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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rock Romero (ranked 2124 p4p, 1899 weight class) and Welter Weight (ranked 265 p4p, 238 weight class). Weight has chosen They say that I'm Crazy as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rock Romero !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 44 - 27 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Welter Weight!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot by Romero .
 It looks like Welter Weight has been cut.
Romero drops Weight with a big left hand and mounts him. Weight is in big trouble!
 Weight is rocked!
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!
Romero content just to control the position here.
Weight is still in real trouble! Can Romero finish him?
Weight wants to hold on but Romero pushes him away.
Weight seems to have recovered his senses.
Romero controlling his opponent.
Weight tries to hold on but Romero pushes him away.
Romero content just to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weight is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Romero controlling from the full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weight 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.
Weight is looking to get to half guard.
Weight is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Romero controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weight tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Romero sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Weight wants to hold on but Romero pushes him away.
Romero content just to control the position here.
Romero 's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weight tries to hold on but Romero postures up.
Romero controlling the pace for now.
Weight tries to hold on but Romero pushes him away.
Weight doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?
Romero takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Weight is desperately trying to improve his position but Romero has a good base and remains in mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Romero controlling his opponent.
Weight is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rock Romero dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Welter Weight's cut.
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.
Romero throws an overhand right that lands on Weight's shoulder, as Weight tries to avoid the shot.
Weight throws out a counter right but Romero avoids it with no problem.
Romero lands a big shot that drops Weight! Can he finish him?
Romero stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Weight swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Romero controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Romero looking to pass the guard.
Weight looking to hit a scissor sweep but Romero is one step ahead there.
Weight is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Romero content to stall in guard here.
Romero tries to free his leg and advance position but Weight is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero is working hard here to advance position.
Romero engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Romero gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Rock Romero is winning the standup battle so far.
A slow jab from Romero misses its intended target.
Weight tries to move into range but Romero moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Romero cracks Weight with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Romero has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Weight to stand back up!
That has opened up Welter Weight's cut even more.
Romero rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Weight to counter with a crisp jab.
Rock Romero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Romero drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Weight right on the button. Weight goes down! Romero follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Romero gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rock Romero !
A relieved looking Rock Romero thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mer Lo (ranked 772 p4p, 2214 weight class) and Hasbulla Magomedov (ranked 77 p4p, 191 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Magomedov's choice of entrance music: Roy Jones Jr - Can't be Touched. 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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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Mer Lo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Hasbulla Magomedov!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magomedov misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Magomedov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lo avoids it really well and circles away.
Magomedov misses with a takedown attempt - Lo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mer Lo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hasbulla Magomedov.
A punch combination from Lo misses.
Lo misses with a wild combination.
Magomedov closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Magomedov lands in his opponent's guard.
Lo looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Magomedov has picked Lo up and slammed him! Lo can't keep hold of the triangle and Magomedov manages to pass to side control!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magomedov goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Lo has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Magomedov but great work by Lo.
Magomedov tries to buck Lo off but Lo is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Lo trying to control the action but Magomedov is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Magomedov is looking to reverse the position.
Lo looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Magomedov tries to buck Lo off but Lo is having none of it.
Lo looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Magomedov is trying to control Lo's posture but Lo avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lo scores with punches from side control.
You can see the frustration on Magomedov's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Magomedov might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Lo haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Magomedov is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Lo off and has taken his back!
Lo tries to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov punches the canvas rather than the man.
Magomedov seems to be going for a rear naked choke. He has an arm under Lo's chin but Lo turns very nicely into Magomedov's guard. Good BJJ skills being displayed there by Lo.
Magomedov throws his legs up looking for a submission but Lo uses it to pass to side control.
Lo scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Magomedov to see if he's OK.
Magomedov tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Lo wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Magomedov is still trying to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lo wants to control but Magomedov is keeping him busy.
Magomedov struggling a bit here.
Magomedov throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Lo is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Magomedov has escaped the position, nice work there.
Magomedov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lo looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mer Lo dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
It looks like Hasbulla Magomedov has been cut.
Magomedov shoots in looking for a takedown. Lo tries to sprawl out of it but Magomedov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lo connects with a crisp jab.
Nice cross by Lo.
Lo gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Lo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magomedov throws a strike but Lo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Magomedov keeping full guard, as Lo tries to pass.
Lo wants to control from the top but Magomedov keeps moving.
Magomedov working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Lo has passed into half guard!
Lo tries to pass the half guard into mount. Magomedov knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Magomedov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Magomedov looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mer Lo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Magomedov trying to control here.
Lo blocks the strikes from Magomedov.
Magomedov actively working from the bottom here.
Magomedov lands with a few short shots to the body.
Lo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Magomedov keeps working.
Magomedov wants to control but Lo is keeping busy.
Magomedov has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Shut Up & Train!. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lo wants to take a breather but Magomedov is having none of it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lo misses with a jab, cross combination.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Magomedov.
Magomedov shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lo pinned against the cage. Lo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mer Lo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hasbulla Magomedov.
Magomedov is breathing heavily.
Magomedov shoots in but Lo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lo's corner calls for a 1-2. Lo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lo cracks Magomedov with a right hand to the side of the head.
Magomedov closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lo circles away.
Lo throwing a counter right hand but Magomedov manages to avoid it.
Lo with a nice cross.
Lo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Lo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Mer Lo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Magomedov gets a double leg takedown into Lo's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lo has his foot on Magomedov's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Magomedov works his way back into a safe position though.
Magomedov postures up.
Magomedov trying to control but Lo is working from the bottom.
Lo seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mer Lo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hasbulla Magomedov's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Magomedov fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jab from Lo.
Magomedov misses with a takedown attempt - Lo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Decent striking displayed by Lo there.
No luck for Magomedov with that takedown attempt.
Mer Lo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hasbulla Magomedov.
Lo lands with an uppercut that bounces Magomedov off the cage and back into range.
Magomedov is rocked!
Lo cracks Magomedov on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Magomedov falls backwards against the cage. Lo follows up with more strikes that drop Magomedov to his knees. Lo keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Magomedov! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mer Lo!
Mer Lo decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Junqueiro Santo Amaro (ranked 475 p4p, 1187 weight class) and Klaus Von Alkum (ranked 66 p4p, 160 weight class). Santo Amaro's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, дигга на юг. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Junqueiro Santo Amaro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Klaus Von Alkum!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santo Amaro swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Von Alkum has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Von Alkum takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Santo Amaro lands with a kick to the ribs.
Santo Amaro lands a slapping body shot.
Von Alkum takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Santo Amaro lands a nice looking body shot.
Von Alkum moves forwards but Santo Amaro connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Von Alkum moves forwards but Santo Amaro connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Santo Amaro lands with a shot to the body.
Von Alkum lands with a cross.
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!
Von Alkum throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Santo Amaro throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Santo Amaro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Von Alkum throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Von Alkum looks to land a right hand but Santo Amaro moved out of range.
Santo Amaro lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Santo Amaro connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santo Amaro needs to keep his hands up - Von Alkum had a free shot at his head there.
Santo Amaro has taken the fight to the clinch.
Santo Amaro letting Von Alkum take a breather here.
A short right from Santo Amaro.
Von Alkum can't find room to land a body shot as Santo Amaro controls the action.
Von Alkum lands a body shot.
Von Alkum lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Santo Amaro backwards.
