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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Omari Morales (ranked 2382 p4p, 4739 weight class) and Stanley Wagon (ranked 268 p4p, 475 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Omari Morales!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stanley Wagon!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wagon swings widly with a right hand
letting Morales counter with a right hand.
Wagon takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wagon tests Morales's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Morales moves out of range of the strikes.
Morales bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wagon rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wagon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Morales seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Wagon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Morales counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stanley Wagon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morales ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Morales scores with a decent looking hook.
 Wagon is rocked!
Wagon misses with an uppercut
and Morales rattles Wagon with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Wagon tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Morales dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Wagon stiff and motionless on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Omari Morales!
Omari Morales bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Caleb Jones (ranked 2283 p4p, 3174 weight class) and Vix Muller (ranked 179 p4p, 225 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Caleb Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vix Muller!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muller misses with a two punch combination.
A punch combination from Muller misses.
Jones avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jones tries to counter by clinching up but Muller breaks away and moves out of range.
Muller keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Muller is looking for the big counter here.
Jones showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Muller.
As Muller tries to get set, Jones tries to push him back and clinch up but Muller manages to avoid the attempt.
Muller throws a right hand that Jones ducks under and follows up with a left that Jones also avoids with ease.
Vix Muller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Muller throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jones counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Jones.
A right hook to the body lands for Jones.
Muller avoiding damage as Jones throws knees to the body.
Jones pulls guard effortlessly.
Muller trying to stand up but can't free himself from Jones's guard.
Jones is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Muller rolls with it to try and escape but Jones cranks on the arm and Muller is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Caleb Jones!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Caiden Banks (ranked 861 p4p, 2059 weight class) and Maxi Stanton (ranked 72 p4p, 155 weight class). Caiden Banks could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Maxi Stanton's chin.
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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 10 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Caiden Banks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Maxi Stanton!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stanton lands a really nice looking cross but Banks seems unphased.
Stanton connects with a single shot there.
Banks tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Stanton counter with a right hand.
Banks moves in looking to clinch but Stanton pushes him off.
Stanton scores with a nice right hand.
Banks has Stanton up against the cage in a clinch.
Banks trying to control the position but instead, Stanton has worked for underhooks and has pushed Banks into the cage.
Stanton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Donk. Stanton catches Banks right on the button with a cross.
Nice uppercut there from Stanton.
A nice combination there by Stanton.
 It looks like Caiden Banks has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stanton works the jab nicely.
Banks tries to clinch but Stanton moves out of range.
Banks looks to clinch
letting Stanton counter with a right hand.
Banks wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banks tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Stanton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Banks tries to close the distance and clinch but Stanton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stanton is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Banks closes the distance looking to clinch
and Stanton counters with a thumping low kick.
Banks darts in trying to clinch
and Stanton counters with a nice uppercut.
Stanton swats away the attempt to clinch by Banks.
Stanton cracks Banks with a good jab.
Stanton paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Stanton lands with a slapping head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stanton moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Stanton connects with a good right hand that stumbles Banks. Banks circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Banks steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Stanton. That one must have hurt.
Banks tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Stanton counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Banks tries to clinch but Stanton moves away
and Stanton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Banks closes the distance but Stanton moves to the side
and Stanton counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Banks wants to clinch but Stanton slips to the side
and Stanton counters with a low kick, right behind Banks 's knee.
Banks takes a kick to the side of the head.
Stanton misses with a series of wild punches.
Stanton swats away the attempt to clinch by Banks.
Stanton throws a fast counter high kick but Banks manages to duck under it in time.
Banks wants to clinch but Stanton slips to the side
and Stanton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banks tries to close the distance and clinch but Stanton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stanton works the jab nicely.
Banks closes the distance looking to clinch
and Stanton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Banks wants to clinch but Stanton slips to the side
and Stanton counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Banks tries to clinch
and Stanton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A nice leg kick from Stanton, right into the meat of the thigh.
Banks tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stanton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Stanton. That's going to slow Banks down.
Banks looks to clinch
and Stanton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stanton connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Banks momentarily.
Stanton connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Banks tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stanton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stanton connects with an inside leg kick.
Stanton scores with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banks wants to clinch but Stanton slips to the side
and Stanton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Banks tries to clinch
and Stanton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stanton circles away from the clinch attempt
and Stanton counters with a thumping low kick.
Banks moves to clinch but Stanton breaks away
and Stanton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stanton tries to bum rush Banks with a series of wild strikes but Banks uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stanton has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Banks wants to clinch up but Stanton keeps it at a distance.
Stanton lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Banks tries to clinch
and Stanton counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Banks is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Banks looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Banks wants to clinch
and Stanton counters with a thumping low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Banks takes one to the chin there.
Banks darts in trying to clinch
and Stanton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Maxi Stanton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Caiden Banks's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Banks tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stanton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stanton raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Stanton connects with a solid leg kick.
Banks tries to clinch up but Stanton circles away and keeps his distance.
Maxi Stanton seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Banks takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Stanton lands with a slapping head kick.
Banks is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Stanton swats away the attempt to clinch by Banks.
Stanton tests Banks's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Stanton fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Banks has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Banks's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Stanton connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Banks scrambles back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Banks gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Stanton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Banks tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Stanton counters with a stiff right hand.
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!
