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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eric Winston (ranked 2504 p4p, 2495 weight class) and Floyd Pennington (ranked 298 p4p, 296 weight class). Floyd Pennington 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Eric Winston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Floyd Pennington!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pennington lands a head shot.
Pennington lands a jab to the nose.
Pennington misses with an uppercut
and Winston counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Pennington throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Winston was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Winston lands with a thumping leg kick.
Winston slips a straight right by Pennington.
Winston throws a low kick, looking for Pennington's leg but Pennington calmly moves out of range.
Winston avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It looked like Winston wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pennington with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Winston avoids the body shot from Pennington.
Pennington checks a leg kick.
Pennington throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pennington misses with an uppercut.
Pennington connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Winston keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pennington with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Winston to score with a decent uppercut.
Pennington tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Winston was well out of range. Poor timing from Pennington.
Winston throws a nice head kick!
 It looks like Floyd Pennington has been cut.
Pennington avoids the head kick by Winston.
Winston lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Winston misses the shot to the body.
Winston smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pennington misses with a wild body shot.
Winston scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Winston throws a head kick that Pennington semi-blocks.
Winston thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pennington pivots, looking for a leg kick but Winston is out of range and Pennington settles back down.
Winston swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A punch combination from Winston misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pennington is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Winston.
A big left from Pennington misses.
Pennington looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Winston slips a straight right by Pennington.
Pennington pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pennington looks to land a left hand but Winston moved out of range nicely.
Winston scores with a jab to the head.
Pennington misses with a straight left.
Pennington loads up on a big right hand but Winston slips the punch.
Winston was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Winston dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pennington. That did some damage!
Nice shot lands for Winston.
A big right from Pennington misses.
Pennington looks to score with a jab to the body but Winston is just out of range.
Pennington is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Pennington throws a shot from downtown. Winston moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winston getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Winston scores with a jab.
Pennington keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Winston.
A good leg kick by Winston.
Pennington throws a jab when Winston was well out of range.
Winston ducks under a wild hook from Pennington.
A little feinted left hand from Winston on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Winston looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pennington misses with a straight right.
Winston feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Winston connects with a jab.
Winston dips to his left and cracks Pennington with an uppercut!
Good shot there by Winston.
Pennington throws a body punch but Winston moves out of range.
Winston went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Pennington lands a really nice looking cross but Winston seems unphased.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Winston lands the left hand.
That has opened up Floyd Pennington's cut even more.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pennington. Winston does a little dance to reset his feet.
Winston misses with a double jab
and Pennington counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Winston uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pennington.
A swing and a miss from Pennington.
Pennington misses with a low kick.
Winston misses with a jab to the body
and Pennington counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Winston thinking.
Winston scores with a punch to the head.
Pennington misses with a body shot.
Pennington misses with a jab, cross combination.
Winston throws a hook to the side of Pennington's head but Pennington sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Winston connects with a looping right hand.
Winston throws an overhand right that lands on Pennington's shoulder, as Pennington tries to avoid the shot.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Winston scores with a sloppy right hand. Pennington should have avoided that one.
A low kick from Pennington is predictable there
and Winston counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Pennington misses with a hook
and Pennington takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pennington misses the body punch
enabling Winston to counter with a crisp jab.
Pennington slips a straight right by Winston.
Floyd Pennington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Winston is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pennington.
Pennington unleashes a big counter combination but Winston bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Nice defenses there by Pennington.
It seemed like Pennington was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Winston lands a head shot.
Winston is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Winston throws a shot to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Winston.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Winston uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pennington.
Winston avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Winston takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pennington uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Winston.
Winston connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The cut above Floyd Pennington's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Pennington fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Winston manages to avoid it.
Winston lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Winston scores with a nice right hand.
Pennington looks to land a right hand but Winston moved out of range.
Winston half committed to a counter leg kick.
Pennington throws out a loose jab but Winston uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pennington throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pennington is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Winston.
Winston thinks about countering with a head kick.
Winston is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Winston connects with a body shot.
Pennington has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Pennington misses with a straight right.
Pennington throws a hook but Winston blocks it.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Pennington slips a straight right by Winston.
Pennington takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Winston fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pennington manages to avoid it.
Pennington slips a straight right by Winston.
Winston is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Winston pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Pennington back to the cage. Winston follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Pennington misses with a few strikes there.
Pennington misses with a body shot.
Pennington connects with a body shot that sends Winston's belly button to the back.
Winston throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pennington sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A combination from Pennington does no damage.
Pennington throws a lazy right hand but Winston sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Winston lands a slapping body shot.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Pennington loads up on a big right hand but Winston slips the punch.
Pennington uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Winston.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Winston tries a head kick but it misses.
Winston darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Winston misses the jab.
Winston swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Winston throws a shot from downtown. Pennington moves away and avoids it.
Winston throws an off balance right hand
enabling Pennington to counter with a crisp jab.
Pennington jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Pennington throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A swing and a miss from Pennington.
Pennington throws an off balance right hand
and Winston counters with an inside leg kick.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Pennington misses.
Pennington misses with a right hand
and Winston counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Winston moves out of range as Pennington strikes.
Winston throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Winston throws a leg kick but Pennington sees it coming and moves out of range.
Winston ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Winston bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Winston tried to counter with a leg kick but Pennington avoided it.
Winston thows a left - swing and a miss!
A punch lands to the side of Winston 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Pennington has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pennington there as he acknowledges the shot.
Pennington throws a body shot but no joy.
Winston throws a big counter combination but Pennington scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Pennington getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Winston dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Floyd Pennington's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Winston tries a head kick but it misses.
Winston takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nice defenses there by Winston.
A little feinted left hand from Winston on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Winston lands a jab to the nose.
Pennington misses with a lunging right hand
and Winston counters with a straight right hand.
Pennington displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Winston throws out the jab.
Pennington swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pennington throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Winston swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Winston misses with a looping right.
Winston feints and then cracks Pennington's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pennington down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winston lands a slapping body shot.
Winston avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pennington throws a lazy right hand but Winston sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A low kick from Winston misses
and Pennington counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winston takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Pennington throws a low kick but Winston moves out of range easily.
Winston is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Pennington lands with an uppercut that bounces Winston off the cage and back into range.
Winston keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pennington.
Winston misses with a series of wild punches.
Winston uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pennington has time to react.
Pennington tries to bum rush Winston with a series of wild strikes but Winston uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Winston swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Pennington rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Winston counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Winston takes a swing at Pennington's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pennington fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Winston throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pennington takes a swing at Winston's ribcage but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Winston paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Winston 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.
Pennington uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Winston.
Pennington rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Winston counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Winston blocks a jab.
A slow jab from Winston misses its intended target.
Pennington looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Winston tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Pennington is able to avoid easily.
A left lands for Winston.
Eric Winston is winning the standup battle so far.
Winston moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pennington misses with a hook to the body
and Winston connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Winston is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pennington can do to turn this around?
Winston throws a sloppy body shot
and Pennington connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
 Winston is rocked!
Pennington lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Winston falls backwards - clearly groggy! Pennington dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Floyd Pennington!
A less than humble Floyd Pennington misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Muhammad Watts (ranked 1524 p4p, 5408 weight class) and Mickey Munday (ranked 202 p4p, 512 weight class). Muhammad Watts has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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 9 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Muhammad Watts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mickey Munday!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Dillan Fox and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Munday is defended easily by Watts.
Watts cracks Munday with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nice takedown defense from Watts. No joy for Munday on that attempt.
Watts scores with a jab to the jaw.
Watts lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A swing and a miss from Watts.
Mickey Munday seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Munday goes for a double leg but Watts avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Watts continues to drive forward.
Watts is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Muhammad Watts has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mickey Munday.
Watts throws a right and a left that Munday avoids nicely.
Watts misses with a looping left.
Munday shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Watts as he jumps to the side.
It looked like Watts was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Munday.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munday gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Watts counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Munday fails with the takedown
and Watts counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Munday dives in and grabs Watts's left leg, looking for a takedown. Watts pushes down on Munday's head and hops out.