Von Alkum blocking some punches.
Von Alkum misses with a hook to the ribs.
Santo Amaro can't find room to land a body shot as Von Alkum controls the action.
Santo Amaro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Santo Amaro is working Von Alkum over against the cage.
Santo Amaro tries to throw a body punch but Von Alkum avoids it by throwing Santo Amaro back against the cage.
Santo Amaro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Santo Amaro softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Santo Amaro tries to work over Von Alkum's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Von Alkum - that landed with a thud.
Von Alkum blocks a body shot from Santo Amaro.
Santo Amaro swings wildly with an uppercut but Von Alkum uses good head movement to avoid it.
Santo Amaro works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Santo Amaro.
Santo Amaro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Von Alkum tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Santo Amaro's elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Von Alkum.
Santo Amaro softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Santo Amaro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Santo Amaro tries to work over Von Alkum's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Santo Amaro misses with a punch on the inside.
Santo Amaro throws a punch but it's blocked by Von Alkum.
Stalling in the clinch from Von Alkum.
Von Alkum digs a right hand into Santo Amaro's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Santo Amaro's gas tank.
Still in the clinch, Von Alkum scores with a nice short uppercut.
Von Alkum's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A combination from Von Alkum does no damage.
Von Alkum throws out a loose jab but Santo Amaro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Santo Amaro looks to throw the jab but Von Alkum is out of range.
Von Alkum throws a low kick but it's checked well by Santo Amaro.
Von Alkum scores with the left hand. Santo Amaro knows he should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santo Amaro tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Santo Amaro scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Santo Amaro crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Von Alkum - the referee stops the clock and Santo Amaro gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Von Alkum. Santo Amaro manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Von Alkum is looking to slow Santo Amaro down with leg kicks.
Santo Amaro misses with a straight left.
Von Alkum wants to clinch up but Santo Amaro keeps it at a distance.
Santo Amaro looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Santo Amaro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Von Alkum was well out of range. Poor timing from Santo Amaro.
Von Alkum slips a jab from Santo Amaro.
Von Alkum has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Santo Amaro finds it's way round the side to connect with Von Alkum's head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Santo Amaro.
Santo Amaro blocks a jab.
Von Alkum throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A left lands for Santo Amaro.
Santo Amaro misses with a looping right.
Von Alkum tries a quick counter leg kick but Santo Amaro is wise to it.
Santo Amaro slips a jab from Von Alkum.
Von Alkum tries to clinch there but Santo Amaro circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santo Amaro throws a good cross that connects.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santo Amaro throws a solid leg kick but Von Alkum takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Santo Amaro.
Von Alkum avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Von Alkum bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Santo Amaro looks to land a right hand but Von Alkum moved out of range.
Von Alkum uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Von Alkum wants to clinch up but Santo Amaro keeps it at a distance.
Von Alkum tries to clinch there but Santo Amaro circles away.
Santo Amaro throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It seemed like Von Alkum was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Von Alkum thuds his shin into the meat of Santo Amaro's side.
Santo Amaro throws a hook but Von Alkum blocks it.
Von Alkum connects with a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Santo Amaro clinches with his opponent.
Von Alkum tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Santo Amaro tries to throw a body punch but Von Alkum avoids it by throwing Santo Amaro back against the cage.
Von Alkum stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Junqueiro Santo Amaro dominated that round.
That's time! Santo Amaro's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Santo Amaro throws a looping overhand right but Von Alkum ducks down to avoid it.
Santo Amaro jabs Von Alkum to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Von Alkum blocks a jab.
Santo Amaro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A solid leg kick lands there for Von Alkum.
Von Alkum misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Santo Amaro.
Von Alkum jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A bone on bone clash there as Santo Amaro blocks the leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Von Alkum.
Von Alkum walks into a stiff left hand from Santo Amaro.
Von Alkum avoids a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Von Alkum misses with a head kick.
Von Alkum throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Santo Amaro lands a really nice looking cross but Von Alkum seems unphased.
Santo Amaro moves away from the strike by Von Alkum.
Santo Amaro tried to counter with a leg kick but Von Alkum avoided it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Santo Amaro.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Santo Amaro.
Santo Amaro tries to land a front kick but Von Alkum steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Santo Amaro waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Von Alkum.
A leg kick checked by Von Alkum.
Santo Amaro defending well as Von Alkum loads up on a big left hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Santo Amaro.
No joy there for Von Alkum, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Santo Amaro moves away from the strike by Von Alkum.
A nice inside leg kick there by Santo Amaro. That's going to slow Von Alkum down.
Santo Amaro is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Von Alkum can do to turn this around?
Santo Amaro throws a lazy right hand but Von Alkum sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Santo Amaro looks to score with a jab to the body but Von Alkum is just out of range.
Santo Amaro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Von Alkum takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Von Alkum lands a jab to the head.
Santo Amaro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Von Alkum manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Alkum throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Santo Amaro uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Von Alkum has time to react.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Santo Amaro misses with a low kick as Von Alkum jumps back.
Santo Amaro lands a nice hook to Von Alkum's body. Von Alkum takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Santo Amaro lands a jab to the nose.
Von Alkum misses with a kick to the body.
Von Alkum throws a combination. Santo Amaro tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Santo Amaro throws a leg kick but Von Alkum checks it.
Von Alkum throws a leg kick which misses Santo Amaro's front leg but catches the back leg as Santo Amaro tries to avoid it.
Von Alkum is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Von Alkum pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Santo Amaro tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Von Alkum. Santo Amaro does a little dance to reset his feet.
A punch lands to the side of Santo Amaro 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Alkum scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Von Alkum avoids the body shot from Santo Amaro.
Von Alkum throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Santo Amaro on the side of the head.
Von Alkum avoids the body shot from Santo Amaro.
A solid leg kick lands there for Von Alkum.
Santo Amaro misses with a body shot.
Santo Amaro lands a really nice looking cross but Von Alkum seems unphased.
Santo Amaro tries to clinch but Von Alkum moves away
enabling Von Alkum to counter with a crisp jab.
Santo Amaro looks to throw the jab but Von Alkum is out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Santo Amaro darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Santo Amaro slips a jab from Von Alkum.
Von Alkum misses with a looping left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Santo Amaro. Von Alkum does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice uppercut there from Von Alkum.
Von Alkum misses with a double jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santo Amaro swings widly with a right hand
and Von Alkum counters with a slapping leg kick.
Von Alkum will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Santo Amaro with a nice calf kick.
Von Alkum throws a quick inside leg kick.
Junqueiro Santo Amaro is winning the standup battle so far.
Santo Amaro throws a low kick, looking for Von Alkum's leg but Von Alkum calmly moves out of range.
Santo Amaro attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A jab from Von Alkum misses.
Santo Amaro misses with a hook. Von Alkum ducked under it nicely.
Santo Amaro 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.
Santo Amaro is looking to score with low kicks.
Von Alkum uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Santo Amaro has time to react.
Santo Amaro misses with a left hand
and Von Alkum counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Santo Amaro ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Klaus Von Alkum will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Santo Amaro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Von Alkum.
Von Alkum paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Santo Amaro throws a big shot that misses.
Santo Amaro tries to score with a low kick but Von Alkum moves his leg out of the way.
Santo Amaro throws a jab when Von Alkum was well out of range.
Santo Amaro tries to clinch there but Von Alkum circles away.