Stanton circles away from the clinch attempt
and Stanton makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanton is looking to slow Banks down with leg kicks.
Banks tries to clinch
and Stanton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stanton connects with a high kick.
 Banks is rocked!
Stanton circles away from the clinch attempt
and Stanton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Oh Banks is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stanton plants his feet and throws a 3 punch combo. Miss, miss, boom! The third punch, a big right hook, connects right on the temple and drops Banks to the mat, unconscious! This fight is all over! Banks just couldn't keep out of the way of the whole flurry of punches!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Maxi Stanton!
Maxi Stanton thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Stan Man (ranked 2061 p4p, 24944 weight class) and Kadyn Mercer (ranked 169 p4p, 341 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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 16 - 13 - 2, fighting out of London, Stan Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kadyn Mercer!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mercer.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mercer.
Man closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Mercer quickly recovers to half guard.
Mercer is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Man pulls his head out easily.
Mercer wants to improve his position but Man is controlling well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man not doing much here.
Man scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercer is refusing to be controlled, as Man sits in half guard.
Mercer tries to roll over but Man keeps him under control.
Man is looking to take a break and control but Mercer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Man passes to full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mercer sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Man wants to control but Mercer is keeping him busy.
Mercer wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Man seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Man is looking for a kimura here.
Mercer wants to improve his position but Man is controlling well.
Man is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Mercer is looking for a sweep. Man is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Man is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercer wants to improve his position but Man is controlling well.
Mercer actively working from the bottom here.
Mercer trying to hold on to Man's head to control him but Man postures up.
Still in half guard, Man seems content to control.
Mercer is not content to let Man control the position.
Man is looking for a kimura here.
Mercer is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Man 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.
Mercer tries to get to full guard but Man has control of the leg.
Mercer regains full guard. Nicely done.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Man working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mercer's head.
Mercer is trying to control the position but Man postures up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Stan Man dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mercer is defended easily by Man.
Man attempts a counter takedown but Mercer avoids it well and moves away.
Kadyn Mercer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mercer avoids the head kick by Man.
Man shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Man trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Man sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Mercer's guard.
Man 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.
Man is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Mercer is just riding it out for now. Man eventually gives up the hold.
Stan Man overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man prevents Mercer from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man wants to take a breather but Mercer is having none of it.
Man is trying a forearm choke
I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Mercer is pressing down on Man's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Man cracks Mercer with a solid left hand.
Man avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Man is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mercer can do to turn this around?
Man connects with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man works over Mercer with some ground and pound from guard.
Man trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mercer is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Man chips away with some ground and pound.
Mercer is rocked!
Mercer isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Man stacks Mercer 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 Man!
Mercer is still in real trouble! Can Man finish him?
Man stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Mercer seems to have recovered his senses.
Man looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Mercer has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Man is working away from the top position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man controlling the pace.
Mercer wants to improve his position but Man is controlling well.
Man lands strikes from half guard.
Man drops an elbow to the side of Mercer's head.
Man lands a big elbow - Mercer is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stan Man!
Stan Man 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Small Dayton (ranked 842 p4p, 24281 weight class) and Derrick Ryker (ranked 69 p4p, 466 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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 21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Small Dayton !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Derrick Ryker!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling each other endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.
Dayton shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Ryker manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Ryker is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryker working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dayton doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dayton manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ryker looking for a sweep. Not yet Ryker, not yet.
Dayton definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dayton got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ryker has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dayton has managed to get both his arms back between Ryker's legs - danger averted.
Dayton scoring with some ground and pound.
Dayton is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Dayton is working Ryker over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dayton content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Dayton stands and throws Ryker's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Dayton working the head and body with strikes.
Ryker is looking to reverse the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dayton working away.
Dayton lands some shots froms side control.
Dayton lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Ryker down.
Dayton connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Ryker some visible discomfort.
Ryker tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dayton scores with punches from side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ryker is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dayton working the ground and pound.
Ryker gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Dayton lands with a punch from half guard.
Ryker tries to roll over but Dayton keeps him under control.
Ryker trying to control from the bottom.
Ryker on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dayton is working for a kimura but Ryker is defending it quite comfortably.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dayton lands strikes from half guard.
Ryker trying to control here.
Dayton 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.
Ryker looking for submissions off his back.
Dayton winds up and cracks Ryker with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ryker has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Dayton escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Dayton !
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Small Dayton dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dayton clinches up with Ryker and pushes him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dayton pulls Ryker into guard.
Dayton 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.
Dayton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ryker can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryker trying to control the position from guard on top but Dayton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ryker engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Small Dayton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dayton manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ryker manages to get himself to full guard.
Ryker working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Dayton has passed into half guard!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ryker is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dayton scores with a couple of nice shots.
Dayton works his way into full mount!
Ryker is desperately trying to improve his position but Dayton has a good base and remains in mount.
Dayton raining down shots from the mount!
Dayton lands with some strikes.
Dayton postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Ryker looks a forlorn figure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryker tries to improve his position but Dayton has taken his back! Dayton has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Ryker tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Dayton pushes Ryker away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Small Dayton !
Our winner, Small Dayton , made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raimo Kivi (ranked 904 p4p, 543 weight class) and Petr Stukov (ranked 119 p4p, 74 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Raimo Kivi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Petr Stukov!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Kivi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A slapping leg kick lands for Stukov.
