the body kick.
Nielson swings widly with a right hand
and Braxton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nielson ducks under a wild hook from Braxton.
A big right from Nielson misses.
Braxton lands the left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nielson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Braxton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nielson throws a sloppy head kick and Braxton moves out of range easily.
Braxton appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Braxton pivots, looking for a leg kick but Nielson is out of range and Braxton settles back down.
Nielson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Nielson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nielson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Braxton swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nielson just misses with a punch to the body.
Braxton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nielson.
Nice defenses there by Nielson.
Nielson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Braxton misses with an uppercut.
Nice cross by Nielson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Braxton misses with a hook. Nielson ducked under it nicely.
Nielson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Braxton moves out of range as Nielson strikes.
Nielson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Braxton.
Nielson misses with a straight right.
Braxton misses with a double jab.
Braxton has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Nielson finds it's way round the side to connect with Braxton's 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!
Braxton looks to throw the jab but Nielson is out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Nielson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nice shot by Nielson.
Braxton checks a leg kick.
Braxton throws a lazy head kick
and Nielson counters with a straight right hand.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Braxton slips a straight right by Nielson.
Nielson throws a body shot but no joy.
Nielson throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Nielson moves away from the strike by Braxton.
A left and a right from Braxton both land. Nice combination.
Braxton throws the kick towards the body but Nielson avoids it.
Braxton throws a hook but Nielson blocks it.
Nielson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nielson tries to land a leg kick but Braxton saw it coming and moves away.
Nice body kick from Nielson.
Braxton throws a head kick that misses.
Nielson tests Braxton's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Braxton misses
and Nielson counters with a nice uppercut.
Braxton tries to move into range but Nielson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nielson lunges at Braxton with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Braxton's hand.
A clash of legs there as Braxton blocks the low kick.
Braxton moves out of range of the body kick from Nielson.
A little feinted left hand from Braxton on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nielson throws an overhand right that lands on Braxton's shoulder, as Braxton tries to avoid the shot.
Braxton checks a low kick from Nielson.
Nielson throws an off balance right hand
and Braxton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Braxton throws a hook but Nielson blocks it.
Braxton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Braxton looks to throw the jab but Nielson is out of range.
Nielson throws a sloppy head kick
letting Braxton counter with a right hand.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Nielson misses the shot to the body.
As Nielson backs away, Braxton returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Nielson lands with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nielson throws a push kick but Braxton slaps the foot to one side.
Nielson ducks under a wild hook from Braxton.
Braxton misses with a double jab
and Nielson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nielson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Braxton throwing a counter right hand but Nielson manages to avoid it.
Nielson jabs Braxton right on the nose. Braxton blinks but takes it well.
Braxton avoids a kick to the body.
Braxton looks to land a combination. Nielson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Nielson tests Braxton's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nielson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Braxton finds it's way round the side to connect with Nielson's head.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Braxton bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Braxton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Braxton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nielson is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nielson checks a leg kick.
Nielson tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Braxton tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Braxton missing with a left hand there. Nielson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nielson throws a sloppy head kick and Braxton moves out of range easily.
A swing and a miss from Braxton.
And Nielson tries to counter it with a takedown but Braxton pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A jab from Nielson does it's job there.
Nielson misses with a double jab.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Nielson throws a sloppy head kick and Braxton moves out of range easily.
Nielson avoids the body shot from Braxton.
Braxton comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nielson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Braxton.
Braxton ducks under a wild hook from Nielson.
Braxton lands a jab.
Nielson tries to land a front kick but Braxton steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Braxton throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nielson blocks a jab.
Braxton just misses with a punch to the body.
Nielson tries to counter with a clinch but Braxton shakes him off and moves away.
Braxton throws a right hand that misses
and Nielson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nielson avoids the head kick by Braxton.
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 Danny Braxton will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Braxton cracks Nielson with a good jab.
Nice body punch from Nielson.
Braxton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Braxton works over Nielson's head and body with a nice combination.
Braxton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nielson manages to avoid it.
Nielson slips under a jab.
Nielson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Braxton.
Braxton looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Nielson.
Nielson fails to land with a series of punches.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Braxton.
Nielson throws a nice head kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nielson shoots in but no luck this time.
Braxton looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A head kick misses from Braxton.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A big right from Braxton misses.
Nielson misses with a looping right.
Nielson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Braxton misses with an uppercut
and Nielson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Braxton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nielson was well out of range. Poor timing from Braxton.