Munday changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Watts looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Watts regains half guard.
Watts trying to hold on to Munday's head to control him but Munday postures up.
Munday prevents Watts from improving his position.
Munday is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Watts wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watts is trying to get back to full guard.
Watts is trying to stand.
Munday is trying to work for a kimura but Watts is defending well.
Munday is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Watts defends it well.
Watts is defending against the submission attempts here by Munday.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munday is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Watts defends it well.
Munday is keen to just control but Watts is a slippery customer.
Watts moves into full guard.
Watts looking for a sweep. Not yet Watts, not yet.
Watts seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Watts keeping moving, preventing Munday from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Watts displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Munday.
Munday misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Watts to counter with a crisp jab.
Watts gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Munday to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Watts is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Watts takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Munday is trying to get back to full guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Watts is thwarting Munday's attempts to control the position.
Munday looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Well, if Watts is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Munday looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Watts slows the pace down in half guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Watts has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Munday actively working from the bottom here.
Munday actively working from the bottom here.
Watts tries to stand and escape but Munday is controlling the position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Munday looking for subs from the bottom but Watts mounts him!
Munday is desperately trying to improve his position but Watts has a good base and remains in mount.
Watts tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Munday is working to get back to half guard.
Watts controlling his opponent.
Munday is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Munday looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Munday is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Watts.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Munday is trying to break free.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Muhammad Watts dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Munday uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Watts.
And Munday tries to counter it with a takedown but Watts pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Munday shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Watts defends it nicely.
Munday throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Watts was covering up waiting for the punch and Munday finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Watts looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Munday trying to control but Watts is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watts manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Munday is looking for a takedown.
Munday changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Watts fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Muhammad Watts has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mickey Munday.
Watts throws a looping overhand right but Munday ducks down to avoid it.
Munday has his takedown stuffed
and Watts counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Watts jabs Munday right on the nose. Munday blinks but takes it well.
Watts throws a shot from downtown. Munday moves away and avoids it.
Nice uppercut there from Watts.
Munday tries for a takedown but Watts sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Munday closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Watts has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Munday is on him like a limpet, forcing Watts back against the cage.
Munday is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Watts working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Watts lands with a left to the head.
Munday changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Watts fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Watts stuns Munday with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Munday gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Watts counters with a left to the body.
Watts is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A shot to the liver by Watts. Beautiful body shot.
Munday moves forwards but Watts connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Munday walks into a stiff left hand from Watts.
 Munday is rocked!
Munday shoots and misses
and Watts counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Muhammad Watts!
An out of breath Muhammad Watts thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Max House (ranked 3029 p4p, 2588 weight class) and Reggie Charles (ranked 338 p4p, 307 weight class). House's entrance music is HonestKey- Keep Fightin'. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Max House!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Reggie Charles!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
House cracks a nice hook into Charles's ribs.
Charles avoids the body shot from House.
An inside leg kick from Charles misses.
House displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Charles throws out the jab.
Charles scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
House uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Charles.
House jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big left from House misses.
House lands with an overhand left.
House lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
House throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Charles counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
House definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Charles with a poor takedown
and Charles takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice takedown defense from House. No joy for Charles on that attempt.
Charles scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from House. No joy for Charles on that attempt.
Max House has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Reggie Charles.
Charles moves away from the strike by House.
Charles tries to land a leg kick but House saw it coming and moves away.
Charles throws a hook but House blocks it.
House blocks the body kick.
Charles takes a swing at House's ribcage but misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. House darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Charles throws a body shot but no joy.
Reggie Charles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Charles ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Charles is clearly trying to counter these attacks from House with a body shot.
House lands a nice shot to the body.
A slow jab from House misses its intended target.
House keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
House ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
House misses with a hook.
House cracks Charles with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Charles misses with a takedown attempt
enabling House to counter with a crisp jab.
Charles is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down House rather than just go for the knockout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Charles ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
House bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Charles tries to move into range but House moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Charles misses with a lunging right hand
letting House counter with a right hand.
House moves out of range of the strikes.
House throwing a counter right hand but Charles manages to avoid it.
Charles connects with a body shot.
House lands a glancing blow to the side of Charles's head.
A big left from House misses.
House connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from House does it's job there.
House is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
House misses with a straight left.
Charles with the counter takedown but House avoids it easily.
Charles throws a push kick but House slaps the foot to one side.
House throws a big counter combination but Charles scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Charles is trying hard to land a takedown here. House sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
House looks to score with a jab to the body but Charles is just out of range.
Charles defending well as House loads up on a big left hand.
Charles misses with a wild body shot.
House misses with an uppercut.
Charles needs to keep his hands up - House had a free shot at his head there.
House looks to land a right hand but Charles moved out of range.
Charles changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Charles avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Charles looks to throw the jab but House is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charles gets cracked with a nice right hand there by House.
Charles throws a good cross that connects.
House misses with an uppercut. Charles saw that one coming.
Charles feints the counter takedown.
Charles misses with an uppercut.
An attempted straight right counter from House misses the target.
Charles staying out of range there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Charles misses.
House misses with an uppercut.
A low kick from Charles misses
and House cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
House uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Charles.
Charles changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. House tries to avoid it but Charles manages to keep hold of a leg and drag House to the ground. House escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Charles misses with a looping left.
House stalks Charles and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Charles's face. Charles staggers backwards, shaken.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
House stalks Charles and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Charles's face. Charles staggers backwards, shaken.
Charles misses with a wild body shot.
Charles tries to land a front kick but House steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Charles slips a jab from House.
House falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Charles counter with a right hand.
Charles throws a leg kick
and House counters with a nice uppercut.
Charles misses with an uppercut. House saw that one coming.
Charles misses the shot to the body.
House punishes Charles's body with a nice straight punch.
House pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
House needs to keep his hands up - Charles had a free shot at his head there.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
House ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
House misses with a jab to the body
and Charles cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
House throws a jab when Charles was well out of range.
House sizes up Charles with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
House jabs Charles right on the nose. Charles blinks but takes it well.
House misses the shot to the body.
A little jabbing left from Charles on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Max House is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Charles throws a looping overhand right but House ducks down to avoid it.
Charles misses with a body shot.
House uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Charles.
Charles fakes a jab and throws a low kick but House checks it well.
Charles misses with a body punch
and House cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Charles slips a straight right by House.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
House jabs at Charles's body.
House connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
House throws a lazy right hand but Charles sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
House misses with an uppercut.
House looks to land a right hand but Charles moved out of range.
Charles changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
House is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Charles swings and misses with a shot to the body
and House counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Charles jabbing away but nothing is landing.
House checks a low kick from Charles.
Charles misses with a hook
and House counters with a stiff right hand.
House swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
House is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Charles.
House avoids the body shot from Charles.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
House ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Charles on the wrong end of a nice hook.
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!
Charles misses with a left hand
and House counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Charles misses with a telegraphed body shot
and House counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Charles has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Charles throws a poor cross that misses
and House counters with a nice body shot.
House waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Charles.
Nice defenses there by House.
Charles looks to land a right hand but House moved out of range.
House was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Charles throws a sloppy body shot
and Charles takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Charles throws the left hand but House avoids the punch easily.
House looks to land a right hand but Charles moved out of range.
Charles misses with a body kick.
A little feinted left hand from House on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Charles feints and then cracks House's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow House down.
Charles gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and House counters with a stiff right hand.
Charles throws a leg kick that is checked
and Charles takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A looping hook to the body misses from House. Charles does a little dance to reset his feet.
A countering left hand to the body from Charles misses.
Nice straight punches there by House. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of House.
House swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
House gets caught flat footed, as Charles shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
House has Charles pulled in close to control his posture.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Max House dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Charles misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from House.
House looks to land a combination but Charles avoids it well.
Charles uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A slow jab from House misses its intended target.
House jabs Charles to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Charles misses with an uppercut
and House counters with a straight right hand.
House checks a leg kick nicely.
Charles takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
House misses with a few strikes there.