Stukov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kivi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Stukov's sensitive parts.
We've been told by Kivi's head coaches at The Italian Job that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Stukov misses with a wild body shot.
Kivi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stukov.
Kivi is looking to clinch.
Kivi throws a push kick but Stukov slaps the foot to one side.
Kivi slips a jab and a cross from Stukov.
An attempted straight right counter from Kivi misses the target.
Stukov's coach down at St Petersburg MMA Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Stukov's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Kivi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Stukov looks to land a combination but Kivi avoids it well.
Kivi throws a head kick but Stukov moves out of range.
Stukov lands a nice looking body shot.
Stukov lands an overhand right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kivi cracks Stukov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Stukov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kivi finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Stukov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Raimo Kivi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stukov lands with an uppercut that bounces Kivi off the cage and back into range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Stukov.
A telegraphed right hand from Kivi misses the target.
Kivi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Stukov throws out a leg kick but Kivi moves out of range and Stukov only half commits.
Stukov motions for Kivi to come forward. Stukov throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kivi looks to score with a jab to the body but Stukov is just out of range.
Stukov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A slapping leg kick lands for Stukov.
Kivi throws a left and a right that both miss
and Stukov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stukov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Stukov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Stukov throws a series of strikes that have Kivi backpedaling.
Stukov moves out of range of the leg kick from Kivi.
Stukov throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kivi counters with a good low kick that Stukov was not able to check.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kivi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Stukov's head backwards.
Stukov with a hook.
Kivi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kivi looks for the body kick but Stukov saw that one coming.
Stukov misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stukov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kivi throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kivi throws a series of punches but Stukov moves out of range.
Nice shot lands for Stukov.
Stukov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stukov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stukov misses with an uppercut. Kivi saw that one coming.
Kivi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Stukov's hands.
Kivi needs to keep his hands up - Stukov had a free shot at his head there.
Kivi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Stukov blocks the body kick.
Jab from Kivi.
Kivi looks to clinch
and Stukov counters with a series of strikes. Kivi will be more careful next time no doubt.
Stukov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kivi.
Kivi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kivi throws a shot from downtown. Stukov moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kivi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kivi scores with a nice strike.
Kivi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kivi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stukov.
Stukov throws a looping overhand right but Kivi ducks down to avoid it.
Stukov throws the left hand but Kivi avoids the punch easily.
Stukov misses with a jab, cross combination.
A punch lands to the side of Stukov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Stukov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Stukov throws a combination that misses
and Kivi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stukov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kivi scoring well with a low kick there.
Donk. Kivi catches Stukov right on the button with a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kivi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stukov was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Kivi clinches up with Stukov and pushes him back against the cage.
Kivi misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Kivi fails to land.
Stukov content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stukov working hard to break the clinch.
Kivi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Stukov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stukov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Stukov misses with a series of wild punches.
Kivi throws an overhand right that lands on Stukov's shoulder, as Stukov tries to avoid the shot.
Kivi avoids the body shot from Stukov.
Kivi clinches.
Stukov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kivi has him pressed against the cage.
Kivi misses with some punches.
Stukov misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kivi lands with a left to the head.
Kivi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stukov wants to break free but Kivi has control.
Stukov has a couple of punches blocked by Kivi.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Raimo Kivi will probably get the nod.
That's time! Kivi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kivi swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Stukov.
Good leg kick by Kivi.
Kivi doesn't manage to clinch there - Stukov circles away.
Kivi with a nice cross.
Kivi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Stukov, pushing him back against the cage.
Kivi lands a nice shot to the body.
Kivi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Stukov backwards.
Kivi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Stukov backwards.
A frustrated look appears on Stukov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kivi working aggressively here.
Kivi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kivi works on Stukov's body with a couple of short punches.
Stukov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stukov looking to stall.
Kivi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stukov's elbow.
Kivi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Raimo Kivi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stukov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kivi as Stukov tries to tie him up.
A nice left hand lands by Kivi.
Stukov misses with the head strike.
Stukov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kivi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stukov can do to turn this around?
Kivi scores with a shot to the side of Stukov's head.
Stukov has had enough of the clinch but Kivi keeps him there for the moment.
A short right from Kivi on the inside.
Stukov can't break the clinch.
Stukov is trying to force a seperation but Kivi has the dominant position.
Stukov is trying to break the clinch but Kivi has him pressed against the cage.
Stukov is trying to force a seperation but Kivi has the dominant position.
Stukov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kivi content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Stukov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kivi lands a body shot.
Kivi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stukov wants to stall.
A shot in the inside from Kivi.
Kivi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kivi keeps control of Stukov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kivi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Stukov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kivis head.
Kivi leaning against his opponent.
Kivi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stukov breaks from the clinch.
Kivi misses with a wild body shot.
Stukov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kivi moves into the clinch.
Stukov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stukov takes a shot to the head.
Stukov prevents a body shot from Kivi.
Stukov is looking to break free of the clinch but Kivi has double underhooks.
Stukov working hard to break the clinch.
Kivi working aggressively here.
Kivi tries a body shot but Stukov blocks it.
Stukov wants to break free but Kivi has control.
Stukov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kivi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kivi lands a shot to the body.
Stukov tries to break the clinch but Kivi is controlling the position.
