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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Horacio Sadaval (ranked 1432 p4p, 1572 weight class) and Marc Tong Panong (ranked 167 p4p, 184 weight class). Sadaval comes to the cage accompanied by Prohibido Olvidar. Tong Panong has chosen Tetris Song as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 16 - 1, fighting out of London, Horacio Sadaval!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marc Tong Panong!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Steven Brown and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sadaval circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sadaval throws a right and a left that both miss.
Despite the aggression on Tong Panong's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Tong Panong gets a clinch.
Tong Panong lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sadaval backwards.
Tong Panong landing knees to the head.
 It looks like Horacio Sadaval has been cut.
A short right from Tong Panong.
We've been hearing reports that Sadaval has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Tong Panong throws an elbow but it misses.
Tong Panong misses with the head strike.
Tong Panong lands a knee to the head.
Tong Panong pushes off an throws an elbow but Sadaval leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Tong Panong utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Tong Panong is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Sadaval is defending well.
Sadaval breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tong Panong takes one to the chin there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tong Panong keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sadaval.
Sadaval swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tong Panong.
Sadaval throws a series of punches but Tong Panong moves out of range.
Tong Panong looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sadaval falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tong Panong counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sadaval looks to score with a jab to the body but Tong Panong is just out of range.
Sadaval misses the shot to the body.
Tong Panong swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tong Panong fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sadaval, pushing him back against the cage.
Sadaval breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tong Panong rushes Sadaval and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tong Panong trying to land knees to the body.
Sadaval softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tong Panong with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sadaval breaks the clinch.
Tong Panong gets tackled into the cage by Sadaval. Sadaval maintains the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sadaval.
Sadaval is trying to force a seperation but Tong Panong has the dominant position.
Tong Panong lands a damaging elbow.
Sadaval prevents the takedown attempt.
Sadaval throws a punch but it's blocked by Tong Panong.
Tong Panong can't find room to land a body shot as Sadaval controls the action.
Sadaval is struggling to control the position.
Tong Panong throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sadaval blocks it with crossed arms.
Sadaval tries to circle away but Tong Panong has him pinned against the cage.
A short left from Tong Panong.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tong Panong misses with a knee strike.
Sadaval avoiding damage as Tong Panong throws knees to the body.
Sadaval's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Sadaval scores with a shot to the side of Tong Panong's head.
Sadaval manages to break the clinch.
Sadaval's corner calls for a 1-2. Sadaval obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A head kick misses from Sadaval.
Tong Panong tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Tong Panong tries to close the distance and clinch but Sadaval swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tong Panong throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sadaval's waist but Sadaval gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tong Panong off to one side.
Horacio Sadaval has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marc Tong Panong.
Tong Panong pushes Sadaval up against the cage in a clinch.
Sadaval lands a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sadaval breaks the clinch.
Sadaval gets a clinch.
Sadaval managing to block the knees to the body from Tong Panong.
Tong Panong working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot in the inside from Tong Panong.
Sadaval blocks an uppercut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sadaval.
Tong Panong misses with a knee to the head.
Sadaval breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sadaval looks to land a combination but Tong Panong avoids it well.
Tong Panong now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Sadaval misses with a head kick.
Sadaval moves into range and clinches up with Tong Panong.
A short left from Sadaval.
Sadaval lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tong Panong backwards.
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 Horacio Sadaval will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Horacio Sadaval's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sadaval has closed the distance and engaged Tong Panong in a clinch.
Tong Panong lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sadaval lands an uppercut.
Tong Panong lands a nice uppercut.
Sadaval scores with a shoulder strike.
Sadaval avoids the elbow strike from Tong Panong, against the cage.
Tong Panong wants the takedown. Sadaval is fighting it off but Tong Panong persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Sadaval's guard against the cage.
Sadaval is looking to stand up but Tong Panong isn't so interested in that idea.
Sadaval being controlled here, momentarily.
Tong Panong stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Sadaval gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tong Panong lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sadaval blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sadaval prevents a body shot from Tong Panong.
Tong Panong misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sadaval.
Sadaval stalling against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sadaval.
Tong Panong drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sadaval gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Tong Panong swings wildly with an uppercut but Sadaval uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tong Panong lands with a right to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tong Panong.
Sadaval breaks from the clinch.
Tong Panong fails with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tong Panong avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sadaval misses with a series of wild punches.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tong Panong! But no joy.
Sadaval falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tong Panong counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sadaval throws a lazy right hand but Tong Panong sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tong Panong tries to close the distance and clinch but Sadaval swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sadaval tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Tong Panong manages to circle out of the way.
Tong Panong tries to clinch there but Sadaval circles away.
Sadaval clinches with his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tong Panong gets through Sadaval's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sadaval working aggressively here.
Sadaval misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tong Panong using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tong Panong pushes Sadaval back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sadaval takes an elbow to the temple.
Tong Panong lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tong Panong tries to score a body lock takedown but Sadaval shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Horacio Sadaval has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marc Tong Panong.
Tong Panong lands a knee to the head.
Tong Panong tries to throw a body punch but Sadaval avoids it by throwing Tong Panong back against the cage.
Tong Panong throws a knee to the head but misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Sadaval - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Sadaval taking a breather.
Tong Panong has Sadaval pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Sadaval manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Sadaval lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sadaval throws a punch but it's blocked by Tong Panong.
Tong Panong with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tong Panong softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tong Panong tries to land a knee to the head but Sadaval blocks with his arms.
Sadaval pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sadaval moves into the clinch.
Marc Tong Panong seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tong Panong softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sadaval avoids the elbow strike from Tong Panong, against the cage.
Sadaval breaks from the clinch.
Horacio Sadaval is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sadaval throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
As Sadaval backs off Tong Panong throws a huge counter combo but Sadaval manages to avoid it all.
Tong Panong scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Sadaval pushes Tong Panong away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Tong Panong gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Tong Panong trying to control the action but Sadaval is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marc Tong Panong showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Horacio Sadaval's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Tong Panong clinches with his opponent.
Tong Panong throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sadaval blocks it with crossed arms.
Sadaval tries to stall but Tong Panong uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tong Panong is looking for a takedown.
Sadaval prevents the takedown attempt.
Sadaval taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Sadaval throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tong Panong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tong Panong landing knees to the head.
Tong Panong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tong Panong.
A shot in the inside from Tong Panong.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tong Panong prevents Sadaval from breaking the clinch.
Sadaval trying to control the position but instead, Tong Panong has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sadaval into the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tong Panong.
Tong Panong is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Sadaval pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Horacio Sadaval has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marc Tong Panong.
Sadaval pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sadaval takes the fight into the clinch.
Sadaval misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sadaval is trying to stall.
Sadaval avoids a wild elbow strike from Tong Panong.
Sadaval lands a body punch.