Braxton misses with an uppercut
and Nielson counters with a stiff right hand.
Nielson throws a hook but Braxton avoids it easily.
Nielson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Braxton will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Nielson looks to score with a jab to the body but Braxton is just out of range.
It looked like Braxton wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braxton has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Braxton there as he acknowledges the shot.
Braxton avoids the body shot from Nielson.
Braxton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nielson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nielson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Braxton misses.
Nielson moves out of range as Braxton strikes.
Braxton throws a hook but Nielson avoids it easily.
Nielson misses with a hook
letting Braxton counter with a right hand.
Braxton misses with a hook.
Braxton jabs at Nielson's body.
Nielson throws a solid leg kick but Braxton takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Nielson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Braxton. Nielson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sloppy strikes from Braxton. Those never looked like landing.
Nielson throws a jab when Braxton was well out of range.
A shot to the liver by Nielson. Beautiful body shot.
Braxton misses the shot to the body.
Braxton looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Braxton checks a leg kick.
Braxton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nielson moves away.
Braxton throws an overhand right that lands on Nielson's shoulder, as Nielson tries to avoid the shot.
An inside leg kick from Nielson misses.
Braxton looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Braxton misses with an uppercut
and Nielson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Braxton slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Nielson both land. Nice combination.
Nielson lands a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nielson. Braxton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Braxton moves out of range of the strikes.
Nielson slips a straight right by Braxton.
Braxton throws a low kick, looking for Nielson's leg but Nielson calmly moves out of range.
A big right from Nielson misses.
Nielson lands with a nice body kick.
Braxton bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Braxton has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Braxton there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nielson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nielson misses with a low kick.
Braxton fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Braxton takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Nielson takes one to the side of the head.
Braxton throws a nice head kick!
Braxton looks to land a right hand but Nielson moved out of range.
Braxton looks to land a combination but Nielson avoids it well.
Nielson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Braxton has time to react.
Braxton throws a jab but it's blocked by Nielson.
Nielson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A solid body kick from Nielson.
Nielson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Braxton checks it well.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Nielson connects with the punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slow jab from Braxton misses its intended target.
Braxton moves forwards but Nielson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nielson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Braxton gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nielson misses with an uppercut. Braxton saw that one coming.
Braxton swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nielson clobbers Braxton with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nielson with a hook.
Nielson misses with a straight left.
A telegraphed right hand from Nielson misses the target.
Nielson throws a right hand that misses
and Braxton makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Patrick Nielson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Danny Braxton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Braxton avoids the body shot from Nielson.
Braxton throws a shot from downtown. Nielson moves away and avoids it.
Braxton lands a jab to the head.
Braxton misses with a wild body shot.
Nielson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Braxton is looking for a counter combo.
Nielson misses with a lunging right hand
and Braxton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Braxton looks to throw the jab but Nielson is out of range.
Nielson replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Braxton blocks it well.
Nielson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Braxton counters with a left and a right that stings Nielson.
Nielson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nielson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Braxton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nielson.
Braxton takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Nielson misses with a lunging right hand
and Braxton counters with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nielson misses with a lunging right hand
and Braxton counters with a nice body shot.
Nielson is looking to clinch but Braxton is avoiding it.
Braxton seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Nielson misses the jab.
Nielson throws a front kick aimed at Braxton's knee but Braxton avoids it well.
Nielson throws a sloppy body shot
letting Braxton counter with a right hand.
Braxton lunges at Nielson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nielson's hand.
Nielson throws a nice looking combination but Braxton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A nice leg kick from Braxton, right into the meat of the thigh.
Braxton ducks under a wild hook from Nielson.
Nielson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Braxton avoids the body shot from Nielson.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Nielson throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Braxton counters with a nice uppercut.
Braxton lands a jab to the head.
Nielson looks to land a right hand but Braxton moved out of range.
Braxton cracks a nice hook into Nielson's ribs.
Braxton works the jab nicely.
Nielson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nielson throws a head kick that misses.
Braxton throwing a counter right hand but Nielson manages to avoid it.
Nielson takes a jab right on the kisser.
A lazy body kick from Nielson
and Braxton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nielson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Braxton connects with a jab.
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 Danny Braxton.
Well Braxton 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danny Braxton!
Danny Braxton retains his middleweight title!
