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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Grigori Golov (ranked 1112 p4p, 1395 weight class) and Sun Lutang (ranked 105 p4p, 130 weight class). Lutang is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Enter The LuTang. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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World class MT
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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 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Grigori Golov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Sun Lutang!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Colin Fray and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lutang waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Golov.
Lutang is looking to land body kicks.
Lutang looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lutang lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Golov cracks Lutang with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A nice leg kick from Lutang, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lutang misses with a low kick.
Golov was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Lutang looks to score with a jab to the body but Golov is just out of range.
Golov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lutang lands a nice looking kick to the body. Golov takes a step back to recover.
Lutang scores with a decent looking hook.
Golov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lutang.
Lutang throws out a counter right but Golov avoids it with no problem.
Lutang avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lutang dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lutang throws the left hand but Golov avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lutang tries to land a body kick
so Golov counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Golov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lutang's head.
Golov trying to control but Lutang is working from the bottom.
Lutang has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Lutang keeping full guard, as Golov tries to pass.
Lutang preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Golov works over Lutang with some ground and pound from guard.
Golov lands a couple of elbows.
Lutang manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Golov manages to get himself to full guard.
Lutang is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Golov has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Golov is on top in guard.
Golov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lutang has Golov pulled in close to control his posture.
Golov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lutang pulls Golov in close to prevent any damage.
Lutang is continuing to stall.
Golov throws a big right hand that misses.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lutang can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Golov passes Lutang's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Golov is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Lutang moves into full guard.
Golov passes Lutang's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Golov wants to take a breather but Lutang is having none of it.
Lutang is in trouble now - Golov has advanced to mount!
Lutang takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Golov cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Lutang is working to get back to half guard.
Lutang wants to control but Golov is having none of it.
Lutang is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lutang is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Golov working the ground and pound effectively.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Golov scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Lutang?
Lutang takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Lutang tries to lock up and control but Golov gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Lutang tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lutang is bucking up trying to escape but Golov cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Lutang is trying desperately to improve position.
Golov working away from the top, dropping strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Grigori Golov dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lutang throws a shot from downtown. Golov moves away and avoids it.
Lutang wants to land a leg kick but Golov is out of range.
Golov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lutang manages to avoid it.
Lutang staying out of range there.
Lutang uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Golov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lutang.
Lutang looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Golov checks a low kick from Lutang.
Golov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lutang can do to turn this around?
Lutang throws a head kick but Golov moves out of range.
Golov looks to throw the jab but Lutang is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice jab there from Lutang.
Golov takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Golov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lutang finds it's way round the side to connect with Golov's head.
Lutang scores with a hook.
Golov shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lutang slips under a jab from Golov.
Golov lands a jab to Lutang's midsection.
Golov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lutang loads up on a big right hand but Golov slips the punch.
Golov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lutang was well out of range. Poor timing from Golov.
Lutang cracks a nice hook into Golov's ribs.
Golov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Golov scores with a decent looking hook.
Golov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That kick from Lutang tenderised Golov's leg. Golov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sun Lutang seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A jab from Lutang misses.
Lutang lands a nice hook to Golov's body. Golov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lutang throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lutang with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Golov closes the distance and pushes Lutang back into the cage.
Golov lands a left hand.
Lutang misses with a short punch on the inside.
Golov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Golov digs a right hand underneath Lutang's ribcage. Lutang let out a lung full of air as it connected.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lutang creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Golov throws a head punch that misses.
Lutang doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Golov presses Lutang against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lutang lands a right hand that snaps the head of Golov backwards.
Lutang misses with a body punch.
Golov blocking some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lutang.
Lutang works on Golov's body with a couple of short punches.
Golov drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lutang gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Golov scores with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Golov.
Lutang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lutang prevents a body shot from Golov.
Golov misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Lutang fails to land.
Lutang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lutang tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Golov's elbow.
Lutang tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short uppercut from Golov.
A short left from Lutang.
Golov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Golov misses with a punch on the inside.
Golov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Golov has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Lutang after a bit of a struggle.
Lutang misses with a body punch.
Golov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lutang tries to throw a body punch but Golov avoids it by throwing Lutang back against the cage.
Lutang lands a body punch.
Lutang tries to throw a body punch but Golov avoids it by throwing Lutang back against the cage.
Golov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Golov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Golov blocks a body shot from Lutang.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Golov blocks an uppercut.
Golov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lutang tries to work over Golov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Grigori Golov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Golov breaks the clinch.
A good leg kick by Lutang.
Lutang waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Golov.
Lutang attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Golov misses with a body shot.
Lutang throws out a counter right but Golov avoids it with no problem.
Sun Lutang is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lutang throws out a powerful jab.
Golov fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grigori Golov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lutang avoids the body shot from Golov.
Golov works Lutang's body with a nice hook.
Lutang gets tackled into the cage by Golov. Golov maintains the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sun Lutang showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Lutang lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Golov looks to score with a jab to the body but Lutang is just out of range.
Lutang changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab lands there for Lutang.
Lutang looks for the body kick but Golov saw that one coming.
Golov missing with a left hand there. Lutang was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lutang misses with a hook. Golov ducked under it nicely.
It looked like Golov was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Lutang.
Lutang thumps Golov with a low kick.
Lutang lands with a thumping leg kick.
Golov misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lutang throws the left hand but Golov avoids the punch easily.
Lutang looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lutang swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Golov checks a low kick from Lutang.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Golov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Golov slips under a jab from Lutang.
Golov closes the distance and clinches up with Lutang, looking for a takedown. Golov pushes Lutang against the cage but Lutang circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Golov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Golov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lutang throws a body punch but Golov moves out of range.
Golov changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Lutang takes a swing at Golov's ribcage but misses.
Lutang misses with a right hand
and Lutang takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lutang staying out of range there.
Lutang thuds his right hand into Golov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lutang jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lutang swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lutang ducks right into an uppercut from Golov.
Golov shoots in and drives through. Lutang sprawls well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lutang throws a hook but Golov blocks it.
Lutang pivots, looking for a leg kick but Golov is out of range and Lutang settles back down.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Golov!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lutang throws a right hand that misses
and Golov counters with a shoot takedown. Lutang fights it but they end up in guard.
Lutang pulls Golov in close to prevent any damage.
Lutang trying to keep a closed guard but Golov is proving a slippery customer.
Lutang controlling the position.
Golov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Golov controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lutang is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Golov lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lutang is on top in guard.
Lutang stopping the sweep attempt from Golov.
Lutang is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Golov is trying to keep Lutang in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lutang is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Golov working a defensive guard here.
Golov is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Lutang is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Lutang won't allow Golov to sweep him here.
Golov being controlled here, momentarily.
Lutang won't allow Golov to sweep him here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sun Lutang comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lutang 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sun Lutang!
A relieved looking Sun Lutang 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nick Jackson (ranked 982 p4p, 1101 weight class) and Jackson Davis (ranked 80 p4p, 90 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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World class boxer
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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 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nick Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jackson Davis!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Paul Gruel and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jackson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Davis shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Jackson eats them both and turns towards Davis to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Davis loads up on a big right hand but Jackson slips the punch.