Sadaval blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tong Panong looking for a takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tong Panong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sadaval has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tong Panong lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sadaval is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tong Panong is keeping busy.
Tong Panong misses with some punches.
Tong Panong turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Tong Panong manages to end up in side control.
Tong Panong is looking to take a break and control but Sadaval is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
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!
Tong Panong taking a breather here.
Sadaval is pushing Tong Panong's head away, looking to escape. Tong Panong manages to hold on to the position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tong Panong wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sadaval keeps working.
Sadaval is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Tong Panong is controlling him well.
The referee asks Tong Panong politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Tong Panong prefers to stall for the moment though.
Let's hope that Tong Panong has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Sadaval wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tong Panong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Sadaval throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tong Panong.
Sadaval listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sadaval scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tong Panong takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tong Panong shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sadaval cracks Tong Panong with a right hand to the side of the head.
Horacio Sadaval is winning the standup battle so far.
Sadaval closes the distance and clinches.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Horacio Sadaval.
I think Sadaval has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Horacio Sadaval!
After the fight, Horacio Sadaval was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
Marc Tong Panong was interviewed post fight and said 'I'm slowing down.... I need to rethink seriously about my future'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between BIg Cholo (ranked 1997 p4p, 3357 weight class) and Garry Waddle (ranked 96 p4p, 100 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, BIg Cholo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Garry Waddle!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, William Gold and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cholo throws a body punch but Waddle moves out of range.
Waddle takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
 It looks like Garry Waddle has been cut.
Waddle showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cholo.
Cholo tests Waddle's chin there with a solid looking shot.
BIg Cholo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cholo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Waddles jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Waddle takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A big left from Cholo misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Waddle takes a jab right on the kisser.
Waddle clinches with his opponent.
Waddle misses with the head strike.
Waddle takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cholo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Waddle backwards.
 Waddle is rocked!
That has opened up Garry Waddle's cut even more.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waddle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cholo slows down the pace here.
Cholo lands a shot to the body.
Waddle looks winded!
A short left from Cholo.
Cholo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Waddle throws a punch but it's blocked by Cholo.
Cholo manages to break the clinch.
Waddle takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Waddle dodges the punch combination from Cholo.
It looks like Cholo has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
A cross from Cholo lands.
Waddle is still on wobbly legs! Can Cholo finish him?
Cholo lands a body shot.
Waddle seems to have recovered his senses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waddle ducks under a wild hook from Cholo.
Waddle scores with a nice right hand.
It looks like BIg Cholo has been cut.
Cholo misses with a hook
and Waddle counters with a left and a right that stings Cholo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Waddle forces Cholo back against the cage and clinches.
Cholo is struggling to control the position.
Waddle softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Waddle throws a punch but it's blocked by Cholo.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cholo.
Cholo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Waddle scores with a nice short uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from Cholo.
Waddle swings wildly with an uppercut but Cholo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Waddle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cholo's elbow.
Waddle blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Waddle.
Cholo prevents a body shot from Waddle.
Cholo throws a head punch that misses.
Cholo prevents a body shot from Waddle.
A head punch on the inside from Cholo fails to land.
Cholo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Waddles head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Waddle.
A right hand to the body from Cholo.
Cholo tries to work over Waddle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cholo just leaning against Waddle, taking a breather.
Cholo tries to throw a body punch but Waddle avoids it by throwing Cholo back against the cage.
Cholo lands with a left to the head.
The cut above Garry Waddle's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Waddle misses with a punch to the body.
Cholo misses with a punch to the body.
Waddle has a couple of punches blocked by Cholo.
Waddle misses with a punch on the inside.
Waddle lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waddle makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Waddle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cholo avoiding damage.
Waddle tries to work over Cholo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cholo throws a head punch that misses.
Cholo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Waddle throws a punch but it's blocked by Cholo.
Cholo blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Waddle fails to land.
Cholo tries a body shot but Waddle blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cholo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cholo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cholo blocking some punches.
Cholo misses with the head strike.
Cholo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Waddle or not.
A head punch on the inside from Cholo fails to land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
BIg Cholo dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cholo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Waddle! But no joy.
Waddle doesn't manage to clinch there - Cholo circles away.
Cholo misses the jab.
Nice body punch from Cholo.
Cholo throws out a powerful jab.
Cholo lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
BIg Cholo is winning the standup battle so far.
Cholo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cholo misses with a few strikes there.
Waddle tries to clinch up.
Cholo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Waddle can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good shot there by Cholo.
Cholo throws a hook to the side of Waddle's head but Waddle sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Waddle staying out of range there.
Waddle takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Cholo and Waddle goes tumbling to the canvas! Cholo follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
Garry Waddle's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Waddle tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Cholo is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Waddle defends it well.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Cholo is taking a breather. Waddle says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Waddle gets back to full guard.
Cholo sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Waddle throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Waddle tries to strike from the bottom.
Waddle keeping moving, preventing Cholo from controlling successfully.
Cholo passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cholo trying to control the pace.
Cholo uses his free foot to push down on Waddle's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Waddle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Waddle has given up his back. Will we see Cholo going for some submissions?
Cholo tries to get the hooks in deep but Waddle pushed the leg off.
Waddle is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Cholo.
Waddle wants to escape the position.
Waddle tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Cholo is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Cholo controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waddle swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Cholo sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Cholo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Cholo blocks Waddle's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Cholo controlling his opponent.
Waddle swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Waddle 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.
Cholo tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Waddle swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cholo blocks Waddle's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Cholo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Waddle is looking to escape.
Cholo blocks Waddle's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Cholo cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Waddle swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Waddle flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Waddle flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Waddle throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Waddle has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cholo tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Waddle flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Waddle flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Cholo controlling his opponent.
Cholo blocks Waddle's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
BIg Cholo dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Waddle moves away from the strike by Cholo.
Cholo lands a high kick!
Waddle avoids the body shot from Cholo.
Cholo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Cholo throws the left hand but Waddle avoids the punch easily.
Cholo scores with a hook.
Waddle rushes Cholo and presses him up against the cage.
Waddle lands a nice uppercut.
Cholo working aggressively here.
Waddle throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Waddle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Waddle has a couple of punches blocked by Cholo.
Cholo is working Waddle over against the cage.
Garry Waddle seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cholo lands a right hand.
A head punch on the inside from Cholo fails to land.
Waddle misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waddle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cholo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cholo lands with a short shot to the head.
Waddle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Waddle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Waddle working aggressively here.
Waddle avoids a wild elbow strike from Cholo.
Cholo blocking some punches.
Cholo blocking some punches.
Cholo presses Waddle against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Waddle takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cholo misses with some punches.
Cholo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cholo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Garry Waddle's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). BIg Cholo!
After the fight, BIg Cholo was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Drake (ranked 1777 p4p, 1603 weight class) and Mike Camble (ranked 209 p4p, 191 weight class). Drake's entrance music is Hell Yeah - Rev Theory. A fine choice. This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby Drake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Camble!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drake moves to clinch but Camble breaks away
and Camble counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Camble scores with a leg kick.
