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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Methuselah Honeysuckle (ranked 1383 p4p, 3315 weight class) and Brent Huffman (ranked 190 p4p, 379 weight class). Honeysuckle comes into the arena with Dropkick Murphy's - Warriors Code blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Decent wrestler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Methuselah Honeysuckle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brent Huffman!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Dean Styles and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Honeysuckle avoids the body shot from Huffman.
Huffman fails with the takedown
and Honeysuckle counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Huffman thinking.
Nice body punch from Honeysuckle.
Honeysuckle closes the distance and clinches.
Huffman takes a knee to the side of the body.
Honeysuckle tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Honeysuckle with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Honeysuckle.
Huffman looks winded!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Honeysuckle landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Honeysuckle stalling against the cage.
Honeysuckle cracks Huffman with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Honeysuckle.
Honeysuckle with a knee to the head.
 It looks like Brent Huffman has been cut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Honeysuckle.
Come on Honeysuckle - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Honeysuckle lands a hook to the side of the head.
Huffman goes for a takedown attempt but Honeysuckle pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Honeysuckle drops Huffman with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Huffman looks back up at him and smiles so Honeysuckle waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Huffman gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Methuselah Honeysuckle!
Methuselah Honeysuckle gave a mention to Northern Zombie in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Marco Natta (ranked 2099 p4p, 24807 weight class) and Kadyn Mercer (ranked 152 p4p, 305 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marco Natta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kadyn Mercer!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Columbo Gatti and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Natta fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mercer, pushing him back against the cage.
Mercer is trying to pull guard but Natta has him pressed against the cage.
Mercer tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Natta smiles and moves away.
Mercer dives in for a single leg takedown but Natta sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
As Mercer tries to get set, Natta tries to push him back and clinch up but Mercer manages to avoid the attempt.
Marco Natta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kadyn Mercer.
Mercer fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Natta to the ground. Mercer is now in Natta's guard.
Natta is looking for a triangle but Mercer pushes his legs off easily.
Mercer being controlled here momentarily.
Natta looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Natta looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Mercer has picked Natta up and slammed him! Natta can't keep hold of the triangle and Mercer manages to pass to side control!
Natta is looking to reverse the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Natta can't do much from the bottom here.
Natta tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mercer is looking to take a break and control but Natta is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mercer just content to control the position.
That's two 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.
Natta gets back to half guard.
Natta tries to get to full guard but Mercer has control of the leg.
Natta has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Mercer slows the pace down in half guard.
Mercer wants to lay and pray for a moment but Natta keeps working.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Natta throws a hook to the side of Mercer's head but Mercer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Natta tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mercer was well out of range. Poor timing from Natta.
Mercer is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Natta defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mercer.
Mercer shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Natta closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mercer manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Natta not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Natta pushing down on Mercer's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Natta is working for a kimura but Mercer is defending it quite comfortably.
Mercer is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Natta wants to take a breather but Mercer is having none of it.
Mercer looking for submissions off his back.
Mercer wants to control but Natta is keeping busy.
Mercer tries to get to full guard but Natta has control of the leg.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Natta is controlling the pace.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Marco Natta will probably get the nod.
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.
Natta fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mercer manages to avoid it.
Natta throws a body punch but Mercer moves out of range.
Natta ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mercer moves away.
Mercer shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Natta sprawls well. Natta wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mercer gets slowly back to his feet.
Natta misses with an uppercut.
Natta misses with a straight left.
Mercer is trying hard to land a takedown here. Natta sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Natta seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Natta swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mercer is trying hard to land a takedown here. Natta sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Marco Natta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kadyn Mercer.
Mercer shoots in and drives through. Natta sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Natta slaps away a takedown attempt from Mercer, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Natta. Mercer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mercer tries to counter by closing the distance.
Mercer changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Natta tries to avoid it but Mercer manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Natta to the ground. Natta escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Natta throws the left hand but Mercer avoids the punch easily.
Marco Natta is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Natta as Mercer shoots in.
Mercer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Natta.
Natta throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mercer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Natta misses with an uppercut. Mercer saw that one coming.
Mercer tries to counter with a clinch but Natta shakes him off and moves away.
Natta throws a body punch but Mercer moves out of range.
Natta slaps away a takedown attempt from Mercer, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Natta. Mercer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Natta throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mercer steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Natta.
Natta throws out a loose jab but Mercer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mercer shoots in looking for a takedown. Natta tries to sprawl out of it but Mercer keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Natta manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mercer shoots in but Natta avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Natta closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Natta misses with a body punch.