Davis ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Davis throws out a loose jab but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jackson throwing a counter right hand but Davis manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Jackson misses the target.
Davis throws a poor cross that misses
and Jackson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jackson throws a hook to the side of Davis's head but Davis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jackson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jackson jabs Davis right on the nose. Davis blinks but takes it well.
Davis blocks a jab.
Davis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jackson.
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!
Jackson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Davis.
Davis gets caught napping as Jackson dives in and scores a takedown. Davis manages to retain guard.
Davis manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jackson manages to get himself to full guard.
Davis pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jackson is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis keeps trying to improve his position.
Davis forces his way into half guard.
Jackson is trying to maintain the position but Davis is very close to passing his half guard.
Jackson is looking to improve his position.
Davis throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jackson is refusing to be controlled, as Davis sits in half guard.
Davis is looking to advance position but Jackson won't allow it.
Davis keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
My spies in 3Band MMA inform me that Davis has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
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.
Davis throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Davis prevents Jackson from improving his position.
Jackson looking for submissions off his back.
Davis works his way into full mount!
Davis is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Jackson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Jackson regains half guard.
Davis working the head and body with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis is trying to control. Jackson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Jackson is in trouble now - Davis has advanced to mount!
Jackson sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Jackson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Jackson.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Davis from controlling successfully.
Jackson wants to sweep but no luck.
Davis slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Jackson is working to avoid the ground and pound but Davis connects with a decent elbow.
Davis advances to full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis wants to control the pace but Jackson is squirming around nicely.
Jackson is desperately trying to improve his position but Davis has a good base and remains in mount.
A nice elbow there by Davis.
Jackson tries to lock up and control but Davis gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Davis controlling from the full mount.
Davis misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Davis scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Davis throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Jackson is squirming around, avoiding Davis's attempts to control the action.
Davis has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jackson Davis dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Davis jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nice defenses there by Davis.
Davis throws a series of punches but Jackson moves out of range.
Davis lands a leg kick that knocks Jackson off balance momentarily.
Davis connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jackson. Jackson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Davis walks into a straight right hand from Jackson.
Jackson throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Davis to counter with a crisp jab.
Davis slips a straight right by Jackson.
Davis lands an overhand right.
Jackson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Davis.
A little feinted left hand from Jackson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A slow jab from Davis misses its intended target.
Davis ducks under a wild hook from Jackson.
Davis swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jackson moves out of range as Davis strikes.
Jackson throwing a counter right hand but Davis manages to avoid it.
Davis avoids a lazy jab quite 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!
Jackson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jackson throws a jab when Davis was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson takes one on the button.
Jackson Davis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Davis misses with a looping left.
Jackson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Davis.
Davis misses with an uppercut. Jackson saw that one coming.
Davis scores with a punch to the head.
Good standup being displayed there by Davis as he connects with a hook.
Jackson blocks a jab.
Jackson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Davis slips a jab from Jackson.
A big left from Jackson misses.
Good exchange - Davis coming out on top.
Jackson slips under a jab from Davis.
Jackson is looking to counter punch.
Jackson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Davis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jackson tries to move into range but Davis moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jackson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jackson throws a big shot that misses.
Jackson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Davis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Davis looks to land a right hand but Jackson moved out of range.
Jackson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Davis.
Davis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jackson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Davis manages to avoid it.
Jackson throws out a loose jab but Davis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Davis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Davis fails with the takedown
and Jackson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Davis throws out a loose jab but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jackson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Davis swings widly with a right hand
and Jackson counters with a left to the body.
Jackson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jackson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Horrible takedown attempt by Jackson or perhaps it was just good defense by Davis, which made it look bad.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis throws a series of punches but Jackson moves out of range.
Davis loads up on a big right hand but Jackson slips the punch.
Davis misses with a hook.
Davis lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Davis.
Jackson moves out of range as Davis strikes.
Davis blocks a jab.
Jackson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Davis lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Davis blocks a jab.
Davis tries a quick counter leg kick but Jackson is wise to it.
Davis misses with an uppercut. Jackson saw that one coming.
Davis rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jackson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jackson takes a swing at Davis's ribcage but misses.
Jackson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Davis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jackson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jackson Davis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson defending well as Davis loads up on a big left hand.
Davis is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson loads up on a big right hand but Davis slips the punch.
Davis takes a jab right on the kisser.
Davis lands a right hook to the body.
Davis looks to throw the jab but Jackson is out of range.
Davis moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Jackson throws a hook to the side of Davis's head but Davis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Davis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jackson.
A big right from Davis misses.
Davis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jackson.
Nice uppercut there from Jackson.
Jackson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A telegraphed right hand from Davis misses the target.
Jackson throws a lazy right hand but Davis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice defenses there by Jackson.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jackson Davis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Jackson misses with a lunging right hand
and Davis counters with a thumping low kick.
Jackson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Davis.
Davis swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jackson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Davis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jackson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jackson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Davis misses with a double jab
and Jackson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Davis lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Davis swings for the body but Jackson moves out of range.
Davis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Davis smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson misses the shot to the body.
Davis throws a lazy uppercut
and Jackson counters with a right hand to the body.
Davis with the inside leg kick.
A big left from Davis misses.
Jackson throws a body punch but Davis moves out of range.
Davis now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jackson is able to avoid easily.
Jackson misses with a left hand
and Davis counters with a straight right hand.
The fighters circling - Jackson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jackson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Davis scores with a jab.
Davis ducks under a wild hook from Jackson.
Davis throws a lazy right hand but Jackson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jackson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Davis. Jackson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jackson throws a body punch but Davis moves out of range.
Davis digs a good hook to Jackson's body.
Davis lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Davis scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jackson in his tracks.
Davis ducks under a wild hook from Jackson.
A lazy left from Jackson finds it's target.
Jackson misses with an uppercut. Davis saw that one coming.
A punch combination from Davis misses.
Nick Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Davis fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Davis throws a jab when Jackson was well out of range.
Jackson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jackson misses with an uppercut. Davis saw that one coming.
Jackson lands a jab to Davis's midsection.
Davis's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jackson under the eye.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Davis!
Jackson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Davis was well out of range. Poor timing from Jackson.
Some bone on bone action there as Jackson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jackson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Davis moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Jackson walks into a stiff left hand from Davis.
Davis blocks a jab.
Jackson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Davis walks into a stiff left hand from Jackson.
Jackson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jackson.
Davis misses with an uppercut.
Nice jab there from Davis.
Jackson takes a swing at Davis's ribcage but misses.
Davis connects with a jab.
Jackson connects with a body shot.
Jackson throws a right and a left that both miss.
A left lands for Jackson.
Davis throws a hook but Jackson avoids it easily.
Davis moves away from the strike by Jackson.
Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Davis moves away.
A left lands for Davis.
Jackson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Davis sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jackson somewhat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Davis defending well as Jackson loads up on a big left hand.
Jackson throws a body shot but no joy.
Jackson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A telegraphed right hand from Davis misses the target.