Drake moves into range and connects with a jab.
Drake 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.
Drake throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Drake looks to land a right hand but Camble moved out of range.
Camble bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Drake's head.
Camble listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Drake lands the left hand.
Drake displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drake throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Camble.
Drake tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Camble counters with a nice body shot.
Camble throws a lazy right hand but Drake sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Drake has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Camble.
Drake tries to clinch but Camble is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camble throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Drake misses with a looping right.
Camble throws a sloppy head kick and Drake moves out of range easily.
Drake scores with the left hand. Camble knows he should have avoided that one.
An inside leg kick lands from Camble.
Drake misses with a shot to the body
and Camble counters with a slapping leg kick.
Drake misses with a right hand
and Camble counters with a solid body kick.
Good exchange - Camble coming out on top.
Drake throws a body shot but no joy.
Drake misses with a jab, cross combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Drake looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Camble avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Camble connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Drake has taken the fight to the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Drake as the two fighters clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Camble goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Camble.
Drake's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Camble tries to throw a body punch but Drake avoids it by throwing Camble back against the cage.
Camble lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Drake backwards.
It looks like Bobby Drake has been cut.
A short uppercut from Drake.
Camble misses with a short punch on the inside.
Camble lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Drake misses with a punch on the inside.
Drake lands a body shot.
A short left from Camble.
Camble throws a head punch that misses.
Camble misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Camble goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Camble.
Camble throws a head punch that misses.
A short uppercut from Drake.
Camble scores with a nice hook to the head.
Camble prevents a body shot from Drake.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Camble - that landed with a thud.
Drake misses with a hook from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Camble.
Camble misses with the head strike.
Drake takes a shot to the head.
Camble manages to break the clinch.
Drake blocks the body kick.
Drake has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Camble finds it's way round the side to connect with Drake's head.
Drake tries to clinch up
enabling Camble to counter with a crisp jab.
Camble uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drake.
Drake bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big right from Drake misses.
Drake moves in looking to clinch but Camble pushes him off.
Drake has Camble up against the cage in a clinch.
Drake pushes Camble back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camble working aggressively here.
Camble swings away with an uppercut that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drake misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Drake fails to land.
Drake throws a punch but it's blocked by Camble.
Drake misses with the head strike.
Drake tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Camble working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Drake swings wildly with an uppercut but Camble uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drake lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Camble swings wildly with an uppercut but Drake uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Camble.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Camble misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Drake is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Camble is keeping busy.
Drake blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Camble working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Camble dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bobby Drake's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Drake throws a hook but Camble avoids it easily.
Drake takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A looping hook to the body misses from Camble. Drake does a little dance to reset his feet.
Drake takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Drake tries to clinch but Camble moves away
and Camble counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Drake throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Camble.
Drake swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Camble with the inside leg kick.
Drake 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.
Drake chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Camble can pounce on him.
Mike Camble seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drake ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Camble throws a big shot that misses.
Camble on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Camble ducks under a wild hook from Drake.
Camble's jab looks to have found its range, popping Drake under the eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camble takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Drake lands with a straight right. Camble didn't see that one coming.
Drake uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Camble.
Camble moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jab from Drake.
Drake bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Camble's head.
Camble wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Drake misses with a hook.
It seemed like Camble was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Camble has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Drake gets a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Camble.
Camble misses with a punch on the inside.
Camble misses with a hook from the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Camble misses with a body punch.
Camble throws a head punch that misses.
Camble blocking some punches.
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!
Camble escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Drake takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Drake. Camble does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slapping leg kick lands for Camble.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Drake.
Drake looks to land a right hand but Camble moved out of range.
And Camble responds with a good body kick, but Drake manages to step out the way in time.
Drake wants to clinch up but Camble keeps it at a distance.
Camble takes a swing at Drake's ribcage but misses.
Camble throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Camble throws a nice outside leg kick.
Drake walks into a left hand.
Drake tries to clinch up.
Drake misses with a body punch
and Camble counters with a good low kick that Drake was not able to check.
Drake tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Camble paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Camble circles away from the clinch attempt.
Drake fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Camble, pushing him back against the cage.
Camble tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Camble.
Camble misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Camble throws a head punch that misses.
Camble doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Camble doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Camble can't find room to land a body shot as Drake controls the action.
Camble misses with a hook from the clinch.
Camble scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Camble.
Camble breaks the clinch.
Drake takes a swing at Camble's ribcage but misses.
A slow jab from Camble misses its intended target.
Drake swings away with a body shot that misses
and Camble counters with a low kick, right behind Drake 's knee.
A nice leg kick from Camble, right into the meat of the thigh.
Camble buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Drake scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Camble doesn't seem bothered though.
Camble lands a right hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake takes the fight into the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Camble pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Drake fails in his attempt to clinch.
Drake clinches with his opponent.
Drake misses with a punch on the inside.
Drake scores with a nice hook to the head.
Camble pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Camble throws a lazy body kick
letting Drake counter with a right hand.
Camble dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Drake swings widly with a right hand
and Camble counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Drake needs to keep his hands up - Camble had a free shot at his head there.
Camble fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Drake checks it well.
Camble takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Camble tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Camble has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Camble there as he acknowledges the shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Camble showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bobby Drake's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Camble throws a body punch but Drake moves out of range.
Camble throws a series of punches but Drake avoids them all with ease.
Drake wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Drake tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Camble manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Camble shapes to counter with a head kick.
Camble throws a quick inside leg kick.
Camble keeps the fight on the outside.
Drake tries to clinch but Camble moves out of range.
Camble takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Drake is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Camble throws a nice inside leg kick.
Drake misses the jab.
Drake wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drake tries to clinch there but Camble circles away.
Drake throws a hook but Camble avoids it easily.
Camble bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Camble throws a leg kick which misses Drake's front leg but catches the back leg as Drake tries to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camble with a hook.
Drake misses the body punch
letting Camble counter with a right hand.
Nice defenses there by Drake.
Camble clobbers Drake with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nice uppercut there from Camble.
Camble's corner calls for a 1-2. Camble obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Camble missing with a left hand there. Drake was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Drake misses with a jab to the body
and Camble counters with a straight right hand.
Camble keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Drake throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Camble thows a left - swing and a miss!
A slapping leg kick lands for Camble.
Drake doesn't manage to clinch there - Camble circles away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Camble tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Drake was well out of range. Poor timing from Camble.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camble takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Camble digs a good body shot into Drake's ribs.
Drake takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Drake needs to keep his hands up - Camble had a free shot at his head there.
Drake tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Camble manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Drake checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Drake closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Camble fails to land.
Camble fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Drake.
A nice right hand lands inside from Drake.