Mercer tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Natta smiles and moves away.
Natta stuffs the takedown attempt from Mercer. Mercer gets slowly back to his feet.
Natta throws a shot from downtown. Mercer moves away and avoids it.
Mercer slips a straight right by Natta.
Marco Natta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Natta throws a lazy right hand but Mercer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Natta looks to score with a jab to the body but Mercer is just out of range.
Natta throws a jab but it's blocked by Mercer.
Mercer tries for a takedown but Natta sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mercer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Natta.
Natta misses with a straight right.
Natta clinches with his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mercer is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Natta to keep the fight standing.
Mercer fails to pull guard.
Natta is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mercer can do to turn this around?
Natta successfully pulls guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Natta holds on and takes a little breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercer postures up in Natta's guard and throws a big left but Natta blocks it.
Mercer trying to control but Natta is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Natta is controlling Mercer's posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Natta has Mercer up against the cage in a clinch.
Mercer is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Natta to keep the fight standing.
A nice left hand lands by Natta.
Natta swings wildly with an uppercut but Mercer uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Natta tries to throw a body punch but Mercer avoids it by throwing Natta back against the cage.
Natta misses with a hook from the clinch.
Natta decides to pull guard.
Mercer wants to pass the guard but Natta is keeping the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Natta dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
No luck for Mercer with that takedown attempt.
Natta seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Natta stuffs the takedown.
Natta throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mercer tries to counter by closing the distance.
Mercer misses with a takedown attempt - Natta sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Marco Natta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kadyn Mercer.
Natta lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mercer at a distance.
Mercer is trying hard to land a takedown here. Natta sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Mercer fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Natta avoids it really well and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Natta stuffs the takedown.
Natta looks to score with a jab to the body but Mercer is just out of range.
Natta misses the shot to the body.
Mercer shoots in looking for a takedown but Natta manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mercer's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Natta tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mercer was well out of range. Poor timing from Natta.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Natta throws the left hand but Mercer avoids the punch easily.
Natta stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Natta wants it to stay on the feet.
Natta just misses with a punch to the body.
Mercer shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Natta as he jumps to the side.
Natta throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Natta has taken the fight to the clinch.
Natta decides to pull guard.
Natta has Mercer pulled in close to control his posture.
Natta has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Mercer sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Natta controlling the position.
Natta trying to keep a closed guard but Mercer is proving a slippery customer.
Mercer trying to control but Natta is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Natta throws a lazy right hand but Mercer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mercer tries to counter by closing the distance.
Mercer fails with a takedown attempt.
Natta is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Mercer.
Mercer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Natta.
Natta throws a jab but it's blocked by Mercer.
Mercer is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Mercer.
Natta tries to buck Mercer off but Mercer is having none of it.
Marco Natta is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mercer has knee on belly and moves into mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Natta tries to lock up and control but Mercer gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Poor strikes thrown by Mercer there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Natta working to try and regain half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Natta tries to lock up and control but Mercer gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marco Natta showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Natta, 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:26
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marco Natta!
Marco Natta decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Riku Momomoto (ranked 644 p4p, 3763 weight class) and Walter Conway (ranked 79 p4p, 406 weight class). Riku Momomoto 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Riku Momomoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Walter Conway!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Chad Campbell and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Momomoto with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Riku Momomoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Momomoto scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
It looks like Walter Conway has been cut.
Momomoto cracks Conway with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Momomoto has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Conway to stand back up!
 Conway is rocked!
Momomoto lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Conway head around and knocks him out cold! Momomoto hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Riku Momomoto!
Riku Momomoto 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between The Wilson (ranked 1374 p4p, 1587 weight class) and Joe Pulizzi (ranked 188 p4p, 217 weight class). Wilson's entrance music is Painkiller. A fine choice. The Wilson had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 207.4lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. The Wilson had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, The Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joe Pulizzi!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Steve Montenegro and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown attempt by Wilson or perhaps it was just good defense by Pulizzi, which made it look bad.
Wilson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Pulizzi sprawls well. Pulizzi wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Wilson gets slowly back to his feet.
Wilson misses with a takedown
and Pulizzi counters with a straight right hand.
 It looks like The Wilson has been cut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for The Wilson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wilson takes one on the button.
Wilson fails with a takedown attempt.
Pulizzi looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Wilson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Wilson.
Pulizzi feints with a jab and clips Wilson right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Wilson is sent crashing into the canvas and Pulizzi leaps in for the kill! Wilson tries to get to his feet but Pulizzi is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Wilson is in need of a savior and steps in!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Pulizzi!
