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CCC 39 : Battleby vs Johansson PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Junior Junior (ranked 5718 p4p, 4923 weight class) and AJ Menendez (ranked 529 p4p, 478 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Menendez's choice of entrance music: Kurt Angle Theme. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Junior Junior!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, AJ Menendez!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Phil Schofield and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Junior. No joy for Menendez on that attempt.
Junior instigates a clinch.
A short body shot lands from Junior as the two fighters clinch.
Junior lands a left hand that snaps the head of Menendez backwards.
Junior lands a right hand.
Menendez takes a shot to the head.
 It looks like AJ Menendez has been cut.
Junior lands a left hand.
Junior comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Junior lands a shoulder strike.
Junior comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Junior scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Junior pushes Menendez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
 Menendez is rocked!
Junior lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Menendez is still on wobbly legs! Can Junior finish him?
Menendez takes an elbow to the temple.
That has opened up AJ Menendez's cut even more.
Junior lands a left hand.
Junior scores with a nice hook to the head.
Junior creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Menendez's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Menendez drops to his knees and Junior pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Junior Junior!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andy Coooie Cobber (ranked 1930 p4p, 5028 weight class) and Kirov Sturmovik (ranked 239 p4p, 484 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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 9 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Andy Coooie Cobber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 25 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kirov Sturmovik!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Andrew Berry and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sturmovik ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Coooie Cobber moves away.
Sturmovik scoring well with a low kick there.
Sturmovik throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Coooie Cobber lands a nice hook to Sturmovik's body. Sturmovik takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Coooie Cobber misses with a series of wild punches.
Coooie Cobber is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Coooie Cobber moves away from the strike by Sturmovik.
Coooie Cobber showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sturmovik.
Coooie Cobber staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sturmovik throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sturmovik takes a kick to the side of the head.
Coooie Cobber throws a sloppy head kick and Sturmovik moves out of range easily.
Coooie Cobber connects with a high kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Coooie Cobber throws a head kick that Sturmovik semi-blocks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sturmovik throws a looping overhand right but Coooie Cobber ducks down to avoid it.
Coooie Cobber thinks about countering with a head kick.
Coooie Cobber takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A head kick misses from Coooie Cobber.
Coooie Cobber tests Sturmovik's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sturmovik tries to land a body kick
and Coooie Cobber counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sturmovik swats away the attempt to clinch by Coooie Cobber.
Coooie Cobber has been working on his boxing with his coaches at New York Training Academy in the buildup to the fight.
Coooie Cobber uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sturmovik.
A combination from Sturmovik does no damage.
Coooie Cobber takes the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Coooie Cobber.
Sturmovik works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sturmovik throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Coooie Cobber blocks it with crossed arms.
Coooie Cobber scores with a knee to the head.
Sturmovik blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sturmovik lands an elbow inside.
Coooie Cobber breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sturmovik misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Coooie Cobber makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Coooie Cobber scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sturmovik tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Coooie Cobber was well out of range. Poor timing from Sturmovik.
Coooie Cobber displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sturmovik throws out the jab.
Coooie Cobber throws a counter high kick but Sturmovik was just alert enough to avoid it.
Coooie Cobber lands a nice looking body shot.
Coooie Cobber lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Sturmovik is rocked!
Coooie Cobber moves into the clinch.
Sturmovik is still on wobbly legs! Can Coooie Cobber finish him?
Coooie Cobber breaks the clinch.
Coooie Cobber lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Coooie Cobber. That's going to slow Sturmovik down.
Coooie Cobber has Sturmovik up against the cage in a clinch.
Coooie Cobber lands with a left to the head.
Coooie Cobber breaks the clinch.
Sturmovik is holding his hands too far apart here. Coooie Cobber throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Sturmovik is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Andy Coooie Cobber!
Andy Coooie Cobber tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between WatchingFrom TheNoseBleeds (ranked 1558 p4p, 3828 weight class) and Kyle Schneider (ranked 202 p4p, 407 weight class). Kyle Schneider 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 9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, WatchingFrom TheNoseBleeds!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kyle Schneider!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Donald Grub and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
TheNoseBleeds throws a shot from downtown. Schneider moves away and avoids it.
TheNoseBleeds has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Top of Food Chain in the buildup to the fight.
