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RSE 78: PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ngannou Jones (ranked 3977 p4p, 4720 weight class) and Pan Thongrak (ranked 469 p4p, 517 weight class). Thongrak comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Muay Thai Traditional kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Ngannou Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pan Thongrak!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Valeri Chadov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thongrak throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jones stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Thongrak.
Thongrak ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Thongrak appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Thongrak takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Thongrak fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jones is out of range.
Jones wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Thongrak throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Jones fails with the takedown
and Thongrak scores with a counter punch that sends Jones to the canvas! Thongrak smells blood - he's punishing Jones with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Jones has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pan Thongrak!
An out of breath Pan Thongrak thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lane Hedley (ranked 2118 p4p, 2027 weight class) and Patrick Van Kerckhoven (ranked 116 p4p, 260 weight class). Van Kerckhoven has chosen Neo Cortex - Elements (Daniel Cain Remix) as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Good wrestling
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lane Hedley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Patrick Van Kerckhoven!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Viktor Lagutenko and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hedley throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Van Kerckhoven was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Hedley moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hedley has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hedley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hedley misses with the head strike.
Van Kerckhoven pressing his opponent against the cage.
Hedley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hedley tries to throw a body punch but Van Kerckhoven avoids it by throwing Hedley back against the cage.
Van Kerckhoven leaning his opponent against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Kerckhoven effectively controlling the action here.
Hedley tries to work over Van Kerckhoven's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hedley makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hedley tries to work over Van Kerckhoven's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hedley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hedley lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Van Kerckhoven pushes Hedley back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Van Kerckhoven dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Good body shot from Hedley.
Van Kerckhoven is stalling here.
Hedley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Van Kerckhoven.
Van Kerckhoven swings wildly with an uppercut but Hedley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Kerckhoven throws a head punch that misses.
Hedley scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hedley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Van Kerckhoven blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Van Kerckhoven tries a body shot but Hedley blocks it.
Hedley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hedley.
Hedley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Van Kerckhoven's elbow.
Hedley scores with a shoulder strike.
Hedley has a couple of punches blocked by Van Kerckhoven.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short uppercut from Hedley.
Van Kerckhoven blocks an uppercut.
Van Kerckhoven blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Van Kerckhoven - that landed with a thud.
Hedley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hedley stalling in the clinch but Van Kerckhoven improves position.
Hedley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Van Kerckhoven blocks a body shot from Hedley.
Van Kerckhoven avoiding damage.
Van Kerckhoven tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Van Kerckhoven misses with a punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hedley.
Hedley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Van Kerckhoven lands with a left to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hedley has a couple of punches blocked by Van Kerckhoven.
Hedley taking a breather.
Hedley tries to throw a body punch but Van Kerckhoven avoids it by throwing Hedley back against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hedley throws a punch but it's blocked by Van Kerckhoven.
Hedley lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Van Kerckhoven stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hedley misses with some punches.
Hedley blocks an uppercut.
Van Kerckhoven crunches a lovely knee into Hedley's ribcage.
Hedley lands with a right to the head.
Hedley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Van Kerckhoven misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Van Kerckhoven throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hedleys head.
Hedley working aggressively here.
Van Kerckhoven throws a punch but it's blocked by Hedley.
Van Kerckhoven has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Hedley seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Van Kerckhoven can turn it around.
Van Kerckhoven blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hedley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Van Kerckhoven on the inside.
Hedley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Van Kerckhoven misses with a knee strike.
Hedley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Van Kerckhoven's elbow.
Hedley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hedley can't find room to land a body shot as Van Kerckhoven controls the action.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hedley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hedley misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Van Kerckhoven.
Hedley has a couple of punches blocked by Van Kerckhoven.
Van Kerckhoven lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hedley or not.
Van Kerckhoven lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hedley backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hedley.
A nice right hand lands inside from Van Kerckhoven.
Still in the clinch, Hedley scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hedley lands a right hand that snaps the head of Van Kerckhoven backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Van Kerckhoven.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lane Hedley dominated that 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.
Hedley misses with an uppercut.
Van Kerckhoven scores with a kick to the midsection.
Hedley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Van Kerckhoven paws at him with a jab and circles away.
It seemed like Van Kerckhoven was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hedley throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hedley with a hook.
A slow jab from Hedley misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hedley scoring well with a low kick there.
Hedley misses with a looping left.
Hedley scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hedley tries to clinch up.
Van Kerckhoven with the inside leg kick.
Hedley swings widly with a right hand
and Van Kerckhoven counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've been told by Hedley's head coaches at League of Shadows MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Van Kerckhoven drops Hedley with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Hedley looks back up at him and smiles so Van Kerckhoven waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
 Hedley is rocked!