Drake working aggressively here.
Camble blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Drake.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Drake.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Camble creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Camble creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Camble.
Camble misses with a body punch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Camble.
Camble manages to break the clinch.
Drake tries to close the distance and clinch up but Camble swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Drake closes the distance and clinches.
Stalling in the clinch from Drake.
Camble breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Camble lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A jab from Drake misses.
Bobby Drake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drake doesn't manage to clinch there - Camble circles away.
Drake moves out of range as Camble throws a body kick.
Drake takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A shot to the body from Camble misses
and Drake counters with a stiff right hand.
Camble lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake fails in his attempt to clinch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Camble.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Camble lands a nice leg kick that just misses Drake's sensitive parts.
Drake tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mike Camble is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Drake misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Camble.
Drake tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Camble fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Drake on the side of the head.
Drake works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Drake looks to land a right hand but Camble moved out of range.
Camble tries a quick counter leg kick but Drake is wise to it.
Drake tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Drake avoids the head kick by Camble.
Drake fails with an attempt to clinch.
Drake gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bobby Drake has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Camble.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Camble comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Camble 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Camble!
A determined Mike Camble didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Diego Garcia (ranked 963 p4p, 669 weight class) and Jesse Custer (ranked 120 p4p, 81 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 10 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Diego Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jesse Custer!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Chris Edwards and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nice shot by Garcia.
Garcia uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Custer.
A little feinted left hand from Garcia on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Garcia dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Custer. That did some damage!
Custer throws a head kick that misses
and Garcia counters with a straight right hand.
Custer checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Custer scores with a jab.
Custer throws a lazy uppercut
and Garcia counters with a stiff right hand.
A head kick by Custer misses
letting Garcia counter with a right hand.
Custer lands with a cross.
Custer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Garcia.
Garcia chopping away at his opponent's legs.
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!
Garcia scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Custer misses with a combination
and Garcia counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Garcia jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Custer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Garcia lands a right hook to the body.
Garcia uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia slips under a jab.
Garcia lands a leg kick that knocks Custer off balance momentarily.
Custer lands a lovely overhand right.
It looks like Diego Garcia has been cut.
Garcia scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Garcia slips under a jab from Custer.
Custer connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Garcia's hands.
Garcia scores with a leg kick.
Custer throws a big shot that misses.
Garcia connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Custer fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Garcia looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Garcia with a hook.
Garcia moves away from the strike by Custer.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Custer throws a jab but it's blocked by Garcia.
Custer might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Garcia swings for the body but Custer moves out of range.
Custer shapes to counter with a head kick.
Garcia throws a nice outside leg kick.
Custer swings widly with a right hand
and Garcia counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Garcia scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Custer misses with a shot to the body
letting Garcia counter with a right hand.
Custer stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Garcia.
Garcia looks to land a combination but Custer avoids it well.
Custer misses with a hook
and Garcia counters with a slapping leg kick.
Custer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Custer connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Garcia throws a hook but Custer avoids it easily.
Custer takes a swing at Garcia's ribcage but misses.
Garcia finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Custer throws a leg kick
and Custer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Garcia is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Garcia throws a hook to the side of Custer's head but Custer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Custer is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Custer takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Custer misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Garcia cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Custer throws a body punch but Garcia moves out of range.
Custer misses the shot to the body.
Custer misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Garcia misses its intended target.
Garcia slips a straight right by Custer.
Custer throws a lazy right hand but Garcia sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Garcia misses with a looping right.
Garcia moves out of range of the strikes.
Garcia moves away from the strike by Custer.
Garcia lunges at Custer with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Custer's hand.
Garcia lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Custer misses with a hook. Garcia ducked under it nicely.
Garcia lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Custer throws an overhand right that lands on Garcia's shoulder, as Garcia tries to avoid the shot.
Garcia fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Custer.
Custer misses with a two punch combination.
Custer throws an off balance right hand
and Garcia connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A solid leg kick lands there for Garcia.
Garcia connects with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Custer throws a predictable looking body shot
and Garcia counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Garcia tried to score with a low kick but Custer checks it.
Garcia displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Custer throws out the jab.
Garcia scoring well with a low kick there.
Custer takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Custer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Garcia.
Custer takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Custer misses with a head kick.
Garcia stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Garcia takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Garcia waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Custer.
A jab from Custer misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garcia shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Custer throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Garcia is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Garcia lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Garcia dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Diego Garcia's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Custer misses with a lunging right hand
and Garcia counters with a stiff right hand.
Garcia looks to land a right hand but Custer moved out of range.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Custer might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Garcia has got the better of the exchanges.
Custer misses the jab.
A jab from Garcia finds it's way through Custer's defenses.
Custer takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Custer doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A shot to the body from Custer misses
and Garcia connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A solid leg kick lands there for Garcia.
Custer lands with a cross.
Custer takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Garcia tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Custer is able to avoid easily.
Custer misses with a left hand
enabling Garcia to counter with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Custer tries to clinch but Garcia moves away
and Garcia counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Custer throws a right hand that misses
and Garcia makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Custer misses with a head kick.
Garcia staying out of range there.
Garcia ducks under a wild hook from Custer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia connects with the punch.
Garcia is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Custer can do to turn this around?
Custer throws a head kick but Garcia moves out of range.
Garcia tried to counter with a leg kick but Custer avoided it.
Custer looks to throw the jab but Garcia is out of range.
Garcia scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Custer misses with a straight right.
Custer on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Custer throws an overhand right that lands on Garcia's shoulder, as Garcia tries to avoid the shot.
Garcia connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Good exchange - Garcia coming out on top.
Custer comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Custer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garcia.
Custer's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Custer throws a head kick that misses
and Garcia counters with a nice uppercut.
Garcia looks for the body kick but Custer saw that one coming.
Custer scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garcia scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Garcia fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Custer looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Custer throws a head kick that misses
and Garcia counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Custer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Custer looks to land a right hand but Garcia moved out of range.
Garcia was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Garcia lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Garcia misses with a leg kick.
Custer swings widly with a right hand
and Garcia counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Custer swings widly with a right hand
and Garcia makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Garcia bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Garcia appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Garcia on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Custer throws a right hand that misses
and Garcia counters with a stiff right hand.
Diego Garcia is winning the standup battle so far.
Garcia misses with a straight right.
A nice inside leg kick there by Garcia. That's going to slow Custer down.
Garcia throws a leg kick but Custer moved away.
A bone on bone clash there as Custer blocks the leg kick.
Custer connects with a jab.
Custer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garcia.
Garcia throwing a counter right hand but Custer manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia works the jab nicely.
Custer checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Garcia bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Custer misses with a wild body shot.
Nice defenses there by Custer.
Custer throws a right and a left that Garcia avoids nicely.
Custer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Garcia.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
An inside leg kick lands from Garcia.