TheNoseBleeds throws a hook but Schneider avoids it easily.
TheNoseBleeds connects with a single shot there.
TheNoseBleeds shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. TheNoseBleeds showed some decent athleticism there.
Schneider is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Schneider trying to control here.
TheNoseBleeds missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
TheNoseBleeds is taking a breather. Schneider says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. TheNoseBleeds lands a nice short elbow.
TheNoseBleeds is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schneider trying to control but TheNoseBleeds postures up.
TheNoseBleeds missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Schneider is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
TheNoseBleeds is keen to just control but Schneider is a slippery customer.
Schneider slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
TheNoseBleeds is looking to work some ground and pound but Schneider has wrist control.
TheNoseBleeds trying to control the position from guard on top but Schneider is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Schneider will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Schneider scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
TheNoseBleeds postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
TheNoseBleeds is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Schneider striking off his back, scoring a few points.
Schneider looking to hit a scissor sweep but TheNoseBleeds is one step ahead there.
TheNoseBleeds 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.
TheNoseBleeds wants to control from the top but Schneider keeps moving.
Schneider is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
TheNoseBleeds throwing strikes but missing.
Schneider keeping moving, preventing TheNoseBleeds from controlling successfully.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schneider moves into range and connects with a jab.
 It looks like WatchingFrom TheNoseBleeds has been cut.
TheNoseBleeds fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Schneider swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Schneider sizes up TheNoseBleeds with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
TheNoseBleeds looks to land a left hand but Schneider moved out of range nicely.
Schneider feints with a jab and clips TheNoseBleeds right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! TheNoseBleeds is sent crashing into the canvas and Schneider leaps in for the kill! TheNoseBleeds tries to get to his feet but Schneider is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that TheNoseBleeds is in need of a savior and steps in!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kyle Schneider!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Teo King (ranked 1177 p4p, 1894 weight class) and Puna Soriano (ranked 155 p4p, 237 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Soriano's choice of entrance music: Highwayman- The Highwaymen. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Teo King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Puna Soriano!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Atkins and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Soriano.
King thinks about countering with a body kick.
Soriano fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. King looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
King takes one to the chin there.
King keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Soriano.
King misses with a hook. Soriano ducked under it nicely.
Soriano scores with a jab to the head.
Soriano lands with an overhand left.
A leg kick checked by King.
King throwing a counter right hand but Soriano manages to avoid it.
King keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Soriano.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Soriano throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
King takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nice uppercut there from Soriano.
Soriano throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck King on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King moves away from the strike by Soriano.
Soriano has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Soriano throws out a powerful jab.
King scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Soriano is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Soriano might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Danga de danga de dang - Soriano scores with a four punch combination!
King bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Soriano throws a push kick but King slaps the foot to one side.
Soriano steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from King. That one must have hurt.
Soriano avoids the body shot from King.
Soriano thows a left - swing and a miss!
Soriano scores with a nice head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
King closes the distance and clinches.
Soriano goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
King lands with a light punch inside.
King misses with some punches.
King lands with a light punch inside.
Soriano lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Soriano breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
King wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Soriano fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Soriano fakes high and swings low for a body shot but King manages to avoid it.
Soriano just misses with a punch to the body.
As Soriano looks to move away, King throws a big counter combo but Soriano just gets out of the way.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from King. Soriano shrugs it off though.
Soriano moves away from the strike by King.
Soriano thinks about the counter body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from King. Soriano does a little dance to reset his feet.
Soriano stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Soriano.
Soriano jabs King right on the nose. King blinks but takes it well.
King missing with a left hand there. Soriano was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Soriano tries to land a body kick
and King connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Puna Soriano has been cut.
Soriano throws a jab but it's blocked by King.
Soriano moves out of range of the body kick.
Nice cross by King.
King ducks under a wild hook from Soriano.
King misses with a hook
and Soriano counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
King throws a nice head kick!
King connects with a body shot that sends Soriano's belly button to the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
King throws a lazy right hand but Soriano sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Soriano cracks King with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The fighters circling - Soriano throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by King.
Soriano is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! King had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
King ducks under a wild hook from Soriano.
Soriano stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from King.
Soriano lets loose with a powerful body kick. King will feel that in the morning.
Nice body punch from Soriano.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Soriano throws an overhand right that lands on King's shoulder, as King tries to avoid the shot.