Santo Amaro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Von Alkum! But no joy.
Santo Amaro slips under a jab.
Von Alkum slips a jab from Santo Amaro.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Von Alkum.
Santo Amaro has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Von Alkum.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santo Amaro misses with a right hand
and Von Alkum counters with a three punch combo that has Santo Amaro backing up. Santo Amaro nods at Von Alkum to acknowledge the strikes.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Santo Amaro.
Von Alkum instigates a clinch.
Von Alkum blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Von Alkum takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Alkum throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Von Alkum.
A short body shot lands from Santo Amaro as the two fighters clinch.
Von Alkum lands a nice shot to the body.
Santo Amaro lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Von Alkum is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Von Alkum manages to break the clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Von Alkum.
Santo Amaro connects with a body shot that sends Von Alkum's belly button to the back.
Von Alkum tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Santo Amaro manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Santo Amaro checks a leg kick nicely.
Santo Amaro thows a leg kick but Von Alkum checks it
and Von Alkum makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Santo Amaro thumps Von Alkum with a low kick.
Santo Amaro scores with a push kick.
Santo Amaro has Von Alkum up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Alkum prevents a body shot from Santo Amaro.
Von Alkum lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santo Amaro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Von Alkum misses with a punch to the body.
Santo Amaro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Santo Amaro can't find room to land a body shot as Von Alkum controls the action.
A short right from Von Alkum.
Santo Amaro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Santo Amaro lands a nice uppercut.
Santo Amaro is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Santo Amaro prevents a body shot from Von Alkum.
Von Alkum digs a right hand underneath Santo Amaro's ribcage. Santo Amaro let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Von Alkum prevents a body shot from Santo Amaro.
Santo Amaro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Santo Amaro misses with some punches.
Junqueiro Santo Amaro has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Santo Amaro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Santo Amaro working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Santo Amaro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Santo Amaro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Santo Amaro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Alkum breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Von Alkum misses with a body kick.
Von Alkum lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Von Alkum lands a nice leg kick that just misses Santo Amaro's sensitive parts.
Von Alkum is looking to slow Santo Amaro down with leg kicks.
Von Alkum tries to clinch there but Santo Amaro circles away.
It looked like Santo Amaro wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A thudding body kick lands there by Santo Amaro!
Von Alkum closes the distance and pushes Santo Amaro back into the cage.
Von Alkum presses Santo Amaro against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Von Alkum doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Von Alkum has Santo Amaro pushed against the cage.
Santo Amaro blocks an uppercut.
Von Alkum trying to control the position but instead, Santo Amaro has worked for underhooks and has pushed Von Alkum into the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Von Alkum takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santo Amaro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Santo Amaro has a couple of punches blocked by Von Alkum.
Von Alkum trying to stall but Santo Amaro improves his position.
Von Alkum misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Santo Amaro throws a punch but it's blocked by Von Alkum.
A short body shot lands from Von Alkum as the two fighters clinch.
Santo Amaro cracks Von Alkum with a nice body shot.
Von Alkum controlling the action here for a moment.
Von Alkum throws a head punch that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santo Amaro lands with a right to the head.
Nice body punch from Santo Amaro - that landed with a thud.
Von Alkum struggles to land a body shot inside as Santo Amaro controls his hands.
Santo Amaro throws a head punch that misses.
Santo Amaro can't find room to land a body shot as Von Alkum controls the action.
Von Alkum tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Santo Amaro is leaning against Von Alkum and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Santo Amaro misses with a punch to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Klaus Von Alkum.
I think Von Alkum has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Klaus Von Alkum!
Klaus Von Alkum seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Emmerson Mile (ranked 741 p4p, 1038 weight class) and Ledley King (ranked 42 p4p, 32 weight class). Emmerson Mile could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ledley King's chin.
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Emmerson Mile!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ledley King!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mile lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Mile ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mile is looking to counter with head kicks.
King misses with a right hand
and Mile counters with a thumping low kick.
King lands with a hook. Mile tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
 It looks like Emmerson Mile has been cut.
Mile with the inside leg kick.
Mile definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
King avoids a kick to the body.
King rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mile moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
King throws a head kick but Mile moves out of range.
King throws a poor cross that misses
and Mile counters with a nice kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mile.
King throws a poor cross that misses
and Mile counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
King looks winded!
King swinging wildly here.
Mile looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mile slips a jab from King.
King misses with a looping left.
Mile throws a quick counter head kick but King was just out of range.
King throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mile counters with a leg kick.
Mile ducks under a wild hook from King.
Mile fires out a quick counter leg kick but King just manages to avoid it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mile. That's going to slow King down.
Mile uses good head movement to avoid the hook from King.
King pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mile tried to counter with a leg kick but King avoided it.
Mile scores with a kick to the body.
Mile has King up against the cage in a clinch.
Mile has King pushed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from King fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mile controlling the action here for a moment.
Mile lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mile pulls guard.
Mile has King pulled in close to control his posture.
Mile is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Mile controlling the position.
Mile escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. King gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
King trying to control the position from guard on top but Mile is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mile is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as King accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mile working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from King.
Mile working for a triangle but King defends it easily.
Mile had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. King defends it easily.
King content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
King landing with the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mile has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, King has managed to get both his arms back between Mile's legs - danger averted.
Mile working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from King.
King is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Mile looking for subs off his back but King has passed one foot through into half guard.
Mile is trying to maintain the position but King is very close to passing his half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
King is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Mile doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time King.
King is trying to control the action in half guard but Mile is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Emmerson Mile dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Emmerson Mile's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Mile with the inside leg kick.
King dips to his left and cracks Mile with an uppercut!
Ledley King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice cross by King.
Mile throws a head kick that misses.
Mile lands a head kick. King smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A jab from King finds it's way through Mile's defenses.
A slow jab from King misses its intended target.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! King throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Mile is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Ledley King!
After the fight, Ledley King 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Dick Niaz (ranked 508 p4p, 421 weight class) and Sledge Wrou (ranked 67 p4p, 55 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dick Niaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Sledge Wrou!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Niaz is trying hard to land a takedown here. Wrou sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Wrou feints a counter leg kick.
Niaz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Niaz rushes Wrou and presses him up against the cage.
Niaz jumps guard and drags Wrou to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Wrou pushes down on Niaz's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Niaz preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Niaz actively working from the bottom here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Niaz looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niaz is looking to improve his position.
Wrou slows the pace down in half guard.
Wrou seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Wrou takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Niaz tries to get to full guard but Wrou has control of the leg.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Wrou controlling the pace.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Wrou defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Niaz.
Wrou looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Niaz tries to clinch up
and Wrou connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Niaz gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Niaz'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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wrou misses with some punches.
Wrou works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Niaz blocks a body shot from Wrou.
Niaz pulls guard effortlessly.
Niaz working a defensive guard here.
Niaz isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Wrou stacks Niaz on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Wrou!
Niaz manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Still in half guard, Wrou seems content to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Niaz is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Wrou pulls his head out easily.
Niaz is looking to control Wrou's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Niaz avoid being mounted?
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Niaz actively working from the bottom here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sledge Wrou will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Niaz tries to clinch but Wrou moves out of range.
Niaz has taken the fight to the clinch.
Niaz blocks a body shot from Wrou.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Niaz.
Niaz is trying to pull guard but Wrou turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Niaz successfully pulls guard.
Niaz being controlled here, momentarily.