The defeated The Wilson had this to say: 'I'll be back, won't get rid of me that easily!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jan Siuta (ranked 418 p4p, 2671 weight class) and Ron Schultz (ranked 56 p4p, 313 weight class). Siuta's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, "Rock Superstar" Cypress Hill. Schultz has chosen Enter Shikari - Sorry You're Not A Winner as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jan Siuta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Ron Schultz!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Alyssa Summers and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab from Schultz.
Schultz scores with a crisp jab that stopped Siuta in his tracks.
Siuta is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Schultz.
Schultz throws a right hand that misses
and Siuta cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Schultz scores with a jab. Siuta acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Schultz throws a body punch but Siuta moves out of range.
It looked like Siuta wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Siuta slips under a jab.
A jab from Siuta misses.
Schultz throws a hook to the side of Siuta's head but Siuta sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schultz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Siuta counters with a stiff right hand.
Schultz misses the jab.
A slow jab from Siuta misses its intended target.
Schultz is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Siuta with a body shot.
Ron Schultz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Siuta's jab looks to have found its range, popping Schultz under the eye.
Schultz gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Siuta.
Schultz blocks a jab.
Schultz doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Schultz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Siuta is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Schultz falls off balance throwing a combination
and Siuta counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Ron Schultz has been cut.
Schultz keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Siuta throws a shot from downtown. Schultz moves away and avoids it.
Siuta with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Schultz to score with a decent uppercut.
Siuta fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Schultz manages to avoid it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Schultz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Siuta moves into the clinch successfully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schultz trying to stall but Siuta improves his position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Schultz.
Schultz trying to control the position but instead, Siuta has worked for underhooks and has pushed Schultz into the cage.
Siuta lands a nice uppercut.
Schultz stalling.
Schultz throws a punch but it's blocked by Siuta.
Siuta pushes Schultz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Siuta throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Schultz.
Schultz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Siuta misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Siuta misses with the head strike.
Schultz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Siuta lands a right hand.
Schultz lands a left hand.
A short right from Schultz on the inside.
Schultz throws a punch but it's blocked by Siuta.
Schultz blocking some punches.
Siuta tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Siuta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Siuta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Siuta misses with a body punch.
Schultz lands with a left to the head.
Schultz blocks an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Siuta.
Siuta lands with a light punch inside.
Schultz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Siuta backwards.
Schultz misses with some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Siuta.
Siuta scores with a shot to the side of Schultz's head.
A hook to the body from Siuta.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Siuta lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Siuta lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Schultz backwards.
Siuta lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Siuta blocks an uppercut.
We've been informed that Schultz has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
A head punch on the inside from Siuta fails to land.
Schultz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Siuta misses with some punches.
Siuta misses with a short punch on the inside.
Siuta pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Siuta steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Schultz.
Siuta gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Siuta slips a straight right by Schultz.
Schultz misses with a body punch
and Siuta counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Schultz missing with a left hand there. Siuta was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Siuta dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ron Schultz'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.
Schultz throws a body shot but no joy.
Siuta swings for the body but Schultz moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Schultz. Siuta does a little dance to reset his feet.
Siuta swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Schultz moves out of range as Siuta strikes.
Schultz looks to throw the jab but Siuta is out of range.
It looked like Siuta was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Schultz.
Schultz swings for the body but Siuta moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Siuta tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Siuta clobbers Schultz with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Siuta moves into the clinch successfully.
Siuta tries a body shot but Schultz blocks it.
Schultz lands a body shot.
Siuta pushes Schultz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Siuta has a couple of punches blocked by Schultz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Siuta throws a head punch that misses.
Siuta swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Siuta fails to land.
Stalling in the clinch from Schultz.
Siuta lands with a left to the head.
Schultz working aggressively here.
Siuta lands with a right to the head.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Schultz in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A short right from Siuta.
Siuta blocking some punches.
Schultz blocking some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Siuta.
Siuta lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Siuta lands a nice uppercut.
Siuta misses with a hook to the ribs.
Siuta throws a punch but it's blocked by Schultz.
Siuta manages to break the clinch.
Schultz misses with a right hand
and Siuta counters with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Schultz throws a sloppy body shot
and Siuta counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Schultz throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Siuta stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Schultz cracks a nice hook into Siuta's ribs.
Schultz misses with a looping left.
Siuta ducks under a wild hook from Schultz.
Schultz 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.