Kivi swings wildly with an uppercut but Stukov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kivi has Stukov pressed against the cage, preventing Stukov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Stukov has had enough of the clinch but Kivi keeps him there for the moment.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kivi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kivi lands an uppercut.
Stukov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stukov fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kivi is out of range.
Kivi avoids the body shot from Stukov.
Kivi throws a body punch but Stukov moves out of range.
Stukov let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Stukov blocks a head kick by Kivi.
Stukov feints a counter leg kick.
Kivi slips a jab from Stukov.
Stukov takes a swing at Kivi's ribcage but misses.
Kivi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Stukov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kivi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kivi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stukov misses with a looping left.
Kivi throws a sloppy head kick and Stukov moves out of range easily.
Kivi throws a hook but Stukov blocks it.
Stukov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kivi jabs Stukov right on the nose. Stukov blinks but takes it well.
A low kick lands for Kivi.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Raimo Kivi dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Some wild striking there from Kivi.
Stukov throws a big shot that misses.
Kivi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stukov throws out a counter right but Kivi avoids it with no problem.
Kivi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Stukov slips a straight right by Kivi.
Kivi misses with a wild combination.
Kivi does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Stukov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kivi. That's going to slow Stukov down.
Kivi moves out of range as Stukov strikes.
Stukov throws a right and a left that Kivi avoids nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stukov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kivi.
Stukov takes a jab right on the kisser.
A decent looking cross lands there for Stukov.
Stukov blocks a head kick by Kivi.
Stukov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A big left from Kivi misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kivi looks to land a left hand but Stukov moved out of range nicely.
Kivi wants to clinch up but Stukov keeps it at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kivi. Stukov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kivi is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Stukov.
A good leg kick by Kivi.
Raimo Kivi is winning the standup battle so far.
Stukov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kivi.
Stukov scores with a body shot.
Kivi cracks Stukov with a right hand to the side of the head.
Stukov misses with a kick to the body
and Kivi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kivi scores with a leg kick.
Kivi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stukov.
That kick from Kivi tenderised Stukov's leg. Stukov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Stukov thumps Kivi with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kivi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stukov.
Stukov ducks under a wild hook from Kivi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kivi connects with a solid leg kick.
Kivi cracks Stukov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Stukov misses with a body punch
and Kivi counters with a left to the body.
Kivi swinging wildly here.
Kivi takes a swing at Stukov's ribcage but misses.
Stukov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Stukov blocks a leg kick.
Stukov throws the left hand but Kivi avoids the punch easily.
Stukov attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Stukov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kivi throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Stukov throws a looping overhand right but Kivi ducks down to avoid it.
Stukov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kivi.
Stukov slips under a jab from Kivi.
Stukov has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Stukov misses with a few strikes there.
Kivi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stukov misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stukov with a hook.
Kivi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stukov.
Stukov misses the shot to the body.
Kivi does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kivi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kivi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Stukov defending well as Kivi loads up on a big left hand.
Kivi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Stukov, pushing him back against the cage.
Kivi misses with a punch on the inside.
Kivi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Stukov's efforts to push away.
Kivi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Stukov backwards.
Stukov is trying to break the clinch but Kivi is controlling him.
Stukov looking to slow down the pace here.
Kivi has a couple of punches blocked by Stukov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Kivi as the two fighters clinch.
Kivi misses with a punch on the inside.
Kivi keeps control of Stukov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short right from Kivi.
Stukov blocks a body shot from Kivi.
Stukov tries to break the clinch but Kivi is controlling the position.
Kivi working aggressively here.
Kivi avoiding damage.
Stukov wants to break the clinch but can't.
A shot in the inside from Kivi.
Kivi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stukov is trying to break the clinch but Kivi has him pressed against the cage.
Petr Stukov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kivi misses with some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body punch from Stukov - that landed with a thud.
And that's the end of the fight!
Raimo Kivi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kivi 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raimo Kivi!
Raimo Kivi 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 Marco Natta (ranked 873 p4p, 1001 weight class) and Mer Lo (ranked 71 p4p, 83 weight class). Mer Lo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marco Natta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mer Lo!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lo swats away the attempt to clinch by Natta.
Natta darts in trying to clinch
and Lo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Natta tries to clinch there but Lo circles away.
Natta swings widly with a right hand
and Lo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Natta rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lo counters with a straight right hand.
Natta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lo.
Natta tries to close the distance and clinch but Lo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lo doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lo throws out a loose jab but Natta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Natta throws an off balance right hand
and Lo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lo slips under a jab.
Natta throws an off balance right hand
and Lo counters with a right hand to the body.
Natta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Natta misses with a looping left.
Natta moves in looking to clinch but Lo pushes him off.
Lo throws a good cross that connects.
Lo lands a jab to the nose.
Marco Natta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Natta. Lo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Natta misses with a right hand
and Lo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lo clobbers Natta with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Natta just misses with a punch to the body.
Lo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lo avoids the body shot from Natta.
Natta misses with a hook.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Natta misses with a looping left.
Natta darts in trying to clinch
and Lo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Natta misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Natta misses with a jab to the body
and Lo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Natta closes the distance and pushes Lo back into the cage.
Lo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Natta tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Natta.
Natta tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lo smiles and moves away.