Charles looks to score with a jab to the body but House is just out of range.
House avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Charles is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Max House is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
House scores with a jab.
Good standup being displayed there by House as he connects with a hook.
The crowd cheers as House lands an impressive looking overhand right. Charles doesn't seem phased though.
House is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Charles can do to turn this around?
A looping hook to the body misses from Charles. House does a little dance to reset his feet.
A quick step to the side and House tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Charles takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
House moves out of range as Charles strikes.
House throwing a counter right hand but Charles manages to avoid it.
A shot to the body from Charles misses
and House counters with a straight right hand.
House shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Charles eats them both and turns towards House to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Some wild striking there from House.
Charles throws out a counter right but House avoids it with no problem.
Charles looks for a takedown but House sprawls well.
An attempted straight right counter from House misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
House moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Charles is rocked!
House stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Charles is still on wobbly legs! Can House finish him?
Charles throws a leg kick
and House counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
House throws a hook to the side of Charles's head but Charles sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
House throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Charles stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Charles rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting House counter with a right hand.
Charles fails with a takedown attempt.
Charles misses with a body shot
and House counters with a crisp right that sends Charles to the canvas! House follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Max House!
Max House 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 Fiya Patron (ranked 2249 p4p, 2055 weight class) and John Boris (ranked 275 p4p, 257 weight class). John Boris has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Fiya Patron!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Boris!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Ian Loll and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Boris with that takedown attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Boris.
Patron throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Boris sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Boris shoots in for a takedown but Patron shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Fiya Patron has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Boris.
Patron just misses with a punch to the body.
Patron throws an off balance right hand
and Boris counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Patron has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Stormcrow Centre in the buildup to the fight.
Patron slips under a jab from Boris.
Nice defenses there by Patron.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patron waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Boris.
Boris on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Boris shoots in but no luck this time.
Boris misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Patron.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Patron moves away.
Fiya Patron seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Patron jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Patron swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boris gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Patron counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Boris takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Patron swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boris uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Patron.
Boris with the counter takedown but Patron avoids it easily.
Boris fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Patron manages to avoid it.
Boris shoots in looking for a takedown. Patron tries to sprawl out of it but Boris keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Patron manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
It looked like Patron wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Boris has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Boris uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Patron.
Patron displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Boris.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patron cracks Boris with a good jab.
Boris takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Patron is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Boris avoids the body shot from Patron.
Patron swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Patron misses with a straight right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Patron throws a hook but Boris avoids it easily.
Patron fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boris manages to avoid it.
Boris slips a jab from Patron.
Patron staying out of range there.
Boris scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patron throws a body punch but Boris moves out of range.
Boris thuds his right hand into Patron's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Boris with a lazy takedown attempt
and Boris takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Patron waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Boris.
Boris is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Patron misses with a body shot.
Boris connects with a nice looking jab.
Patron ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Patron swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Patron ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boris moves away.
Boris looks to land a right hand but Patron moved out of range.
Patron takes a swing at Boris's ribcage but misses.
Patron moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Patron lands with an overhand left.
Patron misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patron ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boris moves away.
Patron throws a big shot that misses.
Patron ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boris moves away.
Patron is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
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!
Boris throws a body shot but no joy.
Good exchange - Patron coming out on top.
Boris fails with a takedown attempt.
Patron works Boris's body with a nice hook.
Boris misses with a looping right.
Patron is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Boris moves away from the strike by Patron.
Boris with the counter takedown but Patron avoids it easily.
Boris moves out of range of the strikes.
Patron misses the shot to the body.
Patron throws a body shot but no joy.
Jab from Patron.
Boris digs a good hook to Patron's body.
Patron just misses with a punch to the body.
Boris moves forwards but Patron connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Boris paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Good exchange - Patron coming out on top.
Patron steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Boris.
Patron was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Patron thuds a left hand into Boris's body.
Patron jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Patron as Boris shoots in.
Patron swings for the body but Boris moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Patron stuffs the takedown attempt from Boris. Boris gets slowly back to his feet.
No luck for Boris with that takedown attempt.
Boris scores with a nice head shot.
Patron displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Boris.
Boris shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Patron but Patron pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Patron avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Patron misses with a body shot.
Boris fails to land the takedown.
Patron is looking to counter punch.
Patron throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Patron dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Boris takes a swing at Patron's ribcage but misses.
Patron tries to move into range but Boris moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Boris lands a really nice looking cross but Patron seems unphased.
Boris is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Boris doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Boris 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.
A looping hook to the body misses from Patron. Boris does a little dance to reset his feet.
Patron is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Boris misses the shot to the body.
Boris changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Patron tries to avoid it but Boris manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Patron to the ground. Patron escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A counter left hand to the body from Patron misses its target.
Boris closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boris throws a strike aimed at the side of Patron's head but Patron avoids it well.
Sloppy strikes there by Boris.
A lull in the action here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boris wants to control but Patron is keeping him busy.
Boris has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Boris controls the position from side control.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Patron can't do much from the bottom here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Boris throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Boris misses with the ground and pound.
You can see the frustration on Patron's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Patron avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Boris.
Boris working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Fiya Patron dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Patron takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Boris misses with a looping left.
Boris uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Patron.
Patron fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boris manages to avoid it.
Boris throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Patron sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Patron staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patron waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Boris.
Boris dives in and grabs Patron's left leg, looking for a takedown. Patron pushes down on Boris's head and hops out.
Patron waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Boris.
No luck for Boris with that takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patron loads up on a big right hand but Boris slips the punch.
Boris is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Boris tests Patron's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Boris misses the jab.
Boris takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A looping hook to the body misses from Patron. Boris does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boris keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boris feints the counter takedown.
Boris throws a shot from downtown. Patron moves away and avoids it.
Patron avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Boris slips a jab from Patron.
Boris throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Patron was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Boris closes the distance and clinches up with Patron, looking for a takedown. Boris pushes Patron against the cage but Patron circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Fiya Patron has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Boris.
Boris keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boris ducks under a wild hook from Patron.
A nice side step and Boris releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Patron displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Boris.
Patron just misses with a punch to the body.
Boris bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Patron misses with a wild body shot.
Boris slips a straight right by Patron.
Boris throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Patron sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Patron gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Boris uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Patron.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Patron enables Boris to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Patron manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
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!
Boris trying to control but Patron is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boris looking to pass the guard.
Patron keeping moving, preventing Boris from controlling successfully.
Patron utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Patron keeping moving, preventing Boris from controlling successfully.
Patron knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Boris on the ground.
Boris tries to free his leg and advance position but Patron is retaining full guard.
Patron keeping moving, preventing Boris from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Patron misses with a wild body shot.
Fiya Patron is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Patron on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Patron throws an overhand right that lands on Boris's shoulder, as Boris tries to avoid the shot.
Boris moves away from the strike by Patron.
Patron just misses with a punch to the body.
Patron throws a looping overhand right but Boris ducks down to avoid it.
Patron swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Boris.
Patron is looking to wear down Boris with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Patron lands a nice shot to the body.
Boris throws a hook to the side of Patron's head but Patron sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Boris swings away with a body shot that misses
and Patron counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Patron displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Boris throws out the jab.
Patron fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Patron throws a body punch but Boris moves out of range.
Boris is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Fiya Patron is winning the standup battle so far.
Boris misses with a looping right.
Patron misses with a wild body shot.
Patron moves out of range as Boris strikes.
Boris jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Patron swings for the body but Boris moves out of range.
Boris connects with the punch.
Patron throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boris ducks under a wild hook from Patron.
A jab from Boris does it's job there.
Boris takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Patron looks to score with a jab to the body but Boris is just out of range.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Boris lands a nice shot that snaps Patron's head back.
Patron scores with a hook to the body. Boris takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Boris darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boris wants to free his trapped foot but Patron is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Patron is looking for a sweep. Boris is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
John Boris has got the better of the ground game so far.
Boris looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Patron is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Boris wants to work for an arm triangle but Patron is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Patron is not content to let Boris control the position.