A jab lands there for Garcia.
Garcia waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Custer.
Custer throws a body shot but no joy.
Custer looks to score with a jab to the body but Garcia is just out of range.
Garcia throws a solid leg kick but Custer takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Garcia.
Custer is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Garcia with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Custer checks a leg kick.
Custer lands a body shot.
Garcia defending well as Custer loads up on a big left hand.
Garcia throws a looping overhand right but Custer ducks down to avoid it.
Custer looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Garcia looks to score with a jab to the body but Custer is just out of range.
A low kick from Garcia is predictable there
and Custer counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garcia connects with a body shot that sends Custer's belly button to the back.
The crowd cheers as Garcia lands an impressive looking overhand right. Custer doesn't seem phased though.
Custer misses with a left hand
and Garcia cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Custer misses the jab.
Garcia takes a jab right on the kisser.
Garcia throws a low kick but Custer moves out of range easily.
A little jabbing left from Custer on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Custer throws a jab when Garcia was well out of range.
Custer throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Garcia to counter with a crisp jab.
Garcia lands a lovely overhand right.
Custer on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Garcia. Garcia obviously looking to wear him down.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Garcia dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Diego Garcia's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Garcia scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Garcia connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Custer on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Custer clobbers Garcia with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Garcia moves away from the strike by Custer.
Garcia looks to score with a jab to the body but Custer is just out of range.
Custer looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Custer misses with the combination.
Garcia misses with a hook
and Garcia takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Garcia lands a jab to the nose.
Garcia fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Custer misses the shot to the body.
Custer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Custer swings for the body but Garcia moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garcia lands a right hook to the body.
Garcia fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Custer is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia throws a leg kick
and Custer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A head kick from Garcia lands but Custer takes it in his stride.
Custer drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Garcia will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Garcia defending well as Custer loads up on a big left hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Garcia darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Garcia lands with a right hand.
Custer throws a hook but Garcia blocks it.
Custer throws an overhand right that lands on Garcia's shoulder, as Garcia tries to avoid the shot.
Garcia thuds his shin into the meat of Custer's side.
Garcia takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Custer on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Garcia. Garcia obviously looking to wear him down.
Custer has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Custer throws a jab but it's blocked by Garcia.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garcia dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Garcia ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Custer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Custer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Custer shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A big left from Custer misses.
Custer tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Custer with a jab.
Garcia takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Garcia drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Custer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garcia manages to avoid it.
Custer has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Custer there as he acknowledges the shot.
A head kick misses from Custer.
Garcia lands a head shot.
Custer walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Garcia does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A good leg kick by Garcia.
Garcia misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Custer tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Custer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Garcia counters with a thumping low kick.
Custer takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Custer avoids the head kick by Garcia.
Garcia motions for Custer to come forward. Garcia throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Garcia with a nice calf kick.
Custer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jesse Custer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Garcia blocks a jab.
Custer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garcia moves away.
Garcia attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Garcia lands a head shot.
Custer throws an overhand right that lands on Garcia's shoulder, as Garcia tries to avoid the shot.
Garcia appears to be looking for a big counter.
Garcia tries a low kick but Custer avoids it.
Garcia misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Custer takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Garcia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Custer manages to avoid it.
Garcia throws out a powerful jab.
Garcia bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Custer's head.
Diego Garcia is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garcia misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Custer throws a lazy uppercut
and Garcia counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Custer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Custer avoids the body shot from Garcia.
Custer looks to score with a jab to the body but Garcia is just out of range.
Garcia moves away from the strike by Custer.
Garcia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Custer moves away.
Custer throws out a counter right but Garcia avoids it with no problem.
A looping hook to the body misses from Custer. Garcia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Garcia displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Custer throws out the jab.
A low kick from Custer misses
and Custer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Garcia doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Diego Garcia showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Garcia 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diego Garcia!
Diego Garcia seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eric Distefano (ranked 700 p4p, 635 weight class) and Mehmet Shakaromanov (ranked 85 p4p, 75 weight class). Eric Distefano could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mehmet Shakaromanov's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 20 - 0, fighting out of London, Eric Distefano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mehmet Shakaromanov!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Glass and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shakaromanov connects with a single shot there.
Shakaromanov lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Shakaromanov circles away from the clinch attempt
and Shakaromanov counters with a nice right hand that sends Distefano toppling to the canvas! Distefano scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Shakaromanov finish him?!
 Distefano is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crack! Shakaromanov connects with the perfect overhand right and Distefano falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Shakaromanov!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mehmet Shakaromanov!
A relieved looking Mehmet Shakaromanov 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Hunt (ranked 600 p4p, 929 weight class) and Vinicius Tonioli (ranked 84 p4p, 124 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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 26 - 16 - 1, fighting out of London, James Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vinicius Tonioli!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Paul Tew and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt misses with an uppercut
and Tonioli counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tonioli looks to land a left hand but Hunt moved out of range nicely.
Tonioli takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hunt looks to land a left hand but Tonioli moved out of range nicely.
Tonioli closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like James Hunt has been cut.
Tonioli tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oooooh!!! Tonioli has knocked Hunt down with a huge combo! Tonioli steps away and waves a wobbly Hunt back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hunt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tonioli.
Hunt closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Vinicius Tonioli has been cut.
Hunt lands with a nice body punch.
Hunt tests Tonioli's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Some wild striking there from Hunt.
James Hunt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hunt fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tonioli looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tonioli slips a straight right by Hunt.
Tonioli throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tonioli slips a jab and a cross from Hunt.
Hunt throws a leg kick but Tonioli moved away.
Tonioli with a hook.
Hunt scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tonioli in his tracks.
Tonioli misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hunt goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Tonioli lands.
Tonioli throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tonioli darts in trying to clinch
and Hunt counters with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hunt scores with a nice body kick.
Tonioli moves out of range of the body kick from Hunt.
Hunt has Tonioli up against the cage in a clinch.
Hunt lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tonioli backwards.
Hunt can't find room to land a body shot as Tonioli controls the action.
Hunt scores with a shot to the side of Tonioli's head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hunt.
That has opened up Vinicius Tonioli's cut even more.
Hunt blocks an uppercut.
Hunt misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hunt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tonioli stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hunt misses with some punches.
Tonioli blocks a body shot from Hunt.
Hunt makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tonioli lands with a light punch inside.
Tonioli blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tonioli blocking some punches.
Tonioli working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tonioli fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hunt lands with a left to the head.
Hunt misses with a punch on the inside.
Tonioli's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tonioli swings wildly with an uppercut but Hunt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tonioli breaks the clinch.
Hunt scores with a nice right hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hunt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tonioli.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tonioli scores with a nice strike.
Tonioli misses with a looping left.
Hunt misses the jab.
Tonioli connects with a jab.
Hunt throws a lazy right hand but Tonioli sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tonioli, as that shot connected.