Hedley throws a leg kick
and Van Kerckhoven counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Hedley out cold! What a finish! Van Kerckhoven is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Patrick Van Kerckhoven!
After winning the bout, Patrick Van Kerckhoven thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Luan Mesquita (ranked 1876 p4p, 3175 weight class) and Frank Whitaker (ranked 232 p4p, 346 weight class). Frank Whitaker struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 186.1lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Luan Mesquita!
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, Frank Whitaker!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Konstantin Menshow and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whitaker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mesquita uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Whitaker has time to react.
Mesquita looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A cross from Mesquita lands.
Whitaker just misses with a punch to the body.
A shot to the body from Mesquita misses
and Whitaker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Whitaker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mesquita throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mesquita swings widly with a right hand
and Whitaker counters with a left to the body.
Whitaker misses the body punch
and Mesquita cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Whitaker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Whitaker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mesquita fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Whitaker misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitaker just misses with a punch to the body.
Whitaker misses with a right hand
and Mesquita counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mesquita landing some decent shots from guard.
Mesquita trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Whitaker manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Mesquita has his feet on Whitaker's thighs here. He's pushed Whitaker off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Whitaker screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Luan Mesquita!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yuujiro Hanma (ranked 3042 p4p, 1651 weight class) and Romulus Germanicus (ranked 345 p4p, 218 weight class). Romulus Germanicus has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Solid boxing
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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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yuujiro Hanma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Romulus Germanicus !
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanma misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Germanicus .
Germanicus swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hanma throws a body punch but Germanicus moves out of range.
Germanicus is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hanma with a body shot.
Hanma misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Germanicus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hanma throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hanma connects with a crisp jab.
Hanma looks to score with a jab to the body but Germanicus is just out of range.
Hanma misses the body punch
and Germanicus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Germanicus throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Germanicus misses with a body kick.
Germanicus throws a lazy right hand but Hanma sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hanma was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Hanma lands a jab to Germanicus 's midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Germanicus fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hanma is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Hanma.
Germanicus only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Germanicus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Romulus Germanicus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hanma throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Germanicus misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hanma takes a swing at Germanicus 's ribcage but misses.
Hanma uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Germanicus .
Hanma tries to clinch there but Germanicus circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanma is looking to clinch but Germanicus is avoiding it.
Hanma uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Germanicus .
Hanma was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hanma rushes Germanicus and presses him up against the cage.
Germanicus misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hanma blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hanma tries to stall but Germanicus uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hanma just leaning against Germanicus , taking a breather.
Germanicus lands a hook that snaps the head of Hanma backwards.
Hanma tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hanma can't find room to land a body shot as Germanicus controls the action.
Germanicus prevents a body shot from Hanma.
Germanicus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hanma avoids it.
Hanma goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Germanicus throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Germanicus misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hanma takes a shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Germanicus lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hanma backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Germanicus .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Germanicus struggles to land a body shot inside as Hanma controls his hands.
Hanma blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Germanicus using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hanma is breathing heavily.
Germanicus digs a right hand underneath Hanma's ribcage. Hanma let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Still in the clinch, Germanicus scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Germanicus .
Germanicus lands a good knee to the midsection. Hanma won't want to take too many of those.
Germanicus scores with a knee to the head.
Germanicus working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hanma prevents a body shot from Germanicus .
A quick uppercut on the inside from Germanicus .
Germanicus lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hanma or not.
Germanicus lands a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Germanicus lands a body shot.
Germanicus unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hanma lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees in the clinch landing for Germanicus .
Good body shot from Germanicus .
Germanicus lands a nice knee to the body.
Germanicus misses with a punch to the body.
Hanma takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Germanicus tries a body shot but Hanma blocks it.
Hanma has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Germanicus after a bit of a struggle.
Germanicus lands a shot to the body.
Germanicus tries to throw a body punch but Hanma avoids it by throwing Germanicus back against the cage.
Germanicus throws a punch but it's blocked by Hanma.
Germanicus connects with a knee to the head.
Germanicus misses with a hook to the ribs.
Germanicus softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hanma tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Germanicus throws a punch but it's blocked by Hanma.
Hanma looking to slow down the pace here.
Germanicus lands a body punch in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Germanicus .
Hanma stalling in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Hanma.
Germanicus lands with a short shot to the head.
Hanma doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hanma - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Romulus Germanicus dominated that round.
That's time! Hanma's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hanma throws a body punch but Germanicus moves out of range.
Hanma is looking to wear down Germanicus with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hanma swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Germanicus comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Germanicus has taken the fight to the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Germanicus .