Niaz wants to hit a sweep here but Wrou passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Niaz there!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Niaz keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wrou controlling from mount.
Wrou stands up from mount. Strange move.
Niaz shoots for a takedown but Wrou saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Niaz gets tackled into the cage by Wrou. Wrou maintains the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niaz is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Wrou stops a takedown attempt from Niaz.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dick Niaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Niaz is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Wrou to keep the fight standing.
Niaz tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Wrou just stands there and leans against the cage.
Wrou throws a punch but it's blocked by Niaz.
Wrou swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Niaz tries to pull guard but Wrou holds him up against the cage and eventually Niaz drops back down to his feet.
Wrou has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wrou goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Niaz jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Wrou walks away with a smile on his face. Niaz gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Niaz wants to clinch but Wrou slips to the side
and Wrou makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Niaz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wrou.
Niaz changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Niaz tries to clinch up but Wrou circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niaz has his takedown stuffed
and Wrou counters with a right hand to the body.
Niaz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wrou swats away the attempt to clinch by Niaz.
A telegraphed right hand from Wrou misses the target.
Wrou throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Niaz changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Wrou keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Niaz feints and as Wrou raises his hands in defense, Niaz changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Niaz drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Wrou manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Niaz has Wrou in his guard.
Niaz working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Wrou has passed into half guard!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Niaz is looking for a sweep. Wrou is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sledge Wrou showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Niaz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Niaz tries to close the distance and clinch but Wrou swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Wrou. Those never looked like landing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Niaz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Niaz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wrou paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wrou takes a swing at Niaz's ribcage but misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Niaz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wrou replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Niaz blocks it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wrou swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Niaz blocks a jab.
Niaz shoots in and gets a takedown into Wrou's guard.
Wrou keeping moving, preventing Niaz from controlling successfully.
Niaz sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Wrou's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Niaz is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Wrou has managed to free his arm - good work.
Wrou moves into full guard.
Dick Niaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niaz won't allow Wrou to sweep him here.
Niaz looking to pass the guard.
Wrou keeping moving, preventing Niaz from controlling successfully.
Wrou is trying to keep Niaz in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wrou keeping full guard, as Niaz tries to pass.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Wrou is pulling down on Niaz's head to control his posture.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Niaz takes the fight into the clinch.
Wrou stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Wrou throws a head punch that misses.
Wrou gets through Niaz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Niaz.
Wrou lands with a short shot to the head.
Wrou misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wrou.
Sledge Wrou seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wrou throws a head punch that misses.
Niaz is trying to pull guard but Wrou turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Niaz tries to pull guard but Wrou won't allow it.
Wrou pushes Niaz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wrou has a couple of punches blocked by Niaz.
Wrou tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wrou lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Niaz backwards.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wrou working aggressively here.
Wrou misses with a body punch.
Wrou on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wrou prevents a body shot from Niaz.
Niaz trying to land knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sledge Wrou comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wrou 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sledge Wrou!
Sledge Wrou bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Ryan (ranked 173 p4p, 538 weight class) and Gabriel Soares (ranked 20 p4p, 69 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eddie Ryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gabriel Soares!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ryan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ryan throws a hook but Soares avoids it easily.
Soares tries to counter by closing the distance.
Ryan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ryan just misses with a punch to the body.
Ryan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Soares manages to avoid it.
Soares wants to counter the offense by Ryan and move into the clinch position.
Soares throws a hook to the side of Ryan's head but Ryan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Soares moves in looking to clinch but Ryan pushes him off.
Ryan loads up on a big right hand but Soares slips the punch.
Soares changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Eddie Ryan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Soares moves forwards but Ryan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ryan fails to land the takedown.
Ryan sets himself, and Soares steps forward looking for the clinch! Ryan avoids it this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good shot there by Soares.
Ryan throws a shot from downtown. Soares moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Soares manages to avoid it.
Soares takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The fighters circling - Ryan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Soares is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ryan.
Good shot there by Ryan.
Soares pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ryan tries to counter with a takedown but Soares is quick to defend against it.
Gabriel Soares is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ryan misses with a looping right.
Soares shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ryan throws a front kick aimed at Soares's knee but Soares avoids it well.
Soares just misses with a punch to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ryan.
Soares leaves Ryan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Soares tries to counter with a clinch but Ryan shakes him off and moves away.
Soares ducks under a wild hook from Ryan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ryan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ryan throws a looping overhand right but Soares ducks down to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Ryan misses the target.
Ryan ducks under a wild hook from Soares.
Soares takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Soares misses with a left hand
and Ryan counters with a nice double leg into side control. Soares won't be happy with that.
Soares tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Ryan presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Soares keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Ryan jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Soares manages to avoid the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan swings around for an armbar but Soares sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Ryan's guard.
Ryan has his foot on Soares's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Soares works his way back into a safe position though.
Soares looking to sit in guard and control but Ryan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Soares is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ryan looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soares wants to control but Ryan passes easily into half guard.
Ryan is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Soares controlling the position for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Ryan dominated that round.
That's time! Ryan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Soares stuffs the takedown.
Ryan misses with a straight right.
Soares wants to counter the offense by Ryan and move into the clinch position.
Soares swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ryan attempts a counter takedown but Soares avoids it well and moves away.
Soares uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ryan.
No joy there for Ryan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ryan misses the jab.
Soares wants to counter the offense by Ryan and move into the clinch position.
Ryan is looking to clinch.
Soares wants to counter with a clinch but Ryan pushes him away.
Soares drives through and clinches with Ryan against the cage.
Ryan misses with the head strike.
Ryan is leaning against Soares and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Soares tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ryan just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ryan working aggressively here.
Ryan tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Soares smiles and moves away.
Soares throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ryan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soares misses with a hook. Ryan ducked under it nicely.
Soares misses with a hook. Ryan ducked under it nicely.
Ryan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ryan throws a hook but Soares avoids it easily.
Soares wants to counter the offense by Ryan and move into the clinch position.
Ryan misses the jab.
Ryan tries for a takedown but Soares sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eddie Ryan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A telegraphed right hand from Ryan misses the target.
Ryan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Soares.
Soares takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Soares displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ryan throws out the jab.
Ryan moves into the clinch successfully.
Ryan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ryan can't find room to land a body shot as Soares controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soares stalling against the cage.
Soares tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ryan smiles and moves away.
Jab, jab by Soares - just one landing.
Ryan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ryan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ryan thuds his right hand into Soares's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ryan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Soares.
Ryan swings for the body but Soares moves out of range.
Soares is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Eddie Ryan is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ryan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Soares ducks under a wild hook from Ryan.
Soares is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soares avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ryan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ryan throws a series of punches but Soares moves out of range.
Ryan is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Ryan misses the shot to the body.
Soares misses with an uppercut. Ryan saw that one coming.
Ryan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Soares can do to turn this around?
Soares showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ryan.
Ryan shoots in looking for a takedown. Soares tries to sprawl out of it but Ryan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Soares manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ryan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Soares moves away.
Ryan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Soares.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryan fails to land with a series of punches.
Soares steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ryan.
Soares uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ryan.
Soares tries to counter by closing the distance.
Ryan just misses with a punch to the body.
Soares on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ryan misses with a hook.
Soares wants to counter with a clinch but Ryan pushes him away.
Soares avoids the body shot from Ryan.