Schultz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Siuta misses with a hook
and Schultz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Schultz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Siuta manages to avoid it.
Siuta throwing a counter right hand but Schultz manages to avoid it.
Siuta is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Schultz can do to turn this around?
Schultz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Siuta slips under a jab.
Siuta swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Siuta throws a lazy uppercut
and Schultz counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Schultz misses with a wild body shot.
Siuta moves into range and clinches up with Schultz.
Siuta has a couple of punches blocked by Schultz.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Schultz.
Schultz stalling in the clinch.
Schultz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Schultz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Siuta lands with a short shot to the head.
Siuta scores with a nice hook to the head.
Siuta tries a body shot but Schultz blocks it.
Siuta cracks Schultz with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schultz throws a head punch that misses.
Schultz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Siuta fails to land.
Siuta lands with a left to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Siuta misses with a body punch.
Schultz blocks a body shot from Siuta.
Siuta lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short uppercut from Siuta.
Schultz lands a right hand.
Schultz lands a shoulder strike.
A short body shot lands from Siuta as the two fighters clinch.
Siuta lands a body punch.
Siuta doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Schultz displaying some good clinch control by pressing Siuta up against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Siuta creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Siuta dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ron Schultz's cut.
That's time! Siuta's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Schultz misses the jab.
Siuta is looking to counter punch.
Siuta misses with an uppercut
and Schultz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Schultz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Siuta manages to avoid it.
Siuta is looking for a counter combo.
Schultz misses with a body shot.
Siuta appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Schultz misses the body punch
and Siuta cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Schultz throws a hook but Siuta avoids it easily.
Schultz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schultz swings widly with a right hand
and Siuta counters with a nice uppercut.
Schultz is rocked!
Schultz misses with a combination
and Siuta counters by moving into the clinch.
Schultz is still on wobbly legs! Can Siuta finish him?
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Siuta.
Schultz blocks an uppercut.
Siuta swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Siuta works on Schultz's body with a couple of short punches.
Schultz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Siuta misses with the head strike.
Siuta misses with some punches.
Siuta fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Schultz misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Siuta misses with some punches.
Siuta tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Siuta.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Schultz.
Siuta swings wildly with an uppercut but Schultz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Schultz seems to have recovered his senses.
Schultz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Schultz stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Siuta breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Siuta staying out of range there.
Siuta tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Schultz manages to circle out of the way.
Schultz misses with a wild body shot.
Siuta swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Siuta on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Schultz misses with a shot to the body
and Siuta cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Schultz misses with a body punch
and Siuta scores with a counter punch that sends Schultz to the canvas! Siuta smells blood - he's punishing Schultz with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Schultz has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jan Siuta!
Jan Siuta 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Small Dayton (ranked 229 p4p, 24217 weight class) and Derrick Ryker (ranked 24 p4p, 485 weight class). Derrick Ryker is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Small Dayton !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Derrick Ryker!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Anthony Taglia and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling each other endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.
Ryker is looking to score with low kicks.
Dayton is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Ryker.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dayton fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ryker, pushing him back against the cage.
Dayton jumps into guard, dragging Ryker to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryker controls from within his opponent's guard.
Dayton striking from the bottom.
Dayton working a defensive guard but Ryker manages to pass into side control anyway.
You can see the frustration on Dayton 's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Dayton striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Dayton is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Ryker is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Ryker prevents Dayton from getting the reversal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dayton tries to lock up and control but Ryker gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ryker prevents Dayton from getting the reversal.
Ryker trying to control but Dayton is having none of it.
Dayton throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dayton is looking to improve his position but Ryker isn't that keen on the idea.
Dayton is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dayton bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Dayton postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dayton content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Ryker has locked up a guillotine! Ryker's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Dayton is holding on here and Ryker must be using up a lot of energy. Dayton has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Ryker gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Derrick Ryker!
After the big win, Derrick Ryker made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Shadow Realm Apparel and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Elo Mnusk (ranked 486 p4p, 2566 weight class) and Bubba Dukes (ranked 67 p4p, 302 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Elo Mnusk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bubba Dukes!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Steve Montenegro and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dukes tries to clinch
and Mnusk cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Bubba Dukes has been cut.
Mnusk seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Mnusk misses with a few strikes there.
Dukes swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dukes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bubba Dukes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mnusk swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dukes.
Mnusk walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Dukes drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Mnusk swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Dukes's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Elo Mnusk!
Elo Mnusk thanked the fans post fight for their support.