Germanicus tries to throw a body punch but Hanma avoids it by throwing Germanicus back against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Germanicus obliges.
Germanicus has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Germanicus .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Germanicus lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hanma backwards.
Germanicus lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hanma backwards.
Germanicus throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hanmas head.
Germanicus lands a good knee to the midsection. Hanma won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short body shot lands from Germanicus as the two fighters clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Germanicus obliges.
Germanicus is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Germanicus throws a punch but it's blocked by Hanma.
Germanicus lands a hook that snaps the head of Hanma backwards.
Romulus Germanicus seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch on the inside from Germanicus fails to land.
Knees in the clinch landing for Germanicus .
Germanicus connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hanma's face.
A nice right hand lands inside from Germanicus .
Germanicus tries a body shot but Hanma blocks it.
Hanma is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Germanicus struggles to land a body shot inside as Hanma controls his hands.
Hanma taking a breather.
Germanicus scores a nice knee to the body.
Germanicus lands an uppercut.
Germanicus lands a body shot in the clinch.
Germanicus working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hanma is rocked!
Germanicus gets through Hanma's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Oh Hanma is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Germanicus creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Hanma with a big uppercut! Hanma tries to clinch up but Germanicus pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Hanma to the mat! Hanma covers up and Germanicus unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Romulus Germanicus !
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lingo Rex (ranked 2619 p4p, 1595 weight class) and Billy Butcher (ranked 305 p4p, 211 weight class). Lingo Rex is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Lingo Rex!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Billy Butcher!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Dmitry Maklakov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rex swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Butcher turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rex misses with a straight right.
Rex scores with a nice head shot.
Rex swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Butcher slips a jab from Rex.
Good leg kick by Butcher.
Rex throws an overhand right that lands on Butcher's shoulder, as Butcher tries to avoid the shot.
Butcher misses with a wild body shot.
Rex throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Rex.
A bone on bone clash there as Rex blocks the leg kick.
Butcher misses with a hook
and Rex counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We've been told by Rex's head coaches at Stormcrow Centre that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Rex scores with a punch to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Butcher. Rex shrugs it off though.
Rex avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rex lands a nice hook to Butcher's body. Butcher takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rex rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Butcher moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Butcher throws a fast counter high kick but Rex manages to duck under it in time.
Butcher throws the left hand but Rex avoids the punch easily.
Rex scores with a decent looking hook.
Butcher waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rex.
Rex connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Rex lands a jab to Butcher's midsection.
Rex throws a body shot but no joy.
Butcher finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Butcher tries to land a body kick
letting Rex counter with a right hand.
Rex with a nice cross.
Butcher moves out of range of the strikes.
Rex moves out of range as Butcher throws a body kick.
Butcher waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rex.
Lingo Rex seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rex misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Butcher.
Butcher swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rex changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Donk. Rex catches Butcher right on the button with a cross.
Rex throws an off balance right hand
and Butcher counters with a nice kick to the body.
A big left from Rex misses.
Rex throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rex misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rex. Butcher does a little dance to reset his feet.
Butcher keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Butcher drops his hands momentarily and Rex takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Butcher throws a wild body kick that Rex sees coming a mile off.
Butcher uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rex.
Rex misses with a lunging right hand
and Rex takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Butcher defending well as Rex loads up on a big left hand.
Butcher on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Rex displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Butcher throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rex scores with a nice head shot.
Butcher with a nice calf kick.
Butcher keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Butcher misses with a body kick.
Butcher staying out of range there.
Butcher jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rex uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rex throws a body punch but Butcher moves out of range.
Butcher throws a leg kick but Rex sees it coming and moves out of range.
Rex scores with a nice strike.
Butcher is looking to land body kicks.
Butcher connects with a single shot there.
Rex checks a leg kick.
Rex swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rex takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Rex is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rex throws a shot from downtown. Butcher moves away and avoids it.
Oh Rex is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rex swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Butcher uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rex.
Both fighters circling a little - Butcher finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Butcher throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Butcher thumps Rex with a low kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Butcher - that will leave a mark!
Rex is breathing heavily.
Rex wants to stay close but Butcher steps back to make room for something. Rex seems frozen to the spot and bam! huge swing of the leg from Butcher and Rex drops like he has been shot! A huge head kick and it's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Billy Butcher!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Sokolov (ranked 2584 p4p, 1415 weight class) and Teofomo Laurez (ranked 304 p4p, 190 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sergei Sokolov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Teofomo Laurez !
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sokolov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Laurez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sokolov closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Laurez 's guard.
Laurez can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sokolov controls the pace.
Sokolov throws a big right hand that misses.
Sokolov lands a couple of digs.