Patron manages to get to full guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Patron keeping moving, preventing Boris from controlling successfully.
Patron keeping full guard, as Boris tries to pass.
Patron is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Boris looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Patron is fending him off so far but Boris persists. Nope, Patron circles away and we're back to standing.
Patron is looking to counter punch.
Boris looks to land a right hand but Patron moved out of range.
Boris throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Patron sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Patron just misses with a punch to the body.
Boris avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Patron throws a right hand that misses
and Boris counters with a stiff right hand.
Patron looks to score with a jab to the body but Boris is just out of range.
Patron avoids the body shot from Boris.
Boris misses the shot to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Patron tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boris was well out of range. Poor timing from Patron.
Boris ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Patron lands with a straight right. Boris didn't see that one coming.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Fiya Patron will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A jab from Patron misses.
Patron stuffs the takedown.
Patron swings for the body but Boris moves out of range.
Boris closes this distance looking for a takedown but Patron circles away.
Boris scores with a hook to the body. Patron takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Boris staying out of range there.
Patron uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Boris.
Patron connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boris shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Patron but Patron pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Fiya Patron has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Boris.
Patron misses the shot to the body.
Boris ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patron swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boris scores with a crisp jab that stopped Patron in his tracks.
Boris uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Patron.
Patron connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Patron scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Patron just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Boris. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Boris.
A big left from Boris misses.
Patron scores with a jab to the body.
Boris missing with a left hand there. Patron was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Patron looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nice uppercut lands for Patron. That snapped Boris's head back.
Patron leaves Boris with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patron thows a left - swing and a miss!
Boris gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Patron.
Boris changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Patron looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boris misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Boris creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Patron sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Boris throws an elbow but Patron slips to the side and avoids it well.
Boris looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Patron defending against the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boris is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Patron knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Boris scoring with punches from side control.
Boris throwing strikes but Patron manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Patron wants to stand but Boris is controlling his arm.
Boris is trying to improve his position.
Patron trying to control the action but Boris is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boris tries to improve position but can't.
Boris is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Patron wants to stand but Boris is controlling his arm.
Boris trying to remain calm as Patron controls from the top position.
Boris is looking for a sweep.
Patron wants to lay and pray for a moment but Boris keeps working.
Patron wants to stand but Boris has his arm trapped.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
John Boris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Boris struggling a bit here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boris wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Boris moves out of range as Patron strikes.
Boris let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Boris on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Patron throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Patron throws a body punch but Boris moves out of range.
Patron misses with a hook.
Patron misses with an uppercut.
Boris is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Patron throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Boris misses with a hook.
Patron tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boris was well out of range. Poor timing from Patron.
Patron looks to score with a jab to the body but Boris is just out of range.
Boris shoots in for a takedown but Patron shows good takedown defense.
Patron was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Boris smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Patron stuns Boris with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Patron waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Boris.
Patron misses with an uppercut.
Patron throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boris slips under a jab from Patron.
A swing and a miss from Patron.
Boris avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Boris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Patron moves away.
Patron moves out of range as Boris strikes.
Patron looks to score with a jab to the body but Boris is just out of range.
Boris throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boris closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Boris with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Patron to score with a decent uppercut.
Boris lands a really nice looking cross but Patron seems unphased.
Patron uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Boris.
Boris takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Patron leaves Boris with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Boris.
Patron misses with a straight right.
Boris shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Fiya Patron is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boris takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Patron works his way to full guard. Good work.
Boris is working Patron over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Patron looking to hit a scissor sweep but Boris is one step ahead there.
Boris postures up.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Patron working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Boris.
Boris wants to control from the top but Patron keeps moving.
Boris chips away with some ground and pound.
Boris throws a big elbow that misses.
Boris slips nicely into half guard.
Boris looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fiya Patron showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Patron, 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fiya Patron!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zane Yardow (ranked 1056 p4p, 1875 weight class) and Winter Panda (ranked 140 p4p, 242 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Zane Yardow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Winter Panda!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, William Peck and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yardow tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Panda paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Panda looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Yardow with a hook.
Yardow sizes up Panda with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Yardow moves out of range as Panda throws a body kick.
Yardow misses with an uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Panda.
Panda scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters circling - Yardow throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Panda has Yardow up against the cage in a clinch.
Panda blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yardow tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Panda's elbow.
Panda looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Panda breaks from the clinch.
Panda shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Yardow pinned against the cage. Yardow gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Panda misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Yardow counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Panda closes this distance looking for a takedown but Yardow circles away.
Yardow misses with a straight left.
Yardow's corner calls for a 1-2. Yardow obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Panda drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Yardow is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Yardow misses with the head strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yardow creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Panda lands a right hand that snaps the head of Yardow backwards.
Yardow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yardow lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Panda backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Panda changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Yardow fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Zane Yardow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Winter Panda.
Yardow ducks under a wild hook from Panda.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yardow. Panda does a little dance to reset his feet.
Panda pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Panda bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Yardow is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Panda throws a lazy right hand but Yardow sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yardow ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Yardow steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Panda.
A jab from Panda misses.
Panda thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yardow definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Panda uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yardow.
Nice uppercut lands for Yardow. That snapped Panda's head back.
Panda dodges the punch combination from Yardow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panda swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yardow throwing a counter right hand but Panda manages to avoid it.
Panda dips to his left and cracks Yardow with an uppercut!
Yardow lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Winter Panda has been cut.
Panda ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Panda with the counter takedown but Yardow avoids it easily.
Yardow scores with a jab.
Yardow scores with a jab to the jaw.
Panda cracks Yardow with a good jab.
Yardow throws a jab but it's blocked by Panda.
Yardow misses with a double jab
and Panda counters with a shoot takedown. Yardow fights it but they end up in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yardow wants to get back to his feet but Panda is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Panda wants to control from the top but Yardow keeps moving.
Yardow is looking to stand up but Panda isn't so interested in that idea.
Panda trying to control but Yardow is working from the bottom.
Yardow being controlled here, momentarily.
Yardow is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Panda is controlling him.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Panda in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Yardow throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yardow slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Panda looks to throw the jab but Yardow is out of range.
Yardow is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Panda.
No joy there for Yardow, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Panda swings for the body but Yardow moves out of range.
Yardow works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Yardow moves out of range of the strikes.
Zane Yardow is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Panda lands with a shot to the body.
Yardow staying out of range there.
Yardow throws a series of strikes that have Panda backpedaling.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Yardow throws a series of punches but Panda avoids them all with ease.
Panda moves out of range as Yardow strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Panda shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Yardow defends it nicely.
Yardow throws the left hand but Panda avoids the punch easily.
Yardow takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A jab from Panda misses.
Panda is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Yardow wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Yardow is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Yardow thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yardow jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yardow misses with a hook
and Panda counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Panda misses with a takedown attempt - Yardow sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Yardow avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yardow takes a swing at Panda's ribcage but misses.
Panda's corner calls for a 1-2. Panda obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Yardow lands a slapping body shot.
Yardow throws out a loose jab but Panda uses good head movement to avoid it.
Panda swings widly with a right hand
and Yardow counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Panda fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Yardow avoids it really well and circles away.
Yardow throws a hook but Panda blocks it.
Panda lands a nice looking body shot.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Yardow rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Panda counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Yardow!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yardow on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Panda just content to control the position.
Yardow is pushing Panda's head away, looking to escape. Panda manages to hold on to the position though.
A lull in the action here as Panda stalls from top position.
Yardow is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Yardow managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Panda.
The ground and pound from Panda seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Yardow is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Panda has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Yardow taking punishment in the form of punches.
Panda is looking to take a break and control but Yardow is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Panda sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Yardow is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Panda prevents Yardow from escaping the position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Yardow takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Panda trying to control the action but Yardow is working from the bottom.
Yardow is trying to get back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zane Yardow dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Winter Panda'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.
Panda avoids the body shot from Yardow.
A nice side step and Panda releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Yardow scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Zane Yardow is winning the standup battle so far.