Soares bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Soares closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Soares throws a lazy right hand but Ryan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ryan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Soares's head backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ryan misses with a looping left.
Soares steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Ryan.
Soares lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Ryan dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
A telegraphed right hand from Ryan misses the target.
Soares lands a right hook to the body.
Ryan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Soares.
Ryan lands with a right hand.
Ryan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Soares.
Ryan tries to counter with a takedown but Soares is quick to defend against it.
Soares lands a lovely overhand right.
Soares blocks a jab.
Ryan dives in for a single leg takedown but Soares sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
I was talking to Ryan's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Ryan fails to pull the fight into his guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryan jumps guard but Soares turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eddie Ryan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ryan.
Ryan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ryan misses with the head strike.
Ryan is trying to push Soares away but Soares has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Soares tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ryan just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan jumps guard but Soares turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Ryan tries to work over Soares's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Soares is trying to pull guard but Ryan turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Soares tries to pull guard but Ryan won't allow it.
Ryan is struggling to control the position.
Ryan jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Soares walks away with a smile on his face. Ryan gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ryan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Soares connects with a looping right hand.
Ryan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A big right from Ryan misses.
Soares defending well as Ryan loads up on a big left hand.
A punch combination from Ryan misses.
Soares steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Ryan.
Soares throws a hook but Ryan blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soares moves out of range of the strikes.
Soares looks to score with a jab to the body but Ryan is just out of range.
Ryan tries to bum rush Soares with a series of wild strikes but Soares uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ryan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ryan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Soares.
Ryan changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Ryan scores with a shot to the body.
Soares on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
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!
Soares tries to clinch up but Ryan circles away and keeps his distance.
Soares throws a body punch but Ryan moves out of range.
Soares wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ryan moves in looking to clinch but Soares pushes him off.
A shot to the liver by Ryan. Beautiful body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soares throws a hook to the side of Ryan's head but Ryan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ryan drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Soares is pulling down on Ryan's head to control his posture.
Ryan tries to free his leg and advance position but Soares is retaining full guard.
Soares is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ryan defends well.
Ryan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryan drops back, looking for a kneebar! Soares looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Soares looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Soares!
Soares is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ryan has escaped the position, nice work there.
Soares is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Ryan knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Gabriel Soares has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Eddie Ryan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Soares thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
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 Eddie Ryan.
Well Ryan 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eddie Ryan!
During a confident post fight interview, Eddie Ryan thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Renji Abarai (ranked 95 p4p, 156 weight class) and Alphonse Fuguego (ranked 9 p4p, 17 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Renji Abarai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Alphonse Fuguego!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abarai throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Fuguego keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fuguego is looking to land body kicks.
A nice leg kick lands there from Fuguego.
Fuguego throws a body punch but Abarai moves out of range.
Abarai has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Outlaw MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Fuguego misses the shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Fuguego misses the target.
Fuguego misses with a low kick.
Fuguego is looking to chop away at Abarai's legs.
Fuguego has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Abarai is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Abarai connects with an inside leg kick.
Abarai moves away from the strike by Fuguego.
Abarai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fuguego misses with a low kick.
Abarai throws a body punch but Fuguego moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fuguego on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Abarai tried to score with a low kick but Fuguego checks it.
Abarai lands with a hook. Fuguego tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fuguego uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Abarai.
Fuguego is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Abarai with a body shot.
Abarai attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Abarai scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abarai scores with a body shot.
A shot to the body from Abarai misses
and Fuguego counters with a nice uppercut.
Abarai looks to land a combination. Fuguego sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Fuguego misses with a wild body shot.
Abarai scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Abarai fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fuguego has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fuguego throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fuguego moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fuguego throws a body punch but Abarai moves out of range.
Abarai slips under a jab.
Abarai lands a glancing blow to the side of Fuguego's head.
Abarai ducks under a wild hook from Fuguego.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abarai misses with a lunging right hand
and Fuguego counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Renji Abarai has been cut.
Abarai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fuguego manages to avoid it.
Fuguego keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Abarai.
Renji Abarai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Abarai moves out of range as Fuguego strikes.
A counter left hand to the body from Abarai misses its target.
Abarai throws an overhand right that lands on Fuguego's shoulder, as Fuguego tries to avoid the shot.
Abarai cracks Fuguego with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuguego uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Abarai.
Fuguego keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fuguego throws a hook but Abarai blocks it.
Abarai with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fuguego catches Abarai with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Abarai connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Fuguego momentarily.
Fuguego on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Fuguego 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.
Renji Abarai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fuguego misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Abarai.
Abarai misses with a wild body shot.
Abarai moves away from the strike by Fuguego.
Fuguego throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Abarai missing with a left hand there. Fuguego was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fuguego takes a jab right on the kisser.
Abarai throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fuguego misses with a hook. Abarai ducked under it nicely.
A slapping leg kick lands for Abarai.
A low kick from Abarai is predictable there
and Fuguego counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abarai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fuguego now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Fuguego tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Abarai was well out of range. Poor timing from Fuguego.
Abarai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fuguego.
Fuguego punishes Abarai's body with a nice straight punch.
Abarai is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Fuguego blocks a leg kick.
Abarai throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fuguego sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fuguego fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Abarai checks it well.
Abarai uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Fuguego lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Abarai has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Abarai and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Abarai throws a low kick but it's checked well by Fuguego.
Fuguego bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fuguego looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Abarai misses with an uppercut
and Fuguego counters with a straight right hand.
Fuguego ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Abarai moves away.
Fuguego keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Abarai.
Abarai staying out of range there.
Fuguego throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Fuguego swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fuguego throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Abarai.
Abarai bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Abarai takes a swing at Fuguego's ribcage but misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fuguego misses with a body shot.
Fuguego is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Abarai moves out of range of the strikes.
Abarai fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fuguego looks to land a left hand but Abarai moved out of range nicely.
Abarai lands a jab to the nose.
Fuguego throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Abarai throws a low kick, looking for Fuguego's leg but Fuguego calmly moves out of range.
Abarai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fuguego.
Abarai was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Fuguego uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Abarai.
Fuguego on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Abarai. Abarai obviously looking to wear him down.
Abarai is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Abarai throws an overhand right that lands on Fuguego's shoulder, as Fuguego tries to avoid the shot.
Fuguego is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Abarai works Fuguego's body with a nice hook.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Fuguego.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Renji Abarai dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Renji Abarai's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Fuguego takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Abarai cracks Fuguego with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Abarai lands with a right hand.
Abarai connects with a crisp jab.
Abarai with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fuguego keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Abarai scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Abarai wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fuguego tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Abarai is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fuguego can do to turn this around?
Abarai smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fuguego takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abarai fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Abarai.
Abarai misses with a wild body shot.
Abarai throws a lazy right hand but Fuguego sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fuguego missing with a left hand there. Abarai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Abarai misses with a low kick as Fuguego jumps back.
Abarai connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuguego lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fuguego throws a hook to the side of Abarai's head but Abarai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Abarai looks to land a right hand but Fuguego moved out of range.
Abarai swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Fuguego.
Renji Abarai is winning the standup battle so far.
A slow jab from Fuguego misses its intended target.
Fuguego throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fuguego throws a chopping leg kick but Abarai manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Fuguego looks to throw the jab but Abarai is out of range.