Tonioli connects with a single shot there.
Tonioli missing with a left hand there. Hunt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hunt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little jabbing left from Tonioli on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tonioli moves out of range as Hunt strikes.
Tonioli cracks Hunt with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
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 James Hunt will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Tonioli avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tonioli is looking to clinch.
Tonioli tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tonioli works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tonioli moves out of range as Hunt strikes.
Tonioli throws a good cross that connects.
Hunt lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tonioli circles away quickly and effectively.
Hunt sets himself, and Tonioli steps forward looking for the clinch! Hunt avoids it this time.
Hunt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tonioli.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hunt scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tonioli cracks Hunt with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Hunt looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Tonioli finish him?
Hunt is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hunt looks to land a left hand but Tonioli moved out of range nicely.
Oh Hunt is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Tonioli! Hunt is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vinicius Tonioli!
An out of breath and clearly excited Vinicius Tonioli thanked 30th Century Beer Store for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Walter Payton (ranked 293 p4p, 535 weight class) and Quentain Martell (ranked 41 p4p, 76 weight class). Payton comes to the cage accompanied by Andre Nickatina - Yeah. Martell is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by I Pledge Allegiance (Nate Dogg ft. Pharoahe Monch). 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 29 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Walter Payton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Quentain Martell!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Ackerman and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Payton on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Payton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Payton misses with a hook. Martell ducked under it nicely.
Payton throws a right hand that misses
and Martell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Walter Payton has been cut.
Payton scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Payton throws a shot to the body.
Payton throws a right hand that misses
letting Martell counter with a right hand.
Payton throws a big shot that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Martell! But no joy.
Payton throws an off balance right hand
and Martell counters with a straight right hand.
Payton throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Payton missing with a left hand there. Martell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It seemed like Martell was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Martell slips under a jab from Payton.
Martell dips to his left and cracks Payton with an uppercut!
Payton throws an off balance right hand
enabling Martell to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payton swings widly with a right hand
and Martell counters with a big right hand! Oh Payton is in trouble here! Martell follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Quentain Martell!
The defeated Walter Payton had this to say: 'Bullsh*t'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vinicius Honorio (ranked 191 p4p, 611 weight class) and Alcide Almunecar (ranked 26 p4p, 87 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Honorio might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Through the Darkness by Vinicius Honorio. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vinicius Honorio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alcide Almunecar!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Sam Margolis and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Honorio shoots and misses
and Almunecar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sloppy strikes from Honorio. Those never looked like landing.
Almunecar appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Honorio throws a series of strikes that have Almunecar backpedaling.
It looks like Alcide Almunecar has been cut.
Almunecar throws a hook to the side of Honorio's head but Honorio sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vinicius Honorio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Honorio throws a combination that misses
and Almunecar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Honorio shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Honorio thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Almunecar is looking for a sweep. Honorio is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Honorio looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
We've been hearing good reports from Honorio's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almunecar is defending against the submission attempts here by Honorio.
Honorio is thwarting Almunecar's attempts to control the position.
Honorio looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Honorio missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Honorio is thwarting Almunecar's attempts to control the position.
Almunecar tries to roll over but Honorio keeps him under control.
Honorio is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Almunecar makes his way to full guard, as Honorio worked for a kimura.
Almunecar is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honorio won't allow Almunecar to sweep him here.
Honorio pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Almunecar is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Almunecar working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Honorio.
Honorio looking to sit in guard and control but Almunecar gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Almunecar trying to control but Honorio is working from the bottom.
Honorio wants to improve his position but instead Almunecar has moved into half guard.
Honorio regains full guard. Nicely done.
Honorio trying to control the position.
Almunecar controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Honorio wants to sweep here but Almunecar controlling him for the moment.
My spies in Animal Fight Club inform me that Almunecar has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Honorio manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Almunecar manages to get himself to full guard.
Honorio chips away with some ground and pound.
Honorio loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Honorio scoring with some ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Honorio pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Almunecar is keeping the position for now.
Almunecar is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Honorio wants to control from the top but Almunecar keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vinicius Honorio dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alcide Almunecar's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nice straight punches there by Honorio. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Honorio.
Honorio looks to land a right hand but Almunecar moved out of range.
Honorio misses with an uppercut
enabling Almunecar to counter with a crisp jab.
Almunecar loads up on a big right hand but Honorio slips the punch.
Honorio misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Honorio has Almunecar up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almunecar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Almunecar misses with a kick to the body.
Honorio seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Vinicius Honorio is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Honorio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Almunecar throws a hook but Honorio blocks it.
Honorio takes a swing at Almunecar's ribcage but misses.
Honorio darts in looking for a takedown but Almunecar gets double underhooks and turns Honorio into the cage.
Honorio lands a right hand.
Honorio is trying to drag Almunecar to the mat but Almunecar just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A head punch on the inside from Almunecar fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almunecar wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Honorio has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Almunecar after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vinicius Honorio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Honorio drops down looking for an ankle pick but Almunecar pulls his leg out and moves away.
Honorio closes the distance looking to clinch
and Almunecar counters with a nice body shot.
Honorio throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Almunecar counters with a big head kick but Honorio shrugs it off.
Almunecar slips under a jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Almunecar.
Honorio pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Almunecar back to the cage. Honorio follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Almunecar.
Almunecar slips under a jab from Honorio.
Honorio tests Almunecar's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Honorio rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Almunecar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Almunecar lands a nice leg kick that just misses Honorio's sensitive parts.
Almunecar lands with an overhand left.
Honorio lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Almunecar circles away quickly and effectively.
Almunecar lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Alcide Almunecar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Almunecar works the jab nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Honorio misses with a wild combination.
Almunecar tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Honorio is able to avoid easily.
Honorio shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Almunecar is trying to defend but Honorio finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
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!
Almunecar trying to control but Honorio postures up.
Honorio 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.
Honorio looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Almunecar is staying active underneath Honorio, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Alcide Almunecar will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Alcide Almunecar's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Honorio drives through with a takedown into guard.
Honorio stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Almunecar swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Honorio looking to sit in guard and control but Almunecar gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Almunecar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Honorio is looking to cinch up a triangle. Almunecar throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Honorio's body to avoid the submission. Honorio has instead reached around Almunecar's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Honorio arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Vinicius Honorio!
Vinicius Honorio thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Super Salajudin Ii (ranked 65 p4p, 280 weight class) and Tyrone Graves (ranked 2 p4p, 20 weight class). Salajudin Ii comes into the arena with Ðа белом blaring out of the sound system. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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240
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265
15 - 5 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Super Salajudin Ii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Tyrone Graves!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Phil Schofield and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graves throws a body punch but Salajudin Ii moves out of range.
Graves takes a swing at Salajudin Ii's ribcage but misses.
Graves is looking to clinch but Salajudin Ii is avoiding it.
Danga de danga de dang - Graves scores with a four punch combination!