Yardow blocks a jab.
Panda looks for a takedown but Yardow sprawls well.
Yardow is looking to counter the offense by Panda and move into the clinch.
A slow jab from Yardow misses its intended target.
Yardow swinging wildly here.
Panda drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Yardow defends it well.
Panda uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yardow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yardow lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Panda takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Yardow connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Panda moves out of range as Yardow strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Panda fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yardow manages to avoid it.
Yardow misses with an uppercut.
Panda connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Panda throws a right hand that Yardow ducks under and follows up with a left that Yardow also avoids with ease.
Yardow uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Panda.
Yardow tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Panda manages to circle out of the way.
Yardow misses with an uppercut
and Panda counters with a shoot takedown. Yardow fights it but they end up in guard.
Panda postures up and lands a big shot to Yardow's brow.
Panda is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yardow wants to stand but Panda is controlling the position.
Panda throws a strike but Yardow rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yardow wants to stand but Panda is controlling his posture from full guard.
Panda is controlling Yardow's posture.
Yardow wants to get up but he can't break Panda's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Panda looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panda looking to hit a scissor sweep but Yardow is one step ahead there.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Yardow throws a lazy right hand but Panda sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yardow on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Panda misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yardow.
Yardow throws a shot from downtown. Panda moves away and avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Panda.
A shot to the body from Yardow misses
and Panda counters with a straight right hand.
Panda stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Panda lands with a good body shot.
Panda slips a straight right by Yardow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yardow scores with the left hand. Panda knows he should have avoided that one.
Yardow has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Yardow there as he acknowledges the shot.
Panda dodges the punch combination from Yardow.
Yardow throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Panda counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
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!
Panda shoots in and bounces Yardow off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Panda lands a couple of digs.
Panda stops Yardow from standing up.
Panda throwing strikes from guard but Yardow blocks nicely.
Panda trying to control the position from guard on top but Yardow is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Panda postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Panda with a flurry of punches that miss.
Yardow wants to stand but Panda is controlling the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Panda connects with a couple of short punches.
Yardow preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Yardow is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Yardow throws a lazy right hand but Panda sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Panda misses with a looping right.
Yardow tries to clinch up.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Panda misses the body punch
enabling Yardow to counter with a crisp jab.
Panda shoots in and gets a takedown into Yardow's guard.
Panda wants to control from the top but Yardow keeps moving.
Panda has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Panda prevents Yardow from getting back to his feet.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Panda trying to control but Yardow is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Panda throws a hook to the side of Yardow's head but Yardow sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yardow swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Panda scores with a nice strike.
Panda throws an overhand right that lands on Yardow's shoulder, as Yardow tries to avoid the shot.
Yardow throws out a loose jab but Panda uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yardow moves out of range as Panda strikes.
Panda scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Panda shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Yardow napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Yardow is trying to buck Panda off.
Panda is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Yardow knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Yardow is trying to get back to his feet.
The ground and pound from Panda seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Panda tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Panda has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Panda working the head and body with strikes.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Panda lands some shots froms side control.
Panda is working Yardow over with some ground and pound from side control.
Panda trying to control the position but Yardow is working away.
Panda wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Yardow, who protects the arm well.
Panda working the head with strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Panda creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Yardow sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Panda in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Panda trying to control the position but Yardow is working away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Winter Panda showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Winter Panda'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. This is the final round!
Yardow has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Panda finds it's way round the side to connect with Yardow's head.
Yardow darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Panda misses the shot to the body.
Yardow pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Panda now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Panda drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Yardow throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
A big left from Yardow misses.
Panda misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yardow misses with a lunging right hand
and Panda counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Panda throws a body punch but Yardow moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yardow closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Panda shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Panda showed some decent athleticism there.
Panda sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Yardow defending well though.
Yardow pushes Panda off looking to stand but Panda dives back in and keeps control.
Panda winds up and cracks Yardow with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Panda throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Yardow wants to get back to his feet.
Yardow trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Panda lands a nice short elbow.
Panda is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Panda stops Yardow from getting back to his feet.
Panda trying to control the action but Yardow is working from the bottom.
Yardow is looking to escape.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Yardow lands.
Panda throws an overhand right that lands on Yardow's shoulder, as Yardow tries to avoid the shot.
As Panda tries to get set, Yardow tries to push him back and clinch up but Panda manages to avoid the attempt.
Yardow dodges the punch combination from Panda.
The crowd cheers as Yardow lands an impressive looking overhand right. Panda doesn't seem phased though.
Panda lands a nice shot to the body.
Yardow throws a poor cross that misses
and Panda counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Yardow looks to land a left hand but Panda moved out of range nicely.
Panda pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Panda thows a left - swing and a miss!
Panda connects with a nice looking jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yardow waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Panda.
Panda has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Panda misses with a wild body shot.
Yardow gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Panda.
Yardow connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Panda's hands.
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!
Panda misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Yardow is looking to counter punch.
Panda fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Yardow to the ground. Panda is now in Yardow's guard.
Yardow preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Panda won't allow Yardow to get back to his feet.
Panda connects with a couple of short punches.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Panda wants to control from the top but Yardow keeps moving.
Panda scoring with punches to the head and body.
Panda stays in close to Yardow's body and controls the position.
Yardow is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Yardow tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Panda decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Yardow's guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Panda working his ground and pound in the gym.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Yardow is looking to stand up but Panda isn't so interested in that idea.
Panda is in close to Yardow's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Yardow avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Panda slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Panda postures up in Yardow's guard and throws a big left but Yardow blocks it.
Yardow wants to stand but Panda is controlling the position.
Panda passes into half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Panda is stalling here. Yardow is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Panda seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Yardow has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Yardow tries to stand but Panda is controlling his head.
Yardow will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Yardow has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Yardow does no damage.
Yardow misses with a series of wild punches.
Yardow throws a lazy uppercut
and Panda counters with a stiff right hand.
Panda paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Yardow takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Yardow shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Panda eats them both and turns towards Yardow to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Panda shoots in but no luck this time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Panda looks to land a right hand but Yardow moved out of range.
Panda fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Zane Yardow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Winter Panda.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Panda throws a lazy uppercut
and Yardow moves into the clinch.
Yardow misses with a punch to the body.
Yardow working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Yardow lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Yardow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Panda blocks an uppercut.
Panda tries for a takedown. No joy.
Panda misses with a punch on the inside.
Panda escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Winter Panda.
I think Panda 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Winter Panda!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roydell Gibbons (ranked 670 p4p, 727 weight class) and Gavrilo Jovanovic (ranked 92 p4p, 100 weight class). Gibbons comes to the cage accompanied by HonestKey- Raw Dog. Gavrilo Jovanovic acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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 10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roydell Gibbons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gavrilo Jovanovic!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jovanovic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gibbons.
Gibbons throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jovanovic unleashes a big counter combination but Gibbons bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Nice cross by Gibbons.
Gibbons is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
 It looks like Roydell Gibbons has been cut.
Gibbons looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jovanovic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gibbons.
Gibbons throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gibbons connects with a body shot.
Gibbons loads up on a big right hand but Jovanovic slips the punch.
And Jovanovic tries to counter it with a takedown but Gibbons pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Jovanovic has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gibbons finds it's way round the side to connect with Jovanovic's head.
Jovanovic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gibbons.
Jovanovic looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gibbons definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibbons rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jovanovic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gibbons takes a swing at Jovanovic's ribcage but misses.
Gibbons throws a body punch but Jovanovic moves out of range.
Gibbons lands the left hand.
Roydell Gibbons is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jovanovic misses with a left hand
and Gibbons makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gibbons connects with a single shot there.
Jovanovic lands a glancing blow to the side of Gibbons's head.
Jovanovic missing with a left hand there. Gibbons was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jovanovic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gibbons.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jovanovic throws a lazy right hand but Gibbons sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gibbons was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gibbons works over Jovanovic's head and body with a nice combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jovanovic takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jovanovic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jovanovic changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Gibbons checks a leg kick nicely.