Lo is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Natta had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Natta has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Natta there as he acknowledges the shot.
Natta swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Natta swings widly with a right hand
letting Lo counter with a right hand.
Natta throws an off balance right hand
and Lo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Natta swings widly with a right hand
and Natta takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Natta is rocked!
Natta gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Lo gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Natta is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mer Lo!
Mer Lo 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gillechriosd McCoy (ranked 433 p4p, 647 weight class) and Marlon Raynard (ranked 23 p4p, 33 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think McCoy might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to YxngB - The Irish. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gillechriosd McCoy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marlon Raynard!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raynard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McCoy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little feinted left hand from McCoy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Raynard cracks McCoy with an open hand slap.
A looping hook to the body misses from Raynard. McCoy does a little dance to reset his feet.
McCoy gets a double leg takedown into Raynard's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McCoy content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Raynard is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as McCoy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCoy stays in close to Raynard's body and controls the position.
Raynard utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
McCoy looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raynard is looking for a triangle but McCoy pushes his legs off easily.
McCoy is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Raynard is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Raynard has escaped and now he's on top!
McCoy had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Raynard defends it easily.
McCoy trying to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Raynard is looking to advance position but McCoy has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
McCoy unloading with bombs!
Raynard is just holding on here. McCoy manages to take his back.
McCoy working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Raynard is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by McCoy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCoy working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Raynard has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from McCoy.
McCoy misses with punches from the back.
McCoy throwing sloppy strikes.
McCoy is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Raynard up.
Raynard breaks McCoy's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCoy had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Raynard defends it easily.
Raynard won't allow McCoy to sweep him here.
McCoy looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
McCoy looking to control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Raynard stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McCoy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gillechriosd McCoy dominated that round.
That's time! McCoy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
McCoy throws an off balance right hand
and Raynard counters with a nice low kick that buckles McCoy's knee momentarily.
Nice shot by McCoy.
Raynard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McCoy.
McCoy cracks Raynard with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Raynard keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Raynard's jab looks to have found its range, popping McCoy under the eye.
McCoy takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Raynard looks to land a left hand but McCoy moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCoy misses with a left hand
enabling Raynard to counter with a crisp jab.
McCoy works the jab nicely.
McCoy misses with a looping right.
McCoy misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, jab by McCoy - just one landing.
Raynard lands with a nice body punch.
McCoy throws a jab but it's blocked by Raynard.
McCoy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Raynard.
Raynard takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A shot to the body from Raynard misses
and McCoy counters with a stiff right hand.
Raynard connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
McCoy avoids a kick to the body.
Raynard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McCoy drops his hands momentarily and Raynard takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Raynard misses the shot to the body.
Raynard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Raynard staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raynard on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Raynard shoots in for a double leg but McCoy sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Raynard pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McCoy closes the distance and clinches up with Raynard, looking for a takedown. McCoy pushes Raynard against the cage but Raynard circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Raynard keeps McCoy at a distance using the push kick.
Raynard misses with a jab to the body
and McCoy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McCoy uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
McCoy throws out a powerful jab.
Marlon Raynard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raynard tries to land a front kick but McCoy steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
McCoy punishes Raynard's body with a nice straight punch.
McCoy is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Raynard throws a series of punches but McCoy moves out of range.
Raynard throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and McCoy counters with a stiff right hand.
Raynard ducks under a wild hook from McCoy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCoy throws a series of punches but Raynard avoids them all with ease.
Raynard misses with the body kick
and McCoy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Raynard misses with a double jab.
Raynard showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McCoy.
Raynard looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
McCoy misses with a hook. Raynard ducked under it nicely.
McCoy misses with a straight right.
Raynard looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
McCoy avoids the body shot from Raynard.
McCoy misses with a lunging right hand
and Raynard counters with a nice body kick.
McCoy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Raynard paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Raynard throws a right hand that misses
and Raynard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McCoy slips a jab from Raynard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from McCoy.
McCoy scores with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McCoy scores with a jab to the jaw.
McCoy throws a hook but Raynard avoids it easily.
McCoy misses with a lunging right hand
and Raynard counters with a nice uppercut.
Raynard throws a leg kick
enabling McCoy to counter with a crisp jab.
Raynard misses with a wild body shot.
Raynard throws a body kick that misses
and McCoy counters with a left and a right that stings Raynard.
McCoy takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
McCoy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Raynard.
McCoy scores with a sloppy right hand. Raynard should have avoided that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Raynard misses with a shot to the body
and McCoy counters with a stiff right hand.
McCoy cracks Raynard with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gillechriosd McCoy dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Raynard dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McCoy. That did some damage!
Raynard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McCoy closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Raynard's guard.
Gillechriosd McCoy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
McCoy looking to sit in guard and control but Raynard gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Raynard is looking to work some ground and pound but McCoy has wrist control.
Raynard is looking to stand up but McCoy won't let him.
McCoy wants to sweep here but Raynard controlling him for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raynard trying to control but McCoy is working from the bottom.
McCoy controls Raynard momentarily but Raynard frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCoy has Raynard pulled in close to control his posture.
Raynard is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
McCoy working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Raynard doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Raynard manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
McCoy trying to keep a closed guard but Raynard is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Raynard wants to control from the top but McCoy keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
McCoy stuffs the takedown attempt from Raynard. Raynard gets slowly back to his feet.