Davis missing with a left hand there. Jackson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jackson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Davis lands with a straight right. Jackson didn't see that one coming.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Davis.
Davis scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson lands an overhand right.
Jackson Davis is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jackson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jackson Davis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Davis has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jackson Davis!
Jackson Davis 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tu Barrels (ranked 1430 p4p, 1823 weight class) and Alexei Thorgard (ranked 92 p4p, 113 weight class). Barrels comes to the cage accompanied by Lock stock and. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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40
265
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280
11 - 2 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Decent boxing
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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 23 - 22 - 0, fighting out of London, Tu Barrels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alexei Thorgard!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Jeff Smith and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barrels gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Barrels is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Barrels prevents Thorgard from improving his position.
Thorgard has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Barrels is working away from the top position though.
Barrels has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Barrels not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Thorgard is not content to let Barrels control the position.
Thorgard is trying to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barrels takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Barrels prevents Thorgard from improving his position.
Barrels wants to lay and pray for a moment but Thorgard keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorgard is trying is best to control the position here.
Barrels prevents Thorgard from improving his position.
Barrels looks to land a strike but Thorgard avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Barrels postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Barrels slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Barrels lands a couple of elbows.
Barrels trying to control but Thorgard is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thorgard trying to strike off his back.
Thorgard keeping moving, preventing Barrels from controlling successfully.
Barrels postures up and lands a big shot to Thorgard's brow.
Barrels throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Thorgard works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barrels is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Barrels trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Thorgard is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Barrels throwing strikes from guard but Thorgard blocks nicely.
Thorgard is looking for a triangle but Barrels pushes his legs off easily.
Barrels throws a big elbow that misses.
Barrels trying to control but Thorgard is working from the bottom.
Barrels controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Barrels scoring with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barrels is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Barrels lands a couple of elbows.
Thorgard doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Barrels won't allow Thorgard to sweep him here.
Thorgard has his feet on Barrels's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Thorgard closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Thorgard wants to lay and pray for a moment but Barrels keeps working.
Barrels manages to work his way to half guard, despite Thorgard's best efforts.
Thorgard tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Barrels wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Barrels manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Barrels 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.
Barrels pulls Thorgard in close to prevent any damage.
Barrels controls Thorgard momentarily but Thorgard frees himself.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Thorgard trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barrels is trying to control the position but Thorgard postures up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Alexei Thorgard will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Thorgard throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Barrels fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Thorgard shoots in for a takedown but Barrels shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Barrels lands with a kick to the temple. Thorgard shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Thorgard looking to score a takedown here. Barrels is defending well but Thorgard drives through and ends up in Barrels's guard.
Thorgard works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Thorgard in particular looking to stall.
Barrels is pressing down on Thorgard's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barrels utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Barrels throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Thorgard escapes and throws Barrels's legs to the side, diving into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barrels is not content to let Thorgard control the position.
Barrels regains half guard.
Thorgard is keen to just control but Barrels is a slippery customer.
Thorgard is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Alexei Thorgard has got the better of the ground game so far.
Thorgard is working for a submission of some sort.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Thorgard controlling the action here.
Barrels won't allow Thorgard to pass to mount.
Thorgard is looking to stall here but Barrels recovers full guard.
Barrels keeping moving, preventing Thorgard from controlling successfully.
Thorgard must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barrels looking for a sweep. Not yet Barrels, not yet.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Thorgard avoids the body shot from Barrels.
Barrels chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Thorgard misses with a takedown attempt
and Barrels cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Barrels gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Barrels managing to control the position.
Thorgard wants to pass the guard but Barrels is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barrels working a defensive guard here.
Thorgard throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Barrels works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Barrels working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Thorgard doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Thorgard manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Barrels keeping full guard, as Thorgard tries to pass.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alexei Thorgard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Barrels throws out a loose jab but Thorgard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barrels swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barrels lands a body shot.
Thorgard tries to clinch there but Barrels circles away.
Barrels closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Thorgard's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Barrels's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Barrels working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Barrels slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Barrels stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Thorgard swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barrels missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Barrels distracts Thorgard with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Barrels throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barrels got a little sloppy there for a moment and Thorgard has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Barrels has managed to get both his arms back between Thorgard's legs - danger averted.
Thorgard working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Barrels.
Barrels trying to control the position from guard on top but Thorgard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barrels showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Barrels wants to control from the top but Thorgard keeps moving.
Thorgard wants to sweep but no luck.
Barrels postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Thorgard is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Thorgard wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Barrels manages to pass to side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Thorgard trying to control here.
Thorgard is trying to get back to full guard.
Barrels wants to take a breather but Thorgard is having none of it.
Thorgard tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Barrels trying to advance position but Thorgard counters by regaining guard.
Barrels trying to control but Thorgard is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tu Barrels has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barrels 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.
Thorgard working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Barrels.
Barrels is stalling in the full guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Thorgard tries to move into range but Barrels moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Barrels takes a swing at Thorgard's ribcage but misses.
Barrels swats away the attempt to clinch by Thorgard.
Barrels throws a series of punches but Thorgard avoids them all with ease.
Thorgard throws a lazy head kick
and Barrels counters with a nice body shot.
Thorgard shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Barrels as he avoids it easily.
Barrels appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thorgard is looking to clinch.
Barrels misses with a hook.
Thorgard gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tu Barrels seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thorgard throws a wild body kick that Barrels sees coming a mile off.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Thorgard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barrels regains half guard.
Thorgard controlling the pace.
Barrels is looking to improve his position.
Alexei Thorgard is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Thorgard trying to mount his opponent but Barrels defends it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tu Barrels showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Thorgard 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexei Thorgard!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dan Gable (ranked 983 p4p, 1128 weight class) and Dill Nickle (ranked 94 p4p, 106 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Solid boxing
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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 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dan Gable!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dill Nickle!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Chris Saunders and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gable closes this distance looking for a takedown but Nickle circles away.
Nickle tries to counter by closing the distance.
Gable avoids the body shot from Nickle.
Nickle throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gable shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Nickle as he avoids it easily.
Gable looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Nickle wants to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nickle pushes Gable off but Gable dives into side control.
Gable moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Nickle is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Gable is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gable wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nickle keeps working.
Nickle wants to get back to his feet but Gable drags him back down.
Gable tries to score with some ground and pound. Nickle controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Gable working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Nickle tries to escape but Gable is in control.
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.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gable looks for a takedown but Nickle sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Gable. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gable displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nickle throws out the jab.
Gable fails with a takedown attempt.
Nickle scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gable clobbers Nickle with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gable throws a poor cross that misses
and Nickle counters with a right hand to the body.
Gable shoots in looking for a takedown but Nickle manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gable's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nickle throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nickle lands with a shot to the body.
Nickle looks to land a left hand but Gable moved out of range nicely.
Gable appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Nickle lands with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nickle throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gable shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Nickle pinned against the cage. Nickle gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nickle wants to counter with a clinch but Gable pushes him away.
Nickle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gable throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Nickle's waist but Nickle gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gable off to one side.
Gable closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Nickle quickly recovers to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nickle is trying to stand.