Gibbons clobbers Jovanovic with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gibbons connects with a body shot.
Gibbons misses with a body punch
and Jovanovic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gibbons jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gibbons scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gibbons throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jovanovic moves away from the strike by Gibbons.
Jovanovic tries to clinch but Gibbons is having none of it.
It looked like Gibbons wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gibbons throws out a loose jab but Jovanovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gibbons walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jovanovic slips under a jab from Gibbons.
Gibbons walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gibbons fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jovanovic manages to avoid it.
Jovanovic throws a lazy uppercut
and Gibbons counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jovanovic changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gibbons tries to avoid it but Jovanovic manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gibbons to the ground. Gibbons escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A big left from Gibbons misses.
Gibbons waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jovanovic.
Gibbons lands a glancing blow to the side of Jovanovic's head.
Jovanovic moves into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gibbons misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jovanovic goes for a takedown attempt but Gibbons pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Gibbons enables Jovanovic to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Gibbons manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jovanovic throwing strikes from guard but Gibbons blocks nicely.
Jovanovic cracks Gibbons with a solid left hand.
Gibbons looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Gibbons is looking for a triangle but Jovanovic pushes his legs off easily.
Jovanovic is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jovanovic engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Jovanovic scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Jovanovic trying to control the position from guard on top but Gibbons is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gibbons controls Jovanovic momentarily but Jovanovic frees himself.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Gibbons has momentary wrist control but Jovanovic slips an elbow through the middle.
Gibbons utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jovanovic controls from within his opponent's guard.
Jovanovic lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jovanovic stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Gibbons throws up his legs and catches Jovanovic in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Jovanovic tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Gibbons! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Roydell Gibbons!
Roydell Gibbons thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Maverick (ranked 1457 p4p, 1713 weight class) and Willy McCoy (ranked 193 p4p, 226 weight class). McCoy has chosen You Don't Mess Around With Jim as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Daniel Maverick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Willy McCoy!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Steve Smith and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCoy tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Maverick defends well and McCoy ends up having to push Maverick into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Maverick tried to counter with a leg kick but McCoy avoided it.
Maverick missing with a left hand there. McCoy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McCoy is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Maverick pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Maverick lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Maverick ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Maverick misses with a leg kick
and McCoy counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Maverick is trying to keep McCoy in close.
McCoy controls from within his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maverick on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Maverick tries to get out of the position.
McCoy is in close to Maverick's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCoy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Maverick swivels though and keeps the full guard.
McCoy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
McCoy keeps trying to improve his position.
McCoy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Maverick is adopting a defensive guard.
McCoy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Maverick wants to sweep here but McCoy controlling him for the moment.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Maverick not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Maverick is looking to chop away at McCoy's legs.
Maverick looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
McCoy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Maverick sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McCoy ducks under a wild hook from Maverick.
McCoy lands a jab to Maverick's midsection.
Maverick takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Maverick throws a leg kick that is checked
so McCoy counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
McCoy wants to pass the guard but Maverick is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maverick pulls McCoy in close to prevent any damage.
McCoy drops back looking for a leg! Maverick is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Maverick manages to kick McCoy off! McCoy jumps back into Maverick's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCoy lands a couple of digs.
McCoy content to stall in guard here.
Maverick knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for McCoy on the ground.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as McCoy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Maverick not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Maverick can't keep his opponent in guard - McCoy advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
McCoy controlling the action here.
Maverick is trying to get back to full guard.
McCoy has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
McCoy controlling his opponent.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
McCoy prevents Maverick from getting the reversal.
McCoy dominating with strikes here.
Maverick is looking to improve his position but McCoy isn't that keen on the idea.
McCoy has hold of Maverick's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Maverick manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
McCoy takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
McCoy looking to control but Maverick is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
McCoy lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Maverick wants to hold on but McCoy pushes him away.
McCoy sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
McCoy working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Maverick is working to get back to half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
McCoy landing strikes from the mount and Maverick is in trouble!
Maverick is trying to escape the mount.
Maverick tries to lock up and control but McCoy gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Maverick reaches up to try and control the position but McCoy seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Maverick rolls and tries to escape and now McCoy has his back!
McCoy controlling from the back.
McCoy keeps control of the position as Maverick tries to break free.
McCoy working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Maverick is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and McCoy has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Maverick taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Willy McCoy!
Willy McCoy seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kealin Bishop (ranked 854 p4p, 864 weight class) and Phil Graves (ranked 115 p4p, 117 weight class). Bishop's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, HonestKey- When I Wake Up. Graves has chosen I Bring The Darkness. as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kealin Bishop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Phil Graves!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Dillan Fox and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graves thuds his right hand into Bishop's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bishop throws a good cross that connects.
Bishop thumps Graves with a low kick.
Graves's coach down at Berloga was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Graves's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A head kick misses from Bishop.
The fighters circling - Graves throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bishop takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bishop misses with a low kick.
A little jabbing left from Graves on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bishop throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bishop throws a hook but Graves avoids it easily.
It seemed like Graves was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bishop misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graves throws a leg kick
and Bishop counters with a nice uppercut.
Bishop ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Graves moves away.
Bishop throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Graves was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A combination from Bishop does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Bishop.
Bishop throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Graves counters with an outside leg kick.
Bishop uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Graves.
Bishop lands with a shot to the body.
A leg kick checked by Bishop.
Graves gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Graves throws a head kick but Bishop moves out of range.
Nice jab there from Bishop.
Bishop uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Graves.
Graves takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bishop.
Graves feints a counter leg kick.
A slow jab from Graves misses its intended target.
Graves throws a low kick but Bishop moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graves scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Graves lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bishop misses with a low kick.
Bishop with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Graves uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bishop.
Graves's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bishop under the eye.
Bishop defending well as Graves loads up on a big left hand.
Nice uppercut there from Bishop.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bishop. Graves does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bishop throws a head kick that misses.
Graves avoids a kick to the body.
Bishop looks to score with a jab to the body but Graves is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop throws a nice outside leg kick.
Graves misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bishop.
Kealin Bishop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Graves is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bishop.
Bishop is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Graves.
Bishop throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Graves sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Graves 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.
Bishop misses with an uppercut
and Graves cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Graves takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Bishop misses with a kick to the body.
Bishop backing away here, and Graves unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Graves misses with a low kick.
Bishop lands with a cross.
Graves just misses with a punch to the body.
Graves swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Graves manages to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bishop.
Bishop comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Graves keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bishop backing away here, and Graves unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Graves thumps Bishop with a low kick.
Bishop misses the shot to the body.
A nice side step and Graves releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Graves throws a lazy uppercut
and Bishop counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bishop throws a body kick that misses.
Bishop missing with a left hand there. Graves was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bishop moves out of range of the strikes.
Bishop half committed to a counter leg kick.
Graves with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bishop to score with a decent uppercut.
Bishop plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bishop staying out of range there.
Graves is looking to slow Bishop down with leg kicks.
Bishop swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Graves! But no joy.
A punch combination from Bishop misses.
Graves throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Bishop uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Graves.
Bishop lands with a thumping leg kick.
Graves missing with a left hand there. Bishop was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bishop misses with a series of wild punches.
Graves motions for Bishop to come forward. Graves throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Graves uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bishop digs a good body shot into Graves's ribs.
Graves has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Graves there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bishop is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Graves throws a series of punches but Bishop avoids them all with ease.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bishop misses with a lunging right hand
and Graves counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bishop throws an off balance right hand
and Graves counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Graves steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bishop.
Graves ducks under a wild hook from Bishop.
Bishop throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Graves tries to score with a low kick but Bishop moves his leg out of the way.
Graves has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bishop.
The fighters circling - Bishop throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bishop misses with a body shot
and Graves counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Kealin Bishop has been cut.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Graves throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Graves is looking to land body kicks.
Bishop lands with a shot to the body.
Graves misses with an uppercut
and Bishop connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bishop.
Graves moves out of range of the body kick.
Graves only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Graves moves out of range of the strikes.