Laurez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Laurez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sokolov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Laurez being controlled here, momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sokolov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sokolov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sokolov throws a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sokolov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We've been hearing that Sokolov has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Sokolov 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.
Sokolov stands up over Laurez , holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sokolov wants to control from the top but Laurez keeps moving.
Sokolov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Laurez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sokolov looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Laurez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sokolov throwing strikes but missing.
Sokolov throwing strikes from guard but Laurez blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sokolov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sokolov trying to control the position from guard on top but Laurez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sokolov lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sokolov controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Laurez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sokolov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sokolov stopping the sweep attempt from Laurez .
Sokolov is looking to work some ground and pound but Laurez has wrist control.
Sokolov is pushing down on Laurez 's leg trying to pass to half guard. Laurez is fighting to maintain full guard but Sokolov has managed to sneak the leg through.
Sokolov is controlling the pace.
Sokolov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Laurez keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sokolov seems to be working for a kimura but Laurez defends the submission attempt.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sokolov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Laurez defending well though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sokolov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sokolov 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.
Sokolov is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sokolov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Laurez 's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sokolov is trying to work for a kimura but Laurez is defending well.
Sokolov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sokolov is looking to take a break and control but Laurez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sokolov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Laurez blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sokolov.
Sokolov thows a huge punch but Laurez dodges it nicely.
Nice strikes from Sokolov there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Laurez trying to control here.
Laurez is trying to get back to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sergei Sokolov dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Sokolov closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Sokolov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Laurez can do to turn this around?
Sokolov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sokolov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sokolov looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Sokolov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Laurez 's head.
Sokolov controlling the action here.
Sokolov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laurez keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Sergei Sokolov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sokolov trying to control the action but Laurez is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sokolov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Laurez defending well though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sokolov seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sokolov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Laurez defending well though.
Laurez keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Laurez blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sokolov.
Sokolov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Laurez keeps working.
Sokolov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sokolov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sokolov winds up and cracks Laurez with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Sokolov wants to work for an arm triangle but Laurez is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sokolov thows a huge punch but Laurez dodges it nicely.
Sokolov trying to mount his opponent but Laurez defends it.
Laurez is trying to get back to full guard.
Sokolov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sokolov is working for a submission of some sort.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Laurez can do anything to dispel that myth.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Sokolov in particular looking to stall.
Sokolov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Laurez 's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sokolov is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Sokolov thows a huge punch but Laurez dodges it nicely.
Sokolov is nestled in close to Laurez , controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Sokolov lands strikes from half guard.
Sokolov is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Sokolov is looking to take a break and control but Laurez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sokolov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sokolov scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Sokolov lands with a punch from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sokolov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sokolov lands with a punch from half guard.
Sokolov tries to pass the half guard into mount. Laurez knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Laurez slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Sokolov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sokolov throwing strikes from guard but Laurez blocks nicely.
Sokolov advances position into side control!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sokolov throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Sokolov lands some shots froms side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sergei Sokolov 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. This is the final round!
Sokolov shoots in and drives through. Laurez sprawls well.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Laurez enables Sokolov to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Laurez manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Sokolov is standing up over Laurez . Laurez looks to escape but Sokolov dives into side control.
Laurez avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Sokolov.
Sokolov throws an elbow but Laurez slips to the side and avoids it well.
You can see the frustration on Laurez 's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sokolov scores with a couple of short elbows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sokolov working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Sokolov lands some shots froms side control.
Sokolov working the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sokolov working away.
Sokolov lands a few punches from side control.
Sokolov advances nicely into full mount.
The referee warns Laurez that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Sokolov lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Laurez hang on?
Sokolov cracks Laurez with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Sokolov lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
 Laurez is rocked!
Sokolov goes for an armbar but Laurez turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Laurez .
Sokolov wants to stand up but Laurez is controlling him.
Sokolov wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Teofomo Laurez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sokolov working for a triangle but Laurez defends it easily.
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!
Laurez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sokolov looking for a sweep. Not yet Sokolov, not yet.
Sokolov working a defensive guard here.
Laurez must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sokolov is looking to stand up but Laurez isn't so interested in that idea.
Laurez wanted to stand there but Sokolov had control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sokolov working a defensive guard here.
Sokolov pulls Laurez in to control the position.
Sokolov continues to stall.
Sergei Sokolov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Laurez looking to sit in guard and control but Sokolov gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sokolov works over Laurez with some ground and pound from guard.
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.
Sokolov tries to free his leg and advance position but Laurez is retaining full guard.
Sokolov keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Laurez 's head.
Sokolov is stalling in the full guard.
Sokolov has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Sokolov looking to pass the guard.
Sokolov controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Laurez keeps the fight on the outside.