Danny Braxton thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trent Temple (ranked 200 p4p, 448 weight class) and Stavros Halkias (ranked 28 p4p, 55 weight class). Temple comes to the cage accompanied by HonestKey- What My Life For. Trent Temple could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Stavros Halkias's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Trent Temple!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stavros Halkias!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Gregory Folan and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Temple throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Halkias sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've been informed that Halkias has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Temple moves out of range as Halkias strikes.
Halkias throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Temple counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Temple definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Halkias. Temple does a little dance to reset his feet.
Halkias lands with a nice body punch.
Temple throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Halkias stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A decent looking cross lands there for Temple.
Halkias scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Halkias steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Temple.
Halkias thows a leg kick but Temple checks it
and Temple counters with a takedown into side control.
Halkias explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Temple misses with a jab to the body
and Halkias connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Halkias displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Temple throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halkias throws a front kick that sends Temple stumbling back into the cage.
Halkias lands a glancing blow to the side of Temple's head.
Temple bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Halkias's head backwards.
Halkias takes the fight into the clinch.
Temple escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Halkias ducks under a wild hook from Temple.
Temple moves away from the strike by Halkias.
Halkias looks to throw the jab but Temple is out of range.
The fighters circling - Temple throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It seemed like Halkias was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Temple moves into range and connects with a jab.
Temple displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Halkias throws out the jab.
Halkias fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halkias scores with a jab to the body.
Halkias throws a jab but it's blocked by Temple.
Halkias looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
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!
Temple jabs Halkias to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Halkias lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Halkias throws a body punch but Temple moves out of range.
A jab from Temple finds it's way through Halkias's defenses.
Halkias moves in looking to clinch but Temple pushes him off.
Temple misses with an uppercut. Halkias saw that one coming.
Halkias cracks Temple with a good jab.
Halkias is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Temple.
Temple loads up on a big right hand but Halkias slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Temple moves away from the strike by Halkias.
Halkias avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Halkias looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Temple ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Halkias defending well as Temple loads up on a big left hand.
Halkias thinks about the counter body kick.
Temple moves out of range as Halkias strikes.
Halkias slips under a jab.
Halkias bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Temple throws a right and a left that both miss.
Halkias scores with a nice head shot.
Halkias misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Temple.
Stavros Halkias seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Temple throws an overhand right that lands on Halkias's shoulder, as Halkias tries to avoid the shot.
Temple feints and as Halkias raises his hands in defense, Temple changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halkias looking to control.
Halkias preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Halkias has control of Temple's left arm, preventing Temple from doing any damage.
Temple throwing strikes from guard but Halkias blocks nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Halkias not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Temple distracts Halkias with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Temple is in close to Halkias's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Temple works over Halkias with some ground and pound from guard.
Halkias wants to stand but Temple is controlling the position.
Temple 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.
Halkias is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Temple working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Halkias's head.
Temple wants to control from the top but Halkias keeps moving.
Halkias trying to control the position.
Halkias 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.
Halkias trying to keep a closed guard but Temple is proving a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Temple keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Halkias's head.
Halkias escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Temple gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
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.
Temple content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Temple makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Temple trying to control the position from guard on top but Halkias is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Temple pushes down on Halkias's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Temple is looking to pass Halkias's guard but actually Halkias recovers to full guard.
Halkias is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Temple is controlling him.
Temple trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Halkias manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Temple is working an open guard so Halkias takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Halkias drives through and clinches with Temple against the cage.
Temple is working for takedown but Halkias is calmly controlling the position for now.
Halkias looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Still in the clinch, Temple scores with a nice short uppercut.
Halkias letting Temple take a breather here.
Halkias misses with a punch on the inside.
Temple blocks an uppercut.
Halkias tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Temple's elbow.
Halkias tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Temple's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Temple blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Halkias.
Halkias misses with the head strike.
Halkias throws a punch but it's blocked by Temple.
Temple taking a breather.
Halkias swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Halkias is fighting off a takedown attempt but Temple is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Halkias to the mat. Halkias regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Halkias manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Temple wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Halkias has him pressed against the cage.
Halkias misses with a body punch.
Halkias creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Halkias scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Halkias throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Temple wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Temple scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Halkias.
Temple drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Halkias gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Temple being controlled against the cage.
Halkias blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Halkias - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Halkias creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Halkias swings wildly with an uppercut but Temple uses good head movement to avoid it.