The defeated Bubba Dukes had this to say: 'I got to get better. Work harder'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Sidorov (ranked 740 p4p, 1288 weight class) and Omari Morales (ranked 32 p4p, 52 weight class). Sidorov comes to the cage accompanied by Sidorov's Heart. Omari Morales 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ivan Sidorov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Omari Morales!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Lou da Vinci and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sidorov darts in looking for a takedown but Morales gets double underhooks and turns Sidorov into the cage.
Morales misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Morales.
Sidorov gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Sidorov stalling.
Morales keeping control of the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morales is trying to stand up here but Sidorov is controlling him well.
Sidorov looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morales is trying to get back to full guard.
Sidorov trying to mount his opponent but Morales defends it.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Morales is positioning himself well to prevent Sidorov advancing to mount.
We've been hearing that Sidorov has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Sidorov passes the guard and advances to mount!
Sidorov tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Morales is trying to escape the mount.
Sidorov controlling from the full mount.
Morales is trying desperately to improve position.
Sidorov looking to finish Morales with some ground and pound. This is bad for Morales!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sidorov controlling his opponent.
Morales taking shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sidorov controlling the pace for now.
Sidorov breaks from Morales's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Sidorov trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sidorov looking to control and managing it successfully.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sidorov can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Morales is looking to escape.
Sidorov prevents Morales from getting the reversal.
Sidorov trying to control but Morales is having none of it.
Morales wants to control but Sidorov is having none of it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sidorov looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Sidorov dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sidorov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Morales avoids it really well and circles away.
Sidorov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Morales can do to turn this around?
Sidorov tries for a takedown but Morales circles away easily
and Morales cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Ivan Sidorov has been cut.
Nice straight punches there by Morales. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Morales.
Sidorov shoots in looking for a takedown. Morales tries to sprawl out of it but Sidorov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Morales manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Morales has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivan Sidorov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sidorov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sidorov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morales throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Morales.
Sidorov decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sidorov trying to control from half guard but Morales is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sidorov works his way into full mount!
Sidorov content just to control the position here.
Sidorov trying to control but Morales is having none of it.
Morales can't escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sidorov controlling the pace for now.
Sidorov landing strikes from the mount and Morales is in trouble!
Sidorov unloading with bombs!
Sidorov landing shots from mount.
Sidorov tries to control but Morales wriggling away.
Sidorov connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Morales wants to control but Sidorov is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sidorov fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Sidorov fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Sidorov controlling his opponent.
Sidorov's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Sidorov prevents Morales from getting the reversal.
Sidorov controlling the pace for now.
Sidorov tries to control but Morales wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sidorov content just to control the position here.
Sidorov with shots to the head and body - Morales looks very uncomfortable down there.
Sidorov can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Morales is looking to escape.
Morales regains half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Sidorov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ivan Sidorov's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Sidorov fails with the takedown.
Morales throws out a counter right but Sidorov avoids it with no problem.
Sidorov shoots in but Morales avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Morales lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sidorov is defended easily by Morales.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivan Sidorov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morales shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Sidorov eats them both and turns towards Morales to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Sidorov misses with a takedown
and Morales cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sidorov tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Morales swivels and escapes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Morales! But no joy.
Omari Morales is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morales will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Morales with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sidorov doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Morales cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ivan Sidorov's cut is getting worse.
Sidorov with a poor takedown
enabling Morales to counter with a crisp jab.
Sidorov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Morales.
Sidorov shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Morales counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sidorov dives in and grabs Morales's left leg, looking for a takedown. Morales pushes down on Sidorov's head and hops out.
Morales smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Morales thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sidorov doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Morales counters with a one-two to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sidorov.
Sidorov misses with a takedown
and Morales counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ivan Sidorov's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sidorov shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Morales as he avoids it easily.
Morales lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Morales leaves Sidorov with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A countering left hand to the body from Morales misses.
Omari Morales seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sidorov with a poor takedown
and Morales counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sidorov doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Morales counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Morales throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Sidorov colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Morales as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Sidorov is left battered and dazed whilst Morales and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Omari Morales!
A less than humble Omari Morales 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arturo Vargas (ranked 211 p4p, 414 weight class) and Hog Molly (ranked 15 p4p, 28 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Arturo Vargas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Hog Molly!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Columbo Gatti and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Molly misses with a body shot.
Vargas tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Molly manages to circle out of the way.
Vargas lands a big right hand that sends Molly crashing to the mat! Vargas stays standing though and waves Molly back to his feet!
It looks like Hog Molly has been cut.