Abarai thows a leg kick but Fuguego checks it
and Fuguego counters with a thumping low kick.
Abarai keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fuguego.
Abarai cracks a nice hook into Fuguego's ribs.
Abarai misses with a body punch
and Fuguego connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Abarai misses with a wild body shot.
Abarai misses with a low kick as Fuguego jumps back.
Fuguego misses with a head kick.
Fuguego slips a straight right by Abarai.
Abarai just misses with a punch to the body.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Fuguego might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Abarai has got the better of the exchanges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abarai misses with a left hand
and Fuguego cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fuguego checks a low kick from Abarai.
Abarai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fuguego was well out of range. Poor timing from Abarai.
Fuguego misses with a leg kick.
Abarai tries to move into range but Fuguego moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fuguego's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A bone on bone clash there as Fuguego blocks the leg kick.
Abarai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Abarai swings widly with a right hand
and Abarai takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fuguego lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Abarai thuds a left hand into Fuguego's body.
Fuguego shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Fuguego misses with an uppercut. Abarai saw that one coming.
Fuguego with a hook.
Abarai blocks a jab.
Abarai fires out a quick counter leg kick but Fuguego just manages to avoid it.
Abarai cracks a nice hook into Fuguego's ribs.
Abarai misses with a wild body shot.
Fuguego lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Jab by Abarai.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abarai fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Fuguego checks it well.
Nice uppercut lands for Abarai. That snapped Fuguego's head back.
Good exchange - Abarai coming out on top.
The fighters circling - Fuguego throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Abarai connects with a body shot.
Abarai avoids the body shot from Fuguego.
Fuguego has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A combination from Fuguego does no damage.
Abarai missing with a left hand there. Fuguego was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fuguego keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Abarai throws out a leg kick but Fuguego moves out of range and Abarai only half commits.
Fuguego scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Abarai doesn't seem bothered though.
Fuguego uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Abarai.
Abarai wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Abarai ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
An inside leg kick from Fuguego misses.
Abarai misses the body punch
letting Fuguego counter with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fuguego blocks a low kick nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abarai throws a leg kick but Fuguego sees it coming and moves out of range.
It seemed like Fuguego was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Fuguego keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Fuguego slips under a jab.
Fuguego goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Fuguego takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fuguego connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Fuguego stalks Abarai and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Abarai's face. Abarai staggers backwards, shaken.
Fuguego swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fuguego misses with a low kick.
Fuguego misses the shot to the body.
Abarai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fuguego changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Good leg kick by Abarai.
Abarai turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Abarai walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fuguego slips a straight right by Abarai.
Fuguego uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Abarai.
Abarai will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Renji Abarai dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Renji Abarai's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Fuguego scores with a spinning back kick!
Renji Abarai is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Abarai scores with a nice strike.
Danga de danga de dang - Abarai scores with a four punch combination!
Abarai takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Abarai misses with a low kick.
Abarai misses with a right hand
and Fuguego counters with a left to the body.
Abarai throws a leg kick but Fuguego sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A bone on bone clash there as Fuguego blocks the leg kick.
Fuguego throws a push kick but Abarai slaps the foot to one side.
Fuguego takes one to the side of the head.
Fuguego uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Abarai.
A punch combination from Abarai misses.
Fuguego throws a jab but it's blocked by Abarai.
Fuguego lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abarai moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Abarai connects with a nice looking jab.
Fuguego ducks under a wild hook from Abarai.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abarai lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Abarai lands with a thumping leg kick.
Abarai throws out a loose jab but Fuguego uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abarai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fuguego throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Abarai sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fuguego shoots in for a takedown but Abarai shows good takedown defense.
Fuguego fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fuguego slips a jab from Abarai.
Abarai lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Abarai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fuguego throws out the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fuguego. Abarai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fuguego stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Abarai.
Abarai scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Fuguego misses with a looping right.
Abarai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fuguego moves away.
Abarai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fuguego swinging wildly here.
Fuguego keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Abarai.
Fuguego chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Abarai can pounce on him.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Abarai, as that shot connected.
Fuguego jabs Abarai to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fuguego lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fuguego shoots in but Abarai avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Abarai jabs Fuguego to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A slow jab from Fuguego misses its intended target.
It looked like Abarai wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Fuguego scores with a jab.
Abarai with a nice calf kick.
Abarai looks to throw the jab but Fuguego is out of range.
Fuguego throws a big shot that misses.
Abarai throws a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuguego throws a hook but Abarai blocks it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Fuguego checks a leg kick.
Fuguego looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Abarai dips to his left and cracks Fuguego with an uppercut!
Abarai scores with a jab to the head.
Abarai scores with a jab to the body.
Abarai throws a series of punches but Fuguego moves out of range.
Abarai avoids a kick to the body.
Abarai misses the jab.
Fuguego avoids the body shot from Abarai.
Fuguego takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Fuguego checks a leg kick nicely.
Abarai on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Abarai throws a leg kick but Fuguego sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Abarai lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A jab from Abarai misses.
Fuguego throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Abarai.
A little feinted left hand from Abarai on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nice shot by Abarai.
Abarai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fuguego feints the counter takedown.
Fuguego lands a head shot.
Abarai punishes Fuguego's body with a nice straight punch.
Fuguego fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Abarai manages to avoid it.
Abarai moves out of range as Fuguego strikes.
Abarai moves out of range as Fuguego strikes.
Abarai avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Fuguego scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Abarai moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fuguego takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Abarai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fuguego manages to avoid it.
Abarai moves out of range as Fuguego strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Abarai looks to throw the jab but Fuguego is out of range.
Fuguego throws an overhand right that lands on Abarai's shoulder, as Abarai tries to avoid the shot.
Alphonse Fuguego has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Abarai throws a leg kick
and Fuguego counters with a single leg into guard. Abarai didn't expect that.
Fuguego lands a couple of elbows.
And that's the end of the fight!
Renji Abarai showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Abarai, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Renji Abarai!
A relieved looking Renji Abarai 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Anabolic Asteroid (ranked 190 p4p, 217 weight class) and Chris John (ranked 24 p4p, 27 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Asteroid might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to For Heavy Metal we will die!. John has chosen Don't Stop Me Now as his entrance music. Anabolic Asteroid has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anabolic Asteroid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris John!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
John throws a big shot that misses.
Asteroid 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.
Asteroid blocks a jab.
Asteroid takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Asteroid walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
John uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Asteroid.
John slips under a jab from Asteroid.
John dips to his left and cracks Asteroid with an uppercut!
Asteroid tries to close the distance and clinch but John swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A nice inside leg kick there by John. That's going to slow Asteroid down.
John misses with a lunging right hand
and Asteroid counters with a left to the body.
Asteroid dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on John. That did some damage!
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!
Asteroid misses with a wild body shot.
John stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Asteroid.
A nice inside leg kick there by John. That's going to slow Asteroid down.
John lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asteroid closes the distance looking to clinch
and John counters with a straight right hand.
Asteroid tries to land a front kick but John steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
John tries to counter with a clinch but Asteroid shakes him off and moves away.
An inside leg kick lands from John.
Asteroid has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Heavy Metal in the buildup to the fight.
John wants to slow Asteroid down by chopping away at his legs.
Asteroid throws a right and a left that both miss.
John misses with a looping right.
Asteroid slips under a jab from John.
John lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
John throws a leg kick that misses.