Laurez throws a low kick but Sokolov moves out of range easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sergei Sokolov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sokolov, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergei Sokolov!
Sergei Sokolov 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Lee Murray (ranked 1509 p4p, 1715 weight class) and Teo King (ranked 190 p4p, 216 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class MT
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World class MT
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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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lee Murray !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Teo King!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Viktor Lagutenko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Murray .
It looked like Murray was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Teo King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murray throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've been told by Murray 's head coaches at Casa Steel that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
King ducks under a wild hook from Murray .
King is trying to counter with his kicks.
A nice inside leg kick there by Murray . That's going to slow King down.
King misses the body punch
and Murray counters with a nice uppercut.
King avoids the body shot from Murray .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King throws a leg kick that is checked
and Murray counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
King throws a leg kick but Murray sees it coming and moves out of range.
Murray on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by King.
 It looks like Lee Murray has been cut.
King on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
King throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Murray stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Murray scores with a head kick. King tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Murray moves out of range as King strikes.
Murray quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
A big right from King misses.
King slips under a jab from Murray .
Murray looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Murray ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Murray is looking to wear down King with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A bone on bone clash there as King blocks the leg kick.
Murray misses with a hook.
King looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
King tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murray was well out of range. Poor timing from King.
King blocks the body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murray takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Murray tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but King was well out of range. Poor timing from Murray .
King looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King throws a looping overhand right but Murray ducks down to avoid it.
King with the inside leg kick.
King moves out of range of the body kick from Murray .
King throws out a counter right but Murray avoids it with no problem.
Murray misses with a hook.
King checks the leg kick.
King paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Murray .
King throws a leg kick but Murray sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King is looking to chop away at Murray 's legs.
And Murray counters with a quick kick to the body but King blocks it.
King connects with a nice looking jab.
King lands a really nice looking cross but Murray seems unphased.
King throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Murray just misses with a punch to the body.
King swings widly with a right hand
and Murray counters with a leg kick.
Murray cracks King with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murray misses with a body shot.
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 Lee Murray will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Lee Murray 's cut.
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.
King lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Murray throws a body punch but King moves out of range.
Murray will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
King throws a leg kick that misses.
King lands a body shot.
King misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murray ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Murray looks to land a left hand but King moved out of range nicely.
Murray looks to score with a jab to the body but King is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King throws out a leg kick but Murray moves out of range and King only half commits.
King cracks Murray with a good jab.
A jab from King misses.
Murray appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
King thows a leg kick but Murray checks it
enabling Murray to counter with a crisp jab.
Murray looks to land a body kick but King moved away.
Murray backing away here, and King unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Murray throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent King stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
King looks to score with a jab to the body but Murray is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King cracks a nice hook into Murray 's ribs.
King has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Murray .
A punch lands to the side of Murray 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lee Murray 's cut is getting worse.
Murray swings and misses with a hook to the body.
King uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murray throws a sloppy body shot
and King makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Murray connects with a body shot.
Murray scores with a hook to the body. King takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King misses with an uppercut
and Murray makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A low kick from King is predictable there
and Murray counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
King ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murray moves away.
King throws a head kick that Murray semi-blocks.
King throws a lazy uppercut
and Murray counters with a nice body shot.
King misses with a wild body shot.
Lee Murray is winning the standup battle so far.
King misses with a low kick.
King lands a glancing blow to the side of Murray 's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King scores with a kick to the body.
King walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
King jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Murray throws a head kick that half lands.
King misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murray .
Murray lands a jab to the head.
King walks forward, straight into a front kick from Murray .
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Lee Murray will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Lee Murray 's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Murray gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A slow jab from King misses its intended target.
Murray swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A low kick from Murray is predictable there
and Murray takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Murray is rocked!
King looks to score with a jab to the body but Murray is just out of range.
Oh Murray is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
King cracks Murray with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Teo King!
Teo King decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Puna Soriano (ranked 1468 p4p, 1031 weight class) and Bart Detweiler (ranked 185 p4p, 125 weight class). Soriano comes to the cage accompanied by Highwayman- The Highwaymen. Bart Detweiler is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Puna Soriano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bart Detweiler!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Ivan Kurochkin and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soriano thows a left - swing and a miss!
Detweiler drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Soriano defends it well.
Soriano gets caught flat footed, as Detweiler shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Detweiler missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Detweiler missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Detweiler not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Detweiler wants to pass the guard but Soriano is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Detweiler stopping the sweep attempt from Soriano.
Detweiler wants to pass the guard but Soriano is keeping the position.
Soriano avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Detweiler works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Detweiler tries to pass to full mount but Soriano defends it.