King misses with a straight right.
A nice side step and Soriano releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
King throws a good cross that connects.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Puna Soriano dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Puna Soriano'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.
Soriano misses with a body shot.
Nice cross by Soriano.
King takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Soriano cracks King with a right hand to the side of the head.
King moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
King clinches with his opponent.
Soriano stalling in the clinch.
King working aggressively here.
Soriano has had enough of the clinch but King keeps him there for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Soriano tries to land a knee to the head but King blocks with his arms.
King misses with some punches.
King working aggressively here.
Soriano misses with the head strike.
Soriano throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kings head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soriano manages to break the clinch.
King pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
King has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Soriano.
King uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Soriano.
It looked like King wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
King throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
King connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Soriano's hands.
King moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
King on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
King ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Soriano tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
King was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Soriano moves out of range of the strikes.
Soriano looks to score with a jab to the body but King is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soriano fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Soriano misses with a straight right.
Soriano jabs King to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
King keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Soriano.
King takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Soriano misses with a looping left.
King takes a body punch but keeps moving.
King throws a body shot but no joy.
Soriano throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting King counter with a right hand.
A big left from Soriano misses.
Soriano moves away from the strike by King.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Soriano, as that shot connected.
Soriano is on the wrong end of a nice combination from King.
That has opened up Puna Soriano's cut even more.
King takes a jab right on the kisser.
Puna Soriano seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from King.
Soriano is clearly trying to counter these attacks from King with a body shot.
Nice shot lands for Soriano.
Soriano scores with a punch to the head.
King throws out a loose jab but Soriano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Danga de danga de dang - Soriano scores with a four punch combination!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
King fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Soriano on the side of the head.
Soriano misses with a body punch
letting King counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soriano throws out a loose jab but King uses good head movement to avoid it.
King was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A swing and a miss from Soriano.
King connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nice body kick from Soriano.
Soriano lands with a thumping leg kick.
King chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Soriano can pounce on him.
Soriano throws a looping overhand right but King ducks down to avoid it.
Soriano avoids the head kick by King.
Soriano takes one to the chin there.
King lands an overhand right.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Puna Soriano showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Puna Soriano'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!
A lazy left from Soriano finds it's target.
Soriano throws a looping overhand right but King ducks down to avoid it.
King swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Soriano throws a low kick but it's checked well by King.
Soriano throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Soriano lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Puna Soriano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
King ducks under a wild hook from Soriano.
Soriano misses with a looping left.
King connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Soriano.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from King.
King misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Soriano with a jab.
Soriano fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but King is out of range.
King on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Soriano scores with a hook to the body. King takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Teo King has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice uppercut there from Soriano.
King slips a jab from Soriano.
King throws a looping overhand right but Soriano ducks down to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for King.
Soriano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Soriano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Soriano throws a quick head kick that skims the top of King's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
King misses with the combination.
King steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Soriano.
King takes a kick to the side of the head.
King scores with a jab. Soriano acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Soriano tries a head kick but it misses.
Soriano dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
King misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Soriano scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soriano throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent King stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
King ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Soriano moves away.
Soriano looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Soriano stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from King.
King moves away from the strike by Soriano.
King staying out of range there.
Puna Soriano is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
King moves forwards but Soriano connects with a nice, crisp jab.
King throws a head kick that misses.
A big left from King misses.
Soriano throws a head kick that half lands.
Soriano misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King avoids the body shot from Soriano.
King throws a looping overhand right but Soriano ducks down to avoid it.
Soriano fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. King looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Soriano throws a hook but King blocks it.
A counter left hand to the body from King misses its target.
Soriano wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Soriano scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. King doesn't seem bothered though.
King blocks a head kick by Soriano.
King tries to clinch but Soriano moves out of range.
King ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Soriano comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Puna Soriano comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Soriano winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Puna Soriano!
A very excited looking Puna Soriano made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Barfield (ranked 1205 p4p, 1796 weight class) and Cam Cartwright (ranked 162 p4p, 226 weight class). Cartwright has chosen Karma Chameleon as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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27
202
5 - 2 - 0 |
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13 - 10 - 0 |
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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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Samuel Barfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cam Cartwright!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Glass and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barfield tries to close the distance and clinch but Cartwright swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cartwright takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Barfield drives through and clinches with Cartwright against the cage.