Asteroid seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Asteroid drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Asteroid moves out of range of the strikes.
John moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A jab from John does it's job there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Asteroid takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Chris John seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Asteroid throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Asteroid takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Asteroid wants to clinch.
John connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A shot to the body from John misses
and Asteroid counters by moving into the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Asteroid creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
John blocks an elbow strike.
John working aggressively here.
Nice elbow from Asteroid.
Asteroid misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asteroid fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from John.
Knees to the body from Asteroid.
John stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
John blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Asteroid misses with a knee strike.
Still in the clinch, Asteroid scores with a nice short uppercut.
Asteroid pushes John back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
John swings wildly with an uppercut but Asteroid uses good head movement to avoid it.
John breaks the clinch.
Asteroid doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
John goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
John throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Asteroid is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from John.
Asteroid steps to the side to avoid the strikes from John.
John scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Asteroid gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
John dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
John swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
John's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Asteroid connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! John scrambles back to his feet.
John swings for the body but Asteroid moves out of range.
As John tries to get set, Asteroid tries to push him back and clinch up but John manages to avoid the attempt.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts John, as that shot connected.
John dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Asteroid. That did some damage!
Asteroid closes the distance looking to clinch
and John counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
John with the inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
John scoring well with a low kick there.
Asteroid fakes a jab and throws a low kick but John checks it well.
Asteroid keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
John moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chris John dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
John misses with a jab to the body
and Asteroid counters with a leg kick.
John throws out a leg kick but Asteroid moves out of range and John only half commits.
Asteroid is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Asteroid takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
John avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Asteroid on the wrong end of a nice jab.
John lands a jab to the nose.
John goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Asteroid fires out a quick counter leg kick but John just manages to avoid it.
John misses with a two punch combination.
Asteroid jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
John thuds his shin into the meat of Asteroid's side.
John plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
John throws a head kick that misses.
Asteroid takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
John looks to land a right hand but Asteroid moved out of range.
Asteroid drives through and clinches with John against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
John fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Asteroid goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Asteroid tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and John avoids it.
John has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Asteroid misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Asteroid swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Asteroid working aggressively here.
Anabolic Asteroid has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Asteroid misses with a hook to the ribs.
John tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
John lands a hook to the side of the head.
John blocks an elbow strike.
Asteroid utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
John breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
John has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
John clobbers Asteroid with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Asteroid throws a right hand that John ducks under and follows up with a left that John also avoids with ease.
Asteroid takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
John lands an overhand right.
John scores with a sloppy right hand. Asteroid should have avoided that one.
 Asteroid is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
John lands a right hook to the body.
John lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
John lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
John lands a big head kick that sends Asteroid tumbling to the mat! John takes a step backwards and waves Asteroid back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Oh Asteroid is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Asteroid throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent John stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Asteroid uses good head movement to avoid the hook from John.
Asteroid seems to have got his legs back now.
A big left from John misses.
John's jab looks to have found its range, popping Asteroid under the eye.
John misses with a hook
and Asteroid counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
John scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Asteroid doesn't seem bothered though.
Asteroid avoids a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
John throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Asteroid counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
John scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Asteroid on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Asteroid moves away from the strike by John.
Asteroid is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
John throws out a powerful jab.
John misses with a leg kick
and Asteroid counters with a nice uppercut.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from John in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
John walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Asteroid checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
An inside leg kick lands from John.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A decent looking cross lands there for John.
John throws a leg kick
and Asteroid counters with a nice uppercut.
John misses with a wild body shot.
Asteroid clinches up with John and pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Asteroid lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by John.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asteroid missing with knees to the body.
Asteroid tries to land knees in the clinch but John avoids the damage to the body.
Asteroid with a knee to the head.
John throws a punch but it's blocked by Asteroid.
John trying to stall but Asteroid improves his position.
Asteroid tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
John blocks the elbow strike.
John misses with some punches.
John breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
John feints a jab promting Asteroid to slip. John then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Asteroid slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Asteroid keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
John rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Asteroid counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Asteroid misses with a wild body shot.
John lands a nice leg kick that just misses Asteroid's sensitive parts.
John throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chris John showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Nice uppercut lands for John. That snapped Asteroid's head back.
Anabolic Asteroid has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chris John seems to be getting the better of the standup.
John lands a nice hook to Asteroid's body. Asteroid takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
John scoring well with a low kick there.
John ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
John misses with a low kick as Asteroid jumps back.
It looked like Asteroid was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
John lands a front kick.
Asteroid lands a nice shot to the body.
John pushes Asteroid away with a front kick.
Asteroid looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
John comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
John scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
John scoring well with a low kick there.
John looks to land a combination but Asteroid avoids it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Asteroid misses with a wild body shot.
Asteroid clinches up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Asteroid.
Asteroid stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by John.
Asteroid blocking some punches.
Asteroid throws an elbow that misses.
John is trying to maintain a safe position but Asteroid gets an underhook and turns John into the cage.
John blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
John wants to break free but Asteroid has control.
Asteroid tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Asteroid trying to land knees to the body.
Asteroid misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Asteroid misses with a short punch on the inside.
John has Asteroid pressed against the cage.
John pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Asteroid pushes John up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Asteroid fails to land.
John misses with a body punch.
Asteroid throws a head punch that misses.
John breaks the clinch.
John lands a nice looking body shot.
John lands a head kick. Asteroid smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
John is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Asteroid.
Asteroid tries to counter by moving into the clinch but John manages to circle out of the way.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
John fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Asteroid has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
John changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
John throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
John dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
John has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
John lands a jab to the head.
John lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Asteroid has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from John.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
John gets cracked there but stands up to it.
John with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Asteroid tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
John staying out of range there.
The fighters circle momentarily. John darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
John dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
John misses with a wild body shot.
Chris John is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
John connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Asteroid's hands.
Asteroid swings away with a leg kick that misses.
John lands a right hook to the body.
John tries to land a front kick but Asteroid steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A nice leg kick from John, right into the meat of the thigh.
John lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asteroid throws a hook but John avoids it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Asteroid pushes John up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Asteroid fails to land.
Asteroid misses with a short punch on the inside.
John blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
John tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Asteroid fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Asteroid blocks a punch to the side of the head.
John throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Asteroids head.
Asteroid working aggressively here.
Asteroid throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Asteroid looking to throw knees to the head but John is blocking nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris John comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got John winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris John!
A very excited looking Chris John rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Luuk Benjamin (ranked 35 p4p, 137 weight class) and Kimi Enqvist (ranked 4 p4p, 15 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Kimi Enqvist enters the cage!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Luuk Benjamin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kimi Enqvist!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Enqvist looks to land a left hand but Benjamin moved out of range nicely.
Benjamin was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Benjamin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Enqvist cracks Benjamin with a good jab.
Enqvist changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Enqvist misses with a head kick.
Benjamin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Benjamin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Enqvist.
A counter left hand to the body from Benjamin misses its target.
Enqvist slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Enqvist with the inside leg kick.
Benjamin moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Kimi Enqvist seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benjamin takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Enqvist throws a leg kick
and Benjamin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Benjamin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Enqvist at a distance.
Jab from Benjamin.
Enqvist is looking to clinch but Benjamin is avoiding it.
Benjamin throws a body shot but no joy.
A low kick lands for Enqvist.