Graves appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Graves steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bishop.
Graves waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bishop.
Graves takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Nice shot lands for Bishop.
Graves takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Graves fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bishop checks it well.
Bishop keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nice shot by Graves.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bishop displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Graves throws out the jab.
Graves throws a looping overhand right but Bishop ducks down to avoid it.
Graves throws a push kick but Bishop slaps the foot to one side.
Graves throws a half hearted mid kick.
Graves avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bishop lands with an uppercut that bounces Graves off the cage and back into range.
Graves is looking to slow Bishop down with leg kicks.
Bishop misses with a double jab
and Graves counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bishop throws a hook but Graves blocks it.
Bishop misses with an uppercut.
Graves misses with a looping left.
Bishop throws a chopping leg kick but Graves manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bishop throws a big shot that misses.
Bishop bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A swing and a miss from Graves.
Bishop misses with a low kick.
Bishop throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Graves.
Graves stuns Bishop with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bishop throws a head kick that misses.
Graves looks like he wants to counter punch here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kealin Bishop dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kealin Bishop's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
The fighters circling - Graves throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kealin Bishop is winning the standup battle so far.
Graves takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bishop misses with a jab to the body
and Graves counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bishop misses with a right hand
and Graves counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Graves throws a lazy uppercut
and Bishop counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Graves connects with a body shot.
Graves throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bishop is looking to counter the offense by Graves and move into the clinch.
Bishop has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Bishop slips a jab from Graves.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bishop swings for the body but Graves moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Graves.
Nice straight punches there by Graves. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Graves.
Bishop tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Graves was well out of range. Poor timing from Bishop.
Graves swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves walks into a left hand.
A head kick by Bishop misses
and Graves counters with a nice body kick.
Bishop doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Graves ducks under a wild hook from Bishop.
Graves checks a leg kick.
Bishop misses with an uppercut.
Bishop has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bishop there as he acknowledges the shot.
Graves jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bishop misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Graves.
Graves misses with a wild body shot.
A quick step to the side and Bishop tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bishop!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Graves keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Graves misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bishop.
Bishop throwing a counter right hand but Graves manages to avoid it.
Graves slips under a jab from Bishop.
Graves looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bishop checks a low kick from Graves.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bishop tries to score with a low kick but Graves moves his leg out of the way.
Bishop attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bishop throws a poor cross that misses
and Graves counters with a left to the body.
Bishop throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bishop loads up on a big right hand but Graves slips the punch.
Graves throws a body shot but no joy.
Bishop takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop misses with the body kick
and Graves makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Graves misses the shot to the body.
Bishop takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bishop misses the shot to the body.
Bishop throws a quick inside leg kick.
Graves scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bishop in his tracks.
Graves's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bishop takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bishop is rocked!
Graves scores with a hook to the body. Bishop takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Oh Bishop is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Graves misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bishop wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Bishop seems to have got his legs back now.
Bishop takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graves missing with a left hand there. Bishop was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Graves swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Graves swings for the body but Bishop moves out of range.
Graves on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Graves ducks right into an uppercut from Bishop.
Graves looks to score with a jab to the body but Bishop is just out of range.
Bishop walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Graves checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A combination from Bishop does no damage.
Graves tries a quick counter leg kick but Bishop is wise to it.
Bishop uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Graves.
Graves misses with an uppercut.
Bishop blocks a head kick by Graves.
Graves is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bishop.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bishop looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A chopping leg kick lands by Graves.
Graves looks to throw the jab but Bishop is out of range.
Graves takes one to the side of the head.
Bishop looks to throw the jab but Graves is out of range.
Bishop lets loose with a powerful body kick. Graves will feel that in the morning.
Graves jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bishop checks the leg kick.
Bishop is looking to counter punch.
A swing and a miss from Bishop.
A punch combination from Graves misses.
Bishop checks a leg kick.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bishop waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Graves.
Graves looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bishop scores with a nice right hand.
Bishop looks to land a right hand but Graves moved out of range.
Jab by Graves.
Bishop throws a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bishop throws a body kick that misses.
A jab from Graves misses.
Bishop swings widly with a right hand
and Graves makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Graves swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A lazy body kick from Bishop
and Graves counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Graves tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bishop was well out of range. Poor timing from Graves.
Bishop uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Graves has time to react.
Graves 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.
Bishop throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bishop throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Donk. Graves catches Bishop right on the button with a cross.
Nice shot lands for Bishop.
A jab from Graves misses.
Bishop misses with a body punch
and Graves counters with a nice body shot.
Bishop swings for the body but Graves moves out of range.
That kick from Bishop tenderised Graves's leg. Graves is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Bishop tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Graves was well out of range. Poor timing from Bishop.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Graves! But no joy.
Bishop throws a body shot but no joy.
Bishop walks forward, straight into a front kick from Graves.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Graves scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bishop misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Graves.
Graves throws a series of punches but Bishop moves out of range.
Jab by Graves.
Graves throws the left hand but Bishop avoids the punch easily.
Graves stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Graves misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bishop throwing a counter right hand but Graves manages to avoid it.
Bishop lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Graves circles away quickly and effectively.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bishop moves out of range of the strikes.
Graves avoids the body shot from Bishop.
Graves misses the jab.
It looked like Bishop was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A leg kick checked by Bishop.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bishop.
Graves misses with a hook.
Bishop scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Graves ducks under a wild hook from Bishop.
Graves lands the left hand.
Graves throws a right hand that misses
and Bishop counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Graves misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bishop.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Graves showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kealin Bishop's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Bishop scores with a hook.
Bishop steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Graves.
Graves throws a looping overhand right but Bishop ducks down to avoid it.
Graves just misses with a punch to the body.
Graves misses with a straight right.
A leg kick checked by Bishop.
Bishop throws a leg kick but Graves sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bishop takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good leg kick by Graves.
Graves has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bishop scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bishop avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bishop. Graves does a little dance to reset his feet.
Graves tries to land a front kick but Bishop steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bishop misses with a leg kick
and Bishop takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bishop throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bishop misses the shot to the body.
Graves scores with a punch to the head.
Graves tried to score with a low kick but Bishop checks it.
Bishop tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Graves manages to circle out of the way.
Bishop lands a nice shot that snaps Graves's head back.
Bishop uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Graves.
Graves thows a leg kick but Bishop checks it
enabling Bishop to counter with a crisp jab.
Bishop throws a body punch but Graves moves out of range.
Graves throws out a counter right but Bishop avoids it with no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graves uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bishop.
Bishop throws out a loose jab but Graves uses good head movement to avoid it.
Graves is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Graves with the inside leg kick.
Graves scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Graves throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bishop is looking to land body kicks.
Graves connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bishop's hands.
Bishop moves out of range as Graves strikes.
Bishop lands with a straight right. Graves didn't see that one coming.
Graves staying out of range there.
Graves doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graves misses with a hook. Bishop ducked under it nicely.
Bishop scores with a shot to the body.
Graves throws a solid leg kick but Bishop takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Graves.
Bishop attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bishop lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Graves is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Graves throws a big shot that misses.
Bishop is looking to counter the offense by Graves and move into the clinch.
Graves fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Graves cracks Bishop with a good jab.
Graves scores with a spinning back kick!
Bishop throws a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bishop.
Bishop lands the left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bishop throws a body kick that misses
and Graves counters with a nice uppercut.
Graves misses with a hook
and Bishop counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bishop.
Bishop working aggressively here.
Graves tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bishop prevents a body shot from Graves.
A head punch on the inside from Bishop fails to land.
Bishop throws a head punch that misses.
Graves wants to get back to striking at distance but Bishop won't allow it.
Graves blocking some punches.
I was talking to Bishop's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Bishop tries to throw a body punch but Graves avoids it by throwing Bishop back against the cage.
Bishop scores with a shoulder strike.
Graves lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Graves misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bishop dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A short right from Bishop on the inside.
Graves misses with a punch on the inside.
Bishop lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Graves backwards.
Graves tries to throw a body punch but Bishop avoids it by throwing Graves back against the cage.