Soriano tries to roll over but Detweiler keeps him under control.
Detweiler looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Soriano tries to roll over but Detweiler keeps him under control.
That's two 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.
Soriano keeps control of the position for the meantime.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Detweiler is looking for a kimura but Soriano is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Detweiler to get the leverage.
Soriano regains full guard. Nicely done.
Detweiler looking to pass the guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Soriano is on top in guard.
Detweiler is trying to keep Soriano in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Soriano 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.
Detweiler is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Soriano wants to control from the top but Detweiler keeps moving.
Soriano stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Detweiler swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Soriano has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Soriano's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Detweiler lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Detweiler throwing strikes from guard but Soriano 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.
Detweiler is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Detweiler working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Soriano 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.
Detweiler works over Soriano with some ground and pound from guard.
Detweiler trying to control the position from guard on top but Soriano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Detweiler loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Soriano is looking to sweep but instead, Detweiler has passed into half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bart Detweiler 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.
Soriano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That kick from Detweiler tenderised Soriano's leg. Soriano is trying to keep his angry face on.
Soriano throws a head kick that misses
letting Detweiler counter with a right hand.
It looks like Puna Soriano has been cut.
Soriano misses with a combination
and Soriano takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice shot lands for Detweiler.
The fighters circling - Soriano throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Detweiler on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soriano throws a leg kick which misses Detweiler's front leg but catches the back leg as Detweiler tries to avoid it.
Detweiler jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Soriano comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A low kick from Detweiler is predictable there
and Soriano connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soriano scores with a jab.
 It looks like Bart Detweiler has been cut.
Soriano connects with a right hand. Detweiler shakes it off.
Soriano keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Soriano lands with a nice body kick.
Puna Soriano is winning the standup battle so far.
Soriano uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Detweiler misses with a hook
and Soriano connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Detweiler scores with a nice head shot.
Detweiler fails with the takedown
and Soriano counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Soriano.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Soriano throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Soriano misses with a shot to the body
and Detweiler counters with a straight right hand.
Detweiler tries for a takedown but Soriano circles away easily
and Soriano counters with a nice uppercut.
Puna Soriano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bart Detweiler.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Detweiler.
Puna Soriano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Soriano misses.
Soriano thows a leg kick but Detweiler checks it
and Detweiler counters with a straight right hand.
Detweiler takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Soriano catches Detweiler right on the button with a cross.
Detweiler throws an overhand right that lands on Soriano's shoulder, as Soriano tries to avoid the shot.
Soriano was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Soriano tries to land a front kick but Detweiler steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Detweiler closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Soriano quickly recovers to half guard.
Soriano is holding on to half guard well.
Soriano is looking for a sweep. Detweiler is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Detweiler trying to mount his opponent but Soriano defends it.
Soriano is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Soriano wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soriano gets back to full guard.
Soriano wants to sweep here but Detweiler controlling him for the moment.
Detweiler pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Soriano is keeping the position for now.
Detweiler trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Detweiler preventing the sweep.
Detweiler throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Puna Soriano dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Soriano looks to land a combination but Detweiler avoids it well.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Detweiler! But no joy.
Soriano connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Soriano enables Detweiler to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Soriano manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Soriano is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Detweiler slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Soriano 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soriano has control of Detweiler's left arm, preventing Detweiler from doing any damage.
Soriano wants to sweep but no luck.
Bart Detweiler has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Detweiler throws a big elbow that misses.
Detweiler pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Soriano is keeping the position for now.
Detweiler passes into half guard.
Detweiler prevents Soriano from improving his position.
Soriano is looking to control Detweiler's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Soriano avoid being mounted?
Nice strikes from Detweiler there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Soriano is trying to control but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Soriano manages to get to full guard.
Detweiler trying to control but Soriano is working from the bottom.
Detweiler loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Soriano working a defensive guard here.
Detweiler loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Detweiler throwing strikes from guard but Soriano blocks nicely.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soriano just misses with a punch to the body.
Soriano connects with a looping right hand.
Detweiler shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Detweiler showed some decent athleticism there.
Soriano controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Detweiler wants to pass the guard but Soriano is defending well.
Detweiler thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Soriano's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Soriano manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Soriano manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Detweiler manages to get himself to full guard.
Detweiler being controlled here, momentarily.
Detweiler is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Soriano stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Detweiler swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Detweiler is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bart Detweiler.
I think Detweiler 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Bart Detweiler!
After winning the bout, Bart Detweiler thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Puna Soriano spoke after the fight, saying 'Thank you to my opponent and all the fans, my coaches and sponsors.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sepi Koli (ranked 1518 p4p, 888 weight class) and Kai Gold (ranked 191 p4p, 108 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sepi Koli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kai Gold!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gold throws a nice looking combination but Koli bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gold checks a low kick from Koli.