Benjamin slips a straight right by Enqvist.
A quick step to the side and Benjamin tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Benjamin scores with a kick to the body.
Enqvist has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Enqvist throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Enqvist. Benjamin shrugs it off though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benjamin takes a swing at Enqvist's ribcage but misses.
Enqvist steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Benjamin looks for the body kick but Enqvist saw that one coming.
Benjamin slips under a jab.
Benjamin takes a swing at Enqvist's ribcage but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Enqvist throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A quick step to the side and Benjamin tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Enqvist throws an overhand right that lands on Benjamin's shoulder, as Benjamin tries to avoid the shot.
Enqvist throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Benjamin takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Benjamin throws a head kick that misses
and Enqvist counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benjamin keeps the fight on the outside.
Enqvist throws a sloppy head kick and Benjamin moves out of range easily.
Benjamin slips a jab and a cross from Enqvist.
It looked like Benjamin was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Benjamin looks to land a combination but Enqvist avoids it well.
Enqvist with the inside leg kick.
Benjamin throws a sloppy body shot
and Enqvist counters by clinching up.
Enqvist misses with a short punch on the inside.
Enqvist lands a body punch in the clinch.
Benjamin working aggressively here.
Enqvist's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Benjamin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Benjamin avoids the head kick by Enqvist.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Enqvist moves in looking to clinch but Benjamin pushes him off.
Benjamin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Benjamin misses with a looping right.
A good leg kick by Benjamin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Enqvist throws an overhand right that lands on Benjamin's shoulder, as Benjamin tries to avoid the shot.
Benjamin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Enqvist connects with a high kick.
Enqvist drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Some wild striking there from Benjamin.
Enqvist replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Benjamin blocks it well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kimi Enqvist will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Enqvist throws a head kick but Benjamin moves out of range.
Benjamin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've been told by Benjamin's head coaches at Bushido Martial Arts that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Benjamin throws a hook to the side of Enqvist's head but Enqvist sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A nice leg kick from Benjamin, right into the meat of the thigh.
Enqvist throws a solid leg kick but Benjamin takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Enqvist.
It looked like Benjamin was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A decent looking cross lands there for Enqvist.
Benjamin throws a nice inside leg kick.
Benjamin looks to land a right hand but Enqvist moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good exchange - Enqvist coming out on top.
Benjamin avoids the body shot from Enqvist.
Enqvist closes the distance looking to clinch
and Benjamin counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Enqvist. Those never looked like landing.
Enqvist on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Enqvist tries to land a body kick
and Benjamin counters with a two punch combo.
Enqvist throws a body shot but no joy.
It looked like Benjamin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Enqvist connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Benjamin takes a swing at Enqvist's ribcage but misses.
Enqvist is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
A low kick from Enqvist is predictable there
and Benjamin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Enqvist throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Benjamin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A shot to the body from Enqvist misses
and Benjamin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A punch lands to the side of Enqvist 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benjamin misses with a low kick.
Enqvist looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Benjamin swings for the body but Enqvist moves out of range.
Benjamin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Enqvist has time to react.
Benjamin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Enqvist.
Benjamin catches Enqvist with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Enqvist is rocked!
Benjamin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Enqvist scores with a nice strike.
Enqvist misses the shot to the body.
Luuk Benjamin is winning the standup battle so far.
Benjamin avoids the body shot from Enqvist.
As Enqvist looks to move away, Benjamin throws a big counter combo but Enqvist just gets out of the way.
Enqvist closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Benjamin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Enqvist working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Enqvist escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Enqvist lands with a thumping leg kick.
Enqvist scores with a jab to the jaw.
Benjamin lands a nice looking body kick.
Enqvist tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benjamin misses with a wild body shot.
Enqvist flicks out a counter leg kick but Benjamin steps away.
Enqvist misses with a looping right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Benjamin. Enqvist does a little dance to reset his feet.
Benjamin connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Enqvist momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Enqvist throws a body shot but no joy.
Enqvist takes a swing at Benjamin's ribcage but misses.
Enqvist tries to clinch up but Benjamin circles away and keeps his distance.
Benjamin tried to counter with a leg kick but Enqvist avoided it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Benjamin. Enqvist shrugs it off though.
Enqvist fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Luuk Benjamin dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A slapping leg kick lands for Enqvist.
Good leg kick by Benjamin.
Benjamin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Enqvist looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Enqvist has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Enqvist works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Enqvist throws a punch but it's blocked by Benjamin.
Benjamin tries to work over Enqvist's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Enqvist misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Enqvist misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benjamin is leaning against Enqvist and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Benjamin.
Benjamin breaks from the clinch.
Enqvist has Benjamin up against the cage in a clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Enqvist.
Enqvist scores with a shot to the side of Benjamin's head.
Benjamin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Enqvist swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Benjamin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Benjamin lands a hook that snaps the head of Enqvist backwards.
Enqvist tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Enqvist misses with a punch to the body.
Enqvist prevents a body shot from Benjamin.
Benjamin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Benjamin tries to work over Enqvist's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Enqvist.
Benjamin tries to work over Enqvist's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Benjamin misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benjamin lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Enqvist lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Enqvist breaks the clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Enqvist. That's going to slow Benjamin down.
Benjamin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Enqvist counters with a nice low kick that buckles Benjamin's knee momentarily.
Benjamin works Enqvist's body with a nice hook.
Benjamin looks to score with a jab to the body but Enqvist is just out of range.
Enqvist throws a sloppy head kick and Benjamin moves out of range easily.
Enqvist plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Enqvist's corner calls for a 1-2. Enqvist obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Benjamin is rocked!
Benjamin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Enqvist makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Oh Benjamin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Enqvist. Benjamin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Benjamin seems to have got his legs back now.
A nice leg kick lands there from Enqvist.
Enqvist tries to clinch but Benjamin moves out of range.
Enqvist misses with a looping left.
Benjamin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Enqvist comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Enqvist scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Benjamin blocks a leg kick.
Benjamin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A low kick from Benjamin misses
and Enqvist counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Enqvist misses with a leg kick
and Benjamin counters with a solid body kick.
Enqvist moves to clinch but Benjamin breaks away
and Benjamin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Benjamin just misses with a punch to the body.
Enqvist misses with a wild body shot.
Benjamin tried to counter with a leg kick but Enqvist avoided it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benjamin throws a looping overhand right but Enqvist ducks down to avoid it.
Enqvist lands a nice shot to the body.
Enqvist misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Benjamin counters with a stiff right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kimi Enqvist comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Enqvist 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kimi Enqvist!
A very excited looking Kimi Enqvist made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jarrod Beard (ranked 65 p4p, 100 weight class) and Ryder Young (ranked 6 p4p, 8 weight class). Beard comes into the arena with Ladies Love Country Boys - Trace Adkins blaring out of the sound system. Young comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Of Monsters and Men - Destroyer kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jarrod Beard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ryder Young!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Young misses.
Young drops Beard with a beautiful combination! Beard stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Young is looking for the KO!
It looks like Jarrod Beard has been cut.
Beard moves away from the strike by Young.
Young throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Young takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Beard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Young ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Beard moves away.
Young cracks Beard on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Beard falls backwards against the cage. Young follows up with more strikes that drop Beard to his knees. Young keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Beard! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryder Young!
Ryder Young very nearly forgot to thank Action Apparel amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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