We've been hearing that Gable has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nickle is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dill Nickle 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.
Nickle lands a body shot.
Gable gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Nickle counter with a right hand.
Nickle takes a swing at Gable's ribcage but misses.
Gable tries to counter with a takedown but Nickle is quick to defend against it.
Gable is looking to slow Nickle down with leg kicks.
Gable misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gable fails with the takedown.
Nickle looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Gable. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gable falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nickle counters with a nice uppercut.
Nickle just misses with a punch to the body.
Gable changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Good shot there by Nickle.
Nickle looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gable appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Gable shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gable avoids the body shot from Nickle.
Nickle has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gable misses with a looping left.
Gable keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nickle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nickle throws an off balance right hand
and Gable counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Nickle!
Nickle is pushing Gable's head away, looking to escape. Gable manages to hold on to the position though.
Dan Gable overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gable tries for a kimura but Nickle is defending well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nickle wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nickle takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Nickle wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Gable throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Nickle explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Nice takedown defense from Nickle. No joy for Gable on that attempt.
Dill Nickle seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gable throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Nickle was covering up waiting for the punch and Gable finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Nickle scrambles and gets back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gable shoots in for a double leg but Nickle sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nickle lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Dill Nickle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gable slips a jab and a cross from Nickle.
Gable half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Gable or perhaps it was just good defense by Nickle, which made it look bad.
Nickle just misses with a punch to the body.
Nickle is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gable rather than just go for the knockout.
Nickle misses with a double jab.
Gable changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Nickle punishes Gable's body with a nice straight punch.
Horrible takedown attempt by Gable or perhaps it was just good defense by Nickle, which made it look bad.
Gable shoots for a double leg takedown but Nickle sprawls well. He's pushed Gable's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dill Nickle 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! This is the final round!
Gable doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Nickle counters with a left to the body.
Gable shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Nickle pinned against the cage. Nickle gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nickle looks to land a left hand but Gable moved out of range nicely.
Gable attempts a counter takedown but Nickle avoids it well and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gable tests Nickle's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dill Nickle is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nickle missing with a left hand there. Gable was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gable tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Nickle swivels and escapes.
And Nickle tries to counter it with a takedown but Gable pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Gable. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gable wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nickle lands a nice shot that snaps Gable's head back.
Nickle fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nickle throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gable moves out of range of the strikes.
Nickle lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Gable bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Nickle wants to get back to his feet but Gable drags him back down.
Gable wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Nickle, who protects the arm well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gable landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
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!
Gable in side control, throwing shots but Nickle defends.
Nickle tries to escape but Gable is in control.
Gable tries to score with some ground and pound. Nickle controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Nickle wants to get back to his feet but Gable drags him back down.
Gable postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Nickle bucks up and tries to throw Gable off but instead Gable has got his back!
Nickle is trying to get back to his feet. He's worked up on to his knees and now he's on his feet with his head on the canvas, trying to shake Gable off. It looks like it's working - Gable slides off, much to his dismay, and we're back to standing! Nickle displaying calm under pressure there.
Gable looks to score with a jab to the body but Nickle is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gable shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
As Gable backs off Nickle throws a huge counter combo but Gable manages to avoid it all.
Nickle tries to bum rush Gable with a series of wild strikes but Gable uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gable shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Nickle as he avoids it easily.
Nickle is looking for the big counter here.
Nickle looks to throw the jab but Gable is out of range.
Gable half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Gable shoots in looking for a takedown. Nickle tries to sprawl out of it but Gable keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Nickle manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gable tries to move into range but Nickle moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nickle stuffs the takedown attempt from Gable. Gable gets slowly back to his feet.
Nickle scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nickle scores with a decent looking hook.
Dan Gable has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gable bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nickle throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gable sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dill Nickle comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Nickle winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Josh West scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dill Nickle!
During a confident post fight interview, Dill Nickle thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pollos Hermanos (ranked 688 p4p, 738 weight class) and Chaiyo Sukbunsung (ranked 79 p4p, 84 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pollos Hermanos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chaiyo Sukbunsung!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Micheangelo Fripello and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sukbunsung attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sukbunsung fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sukbunsung throws a jab when Hermanos was well out of range.
Sukbunsung throws a lazy right hand but Hermanos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sukbunsung connects with a body shot.
Hermanos ducks under a wild hook from Sukbunsung.
Sukbunsung misses with a leg kick
and Hermanos makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hermanos blocks a jab.
Sukbunsung cracks Hermanos with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sukbunsung throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chaiyo Sukbunsung seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sukbunsung connects with a jab.
Hermanos throws a right hand that Sukbunsung ducks under and follows up with a left that Sukbunsung also avoids with ease.
Sukbunsung appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Sukbunsung gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sukbunsung keeping moving, preventing Hermanos from controlling successfully.
Sukbunsung wants to sweep here but Hermanos controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sukbunsung is trying to keep Hermanos in close.
Sukbunsung keeping full guard, as Hermanos tries to pass.
Sukbunsung keeping moving, preventing Hermanos from controlling successfully.
Hermanos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sukbunsung is keeping the position for now.
Sukbunsung has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Sukbunsung wants to hit a sweep here but Hermanos passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Sukbunsung there!
Sukbunsung tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sukbunsung tries to hold on but Hermanos pushes him away.
Sukbunsung is looking to get to half guard.
Hermanos landing shots from mount.
Hermanos has hold of Sukbunsung's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Sukbunsung manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Hermanos is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Sukbunsung is surviving well by controlling Hermanos's body position as best he can.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sukbunsung can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hermanos cracks Sukbunsung with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Sukbunsung is desperately trying to improve his position but Hermanos has a good base and remains in mount.
Sukbunsung 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.
Hermanos looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Sukbunsung bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hermanos is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hermanos throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Sukbunsung won't allow Hermanos to sweep him here.
Hermanos looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hermanos keeping full guard, as Sukbunsung tries to pass.
Sukbunsung wants to stand but Hermanos has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Sukbunsung slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hermanos manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sukbunsung manages to get himself to full guard.
Hermanos is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Hermanos makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hermanos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sukbunsung is keeping the position for now.
Sukbunsung has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Hermanos trying to control but Sukbunsung is working from the bottom.
Hermanos is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pollos Hermanos dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hermanos misses with a looping right.
Hermanos takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sukbunsung takes a swing at Hermanos's ribcage but misses.
Sukbunsung misses with a straight left.
Hermanos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hermanos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sukbunsung.
Hermanos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sukbunsung can do to turn this around?
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sukbunsung, as that shot connected.
Sukbunsung dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hermanos. That did some damage!
Sukbunsung fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hermanos manages to avoid it.
Sukbunsung throws a leg kick which misses Hermanos's front leg but catches the back leg as Hermanos tries to avoid it.
Hermanos looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sukbunsung swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sukbunsung cracks Hermanos with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hermanos throws a jab when Sukbunsung was well out of range.
Hermanos takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Good exchange - Sukbunsung coming out on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hermanos on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Sukbunsung attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sukbunsung looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sukbunsung lands a glancing blow to the side of Hermanos's head.