Temple takes a shot to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Stavros Halkias will probably get the nod.
That's time! Temple's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Temple takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Temple. Halkias does a little dance to reset his feet.
Halkias connects with a body shot.
Halkias cracks Temple with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Halkias is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stavros Halkias seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Halkias scores with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halkias misses the shot to the body.
Temple throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Halkias stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Temple takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Temple ducks under a wild hook from Halkias.
Temple drops down looking for a counter takedown but Halkias sprawls and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halkias misses with a hook.
Temple scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Halkias doesn't seem bothered though.
Halkias swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Temple.
The fighters circling - Temple throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Halkias uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Temple.
Halkias throws a series of punches but Temple avoids them all with ease.
Temple misses the shot to the body.
Temple misses with a lunging right hand
and Halkias connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Halkias lands a nice looking body shot.
Temple jabs at Halkias's body.
Temple looks to land a left hand but Halkias moved out of range nicely.
Halkias scores with a sloppy right hand. Temple should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Temple swings for the body but Halkias moves out of range.
Halkias now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Temple misses with a looping right.
Halkias appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Temple slips a straight right by Halkias.
Temple is looking to counter punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Temple moves out of range as Halkias strikes.
Temple half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Temple misses with an uppercut. Halkias saw that one coming.
Temple missing with a left hand there. Halkias was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Halkias has Temple up against the cage in a clinch.
Temple blocks a body shot from Halkias.
Temple lands a right hand.
Halkias working aggressively here.
Temple pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halkias misses with a wild body shot.
Halkias throws out a loose jab but Temple uses good head movement to avoid it.
Halkias lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Halkias.
Halkias bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Temple will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Halkias uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Temple.
Temple throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Halkias counter with a right hand.
Temple avoids the body shot from Halkias.
Halkias misses with a wild body shot.
Temple misses with a shot to the body
and Halkias counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stavros Halkias is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halkias lands with an overhand left.
Halkias ducks under a wild hook from Temple.
A little jabbing left from Halkias on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Temple connects with the punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Halkias jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Temple throws a body punch but Halkias moves out of range.
Temple looks to score with a jab to the body but Halkias is just out of range.
Temple throws a right and a left that both miss.
Halkias throws a jab when Temple was well out of range.
Halkias misses with a body kick.
Halkias ducks under a wild hook from Temple.
Halkias feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Temples jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Temple lands a jab to the head.
Temple lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Halkias circles away quickly and effectively.
Halkias throws a jab but it's blocked by Temple.
Halkias getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Halkias takes one to the side of the head.
Halkias misses with an uppercut.
Halkias fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Temple.
Temple rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Halkias makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Halkias throws a body punch but Temple moves out of range.
Temple tries to counter with a takedown but Halkias is quick to defend against it.
Temple misses with an uppercut. Halkias saw that one coming.
Temple loads up on a big right hand but Halkias slips the punch.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Halkias throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Temple ducks under a wild hook from Halkias.
Temple feinted with a counter takedown.
Halkias pulls out of a head kick attempt.
It looked like Temple wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A telegraphed right hand from Temple misses the target.
Halkias connects with a single shot there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Temple drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Halkias throws a big shot that misses.
Temple tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Halkias was well out of range. Poor timing from Temple.
Halkias waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Temple.
Temple needs to keep his hands up - Halkias had a free shot at his head there.
Halkias uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Halkias uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Temple.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Temple uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Halkias.
Halkias takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Temple looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Halkias connects with a body shot that sends Temple's belly button to the back.
Halkias stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Halkias wants it to stay on the feet.
Halkias bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Temple's head backwards.
Halkias jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A left lands for Halkias.
Halkias digs a good body shot into Temple's ribs.
Halkias takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Halkias throws a body punch but Temple moves out of range.
Halkias swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Temple changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Temple paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
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!
Halkias slips under a jab from Temple.
Halkias clinches up with Temple and pushes him back against the cage.
Temple blocks an uppercut.
Halkias swings wildly with an uppercut but Temple uses good head movement to avoid it.
Temple pulls guard effortlessly.
Halkias looking to pass the guard.
Temple keeping moving, preventing Halkias from controlling successfully.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Halkias postures up.
Halkias stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Temple swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Halkias has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Temple has his hands on Halkias's head, controlling the position.