Graves misses the body punch
and Salajudin Ii counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Salajudin Ii takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Graves misses with a kick to the body.
Graves tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Salajudin Ii was well out of range. Poor timing from Graves.
Salajudin Ii appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Graves rushes Salajudin Ii and presses him up against the cage.
Salajudin Ii jumps into guard, dragging Graves to the mat.
Graves is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Salajudin Ii is controlling Graves's posture.
Salajudin Ii 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.
Salajudin Ii is pulling down on Graves's head to control his posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Let's hope that Graves has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Graves got a little sloppy there for a moment and Salajudin Ii has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Graves has managed to get both his arms back between Salajudin Ii's legs - danger averted.
Salajudin Ii throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Graves controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Graves.
Salajudin Ii is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Graves defends well.
Salajudin Ii looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salajudin Ii throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Salajudin Ii keeping moving, preventing Graves from controlling successfully.
Salajudin Ii managing to control the position.
Graves must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Graves seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Graves misses with an uppercut. Salajudin Ii saw that one coming.
Graves is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Salajudin Ii rather than just go for the knockout.
Graves lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Salajudin Ii sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Graves uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Salajudin Ii.
Sloppy strikes from Graves. Those never looked like landing.
Salajudin Ii is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Graves comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graves instigates a clinch.
Salajudin Ii has had enough of the clinch but Graves keeps him there for the moment.
Graves throws a punch but it's blocked by Salajudin Ii.
Graves misses with a short punch on the inside.
Salajudin Ii has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Graves uses from the top position.
Salajudin Ii being controlled here, momentarily.
Salajudin Ii pulls Graves in close to prevent any damage.
Graves is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Salajudin Ii has his foot on Graves's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Graves works his way back into a safe position though.
Salajudin Ii controls Graves momentarily but Graves frees himself.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tyrone Graves 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.
Graves misses with a left hand
and Salajudin Ii counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Graves lands a nice looking kick to the body. Salajudin Ii takes a step back to recover.
Graves throws a sloppy head kick
and Salajudin Ii counters with a stiff right hand.
Tyrone Graves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Salajudin Ii throws an overhand right that lands on Graves's shoulder, as Graves tries to avoid the shot.
Graves lands a body shot.
Graves connects with a body shot.
Graves jabs Salajudin Ii to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Graves has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Graves misses with an uppercut.
It looked like Salajudin Ii wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Salajudin Ii uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Graves.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graves misses with a head kick.
Salajudin Ii keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Salajudin Ii appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Salajudin Ii takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Salajudin Ii looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Salajudin Ii avoids the body shot from Graves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salajudin Ii takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Salajudin Ii feinted with a counter takedown.
Graves misses the shot to the body.
Salajudin Ii attempts a counter takedown but Graves avoids it well and moves away.
Salajudin Ii blocks the body kick.
Graves tries to move into range but Salajudin Ii moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Graves lands with a good body shot.
Tyrone Graves seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Salajudin Ii fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Graves sprawls well initially but Salajudin Ii persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Graves has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Salajudin Ii is working away from the top position though.
Graves is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Graves is still trying to improve position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Salajudin Ii seems to be looking for submissions.
Salajudin Ii wants to lay and pray for a moment but Graves keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graves makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Graves.
Graves wants to sweep but no luck.
Graves lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Salajudin Ii looking for a guillotine here but Graves defends easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Salajudin Ii working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Graves doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Graves manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Salajudin Ii not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Salajudin Ii 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graves wants to pass the guard but Salajudin Ii is keeping the position.
Salajudin Ii looking to hit a scissor sweep but Graves is one step ahead there.
Salajudin Ii working a defensive guard here.
Graves showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Salajudin Ii keeping full guard, as Graves tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Graves controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Salajudin Ii is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Graves stands and throws Salajudin Ii's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Salajudin Ii tries to improve position but can't.
Graves tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Salajudin Ii is trying to escape the position but Graves is controlling the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Graves working away.
Graves controls the position from side control.
Graves wants to stand but Salajudin Ii is controlling his arm.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tyrone Graves showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Salajudin Ii takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Super Salajudin Ii has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Salajudin Ii staying out of range there.
A punch combination from Graves misses.
Salajudin Ii feinted with a counter takedown.
Graves throws the left hand but Salajudin Ii avoids the punch easily.
Graves looks to land a combination. Salajudin Ii sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Salajudin Ii throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Salajudin Ii throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Graves takes the fight into the clinch.
Graves has a couple of punches blocked by Salajudin Ii.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graves blocks a body shot from Salajudin Ii.
Salajudin Ii misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Salajudin Ii.
Salajudin Ii jumps into guard, dragging Graves to the mat.
Salajudin Ii has his foot on Graves's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Graves works his way back into a safe position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salajudin Ii had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Graves defends it easily.
Salajudin Ii working for a triangle but Graves defends it easily.
Salajudin Ii keeping full guard, as Graves tries to pass.
Graves stays in close to Salajudin Ii's body and controls the position.
Graves postures up.
Salajudin Ii pulls Graves in close to prevent any damage.
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.
Salajudin Ii throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Graves stays in close to Salajudin Ii's body and controls the position.
Graves is sitting in close to Salajudin Ii's body. Salajudin Ii has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Graves is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Graves is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Salajudin Ii.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Super Salajudin Ii!
Super Salajudin Ii seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gunner Bond (ranked 6 p4p, 20 weight class) and Cormac McCarthy (ranked 1 p4p, 4 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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175
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gunner Bond!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cormac McCarthy!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Paul Tew and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCarthy throws a right hand that misses
and Bond counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bond.
A big left from Bond misses.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that McCarthy has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
McCarthy throws a hook but Bond avoids it easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from McCarthy.
McCarthy digs a good hook to Bond's body.
McCarthy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bond moves away.
Bond looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
McCarthy walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCarthy scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bond looks to land a right hand but McCarthy moved out of range.
McCarthy changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
McCarthy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
McCarthy throws a hook to the side of Bond's head but Bond sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCarthy blocks a jab.
Bond looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bond ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McCarthy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bond.
McCarthy swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Bond counter with a right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from McCarthy. Bond does a little dance to reset his feet.
McCarthy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McCarthy throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bond makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
McCarthy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bond moves away.
McCarthy throws the left hand but Bond avoids the punch easily.
McCarthy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bond scores with a nice head shot.
McCarthy is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bond rather than just go for the knockout.
McCarthy scores with a nice head shot.
McCarthy scores with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bond leaves McCarthy with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
McCarthy cracks a nice hook into Bond's ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bond moves out of range as McCarthy strikes.
Excellent takedown into side control there by McCarthy.
Bond is trying to improve his position.
McCarthy scoring with punches and elbows.
McCarthy working the ground and pound but Bond is defending the strikes.