Vargas throws a shot from downtown. Molly moves away and avoids it.
Molly misses with a body shot.
Molly pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Molly dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Molly misses with a jab to the body
and Vargas scores with a counter punch that sends Molly to the canvas! Vargas smells blood - he's punishing Molly with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Molly has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arturo Vargas!
Our winner, Arturo Vargas, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mounir Ayari (ranked 34 p4p, 313 weight class) and Jesse Thomas Babcock (ranked 5 p4p, 44 weight class). Ayari comes into the arena with Sara Al Zakaria - Ekht Rjal blaring out of the sound system. Babcock is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: 70. On his way into the cage it seems that Mounir Ayari has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Mounir Ayari seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Mounir Ayari!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jesse Thomas Babcock!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Eddie Farnsworth and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ayari turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ayari throws a jab when Babcock was well out of range.
Ayari throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Babcock uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ayari.
Babcock closes the distance and clinches.
Babcock misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Babcock fails to land.
Ayari definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ayari misses with a hook from the clinch.
Babcock scores with a hook to the body.
Ayari misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ayari lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Babcock tries to work over Ayari's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Babcock tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ayari's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ayari prevents a body shot from Babcock.
Ayari manages to break the clinch.
A slow jab from Ayari misses its intended target.
Ayari lands a head shot.
Ayari misses with a left hand
and Babcock counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Ayari pushes Babcock off and gets back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ayari looks to score with a jab to the body but Babcock is just out of range.
Babcock closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ayari misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ayari misses with a punch to the body.
Babcock looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ayari fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Babcock tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Babcock - that landed with a thud.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ayari.
Babcock tries a body shot but Ayari blocks it.
A right hand to the body from Ayari.
Babcock wants a takedown.
Babcock misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Ayari on the inside.
Babcock throws a head punch that misses.
Ayari blocks a body shot from Babcock.
Ayari misses with a hook from the clinch.
Babcock stalling against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babcock prevents a body shot from Ayari.
Ayari misses with a short punch on the inside.
Babcock misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Babcock tries to work over Ayari's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ayari blocks a body shot from Babcock.
Ayari tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Babcock blocks an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Babcock prevents a body shot from Ayari.
Babcock lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ayari struggles to land a body shot inside as Babcock controls his hands.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Babcock.
Ayari lands an uppercut.
Babcock's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Babcock cracks Ayari with a nice body shot.
Babcock pulls guard successfully.
Babcock wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babcock keeping full guard, as Ayari tries to pass.
Ayari seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Babcock looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Ayari trying to control but Babcock is working from the bottom.
Ayari trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Babcock pulls Ayari in to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ayari sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ayari!
Ayari lands an overhand right.
Babcock's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Babcock duly obliges.
It looks like Mounir Ayari has been cut.
Babcock clinches with his opponent.
Babcock struggles to land a body shot inside as Ayari controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Ayari fails to land.
Babcock blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ayari pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Babcock ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Babcock drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ayari scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ayari chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mounir Ayari dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mounir Ayari'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.
Babcock rushes Ayari and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ayari misses with a hook from the clinch.
Babcock can't get the takedown.
Babcock has Ayari pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ayari manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Babcock tries to throw a body punch but Ayari avoids it by throwing Babcock back against the cage.
Babcock is looking to take this one to the mat.
Mounir Ayari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesse Thomas Babcock.
Ayari working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jesse Thomas Babcock seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ayari pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ayari misses with a wild body shot.
Babcock clobbers Ayari with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Babcock steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ayari.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Babcock lands a right hook to the body.
Mounir Ayari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ayari tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Babcock was well out of range. Poor timing from Ayari.
Babcock is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Ayari walks into a jab.
Babcock lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ayari at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babcock blocks a head kick by Ayari.
Ayari tries to keep at a distance but Babcock has taken the fight into the clinch.
Babcock can't find room to land a body shot as Ayari controls the action.
Babcock drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ayari gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Ayari has a couple of punches blocked by Babcock.
Ayari lands a shot to the body.
Ayari tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ayari blocks a body shot from Babcock.
Babcock tries to work over Ayari's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Babcock misses with a body punch.
Babcock lands a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Ayari scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ayari tries to work over Babcock's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Babcock struggles to land a body shot inside as Ayari controls his hands.
Babcock is looking to control Ayari's arms but Ayari gets an underhook and turns him. Now Babcock has his back to the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ayari blocks a body shot from Babcock.
Babcock lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Babcock is trying to pull guard but Ayari has him pressed against the cage.