Hermanos clinches.
Sukbunsung throws a head punch that misses.
Sukbunsung misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sukbunsung swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hermanos wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short left from Sukbunsung.
Hermanos is trying to push Sukbunsung away but Sukbunsung has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sukbunsung scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hermanos.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hermanos.
Hermanos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sukbunsung. Hermanos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hermanos appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A slow jab from Sukbunsung misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sukbunsung cracks Hermanos with a good jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sukbunsung shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hermanos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sukbunsung misses the body punch
and Hermanos counters with a straight right hand.
Sukbunsung misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pollos Hermanos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sukbunsung with a hook.
Sukbunsung lands a jab.
Hermanos scores with a decent looking hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Sukbunsung misses the target.
The fighters circling - Sukbunsung throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hermanos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chaiyo Sukbunsung seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sukbunsung throws a lazy uppercut
and Hermanos counters with a right hand to the body.
Chaiyo Sukbunsung is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sukbunsung sizes up Hermanos with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hermanos drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hermanos takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hermanos defending well as Sukbunsung loads up on a big left hand.
Sukbunsung clobbers Hermanos with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sukbunsung lands a slapping body shot.
Hermanos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sukbunsung.
Hermanos ducks under a wild hook from Sukbunsung.
Hermanos throwing a counter right hand but Sukbunsung manages to avoid it.
Nice shot by Sukbunsung.
Sukbunsung throws out a loose jab but Hermanos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hermanos appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hermanos walks into a straight right hand from Sukbunsung.
Sukbunsung swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hermanos is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Hermanos.
Sukbunsung misses with a few strikes there.
Sukbunsung misses with a lunging right hand
and Hermanos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hermanos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hermanos looks to land a left hand but Sukbunsung moved out of range nicely.
Hermanos with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sukbunsung to score with a decent uppercut.
Sukbunsung dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hermanos moves away from the strike by Sukbunsung.
It looked like Hermanos wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hermanos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sukbunsung slips a jab from Hermanos.
Hermanos moves forwards but Sukbunsung connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sukbunsung slips a jab from Hermanos.
Sukbunsung is looking to slow Hermanos down with leg kicks.
Sukbunsung is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hermanos.
Hermanos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sukbunsung.
Sukbunsung tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hermanos is able to avoid easily.
Hermanos was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sukbunsung connects with a right hand. Hermanos shakes it off.
Sukbunsung misses with a straight left.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chaiyo Sukbunsung showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
A slow jab from Hermanos misses its intended target.
Sukbunsung fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hermanos manages to avoid it.
Sukbunsung throws a big shot that misses.
Hermanos appears to be looking for a big counter.
Hermanos lands with an uppercut that bounces Sukbunsung off the cage and back into range.
Sukbunsung wants to land a leg kick but Hermanos is out of range.
Sukbunsung throws a shot from downtown. Hermanos moves away and avoids it.
Hermanos moves out of range of the leg kick from Sukbunsung.
Hermanos lands a nice shot to the body.
Hermanos loads up on a big right hand but Sukbunsung slips the punch.
A nice side step and Sukbunsung releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Sukbunsung scoring well with a low kick there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good shot there by Sukbunsung.
Sukbunsung missing with a left hand there. Hermanos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sukbunsung fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hermanos has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sukbunsung walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hermanos checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sukbunsung stuffs the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sukbunsung waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hermanos.
Sukbunsung pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sukbunsung getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hermanos avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hermanos drives through and clinches with Sukbunsung against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Sukbunsung fails to land.
A short left from Hermanos.
Sukbunsung tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hermanos wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sukbunsung has him pressed against the cage.
Sukbunsung working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sukbunsung struggles to land a body shot inside as Hermanos controls his hands.
Hermanos is trying to break free.
Hermanos scores with a hook to the body.
Hermanos is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sukbunsung throws a head punch that misses.
A short uppercut from Sukbunsung.
Sukbunsung lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sukbunsung lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Chaiyo Sukbunsung seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hermanos working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sukbunsung fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hermanos lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Sukbunsung fails to land.
Sukbunsung lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hermanos.
Sukbunsung working aggressively here.
Hermanos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sukbunsung swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sukbunsung tests Hermanos's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sukbunsung throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hermanos ducks under a wild hook from Sukbunsung.
Hermanos avoids the body shot from Sukbunsung.
A big left from Sukbunsung misses.
Sukbunsung connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hermanos momentarily.
Sukbunsung loads up on a big right hand but Hermanos slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sukbunsung swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hermanos was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sukbunsung catches Hermanos with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sukbunsung throws a shot from downtown. Hermanos moves away and avoids it.
Hermanos is looking to counter with head kicks.
Hermanos looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sukbunsung throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sukbunsung scores with a shot to the body.
Sukbunsung misses with an uppercut.
Sukbunsung throws the left hand but Hermanos avoids the punch easily.
Hermanos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sukbunsung.
Sukbunsung throws an off balance right hand
and Hermanos counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sukbunsung scores with a nice right hand.
Sukbunsung looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hermanos ducks under a wild hook from Sukbunsung.
Hermanos swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Sukbunsung looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sukbunsung connects with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hermanos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sukbunsung moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sukbunsung throws out a loose jab but Hermanos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sukbunsung bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sukbunsung lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hermanos's sensitive parts.
The crowd cheers as Sukbunsung lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hermanos doesn't seem phased though.
Sukbunsung with a nice calf kick.
Sukbunsung throws a low kick but Hermanos avoids it.
Hermanos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sukbunsung.
Sukbunsung throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hermanos counters with a two punch combo.
Sukbunsung's corner calls for a 1-2. Sukbunsung obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hermanos scores with a one two! Sukbunsung had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
 Sukbunsung is rocked!
Sukbunsung misses with an uppercut. Hermanos saw that one coming.
It looked like Hermanos was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Sukbunsung is still on wobbly legs! Can Hermanos finish him?
Sukbunsung takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sukbunsung scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chaiyo Sukbunsung comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sukbunsung 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chaiyo Sukbunsung!
Our winner, Chaiyo Sukbunsung, 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 Hjallis Kalske (ranked 268 p4p, 523 weight class) and Ludko Struja Jr (ranked 36 p4p, 67 weight class). Struja Jr is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Wu-Tang Clan - C.R.E.A.M.. Ludko Struja Jr struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 206.4lbs 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. Hjallis Kalske has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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225
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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 21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hjallis Kalske!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ludko Struja Jr!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Jeff Smith and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kalske throws a hook but Struja Jr avoids it easily.
Struja Jr throws out a counter right but Kalske avoids it with no problem.
Struja Jr scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Kalske is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Struja Jr is tapping! Great win for Kalske!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Hjallis Kalske!
A victorious Hjallis Kalske 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Beardsley (ranked 651 p4p, 816 weight class) and Panda MacLeod (ranked 43 p4p, 56 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Peter Beardsley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Panda MacLeod!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Roger Salmon and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MacLeod circles away from the clinch attempt.