Cartwright lands a hook that snaps the head of Barfield backwards.
Cartwright tries to throw a body punch but Barfield avoids it by throwing Cartwright back against the cage.
A body shot lands from Cartwright.
Barfield is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Cartwright lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cartwright lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Barfield gets control of Cartwright's arms and successfully pulls guard. Barfield will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Barfield is trying to control the position but Cartwright postures up.
Barfield being controlled here, momentarily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Barfield is on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barfield throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cartwright works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Barfield slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Barfield is looking to advance position but Cartwright has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Cartwright takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Barfield is looking to get to half guard.
Barfield is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
It looks like Cartwright might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Barfield is trying desperately to improve position.
Cartwright with a couple of short strikes.
Barfield gets back to half guard.
Barfield is pressing down on Cartwright's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright wanted to stand there but Barfield had control of the position.
Barfield bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cartwright's guard.
We've been hearing that Barfield has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Cartwright wants to get back to his feet but Barfield is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Cartwright keeping moving, preventing Barfield from controlling successfully.
Barfield loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Barfield wants to control from the top but Cartwright keeps moving.
Barfield controlling from the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Barfield in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Barfield throws an elbow that misses. Cartwright uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Barfield's guard. Nice move by Cartwright!
Cartwright trying to control the position from guard on top but Barfield is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cartwright is fighting to break Barfield's control of his arms but Barfield is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cartwright avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Cartwright has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Barfield is proving hard to escape from.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Cam Cartwright 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.
Barfield tries to close the distance and clinch but Cartwright swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Barfield tries to clinch there but Cartwright circles away.
Barfield paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Barfield fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cartwright, pushing him back against the cage.
Barfield blocks an uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Barfield decides to pull guard.
Barfield being controlled here, momentarily.
Barfield wants to control the position but Cartwright says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cartwright is looking to take a break and control but Barfield is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cartwright controlling the action here.
Cartwright wants to stand up but Barfield is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cartwright prevents Barfield from improving his position.
Samuel Barfield overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Barfield wants to control but Cartwright is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Barfield won't allow Cartwright to pass to mount.
Barfield looking for submissions off his back.
Cartwright is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Barfield is concentrating on defense, preventing Cartwright from advancing position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Barfield trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Barfield is working to get back to half guard.
Cartwright controlling the pace for now.
Cartwright is continuing to stall.
Barfield is trying desperately to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright controlling the position easily from mount.
Cartwright wants to stand but Barfield is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Barfield is trying to escape the mount.
Cartwright sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Cartwright is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
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.
Barfield is squirming around, avoiding Cartwright's attempts to control the action.
Cartwright is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Barfield is trying to escape the mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cartwright controlling from the full mount.
Barfield is desperately trying to improve his position but Cartwright has a good base and remains in mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cam Cartwright showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Cartwright is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Samuel Barfield has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barfield misses the shot to the body.
Barfield tries to clinch but Cartwright is having none of it.
Barfield lands a jab to Cartwright's midsection.
Barfield throws a leg kick but Cartwright checks it.
Barfield pushes Cartwright up against the cage in a clinch.
Barfield lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cartwright.
Nice body punch from Cartwright.
Barfield pushes Cartwright back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cartwright lands a left hand that snaps the head of Barfield backwards.
Barfield tries to pull guard but Cartwright holds him up against the cage and eventually Barfield drops back down to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barfield successfully pulls guard.
Cartwright is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cartwright wants to stand but Barfield has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Cartwright avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Cartwright wants to control from the top but Barfield keeps moving.
Barfield looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Cartwright's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Barfield throws the left hand but Cartwright avoids the punch easily.
Cartwright clinches with his opponent.
Cartwright gets through Barfield's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cartwright tries to work over Barfield's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cartwright lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Cartwright wants to control but Barfield is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barfield wants to control but Cartwright is keeping busy.
Barfield is looking to get back to full guard here but Cartwright has managed to pass to side control instead.
Cartwright tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barfield tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Cartwright wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Barfield can't do much from the bottom here.
Cartwright is staying tight to Barfield's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Cartwright's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Barfield is looking for a sweep.
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.
Cartwright is looking to take a break and control but Barfield is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Barfield wants to control but Cartwright postures up.