Ayari misses with a punch to the body.
Ayari prevents a body shot from Babcock.
Ayari struggles to land a body shot inside as Babcock controls his hands.
Ayari missing with knees to the body.
Babcock can't find room to land a body shot as Ayari controls the action.
Ayari tries to throw a body punch but Babcock avoids it by throwing Ayari back against the cage.
Ayari blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Babcock can't find room to land a body shot as Ayari controls the action.
Ayari breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ayari takes a shot right to the bread basket.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Babcock takes a swing at Ayari's ribcage but misses.
Ayari misses with a body shot.
Babcock just misses with a punch to the body.
Ayari lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babcock lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Babcock cracks Ayari with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ayari misses with a straight left.
And Babcock tries to counter it with a takedown but Ayari pushes his down on his head and steps out.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ayari darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ayari throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ayari is looking to score with low kicks.
And Babcock tries to counter it with a takedown but Ayari pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Babcock avoids the body shot from Ayari.
Babcock smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mounir Ayari is winning the standup battle so far.
Ayari misses with a looping right.
Ayari scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ayari fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Babcock manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ayari throws a hook but Babcock blocks it.
Babcock is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Babcock throws a series of punches but Ayari moves out of range.
Ayari falls off balance throwing a combination
and Babcock counters with a single leg into guard. Ayari didn't expect that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Babcock throws an elbow that misses. Ayari uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Babcock's guard. Nice move by Ayari!
Babcock is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Ayari wants to control from the top but Babcock keeps moving.
Babcock seems keen to control Ayari's posture.
Ayari controls from within his opponent's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jesse Thomas Babcock will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Mounir Ayari's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ayari uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Babcock.
Babcock looks to land a left hand but Ayari moved out of range nicely.
Babcock rushes Ayari and presses him up against the cage.
Ayari wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Babcock has him pressed against the cage.
Babcock goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ayari pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Donk. Ayari catches Babcock right on the button with a cross.
Ayari feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Babcocks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ayari throws a body punch but Babcock moves out of range.
And Babcock tries to counter it with a takedown but Ayari pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Babcock misses with a shot to the body
and Ayari counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Babcock thinking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Babcock has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Babcock there as he acknowledges the shot.
Babcock is rocked!
Ayari misses with a looping right.
Babcock is still on wobbly legs! Can Ayari finish him?
Babcock tries to clinch there but Ayari circles away.
Ayari throwing a counter right hand but Babcock manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ayari lands a jab to the head.
Babcock misses with a body shot.
Babcock is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ayari rather than just go for the knockout.
Ayari looks to throw the jab but Babcock is out of range.
Ayari motions for Babcock to come forward. Ayari throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Babcock is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Ayari throws a jab when Babcock was well out of range.
Babcock seems to have recovered his senses.
Babcock uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ayari.
Babcock feints the counter takedown.
Ayari displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Babcock throws out the jab.
Ayari looks to land a left hand but Babcock moved out of range nicely.
Babcock feints the counter takedown.
Babcock lands a nice hook to Ayari's body. Ayari takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ayari swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Babcock has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Babcock there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ayari jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ayari keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Babcock defending well as Ayari loads up on a big left hand.
Ayari throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Some wild striking there from Ayari.
Babcock is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Ayari throws a hook to the side of Babcock's head but Babcock sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ayari lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Babcock circles away quickly and effectively.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ayari takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ayari throws a half hearted mid kick.
Babcock feints the counter takedown.
Babcock needs to keep his hands up - Ayari had a free shot at his head there.
Ayari looks to land a left hand but Babcock moved out of range nicely.
Babcock changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ayari stuns Babcock with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ayari throws a looping overhand right but Babcock ducks down to avoid it.
Babcock is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Babcock throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ayari misses with a straight right.
Babcock with the counter takedown but Ayari avoids it easily.
Babcock scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Babcock defending well as Ayari loads up on a big left hand.
Babcock tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Ayari misses with a left hand
and Babcock holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ayari prevents a body shot from Babcock.
Ayari breaks the clinch.
Ayari throws a hook but Babcock blocks it.
Babcock moves in looking to clinch but Ayari pushes him off.
Sloppy strikes from Ayari. Those never looked like landing.
Ayari misses the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babcock uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ayari.
Babcock lands the left hand.
Babcock uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ayari.
Babcock is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ayari is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Babcock.
Babcock moves into range and clinches up with Ayari.
Babcock has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Ayari regains guard immediately.
Babcock is looking to work some ground and pound but Ayari has wrist control.