Halkias stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Temple swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Temple throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Stavros Halkias showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Halkias wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Halkias closes the distance but Temple moves to the side
and Temple counters with a stiff right hand.
Temple looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Temple swings widly with a right hand
letting Halkias counter with a right hand.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Temple.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Temple finds it's way through Halkias's defenses.
Halkias looks to land a right hand but Temple moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good exchange - Halkias coming out on top.
Temple swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Halkias displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Temple throws out the jab.
Halkias lands a lovely overhand right.
Halkias staying out of range there.
Halkias unleashes a big counter combination but Temple bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Temple connects with a good right hand that stumbles Halkias. Halkias circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Temple slips under a jab from Halkias.
Halkias throws a good cross that connects.
Halkias blocks a jab.
Temple throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Halkias sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Temple ducks under a wild hook from Halkias.
An attempted straight right counter from Temple misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Temple both land. Nice combination.
Halkias pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
An inside leg kick lands from Halkias.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Temple works the jab nicely.
Temple on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Temple is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Halkias is rocked!
Temple is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Halkias.
Halkias is still on wobbly legs! Can Temple finish him?
A low kick lands for Halkias.
A big right from Temple misses.
Temple throws a nice looking combination but Halkias bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Halkias seems to have recovered his senses.
Temple fails with the takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Temple uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Halkias.
It looked like Temple wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Temple has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Halkias.
Temple fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Halkias manages to avoid it.
Temple throws a hook but Halkias blocks it.
Temple fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Halkias on the side of the head.
Halkias misses with a hook.
Temple keeps the fight on the outside.
Halkias takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Temple throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Halkias sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Halkias throws a body shot but no joy.
Temple half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halkias ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Halkias throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Temple tries to counter with a takedown but Halkias is quick to defend against it.
Halkias just misses with a punch to the body.
Temple tries to move into range but Halkias moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Halkias throws a lazy uppercut
and Temple counters with a stiff right hand.
Halkias catches Temple with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Temple throws a body shot but no joy.
Temple on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Halkias. Halkias obviously looking to wear him down.
Temple throws a right hand that misses
and Halkias counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Temple throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Halkias now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Halkias connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Trent Temple has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Temple ducks under a wild hook from Halkias.
No luck for Temple with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trent Temple. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Halkias swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Temple changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Temple misses with a lunging right hand
and Halkias counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Halkias throws a body punch but Temple moves out of range.
Temple seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Halkias's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Temple connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Halkias scrambles back to his feet.
Halkias lands a nice hook to Temple's body. Temple takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Temple throws a good cross that connects.
Temple fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Halkias throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Halkias gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Halkias ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Temple moves away.
Temple half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Temple moves out of range of the strikes.
Temple is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Halkias swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Temple feinted with a counter takedown.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Halkias ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Temple moves away.
Temple changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Halkias throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Temple sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Temple misses its intended target.
Halkias keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Temple uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Halkias.
Temple tries to counter with a takedown but Halkias is quick to defend against it.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Halkias slips under a jab.
Halkias now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Halkias rushes Temple and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Temple presses Halkias against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Temple jumps guard but Halkias stands there with Temple around his waist. Temple gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Temple fails to pull guard.
Halkias taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Stavros Halkias seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short right from Temple on the inside.
Temple blocks a body shot from Halkias.
Temple tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Halkias just stands there and leans against the cage.
Halkias misses with the head strike.
Halkias is trying to maintain a safe position but Temple gets an underhook and turns Halkias into the cage.
Halkias just leaning against Temple, taking a breather.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Temple can't get the takedown.
Halkias misses with an elbow over the top.
Temple blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Halkias creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Halkias has a couple of punches blocked by Temple.
Temple has a couple of punches blocked by Halkias.
Halkias makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Temple breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Temple throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little jabbing left from Halkias on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Stavros Halkias is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Temple is defended easily by Halkias.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Halkias just misses with a punch to the body.
Halkias fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nice straight punches there by Halkias. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Halkias.
Halkias closes the distance and pushes Temple back into the cage.
Halkias softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Halkias misses with a short punch on the inside.
Temple tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Halkias just stands there and leans against the cage.
Temple drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Halkias scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Temple.
Halkias is defending well against a takedown attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stavros Halkias comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Halkias winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stavros Halkias!
Stavros Halkias is the new light heavyweight champion!
Stavros Halkias thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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