Barfield is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Cartwright is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Cartwright sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Barfield is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cam Cartwright is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Barfield regains half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cam Cartwright comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Cartwright winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cam Cartwright!
A relieved looking Cam Cartwright thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tetsuo Shima (ranked 1662 p4p, 1356 weight class) and Roman Reyes (ranked 225 p4p, 185 weight class). Shima comes to the cage accompanied by The HU - Yuve Yuve Yu. Reyes has chosen Zack Hemsey - Vengeance as his entrance music. Roman Reyes has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Excellent boxer
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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 36 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Tetsuo Shima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Roman Reyes!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Colin Fotheringham and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shima misses with a hook. Reyes ducked under it nicely.
Shima with a hook.
Reyes swinging wildly here.
Shima throws a left and a right that both miss
and Shima takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shima throws a nice looking combination but Reyes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Reyes is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Reyes swats away the attempt to clinch by Shima.
Shima moves into the clinch successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reyes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Reyes comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Reyes told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Reyes throws a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Reyes throws an elbow but misses.
Reyes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Shima blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shima lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Reyes tries to land a knee to the head but Shima blocks with his arms.
Shima stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Reyes tries to land a knee to the head but Shima blocks with his arms.
Shima avoids the elbow strike from Reyes, against the cage.
Reyes looking to throw knees to the head but Shima is blocking nicely.
Reyes looking to throw knees to the head but Shima is blocking nicely.
Shima on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Reyes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Shima blocks the elbow strike.
Knees to the body from Reyes.
Reyes looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Shima avoiding damage.
Shima tries to work over Reyes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reyes lands a knee to the head.
Reyes with a knee to the head.
A short body shot lands from Shima as the two fighters clinch.
Shima digs a right hand underneath Reyes's ribcage. Reyes let out a lung full of air as it connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shima holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Reyes misses with a knee to the head.
Reyes with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Reyes misses with a knee to the head.
Reyes misses with a knee strike.
A short left from Shima.
A body shot lands from Shima.
Shima fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shima effectively controlling the action here.
Shima fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shima blocks an elbow strike from Reyes.
Reyes throws an elbow but it misses.
Shima on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Reyes as Shima tries to tie him up.
Shima takes a knee right on the jaw!
Shima lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Reyes backwards.
Shima blocks an elbow strike from Reyes.
Reyes being controlled against the cage.
Reyes creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Shima's defenses.
Shima on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Reyes gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Reyes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Shima makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reyes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Shima scores with a shot to the side of Reyes's head.
Shima lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shima lands a left hand that snaps the head of Reyes backwards.
Reyes misses with a knee strike.
Reyes tries a knee to the head but Shima blocks it.
A short left from Shima.
Shima will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Reyes up against the cage.
Reyes misses with an elbow strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Reyes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shima has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Reyes being controlled against the cage.
Reyes misses with a knee strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roman Reyes dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Reyes tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Shima counters with a series of strikes that really hurt Reyes! The ref looks into his eyes and sees nobody home - he's called the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tetsuo Shima!
Tetsuo Shima made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Thanks for the chance to become champion, it feels great ,looking forward to my first defense.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mabuz Bacia (ranked 1362 p4p, 1507 weight class) and Harry Kane (ranked 179 p4p, 195 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mabuz Bacia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Harry Kane!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Steven Brown and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kane looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Bacia!
Bacia sneaks out the side door and pushes Kane away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
No joy there for Bacia, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bacia will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bacia rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kane moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kane shoots in looking for a takedown. Bacia tries to sprawl out of it but Kane keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bacia manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bacia has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kane shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Bacia napping and manages to drive through into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bacia tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Kane looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Kane is working for a guillotine from mount but Bacia frees his head quite easily.
Kane can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bacia is looking to escape.
Kane is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bacia keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Kane looking to finish with strikes here!
Kane controlling the position easily from mount.
Kane prevents Bacia from getting the reversal.
Kane goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Bacia turns into him and now he's in Kane's guard.
Kane is pulling down on Bacia's head to control his posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kane has a closed guard, preventing Bacia from standing up.
Kane is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kane is looking for a triangle but Bacia pushes his legs off easily.
Kane pulls Bacia in close to prevent any damage.
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.