Beardsley jabs MacLeod right on the nose. MacLeod blinks but takes it well.
 It looks like Panda MacLeod has been cut.
MacLeod misses with a shot to the body
and Beardsley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Panda MacLeod seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beardsley looks to score with a jab to the body but MacLeod is just out of range.
MacLeod wants to counter with a clinch but Beardsley pushes him away.
Beardsley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from MacLeod.
Beardsley fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Beardsley takes a swing at MacLeod's ribcage but misses.
Beardsley misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beardsley throws a nice head kick!
MacLeod throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Beardsley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacLeod throws a left and a right that both miss
and Beardsley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Beardsley slips under a jab from MacLeod.
MacLeod looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
MacLeod instigates a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Beardsley scores with a nice short uppercut.
Beardsley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Beardsley tries to work over MacLeod's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice left hand lands by Beardsley.
Beardsley scores with an uppercut up the middle.
MacLeod pushes Beardsley back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Beardsley lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of MacLeod backwards.
MacLeod misses with the head strike.
Beardsley ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Beardsley no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Beardsley escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. MacLeod gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
MacLeod advances position into side control!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beardsley is trying to control MacLeod's posture but MacLeod avoids it.
Beardsley's coaches at Copes have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacLeod is trying to get an arm triangle but Beardsley is defending well.
Beardsley gets back to half guard.
Beardsley trying to hold on to MacLeod's head to control him but MacLeod postures up.
Beardsley desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Beardsley actively working from the bottom here.
MacLeod is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Beardsley is looking to control MacLeod's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Beardsley avoid being mounted?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacLeod seems to be looking for submissions.
Beardsley is not content to let MacLeod control the position.
MacLeod is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Beardsley doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time MacLeod.
Beardsley is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of MacLeod's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take MacLeod's back!
MacLeod preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Beardsley.
MacLeod is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Beardsley gets his way!
MacLeod trying to control the action but Beardsley just sinks the hooks in.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Beardsley's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Beardsley is not going to allow MacLeod to sit and survive in this position.
MacLeod looking very determined here, making life difficult for Beardsley.
Beardsley has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for MacLeod! Can he survive? No! He's out! Beardsley gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Peter Beardsley!
In his post fight interview, Peter Beardsley started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kokkoro Kirin (ranked 981 p4p, 263 weight class) and Antti Railio (ranked 65 p4p, 11 weight class). Kokkoro Kirin has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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 25 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kokkoro Kirin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antti Railio!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Micheangelo Fripello and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Railio dodges the punch combination from Kirin.
Kirin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Railio looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kirin closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
 It looks like Kokkoro Kirin has been cut.
Railio takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kirin rushes Railio and presses him up against the cage.
Kirin blocking some punches.
Kirin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Kirin.
Kirin pushes Railio back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Railio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Railio misses with the head strike.
Railio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice straight punches there by Kirin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kirin.
Kirin rushes Railio and presses him up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Railio misses with the head strike.
A short right from Kirin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Railio lands with a right to the head.
Railio manages to break the clinch.
Railio's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kirin connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Railio scrambles back to his feet.
Kirin tries to clinch but Railio moves out of range.
Railio blocks the body kick.
Railio takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A telegraphed right hand from Kirin misses the target.
Kirin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kirin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Railio swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kirin throws out a powerful jab.
Kirin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Railio moves away.
Kirin throws a shot to the body.
Kirin scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kirin misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kirin loads up on a big right hand but Railio slips the punch.
Railio now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kirin lands with a shot to the body.
A shot to the liver by Kirin. Beautiful body shot.
Railio takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kirin scores with a punch to the head.
Kirin throws a half hearted mid kick.
Railio on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kirin scores with a hook to the body. Railio takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nice straight punches there by Kirin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kirin.
Kirin is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kirin misses with a lunging right hand
and Railio counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kirin just misses with a punch to the body.
Kirin lands a really nice looking cross but Railio seems unphased.
Kirin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Railio, pushing him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirin lands with a short shot to the head.
Railio blocking some punches.
Railio tries a body shot but Kirin blocks it.
Railio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kirin throws a looping overhand right but Railio ducks down to avoid it.
A jab lands there for Kirin.
Railio takes a swing at Kirin's ribcage but misses.
Nice uppercut there from Kirin.
Kirin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Railio has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Railio drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kirin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Railio is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kirin with a body shot.
Kirin lands a high kick!
Kirin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kirin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Railio.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirin misses with a hook to the body
and Railio counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kirin throws a nice inside leg kick.
Railio slips under a jab.
Railio doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kirin misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Railio counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice defenses there by Kirin.
Railio takes one to the chin there.
Kirin defending well as Railio loads up on a big left hand.
Railio slips under a jab from Kirin.
A little jabbing left from Railio on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Railio misses with a looping right.
The crowd cheers as Kirin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Railio doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A cross from Kirin lands.
Kirin is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Railio checks the leg kick nicely there.
Railio appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Kirin misses the shot to the body.
It seemed like Railio was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kirin throws out a loose jab but Railio uses good head movement to avoid it.
It seemed like Railio was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kokkoro Kirin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kokkoro Kirin's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kirin misses the shot to the body.
Kirin lands the left hand.
Kirin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Railio throws a body punch but Kirin moves out of range.
Nice jab there from Kirin.
Kirin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Railio can do to turn this around?
Railio works the jab nicely.
No joy there for Kirin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Railio getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nice shot lands for Kirin.
Kirin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kirin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kirin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Railio can't break the clinch.
A short right from Kirin on the inside.
Railio prevents a body shot from Kirin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kirin tries a body shot but Railio blocks it.
Kirin misses with some punches.
Kirin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Railio gets through Kirin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Kirin.
Kirin lands an elbow that stopped Railio in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Antti Railio has been cut.
Railio lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kirin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kirin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kirin tries to throw a body punch but Railio avoids it by throwing Kirin back against the cage.
Kirin misses with a punch to the body.
Railio takes a shot to the head.
Kirin tries a body shot but Railio blocks it.
Railio lands with a left to the head.
Kirin prevents a body shot from Railio.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Railio blocking some punches.
Kirin misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Railio working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Railio blocks a body shot from Kirin.
Railio manages to break the clinch.
Kirin swings widly with a right hand
letting Railio counter with a right hand.
Kokkoro Kirin's cut is getting worse.
Kirin moves out of range as Railio strikes.
Kirin throws a head kick that misses
and Railio connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kirin closes the distance and clinches.
Railio lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kirin or not.
Kirin lands a nice uppercut.
Railio misses with a hook to the ribs.
Railio's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kirin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Railio.
Railio lands a glancing blow to the side of Kirin's head.
Railio uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kirin.
Railio is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kirin.
Kirin throws a leg kick but Railio sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirin swings away with a body shot that misses
and Railio counters with a crisp right hand that drops Kirin! Railio lets Kirin back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
 Kirin is rocked!
A telegraphed right hand from Railio misses the target.
Oh Kirin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Railio drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kirin seems to have got his legs back now.
Kirin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Railio ducks under a wild hook from Kirin.