Babcock wants to pass the guard but Ayari is keeping the position.
Babcock content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Babcock distracts Ayari with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mounir Ayari clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Mounir Ayari's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ayari jabs Babcock right on the nose. Babcock blinks but takes it well.
Ayari's jab looks to have found its range, popping Babcock under the eye.
Babcock throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ayari works Babcock's body with a nice hook.
Babcock lands a nice hook to Ayari's body. Ayari takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ayari tried to score with a low kick but Babcock checks it.
Babcock takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ayari swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Babcock drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Ayari defends it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ayari throws out a loose jab but Babcock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ayari doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ayari takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Babcock takes a swing at Ayari's ribcage but misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Ayari misses its target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babcock ducks under a wild hook from Ayari.
Babcock steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Ayari.
Mounir Ayari is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ayari scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Babcock moves out of range of the strikes.
Babcock feints the counter takedown.
Ayari misses the shot to the body.
Ayari fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ayari fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Babcock throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ayari was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Ayari misses with a looping right.
Babcock slips under a jab.
Babcock lands a glancing blow to the side of Ayari's head.
Ayari jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ayari loads up on a big right hand but Babcock slips the punch.
Babcock feints the counter takedown.
A swing and a miss from Ayari.
Babcock with the counter takedown but Ayari avoids it easily.
A big left from Ayari misses.
Babcock swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ayari makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ayari staying out of range there.
Ayari is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Babcock can do to turn this around?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Babcock lands a nice hook to Ayari's body. Ayari takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ayari throws a shot from downtown. Babcock moves away and avoids it.
Ayari throws a shot from downtown. Babcock moves away and avoids it.
Decent striking displayed by Ayari there.
Ayari lands an overhand right.
Ayari misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ayari scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Babcock doesn't seem bothered though.
Babcock tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ayari was well out of range. Poor timing from Babcock.
Ayari rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Babcock moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Babcock changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Ayari throws out a loose jab but Babcock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Babcock slips under a jab.
Babcock avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Babcock with the counter takedown but Ayari avoids it easily.
Babcock scores with a jab to the body.
Ayari throws a body shot but no joy.
Babcock has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ayari is trying to break free.
Babcock misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ayari.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ayari lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Babcock or not.
Babcock lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ayari backwards.
Ayari has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Babcock blocks an uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ayari as Babcock tries to tie him up.
Ayari is looking to break free of the clinch but Babcock has double underhooks.
Babcock misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ayari escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ayari misses with a straight left.
Ayari lands a nice hook to Babcock's body. Babcock takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Babcock scores with a hook to the body. Ayari takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Babcock takes the fight into the clinch.
Babcock has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Babcock drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ayari pulls his leg out and moves away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mounir Ayari had his way with Jesse Thomas Babcock in that round.
The cut man is working on Mounir Ayari's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Ayari cracks Babcock with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jesse Thomas Babcock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Babcock misses with a looping right.
Ayari throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ayari throws the left hand but Babcock avoids the punch easily.
Babcock misses with a body shot.
Ayari scores with a punch to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Babcock throws a lazy right hand but Ayari sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Babcock tries to clinch but Ayari is having none of it.
As Babcock backs away, Ayari returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Ayari gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Babcock.
Babcock tries to clinch but Ayari moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ayari throws a leg kick but Babcock sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ayari gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Babcock missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ayari trying to control the position here.
Ayari wants to sweep here but Babcock controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ayari preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Babcock controlling from the top position.
Mounir Ayari is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babcock throws a strike but Ayari rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Babcock looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Babcock keeping moving, preventing Ayari from controlling successfully.
Ayari is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Ayari being controlled here momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babcock is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Babcock is still trying to improve position.
Babcock managing to control the position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Babcock looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ayari tries to land a leg kick but Babcock saw it coming and moves away.
Babcock with the counter takedown but Ayari avoids it easily.
Babcock tries to clinch
and Ayari counters with a stiff right hand.
Ayari scores with a three punch combo!
Babcock keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Babcock feints the counter takedown.
Babcock throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ayari counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ayari moves out of range as Babcock strikes.
Babcock will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ayari jabs at Babcock's body.
Ayari lunges at Babcock with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Babcock's hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ayari swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ayari scores with a decent looking hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mounir Ayari showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ayari 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 49:46
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 49:46
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mounir Ayari!
Mounir Ayari retains his welterweight title!
An out of breath Mounir Ayari 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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