McCarthy misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
McCarthy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bond keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy throws an elbow but Bond slips to the side and avoids it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bond tries to get back to half guard but can't.
McCarthy scores with punches from side control.
McCarthy throws a strike aimed at the side of Bond's head but Bond avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
McCarthy working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
McCarthy throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
McCarthy misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
McCarthy tries to score with some ground and pound. Bond controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
McCarthy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
McCarthy is looking to take a break and control but Bond is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
McCarthy with the ground and pound but Bond regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
McCarthy throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cormac McCarthy dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
No joy there for McCarthy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
It looked like Bond wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
McCarthy feints and as Bond raises his hands in defense, McCarthy changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
McCarthy trying to control the position from guard on top but Bond is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McCarthy sitting in guard, not really doing much.
McCarthy with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCarthy trying to control the position from guard on top but Bond is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McCarthy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
McCarthy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCarthy throws a big elbow that misses.
McCarthy trying to control the position from guard on top but Bond is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McCarthy connects with a couple of short punches.
McCarthy slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
McCarthy in side control, throwing shots but Bond defends.
McCarthy misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
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Cormac McCarthy has got the better of the ground game so far.
McCarthy connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Bond some visible discomfort.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy tries to move to mount but Bond blocks the move with his legs.
Bond gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
McCarthy has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Bond's face.
McCarthy throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Bond because McCarthy loaded up on that one.
McCarthy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McCarthy unloads with some shots from mount but Bond bucks and avoids them well.
McCarthy controlling from the full mount.
McCarthy scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Bond?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McCarthy controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bond is in all sorts of trouble here.
McCarthy content just to control the position here.
McCarthy thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
McCarthy lands with some strikes.
Bond blocking the ground and pound.
McCarthy punching from mount but Bond doing a good job of avoiding damage.
McCarthy trying to control but Bond is having none of it.
Bond holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as McCarthy tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
McCarthy prevents Bond from getting the reversal.
Bond is working hard here to advance position.
McCarthy lands a couple of good shots and Bond has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bond avoids the strikes from McCarthy.
McCarthy trying to control.
Bond covering up well under a series of strikes from McCarthy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cormac McCarthy 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.
Bond lands with a cross.
McCarthy swings for the body but Bond moves out of range.
As McCarthy backs away, Bond returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
McCarthy lands a body shot.
A slow jab from McCarthy misses its intended target.
Bond tried to counter with a leg kick but McCarthy avoided it.
McCarthy misses the body punch
and Bond cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McCarthy uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
McCarthy is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Bond's half guard.
Bond controlling the position well.
McCarthy thows a huge punch but Bond dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCarthy tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bond knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
McCarthy is looking to take a break and control but Bond is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bond keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bond is looking for a sweep. McCarthy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
McCarthy is looking to take a break and control but Bond is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
McCarthy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
McCarthy missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
McCarthy not landing any meaningful shots this time.
McCarthy working over Bond with some ground and pound. Bond looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Still in half guard, McCarthy seems content to control.
Bond is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with McCarthy in particular looking to stall.
McCarthy is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
McCarthy wants to pass the guard but Bond is defending well.
Bond blocking the ground and pound attempt from McCarthy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
McCarthy working the head and body with strikes.
Bond keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
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. McCarthy connects with a nice short shot to Bond's temple.
McCarthy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bond won't allow McCarthy to pass to mount.
McCarthy wants to control but Bond is keeping him busy.
McCarthy is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
McCarthy missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
McCarthy tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bond defends well and McCarthy ends up having to push Bond into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Bond on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
McCarthy stuns Bond with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bond swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McCarthy scores with a sloppy right hand. Bond should have avoided that one.
Bond fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bond avoids the body shot from McCarthy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McCarthy misses the shot to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for McCarthy.
Cormac McCarthy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice sprawl there from Bond as McCarthy shoots in.
A quick step to the side and Bond tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cormac McCarthy really 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.
McCarthy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bond throws a looping overhand right but McCarthy ducks down to avoid it.
Bond misses with a body shot.
McCarthy changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
McCarthy scores with a one two! Bond had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Bond misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from McCarthy. Bond does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bond throws a leg kick which misses McCarthy's front leg but catches the back leg as McCarthy tries to avoid it.
McCarthy misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCarthy looks to land a combination but Bond avoids it well.
It looked like Bond wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
McCarthy thuds his right hand into Bond's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
McCarthy gets a takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McCarthy sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bond defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCarthy not doing much here.
Bond is not content to let McCarthy control the position.
McCarthy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bond avoiding damage under a succession of punches from McCarthy.
Bond on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bond is trying to maintain the position but McCarthy is very close to passing his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
McCarthy not landing any meaningful shots this time.
McCarthy is looking to take a break and control but Bond is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
McCarthy lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bond taking some punishment here, with McCarthy in his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. McCarthy lands a nice short elbow.
McCarthy trying to control the action but Bond is working from the bottom.
Bond blocking the ground and pound attempt from McCarthy.
McCarthy is looking to advance position but Bond won't allow it.
McCarthy trying to control from half guard but Bond is working away.
McCarthy lands with a punch from half guard.
McCarthy thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
McCarthy working Bond over with strikes.
McCarthy tries to pass to full mount but Bond defends it.
McCarthy is trying to control the action in half guard but Bond is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
McCarthy not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
McCarthy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bond.
Bond cracks McCarthy with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McCarthy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bond.
A jab from McCarthy misses.
Bond thinks about countering with a body kick.
McCarthy throws a sloppy body shot
and McCarthy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cormac McCarthy dominated that fourth round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
McCarthy gets a double leg takedown into Bond's guard.
Cormac McCarthy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
McCarthy controls from within his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bond working a defensive guard here.
McCarthy slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCarthy in side control, just content to control the action for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bond is looking to regain half guard here but McCarthy keeps moving and retains side control.
Bond is not content to let McCarthy control the position.
Bond being controlled for a moment.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bond avoids it really well and circles away.
McCarthy scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bond in his tracks.
McCarthy misses with a straight left.
Bond throwing a counter right hand but McCarthy manages to avoid it.
McCarthy lands a lovely overhand right.
Bond tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McCarthy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
McCarthy thuds his right hand into Bond's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bond avoids the body shot from McCarthy.
Bond was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bond scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bond dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McCarthy. That did some damage!
McCarthy scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A cross from McCarthy lands.
McCarthy misses with a body punch
and Bond counters with a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bond takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
McCarthy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McCarthy throws a body punch but Bond moves out of range.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
McCarthy throws an off balance right hand
and Bond counters with a straight right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bond. McCarthy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gunner Bond has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gunner Bond is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bond fakes a jab and throws a low kick but McCarthy checks it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cormac McCarthy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well McCarthy 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 44:50
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 44:50
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 44:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cormac McCarthy!
Cormac McCarthy is the new welterweight champion!
A victorious Cormac McCarthy thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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