Kirin throws a hook to the side of Railio's head but Railio sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Railio shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Railio ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A little jabbing left from Railio on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Railio lands a big right hand that sends Kirin crashing to the mat! Railio stays standing though and waves Kirin back to his feet!
Kokkoro Kirin's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Kirin is looking to land body kicks.
Railio swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kirin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kirin moves away from the strike by Railio.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirin connects with a crisp jab.
Kirin tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Railio counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Railio uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kirin.
Kirin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A shot to the liver by Kirin. Beautiful body shot.
Kirin throws a right hand that misses
and Railio counters with a crisp right hand that drops Kirin! Railio lets Kirin back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Kirin throws a low kick but Railio avoids it.
Kirin closes the distance and clinches.
Railio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kirin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Railio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kirin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Railio lands a body punch in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Railio lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jeez, Kokkoro Kirin's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Kirin blocking some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Antti Railio showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Kirin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Kirin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Railio fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kirin throws a leg kick but Railio sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kirin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Railio.
Railio throws a body punch but Kirin moves out of range.
Kirin throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kirin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Railio doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kirin slips under a jab.
Kirin swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Railio counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kirin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kirin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Railio slips a straight right by Kirin.
Railio now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Railio steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kirin.
Railio let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Railio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kirin manages to avoid it.
Kirin is looking to counter the offense by Railio and move into the clinch.
Kirin slips a jab from Railio.
Railio tests Kirin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kirin throws a body punch but Railio moves out of range.
Kokkoro Kirin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kirin scores with a nice head shot.
Kirin misses with a lunging right hand
and Railio counters with a nice right hand that sends Kirin toppling to the canvas! Kirin scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Railio finish him?!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kirin looks to throw the jab but Railio is out of range.
Railio appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Railio ducks right into an uppercut from Kirin.
Railio looks to land a right hand but Kirin moved out of range.
Kirin misses with a hook to the body
and Railio counters with a crisp right hand that drops Kirin! Railio lets Kirin back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Railio takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Railio defending well as Kirin loads up on a big left hand.
Railio swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Railio uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kirin.
Railio moves away from the strike by Kirin.
Kirin darts in trying to clinch
and Railio counters with a nice right hand that sends Kirin toppling to the canvas! Kirin scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Railio finish him?!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kokkoro Kirin's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Antti Railio!
Our winner, Antti Railio, 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 AJ Brown (ranked 278 p4p, 99 weight class) and Pete Prescott (ranked 37 p4p, 14 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Brown might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Ace Hood - Undefeated. Prescott comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Negative Creep - Nirvana kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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 22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, AJ Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pete Prescott!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Josh West and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown keeps the fight on the outside.
Brown swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Prescott gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Prescott blocks a body shot from Brown.
Brown tries to throw a body punch but Prescott avoids it by throwing Brown back against the cage.
Brown misses with a short punch on the inside.
Prescott misses with some punches.
Prescott swings wildly with an uppercut but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brown doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A shot in the inside from Prescott.
Brown scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Brown has a couple of punches blocked by Prescott.
Brown misses with a hook to the ribs.
Prescott lands an uppercut.
Prescott scores with a shoulder strike.
Brown can't find room to land a body shot as Prescott controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Prescott fails to land.
Prescott blocking some punches.
Brown lands a right hand that snaps the head of Prescott backwards.
Brown blocks an elbow strike from Prescott.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown lands a right hand.
Prescott misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown tries to throw a body punch but Prescott avoids it by throwing Brown back against the cage.
Prescott blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brown lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Prescott.
Brown blocks an uppercut.
Prescott working aggressively here.
Prescott blocks a body shot from Brown.
Brown has a couple of punches blocked by Prescott.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brown.
Brown misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brown.
Prescott throws a head punch that misses.
Brown lands with a left to the head.
Prescott swings wildly with an uppercut but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Prescott takes a shot to the head.
Prescott lands a right hand that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Prescott misses with some punches.
Brown tries to work over Prescott's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Prescott working aggressively here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prescott lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brown cracks Prescott with a nice body shot.
Brown tries a body shot but Prescott blocks it.
Prescott working aggressively here.
Prescott blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Prescott misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Brown fails to land.
Prescott tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brown swings wildly with an uppercut but Prescott uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brown lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brown lands a body shot in the clinch.
Brown throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Brown tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Prescott's elbow.
Prescott lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Brown tries a body shot but Prescott blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Brown creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Brown lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Prescott swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Prescott tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brown tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brown blocks an elbow strike.
Prescott lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Brown breaks from the clinch.
Prescott tries to clinch but Brown is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brown looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fighters circling - Prescott throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It looked like Brown was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Prescott.
Prescott clinches up with Brown and pushes him back against the cage.
Brown lands a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Prescott.
Brown misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brown.
Prescott throws an elbow that misses.
Prescott working aggressively here.
Brown working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Prescott tries to pull guard but Brown forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Brown misses with a body punch.
Prescott blocks a body shot from Brown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Prescott fails to land.
Brown misses with a body punch.
Brown tries a body shot but Prescott blocks it.
Prescott lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like AJ Brown has been cut.
Brown dodges an elbow strike from Prescott.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Prescott misses with an elbow over the top.
Brown makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Brown struggles to land a body shot inside as Prescott controls his hands.
Brown misses with a hook from the clinch.
Prescott blocks a body shot from Brown.
Brown swings wildly with an uppercut but Prescott uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brown can't find room to land a body shot as Prescott controls the action.
Prescott comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Brown misses with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Brown.
Prescott swings wildly with an uppercut but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Prescott as Brown tries to tie him up.
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 AJ Brown will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on AJ Brown's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A punch lands to the side of Brown 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Prescott has taken the fight to the clinch.
Brown lands with a light punch inside.
Brown lands a hook to the side of the head.
Prescott lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Brown blocks an uppercut.
Brown struggles to land a body shot inside as Prescott controls his hands.
Brown digs a right hand into Prescott's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Prescott's gas tank.
Prescott softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Brown tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Prescott lands with a light punch inside.
Prescott misses with some punches.
Brown tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Prescott's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Prescott.
Prescott throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Brown scores with a nice hook to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Prescott swings wildly with an uppercut but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brown tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Prescott's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prescott lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Brown lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Prescott's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Prescott lands with an overhand left.
Pete Prescott seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Prescott takes the fight into the clinch.
Brown tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Prescott pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brown misses with a looping right.
Prescott checks a leg kick.
Brown closes the distance and pushes Prescott back into the cage.
Prescott takes a shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Prescott.
Brown can't find room to land a body shot as Prescott controls the action.
Prescott misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Prescott.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Prescott backwards.
Prescott lands with a right to the head.
Prescott throws a punch but it's blocked by Brown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prescott blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Prescott fails to land.
Brown has a couple of punches blocked by Prescott.
Prescott fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Prescott misses with a short punch on the inside.
Prescott lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Brown tries to work over Prescott's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brown tries a body shot but Prescott blocks it.
Prescott misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brown blocks an uppercut.
Prescott pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Brown holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Brown lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Prescott fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Brown fails to land.