Koli misses with an uppercut. Gold saw that one coming.
Gold connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Koli tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gold was well out of range. Poor timing from Koli.
Koli ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Koli looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gold thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sepi Koli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koli throws a right hand that misses
letting Gold counter with a right hand.
Koli throws a leg kick
and Gold counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Gold is nestled in close to Koli, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gold missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Koli blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gold.
Gold winds up and cracks Koli with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Gold has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nice strikes from Gold there.
Gold is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Gold not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Koli keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gold looks to land a strike but Koli avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Gold in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gold won't allow Koli to get back to his feet.
Gold is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Koli wants to stand up but Gold is controlling him.
Gold throwing strikes from guard but Koli blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gold accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gold throwing strikes but missing.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Gold throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Koli jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sepi Koli is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koli lands a lovely overhand right.
It looks like Kai Gold has been cut.
Gold swings widly with a right hand
and Koli cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Koli takes one to the chin there.
Koli throws a lazy uppercut
and Gold counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Koli!
Gold takes a little break here. Koli wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Gold misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Gold works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koli is trying to get back to his feet.
Koli on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Koli tries to get out of the position.
Gold misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gold misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Koli knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gold on the ground.
Gold in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gold has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Gold pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Gold unloading with bombs!
Gold thowing shots but they're missing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kai Gold dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kai Gold's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Gold lands with a straight right. Koli didn't see that one coming.
Koli falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gold counters with a three punch combo that has Koli backing up. Koli nods at Gold to acknowledge the strikes.
Koli throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
As Koli backs off Gold throws a huge counter combo but Koli manages to avoid it all.
Koli gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Gold counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koli connects with a body shot.
Gold avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gold takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gold moves out of range of the strikes.
Gold tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Gold throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Koli's waist but Koli gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gold off to one side.
Gold swinging wildly here.
Koli lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Koli slips under a jab from Gold.
Koli misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gold tests Koli's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gold bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Koli's head backwards.
A jab from Gold finds it's way through Koli's defenses.
Koli loads up on a big right hand but Gold slips the punch.
Gold is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Koli tries to land a body kick
and Gold counters with a nice double leg into side control. Koli won't be happy with that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gold scoring with punches from side control.
Gold trying to control the position but Koli is working away.
Koli is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Gold asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gold laying and praying for a moment but Koli takes advantage and regains half guard.
Koli is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Gold scores with a couple of nice shots.
Gold lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Gold winds up and cracks Koli with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gold slips a nice elbow through Koli's hands, connecting with Koli's forehead.
Gold thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gold not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Gold lands a nice short elbow.
Gold thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Koli's head.
Gold not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gold thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Koli avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gold.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gold not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gold trying to control the action but Koli is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kai Gold showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kai Gold's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Gold with a nice cross.
A low kick from Koli misses
and Gold counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Koli pushes Gold off but Gold dives into side control.
Gold scores with punches from side control.
Gold trying to control the position but Koli is working away.
Gold tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gold creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Koli sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The strikes coming from Gold are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gold trying to control the action but Koli is working from the bottom.
The referee asks Gold politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Gold prefers to stall for the moment though.
Koli defending against the ground and pound.
Gold is chipping away with strikes.
Koli is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Gold has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Koli trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Gold working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Sepi Koli has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kai Gold has got the better of the ground game so far.
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.
Gold controlling the position.
Gold has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gold misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Gold trying to control the action but Koli is working from the bottom.
Koli takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Koli takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Gold looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Koli is avoiding damage well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gold throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Gold working the body and head with strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Check out the look on Gold's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Gold trying to control the position but Koli is working away.
Koli takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Koli takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Gold looks up at the clock and then as Koli takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Gold smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Gold cracks Koli with a big right hand but Koli just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Koli is rocked!
Gold cracks Koli with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Gold immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Koli is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Gold!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kai Gold!
A victorious Kai Gold thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Will Rock Jr (ranked 1629 p4p, 161 weight class) and Tyson Hargrave (ranked 176 p4p, 20 weight class). Hargrave is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Mastodon - High Road. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Will Rock Jr!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tyson Hargrave!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Igor Prikhodko and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rock Jr walks into a stiff left hand from Hargrave.
Hargrave dips to his left and cracks Rock Jr with an uppercut!
Hargrave darts in and clinches Rock Jr up against the cage.
Rock Jr tries to land knees in the clinch but Hargrave avoids the damage to the body.
Hargrave successfully pulls guard.
Rock Jr trying to stand up but can't free himself from Hargrave's guard.