Bacia slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Bacia avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bacia gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kane looks for a takedown but Bacia sprawls well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mabuz Bacia dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bacia swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kane is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Bacia tries to land a front kick but Kane steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bacia tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kane is able to avoid easily.
Kane fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bacia half committed to a counter leg kick.
Kane shoots in looking for a takedown. Bacia tries to sprawl out of it but Kane keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bacia manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oooooh!!! Bacia has knocked Kane down with a huge combo! Bacia steps away and waves a wobbly Kane back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Harry Kane has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bacia.
Bacia tries a head kick but it misses.
Kane fails with the takedown.
Mabuz Bacia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harry Kane.
Bacia cracks Kane with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Bacia has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Kane to stand back up!
Kane is rocked!
Bacia catches Kane with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Kane forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mabuz Bacia!
A victorious Mabuz Bacia 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Emilio Ortega (ranked 1108 p4p, 829 weight class) and Bart Detweiler (ranked 142 p4p, 109 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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192
8 - 2 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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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 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Emilio Ortega!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bart Detweiler!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Ackerman and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Ortega. Detweiler does a little dance to reset his feet.
Detweiler lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Detweiler misses with a looping left.
A leg kick checked by Ortega.
Detweiler looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ortega misses with an uppercut
and Detweiler counters with a right hand to the body.
Ortega lands a glancing blow to the side of Detweiler's head.
Ortega has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ortega there as he acknowledges the shot.
Detweiler drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Ortega not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ortega wants to sweep but no luck.
Detweiler wants to control from the top but Ortega keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortega tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ortega trying to strike off his back.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Detweiler accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Detweiler moves forwards but Ortega connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ortega shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ortega lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ortega will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Detweiler fails with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Detweiler does no damage.
Ortega appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Detweiler avoids the body shot from Ortega.
Ortega shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Ortega looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Detweiler moves into full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Detweiler looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Detweiler has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ortega can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ortega preventing the sweep.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ortega's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Detweiler bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ortega's guard.
Ortega is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Detweiler content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortega looking to control.
Ortega looking for a guillotine here but Detweiler defends easily.
Ortega is trying to keep Detweiler in close.
Detweiler's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ortega working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Detweiler.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bart Detweiler 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.
Detweiler gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ortega has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Detweiler clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Good control from Ortega.
Ortega keeps control of the position as Detweiler tries to break free.
Ortega scores with punches to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Detweiler is trying to stand back up.
Ortega controlling from the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Detweiler tries to escape but Ortega has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Ortega's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Detweiler is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Detweiler is taking damage to the body and head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ortega keeps control of the position as Detweiler tries to break free.
Good control from Ortega.
Detweiler trying to control the hands but Ortega won't let him.
Ortega has the hooks in. Detweiler is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Detweiler trying to control the hands but Ortega won't let him.
Ortega slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortega is landing with strikes from the back.
A lull in the action here.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Detweiler wants to escape the position.
Ortega keeps control of the position easily here as Detweiler tries to buck him off.
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.
Ortega seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Detweiler for as long as he can get away with.
Emilio Ortega overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ortega controlling well, preventing Detweiler from escaping the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ortega has good solid back control here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Emilio Ortega 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. This is the final round!
Ortega shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Ortega was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Detweiler tries to buck Ortega off but Ortega is having none of it.
Detweiler is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Ortega off and has taken his back!
Ortega is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Detweiler punishes Ortega with strikes from the back mount.
Detweiler not allowing Ortega to control his hands.
Ortega looking very determined here, making life difficult for Detweiler.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortega defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
You can see the frustration on Ortega's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Ortega rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Ortega has his hands clasped together around Detweiler's back. He's all about the action.
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.
Ortega on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ortega has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Detweiler is working away from the top position though.
Detweiler wants to work for an arm triangle but Ortega is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Ortega wants to control but Detweiler is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortega slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Ortega bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Detweiler's guard.
Ortega sitting in guard here, content to control.
Detweiler looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ortega is one step ahead there.
Detweiler is trying to keep Ortega in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Detweiler working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ortega doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ortega manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ortega got a little sloppy there for a moment and Detweiler has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ortega has managed to get both his arms back between Detweiler's legs - danger averted.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Ortega lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ortega preventing the sweep.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
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 Emilio Ortega.