Brown doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Prescott misses with the head strike.
Brown misses with the head strike.
Brown escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown tries to move into range but Prescott moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Brown pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Prescott back to the cage. Brown follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Prescott moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Prescott.
Brown doesn't manage to clinch there - Prescott circles away.
Prescott tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Prescott on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Prescott moves in looking to clinch but Brown pushes him off.
Brown moves out of range as Prescott strikes.
Prescott misses with a straight left.
Some bone on bone action there as Prescott checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Prescott swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Brown scores with a shot to the body.
Prescott tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brown paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Prescott fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brown fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prescott throws a hook to the side of Brown's head but Brown sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Prescott misses with a takedown
and Brown counters with a thumping low kick.
Prescott wants to clinch.
Brown circles away from the clinch attempt.
Prescott fails in his attempt to clinch.
Prescott moves into the clinch successfully.
Prescott tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brown lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Prescott backwards.
Brown lands a hook that snaps the head of Prescott backwards.
Brown is working Prescott over against the cage.
Brown makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
AJ Brown has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Brown working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Prescott swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Prescott working aggressively here.
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 AJ Brown will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on AJ Brown's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Brown looks to land a left hand but Prescott moved out of range nicely.
AJ Brown is winning the standup battle so far.
Prescott cracks Brown with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Prescott looks to land a left hand but Brown moved out of range nicely.
Prescott wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Prescott looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Prescott takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Prescott is looking to clinch.
Brown avoids the head kick by Prescott.
Brown throws a shot to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Brown scores with a four punch combination!
Prescott doesn't manage to clinch there - Brown circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prescott clinches up with Brown and pushes him back against the cage.
Brown lands a right hand.
Prescott breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Prescott tries to clinch but Brown moves out of range.
Prescott misses with a straight left.
Prescott wants to clinch up but Brown keeps it at a distance.
Brown takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Brown lands a head shot.
Prescott closes the distance looking to clinch
and Brown counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Brown fails in his attempt to clinch.
Prescott closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Brown struggles to land a body shot inside as Prescott controls his hands.
Brown tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Prescott's elbow.
Brown pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prescott moves into range and clinches up with Brown.
Brown breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Prescott is looking to clinch but Brown is avoiding it.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch but Prescott swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Prescott is looking to clinch but Brown is avoiding it.
Prescott scores with the left hand. Brown knows he should have avoided that one.
A jab from Prescott finds it's way through Brown's defenses.
Brown jabs at Prescott's body.
A clash of legs there as Prescott blocks the low kick.
Prescott closes the distance but Brown moves to the side
and Brown counters with a nice kick to the body.
Prescott doesn't manage to clinch there - Brown circles away.
Prescott blocks a leg kick.
Prescott misses with a hook
and Brown counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Prescott closes the distance but Brown moves to the side
enabling Brown to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prescott throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brown moves into range and clinches up with Prescott.
Prescott lands a right hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brown.
Brown blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brown blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Prescott.
Brown breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brown takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Brown throws a shot from downtown. Prescott moves away and avoids it.
Prescott tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Brown manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Prescott clinches up with Brown and pushes him back against the cage.
Brown presses Prescott against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Prescott blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brown working aggressively here.
Prescott working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prescott swings wildly with an uppercut but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Prescott throws a punch but it's blocked by Brown.
Prescott blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Prescott.
Brown lands a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Still in the clinch, Brown scores with a nice short uppercut.
Brown misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brown just leaning against Prescott, taking a breather.
A head punch on the inside from Prescott fails to land.
Brown swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short left from Prescott.
Pete Prescott has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Prescott working aggressively here.
Brown blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Prescott prevents a body shot from Brown.
Brown works on Prescott's body with a couple of short punches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Prescott misses with the head strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
AJ Brown showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Brown 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 29:28
Judge Josh West scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... AJ Brown!
A relieved looking AJ Brown 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eugeniy Tryastsyn (ranked 9 p4p, 92 weight class) and Vunipola Veainu (ranked 1 p4p, 15 weight class). Vunipola Veainu has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Eugeniy Tryastsyn's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eugeniy Tryastsyn!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vunipola Veainu!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Jeff Smith and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tryastsyn connects with the punch.
Tryastsyn shoots in looking for a takedown. Veainu tries to sprawl out of it but Tryastsyn keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Veainu manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Veainu now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Tryastsyn scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Decent striking displayed by Tryastsyn there.
Veainu takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tryastsyn throws a body shot but no joy.
Veainu let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tryastsyn changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tryastsyn scores with the left hand. Veainu knows he should have avoided that one.
Veainu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tryastsyn.
Veainu takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Tryastsyn scores with a one two! Veainu had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Vunipola Veainu has been cut.
Tryastsyn lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Veainu ducks under a wild hook from Tryastsyn.
Veainu takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Tryastsyn - just one landing.
Tryastsyn closes the distance and clinches up with Veainu, looking for a takedown. Tryastsyn pushes Veainu against the cage but Veainu circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Veainu throws a counter combo.
It looks like Tryastsyn has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Veainu stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Veainu wants it to stay on the feet.
It seemed like Veainu was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eugeniy Tryastsyn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tryastsyn fails with the takedown
and Veainu counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tryastsyn shoots in looking for a takedown but Veainu manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Tryastsyn's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Veainu takes one to the side of the head.
Tryastsyn throws an overhand right that lands on Veainu's shoulder, as Veainu tries to avoid the shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Veainu! But no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tryastsyn looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Veainu is fending him off so far but Tryastsyn persists. Nope, Veainu circles away and we're back to standing.
It seemed like Veainu was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tryastsyn shoots in and drives through. Veainu sprawls well.
Tryastsyn misses with a takedown attempt
and Veainu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tryastsyn. Veainu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tryastsyn misses with a body punch
letting Veainu counter with a right hand.
Tryastsyn looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tryastsyn thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Veainu's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Veainu is positioning himself well to prevent Tryastsyn advancing to mount.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Tryastsyn connects with a nice short shot to Veainu's temple.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Tryastsyn connects with a nice short shot to Veainu's temple.
Veainu blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tryastsyn.
Tryastsyn throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Veainu to regain full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tryastsyn throws a big right hand that misses.
Tryastsyn with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tryastsyn works over Veainu with some ground and pound from guard.
Tryastsyn throwing strikes but missing.
Veainu preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tryastsyn postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eugeniy Tryastsyn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vunipola Veainu's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tryastsyn rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Veainu counters with a straight right hand.
Tryastsyn misses with a hook to the body
and Veainu counters with a crisp right hand that drops Tryastsyn! Veainu lets Tryastsyn back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Tryastsyn is rocked!
It looks like Eugeniy Tryastsyn has been cut.
A big right from Tryastsyn misses.
Oh Tryastsyn is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Veainu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tryastsyn seems to have got his legs back now.
Tryastsyn with a poor takedown
and Veainu counters with a big left hand that crumples Tryastsyn! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vunipola Veainu!
Vunipola Veainu is the new heavyweight champion!
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