Rock Jr tries to free his leg and advance position but Hargrave is retaining full guard.
Rock Jr drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Hargrave manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Rock Jr has Hargrave in his guard.
Hargrave wants to pass the guard but Rock Jr is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rock Jr throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rock Jr is looking for a triangle but Hargrave pushes his legs off easily.
Hargrave wants to control from the top but Rock Jr keeps moving.
Hargrave might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Rock Jr haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Hargrave is stalling in the full guard.
Rock Jr has an active guard here but Hargrave has managed to pass into half guard.
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.
Hargrave is trying to work for a kimura but Rock Jr is defending well.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hargrave is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Rock Jr defends it well.
Rock Jr actively working from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hargrave prevents Rock Jr from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hargrave is stalling here. Rock Jr is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Hargrave seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Rock Jr has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Hargrave felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Rock Jr working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Hargrave is looking to reverse the position.
Hargrave keeps trying to improve his position.
Rock Jr tries for a kimura but Hargrave is defending well.
Rock Jr goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Hargrave rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Rock Jr's guard! Nice work there by Hargrave!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hargrave wants to pass the guard but Rock Jr is keeping the position.
Rock Jr is looking for a triangle but Hargrave pushes his legs off easily.
Rock Jr looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Hargrave passes into side control.
Rock Jr regains half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hargrave is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Rock Jr!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tyson Hargrave dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Hargrave ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rock Jr moves away.
As Hargrave backs away, Rock Jr returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Rock Jr moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hargrave misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rock Jr.
Rock Jr scoring well with a low kick there.
Hargrave rushes Rock Jr and presses him up against the cage.
Hargrave blocking some punches.
Rock Jr misses with a knee to the head.
I was talking to Rock Jr's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Rock Jr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hargrave manages to pull guard.
Hargrave is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rock Jr is aware though and is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rock Jr has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Hargrave is proving hard to escape from.
Rock Jr drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Hargrave dives on top into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hargrave wants to control from the top but Rock Jr keeps moving.
Hargrave drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Rock Jr manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Hargrave has Rock Jr in his guard.
Rock Jr stands and throws Hargrave's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Rock Jr is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hargrave knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Rock Jr tries for a kimura but Hargrave is defending well.
Tyson Hargrave has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rock Jr goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Hargrave has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Rock Jr but great work by Hargrave.
Rock Jr looks to move to half guard but instead Hargrave has passed into mount! Damn!
Hargrave trying to control but Rock Jr is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rock Jr sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Rock Jr actively working from the bottom here.
Rock Jr is looking for a sweep. Hargrave is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hargrave is pressing down on Rock Jr's thigh, looking to free his foot. Rock Jr is holding on for now.
Hargrave performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Hargrave wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rock Jr keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rock Jr wants to improve his position but Hargrave is controlling well.
Hargrave is working for a kimura but Rock Jr is defending it quite comfortably.
Rock Jr looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hargrave content to control rather than advance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tyson Hargrave showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hargrave throws a lazy right hand but Rock Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hargrave, as that shot connected.
Rock Jr ducks under a wild hook from Hargrave.
Hargrave connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rock Jr's hands.
Hargrave ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hargrave misses the shot to the body.
Nice jab there from Rock Jr.
Hargrave sizes up Rock Jr with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hargrave misses with a straight left.
Rock Jr throwing a counter right hand but Hargrave manages to avoid it.
Hargrave looks to throw the jab but Rock Jr is out of range.
Rock Jr darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rock Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hargrave paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hargrave throws a lazy uppercut
and Rock Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rock Jr takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hargrave throws a jab but it's blocked by Rock Jr.
As Hargrave backs away, Rock Jr returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Rock Jr connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hargrave's hands.
Rock Jr moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A jab from Hargrave misses.
Hargrave jabs Rock Jr to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hargrave swings for the body but Rock Jr moves out of range.
Rock Jr walks into a stiff left hand from Hargrave.
Hargrave swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hargrave clinches up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hargrave takes a knee right on the jaw!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A left hand lands to the body for Rock Jr.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rock Jr.
Hargrave takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rock Jr tries a knee to the head but Hargrave blocks it.
Rock Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rock Jr throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rock Jr lands a knee to the head.
Rock Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hargrave is trying to pull guard but Rock Jr turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Rock Jr using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hargrave has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rock Jr prevents Hargrave from breaking the clinch.
Hargrave manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Rock Jr postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Hargrave is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Rock Jr, into his guard.
Rock Jr 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! Hargrave rolls with it to try and escape but Rock Jr cranks on the arm and Hargrave is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Will Rock Jr!
Will Rock Jr is the new lightweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Will Rock Jr thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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