A big left from McCoy misses.
Raynard swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Raynard misses with a body kick.
McCoy loads up on a big right hand but Raynard slips the punch.
McCoy closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
McCoy throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
McCoy landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raynard is looking for a sweep. McCoy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Raynard is not content to let McCoy control the position.
Gillechriosd McCoy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
McCoy thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Marlon Raynard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McCoy throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
McCoy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Raynard can do to turn this around?
McCoy is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Raynard manages to get to full guard.
McCoy sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Raynard working a defensive guard here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
McCoy engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gillechriosd McCoy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well McCoy 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gillechriosd McCoy!
A relieved looking Gillechriosd McCoy 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Lyman Hicks (ranked 79 p4p, 124 weight class) and Colby Taylor (ranked 4 p4p, 10 weight class). Hicks comes into the arena with Put The Boots In- Down By Law blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lyman Hicks!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Colby Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hicks misses with a looping left.
Taylor throws an off balance right hand
and Hicks counters with a stiff right hand.
We've been told by Hicks's head coaches at Kalashnikov ELITE MMA Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Hicks dips to his left and cracks Taylor with an uppercut!
Hicks pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A nice side step and Taylor releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Taylor showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hicks.
Taylor looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hicks fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Taylor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hicks.
Hicks dips to his left and cracks Taylor with an uppercut!
Hicks swings widly with a right hand
and Taylor counters with a nice uppercut.
Taylor scores with a decent looking hook.
Hicks lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Taylor at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taylor takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Taylor lands a nice hook to Hicks's body. Hicks takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Taylor looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hicks throws a hook to the side of Taylor's head but Taylor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice straight punches there by Hicks. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hicks.
Hicks lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Taylor backs up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor lands a jab.
A big right from Hicks misses.
Taylor looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hicks throws a lazy uppercut
and Taylor counters with a nice uppercut.
Lyman Hicks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taylor cracks Hicks with an open hand slap.
Taylor fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hicks looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jab, jab by Hicks - just one landing.
Taylor throws a lazy right hand but Hicks sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hicks throws a big shot that misses.
Taylor feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hickss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hicks keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hicks looks to throw the jab but Taylor is out of range.
Hicks sets himself, and Taylor steps forward looking for the clinch! Hicks avoids it this time.
Hicks scores with a shot to the body.
Hicks misses with a wild body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hicks pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hicks ducks under a wild hook from Taylor.
Taylor bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hicks's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Taylor there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hicks just misses with a punch to the body.
Hicks throws a body punch but Taylor moves out of range.
Hicks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Taylor moves away.
Taylor takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hicks looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A telegraphed right hand from Taylor misses the target.
Hicks swings for the body but Taylor moves out of range.
A left lands for Hicks.
Taylor defending well as Hicks loads up on a big left hand.
Taylor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hicks works the jab nicely.
Taylor looks to land a left hand but Hicks moved out of range nicely.
Hicks avoids the body shot from Taylor.
Jab by Taylor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Hicks.
Taylor swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hicks.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hicks darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hicks with a nice cross.
Taylor throws a body shot but no joy.
Hicks throws a combination that misses
and Taylor counters with a stiff right hand.
Hicks misses with a straight right.
Hicks paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Taylor connects with a body shot that sends Hicks's belly button to the back.
Taylor throws a jab when Hicks was well out of range.
Taylor thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hicks pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Taylor ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taylor dodges the punch combination from Hicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hicks takes a swing at Taylor's ribcage but misses.
Taylor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hicks.
Taylor misses with a looping right.
Hicks bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Taylor scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hicks misses with the combination.
Hicks lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Taylor backs up against the cage.
Taylor misses with a lunging right hand
and Hicks counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Taylor thinking.
Jab from Hicks.
Taylor just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Taylor gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hicks.
Hicks throws a hook to the side of Taylor's head but Taylor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hicks avoids the body shot from Taylor.
Taylor throws a big shot that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lyman Hicks 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.
Taylor throws a shot to the body.
A shot to the liver by Hicks. Beautiful body shot.
Hicks connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Taylor momentarily.
Hicks misses with a straight left.
It seemed like Taylor was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hicks goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A big right from Taylor misses.
Hicks jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hicks misses with a few strikes there.
A swing and a miss from Taylor.
Hicks looks to throw the jab but Taylor is out of range.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Taylor might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Hicks has got the better of the exchanges.
A left and a right from Hicks both land. Nice combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hicks misses with a looping right.
It seemed like Taylor was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Taylor comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hicks looks to throw the jab but Taylor is out of range.
Hicks just misses with a punch to the body.
Hicks throws a looping overhand right but Taylor ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hicks walks into a stiff left hand from Taylor.
Taylor throws a jab when Hicks was well out of range.
Hicks swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Taylor.
Taylor missing with a left hand there. Hicks was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A big left from Taylor misses.
A head kick misses from Hicks.
A telegraphed right hand from Taylor misses the target.
Taylor moves out of range of the strikes.
Hicks is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Taylor can do to turn this around?
Hicks misses the jab.
A nice side step and Taylor releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A slow jab from Hicks misses its intended target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hicks. Taylor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hicks misses with a body shot.