Bishop tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Graves smiles and moves away.
Graves jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bishop takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bishop throws a wild body kick that Graves sees coming a mile off.
Bishop throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Graves tries a quick counter leg kick but Bishop is wise to it.
Bishop misses with a body kick.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Graves ducks under a wild hook from Bishop.
Graves throws a leg kick but Bishop moved away.
Bishop is looking to counter the offense by Graves and move into the clinch.
Decent striking displayed by Bishop there.
Graves takes a swing at Bishop's ribcage but misses.
Bishop misses with a looping left.
Bishop misses with an uppercut. Graves saw that one coming.
Graves throws a body shot but no joy.
Bishop throws a leg kick
and Graves counters with a stiff right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Graves throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Graves jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bishop tries to counter by clinching up but Graves breaks away and moves out of range.
Bishop checks a low kick from Graves.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bishop works the jab nicely.
Bishop misses with a combination
and Graves counters with an outside leg kick.
Bishop throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bishop on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Bishop throws a good cross that connects.
Graves has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bishop.
Bishop throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bishop looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A low kick from Graves misses
and Graves takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bishop displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Graves throws a sloppy head kick and Bishop moves out of range easily.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Graves loads up on a big right hand but Bishop slips the punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bishop fails to land with a series of punches.
A countering left hand to the body from Graves misses.
Graves fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bishop manages to avoid it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bishop.
A jab from Bishop misses.
Graves is trying to counter with his kicks.
Bishop uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Graves.
Graves takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bishop lands a nice shot that snaps Graves's head back.
Graves slips under a jab.
Bishop lands a glancing blow to the side of Graves's head.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bishop misses with a shot to the body
and Bishop takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bishop walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nice uppercut lands for Bishop. That snapped Graves's head back.
Bishop takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bishop throws a hook to the side of Graves's head but Graves sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A good leg kick by Bishop.
Graves with a nice calf kick.
Bishop scores with a decent looking hook.
Graves misses with a hook.
As Graves tries to get set, Bishop tries to push him back and clinch up but Graves manages to avoid the attempt.
Bishop on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bishop tries a head kick but it misses.
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 Kealin Bishop.
I think Bishop has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kealin Bishop!
A victorious Kealin Bishop thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Trayvon Lewis (ranked 618 p4p, 1417 weight class) and Butch Cassidy (ranked 85 p4p, 187 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Trayvon Lewis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Butch Cassidy!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Dillan Fox and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewis misses the jab.
Lewis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lewis swings widly with a right hand
and Cassidy counters with a left and a right that stings Lewis.
Lewis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Cassidy as Lewis shoots in.
A little jabbing left from Cassidy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Trayvon Lewis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lewis scores with a hook.
Lewis takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lewis connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lewis shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lewis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lewis.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cassidy! But no joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trayvon Lewis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cassidy moves in looking to clinch but Lewis pushes him off.
Lewis misses with a jab to the body
and Cassidy counters with a slapping leg kick.
Lewis shoots in but Cassidy avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Cassidy throws a counter combo.
Lewis slips under a jab from Cassidy.
Lewis drops down looking for a counter takedown but Cassidy sprawls and moves away.
Lewis throws a body punch but Cassidy moves out of range.
Cassidy flicks out a counter leg kick but Lewis steps away.
Butch Cassidy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lewis gets the takedown into side control.
Cassidy is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Lewis is controlling him well.
Cassidy 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.
Lewis wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Cassidy, who protects the arm well.
Lewis prevents Cassidy from escaping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis is trying to get an arm triangle but Cassidy is defending well.
Lewis prevents Cassidy from escaping the position.
Cassidy prevents Lewis from improving position.
Cassidy wants to get back to his feet.
Cassidy really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lewis. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cassidy tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cassidy is trying to get back to his feet but Lewis has full control of the position and if anything, Cassidy has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Lewis tightening his grip on Cassidy, looking for the choke.
Cassidy is trying to get back to his feet but Lewis has full control of the position and if anything, Cassidy has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Cassidy is looking to escape but he's done so without protecting himself and Lewis manages to counter with a nice rear naked choke! Cassidy is in trouble and he's forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Trayvon Lewis!
A less than humble Trayvon Lewis misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roger Sparr (ranked 435 p4p, 1329 weight class) and Jimmy Clubber (ranked 56 p4p, 161 weight class). Sparr comes to the cage accompanied by OH NO!. Jimmy Clubber 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roger Sparr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy Clubber!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Elvis Blanc and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Clubber throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sparr feinted with a counter takedown.
Sparr sizes up Clubber with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Clubber 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.
Clubber moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Clubber takes a swing at Sparr's ribcage but misses.
Sparr appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Clubber lands a jab to the head.
Clubber misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sparr scores with a nice head shot.
Clubber moves forwards but Sparr connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nice body punch from Sparr.
Sparr looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sparr winds up and cracks Clubber with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clubber pushes Sparr off and gets back to his feet.
Clubber slips a straight right by Sparr.
Clubber looks to score with a jab to the body but Sparr is just out of range.
Clubber lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sparr circles away quickly and effectively.
Sparr scores with a punch to the head.
Clubber ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sparr moves away.
Sparr definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sparr blocks a head kick by Clubber.
Clubber swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sparr looking to score a takedown here. Clubber is defending well but Sparr drives through and ends up in Clubber's guard.
Sparr working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clubber looking for a sweep. Not yet Clubber, not yet.
Clubber is adopting a defensive guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparr throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Clubber works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Clubber wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Clubber looking to control.
Sparr postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Clubber keeping moving, preventing Sparr from controlling successfully.
Clubber trying to control the position.
Sparr is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clubber utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Clubber is pulling down on Sparr's head. It's preventing any offense from Sparr, at least for the moment.
Sparr wants to pass the guard but Clubber is keeping the position.
Sparr has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Sparr trying to control but Clubber is working from the bottom.
Clubber is pulling down on Sparr's head. It's preventing any offense from Sparr, at least for the moment.
Sparr keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Clubber's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Clubber seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Sparr throwing strikes from guard but Clubber blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Clubber utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sparr looking to pass the guard.
Sparr wants to control from the top but Clubber keeps moving.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Clubber preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sparr stopping the sweep attempt from Clubber.
Clubber is pulling down on Sparr's head to control his posture.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sparr dives in and grabs Clubber's left leg, looking for a takedown. Clubber pushes down on Sparr's head and hops out.
Clubber throws a right and a left that Sparr avoids nicely.
Clubber missing with a left hand there. Sparr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sparr attempts a counter takedown but Clubber avoids it well and moves away.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Clubber misses with a wild combination.
Clubber tries to work over Sparr's front leg with a kick but Sparr checks it.
Sparr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Clubber misses with a straight left.
The crowd cheers as Sparr lands an impressive looking overhand right. Clubber doesn't seem phased though.
Sparr misses with a shot to the body
and Sparr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Clubber misses with a jab, cross combination.
It looked like Sparr was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Clubber.
Clubber misses with a few strikes there.
Sparr connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sparr ducks under a wild hook from Clubber.
Sparr appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sparr. Clubber does a little dance to reset his feet.
Clubber is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Sparr with a body shot.
Clubber slips a jab from Sparr.
Clubber looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The fighters circling - Sparr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sparr throws a hook but Clubber blocks it.
Clubber throws a jab but it's blocked by Sparr.
Some wild striking there from Clubber.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sparr misses with a straight right.
Clubber fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice cross by Clubber.
Clubber swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Clubber.
Sparr is rocked!
Clubber takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Clubber misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jimmy Clubber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sparr lands a jab to Clubber's midsection.
Clubber throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sparr lands a jab to the nose.
A slow jab from Sparr misses its intended target.
Clubber fails to land with a series of punches.
Jimmy Clubber is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Clubber connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Sparr! He's out on his feet! Clubber rushes in and drops Sparr with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jimmy Clubber!
Jimmy Clubber gave a mention to Honest Apparel ($30 SPECIAL ALL T-Shirts!) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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