Taylor closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Taylor loads up on a big right hand but Hicks slips the punch.
Taylor takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hicks will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hicks misses with a shot to the body
and Hicks takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taylor darts in and clinches Hicks up against the cage.
Taylor jumps guard but Hicks stands there with Taylor around his waist. Taylor gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hicks lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Taylor stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Taylor is leaning against Hicks and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Taylor digs a right hand into Hicks's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hicks's gas tank.
Taylor decides to pull guard.
Hicks loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Taylor looking for a guillotine here but Hicks defends easily.
Taylor is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hicks is aware though and is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hicks is one step ahead there.
Hicks seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Hicks wants to control from the top but Taylor keeps moving.
Taylor has momentary wrist control but Hicks slips an elbow through the middle.
Taylor throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hicks throwing strikes from guard but Taylor blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hicks working some strikes from top position.
Taylor had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hicks defends it easily.
Taylor is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Taylor not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hicks loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hicks's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hicks postures up in Taylor's guard and throws a big left but Taylor blocks it.
Hicks avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lyman Hicks dominated that second 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.
Taylor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hicks lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Taylor throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hicks stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hicks avoids the body shot from Taylor.
Taylor has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sloppy strikes from Hicks. Those never looked like landing.
Hicks fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hicks throws a body shot but no joy.
Hicks swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Taylor counters with a nice uppercut.
Hicks misses with a wild body shot.
Taylor listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taylor works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Taylor throws an overhand right that lands on Hicks's shoulder, as Hicks tries to avoid the shot.
Hicks uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Taylor.
Hicks looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hicks throws a shot from downtown. Taylor moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hicks gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Taylor tries to clinch up.
Taylor uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Taylor throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hicks sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Taylor on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hicks throws a jab when Taylor was well out of range.
Taylor looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hicks misses with a hook
and Taylor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hicks lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Taylor backs up against the cage.
Hicks scores with a nice right hand.
Hicks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Taylor.
Hicks steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Taylor.
Hicks misses with an uppercut. Taylor saw that one coming.
Taylor looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hicks darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hicks misses with a looping right.
Taylor misses with a left hand
and Hicks counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor staying out of range there.
Hicks throws a looping overhand right but Taylor ducks down to avoid it.
Taylor now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Taylor with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hicks scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Taylor moves out of range as Hicks strikes.
Taylor sizes up Hicks with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A left lands for Hicks.
Taylor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hicks.
Taylor gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hicks missing with a left hand there. Taylor was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Taylor! But no joy.
Taylor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hicks misses with a lunging right hand
and Hicks takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hicks scores with a sloppy right hand. Taylor should have avoided that one.
Hicks looks to score with a jab to the body but Taylor is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hicks doesn't seem bothered though.
Taylor tries to clinch
and Hicks counters with a stiff right hand.
Hicks throws a right hand that misses
and Taylor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice defenses there by Taylor.
Hicks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hicks throws a body punch but Taylor moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hicks. Taylor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Taylor swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hicks looks to score with a jab to the body but Taylor is just out of range.
Taylor takes a swing at Hicks's ribcage but misses.
Hicks is looking to counter with head kicks.
Hicks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Taylor was well out of range. Poor timing from Hicks.
Taylor lands a head shot.
Taylor thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hicks throwing a counter right hand but Taylor manages to avoid it.
Hicks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Taylor lands with a hook. Hicks tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor has closed the distance and engaged Hicks in a clinch.
Taylor jumps into guard, dragging Hicks to the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taylor looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Hicks is defending well. Taylor quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Hicks has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Taylor celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Colby Taylor!
Colby Taylor is the new featherweight champion!
Colby Taylor thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Thompson (ranked 133 p4p, 71 weight class) and Hog Molly (ranked 10 p4p, 7 weight class). The key to victory for Ricky Thompson has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 39 - 23 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ricky Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Hog Molly!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Molly's half guard.
Thompson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Molly really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Thompson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Molly makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Thompson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Molly counters by clinching up.
Thompson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short body shot lands from Thompson as the two fighters clinch.
Thompson blocks a body shot from Molly.
Molly misses with some punches.
Thompson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Molly gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A body shot lands from Molly.
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!
Thompson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Molly is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Thompson.
Molly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Molly fails to land.
Thompson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Molly after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricky Thompson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson just leaning against Molly, taking a breather.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Thompson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Thompson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Molly misses with some punches.
Molly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thompson's elbow.
Thompson prevents a body shot from Molly.
Molly lands with a light punch inside.
Thompson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Molly's elbow.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A short left from Molly.
A head punch on the inside from Molly fails to land.
Nice body punch from Molly - that landed with a thud.
Molly working aggressively here.
Thompson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Molly lands a left hand.
Thompson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Thompson taking a breather.
Thompson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson is trying to maintain a safe position but Molly gets an underhook and turns Thompson into the cage.
Thompson has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Molly clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thompson punches the canvas rather than the man.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Thompson's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Thompson missing with strikes.
Molly covering up well and avoiding damage.
Thompson lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Molly.
Thompson misses with a punch to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson has Molly flattened out and is raining down punches.
Molly is keeping busy.
Thompson is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Thompson gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Thompson gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Thompson apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Sloppy strikes from Thompson. Those never looked like landing.
It seemed like Molly was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Thompson forces Molly back against the cage and clinches.
Molly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thompson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thompson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Molly misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Molly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson goes for a takedown attempt but Molly pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Molly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Molly instigates a clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Thompson struggles to land a body shot inside as Molly controls his hands.
Thompson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Molly misses with a hook from the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Thompson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Molly scores with a shoulder strike.
Thompson misses with a punch to the body.
Thompson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Molly pulls his leg out and moves away.
Thompson jabs Molly to the body, keeping him at a distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ricky Thompson will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Thompson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Molly, pushing him back against the cage.
Molly is working Thompson over against the cage.
Molly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Molly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thompson can't find room to land a body shot as Molly controls the action.
Thompson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Molly.
Thompson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Molly misses with some punches.
Molly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thompson is looking to control Molly's arms but Molly gets an underhook and turns him. Now Thompson has his back to the cage.
Molly lands with a light punch inside.
Thompson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Molly throws a head punch that misses.
A short uppercut from Thompson.
Thompson blocking some punches.
Thompson controlling the action here for a moment.
Thompson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Molly cracks Thompson with a nice body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Molly creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Thompson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Molly lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Molly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Molly misses with a body punch.
Thompson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Hog Molly seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A nice left hand lands by Thompson.
Molly digs a right hand underneath Thompson's ribcage. Thompson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thompson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Molly lands a body shot.
Molly scores with a shoulder strike.
Molly misses with a short punch on the inside.
Molly scores with a hook to the body.
Molly pushes Thompson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson prevents a body shot from Molly.
Thompson blocks an uppercut.
Molly misses with the head strike.
Molly lands with a light punch inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thompson lands a shoulder strike.
Thompson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Molly misses with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Molly.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Molly.
Molly scores with a shoulder strike.
Molly lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Molly lands a nice uppercut.
Molly lands a body shot.
Molly lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Molly.
Molly misses with a punch to the body.
Still in the clinch, Molly scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Molly.
Nice body punch from Molly.
A nice left hand lands by Molly.
Molly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thompson.
Thompson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Thompson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Molly lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thompson backwards.
Thompson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Thompson is trying to drag Molly to the mat but Molly just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricky Thompson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Molly misses with a hook from the clinch.
Molly prevents the takedown attempt.
Thompson tries a body shot but Molly blocks it.
Thompson taking a breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Molly lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Molly misses with the head strike.
Molly lands an uppercut.
Molly misses with the head strike.
Molly tries a body shot but Thompson blocks it.
A short right from Molly.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thompson misses with a punch to the body.
Molly misses with the head strike.
Molly misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Molly creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Molly misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thompson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thompson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Thompson swings wildly with an uppercut but Molly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thompson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hog Molly showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Molly moves into the clinch successfully.
Molly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thompson misses with a body punch.
Thompson misses with the head strike.
Thompson is working Molly over against the cage.
Molly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Molly misses with the head strike.
Thompson misses with a punch on the inside.
Molly blocking some punches.
Thompson cracks Molly with a nice body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thompson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Molly stops a takedown attempt from Thompson.
Molly can't find room to land a body shot as Thompson controls the action.
Thompson throws a punch but it's blocked by Molly.
Molly misses with the head strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Molly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson can't find room to land a body shot as Molly controls the action.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thompson trying to control the position but instead, Molly has worked for underhooks and has pushed Thompson into the cage.
Thompson is trying to drag Molly to the mat but Molly just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Molly tries to throw a body punch but Thompson avoids it by throwing Molly back against the cage.
Thompson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Molly has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Molly blocks a body shot from Thompson.
Molly lands a body punch in the clinch.
Molly swings wildly with an uppercut but Thompson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Molly lands a hook that snaps the head of Thompson backwards.
Molly blocks an uppercut.
Molly misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson misses with a punch to the body.
Thompson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Molly's elbow.
Thompson lands a right hand.
Molly lands with a left to the head.
Thompson blocks an uppercut.
Molly lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Molly.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thompson.
Molly lands a shoulder strike.
Thompson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Molly.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Molly misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thompson wants to stall.
A right hook to the body lands for Molly.
Thompson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Molly is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricky Thompson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head punch on the inside from Thompson fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Molly.
Thompson is working for takedown but Molly is calmly controlling the position for now.
Molly lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Molly tries to work over Thompson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thompson prevents a body shot from Molly.
Molly lands a shoulder strike.
Thompson misses with a body punch.
Thompson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thompson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Molly gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Molly scores with a shot to the side of Thompson's head.
Molly lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Molly - that landed with a thud.
Molly scores with a shoulder strike.
Molly scores with a shot to the side of Thompson's head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thompson.
Molly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thompson's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Molly struggles to land a body shot inside as Thompson controls his hands.
A right hand to the body from Molly.
Thompson prevents a body shot from Molly.
Molly misses with a punch to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thompson takes a shot to the head.
Molly blocks an uppercut.
Molly lands with a short shot to the head.
Molly can't find room to land a body shot as Thompson controls the action.
Molly throws a head punch that misses.
Thompson trying to stall but Molly improves his position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Molly.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Molly as Thompson tries to tie him up.
Molly misses with some punches.
Molly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Molly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hog Molly comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Molly has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hog Molly!
During a confident post fight interview, Hog Molly thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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