I think Ortega has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Emilio Ortega!
An out of breath Emilio Ortega thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Bart Detweiler was interviewed post fight and said 'The Athletic Commission just announced my opponent has tested positive for PEDs, so this fight will be declared a No-Contest. Big up to those of us who still fight clean!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leonard Asmodeus (ranked 925 p4p, 779 weight class) and Light Uhp (ranked 122 p4p, 101 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Leonard Asmodeus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Light Uhp!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, William Gold and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Asmodeus takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Asmodeus throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jab from Uhp.
Uhp misses the body punch
enabling Asmodeus to counter with a crisp jab.
Uhp lands with a shot to the body.
Uhp lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Uhp takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Uhp scores with a jab.
Asmodeus tries to land a leg kick but Uhp saw it coming and moves away.
A bone on bone clash there as Asmodeus blocks the leg kick.
Asmodeus takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Uhp attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Uhp tries to score with a low kick but Asmodeus moves his leg out of the way.
Uhp moves away from the strike by Asmodeus.
Asmodeus cracks Uhp with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Light Uhp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A good leg kick by Uhp.
Uhp takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Uhp throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asmodeus connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Uhp throws a low kick but Asmodeus moves out of range easily.
Uhp misses with a straight left.
Asmodeus misses with a head kick.
A jab lands there for Asmodeus.
A telegraphed right hand from Uhp misses the target.
Uhp tries to work over Asmodeus's front leg with a kick but Asmodeus checks it.
Uhp lands a head kick!
It looks like Leonard Asmodeus has been cut.
Uhp throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Uhp.
Asmodeus throws a right hand that misses
and Uhp counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Asmodeus throws a head kick that misses.
Asmodeus slips a jab from Uhp.
Asmodeus throws out a loose jab but Uhp uses good head movement to avoid it.
Asmodeus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Uhp throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Asmodeus looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uhp scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Asmodeus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Asmodeus checks the leg kick nicely there.
Uhp misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Asmodeus.
Asmodeus lands a jab to the nose.
Uhp thumps Asmodeus with a low kick.
Asmodeus on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Uhp looks to score with a jab to the body but Asmodeus is just out of range.
Asmodeus thows a body kick. Uhp tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Uhp looks to land a body kick but Asmodeus moved away.
Asmodeus throws a looping overhand right but Uhp ducks down to avoid it.
Uhp throws out a leg kick but Asmodeus moves out of range and Uhp only half commits.
Uhp has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Uhp ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Asmodeus moves away.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Asmodeus.
Asmodeus misses with a body shot.
Uhp throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Asmodeus wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asmodeus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Uhp scores with a decent looking hook.
Asmodeus misses with a low kick.
It seemed like Uhp was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Uhp scores with a jab to the body.
Asmodeus fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Asmodeus throws a right hand that misses
and Uhp counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Asmodeus.
Asmodeus jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Asmodeus throws a lazy right hand but Uhp sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Asmodeus waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Uhp.
Uhp looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Uhp fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Asmodeus manages to avoid it.
Asmodeus throws an overhand right that lands on Uhp's shoulder, as Uhp tries to avoid the shot.
Uhp throws a body punch but Asmodeus moves out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Asmodeus, as that shot connected.
A nice inside leg kick there by Asmodeus. That's going to slow Uhp down.
Asmodeus cracks Uhp with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Asmodeus throws the kick towards the body but Uhp avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asmodeus tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Uhp is looking to land body kicks.
Uhp misses the shot to the body.
Uhp misses with a low kick.
Uhp lands a body shot.
A slow jab from Uhp misses its intended target.
Uhp connects with an inside leg kick.
Asmodeus takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Asmodeus lands with a right hand.
Uhp connects with a body shot.
Asmodeus misses with a left hand
and Uhp counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Asmodeus avoids the body shot from Uhp.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Asmodeus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A head kick misses from Uhp.
Asmodeus throws a hook but Uhp avoids it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Light Uhp will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Leonard Asmodeus'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.
Asmodeus looks to score with a jab to the body but Uhp is just out of range.
Uhp ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Asmodeus moves away.
Asmodeus slips under a jab.
Uhp slips under a jab.
Uhp chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Asmodeus can pounce on him.
Uhp misses the shot to the body.
Asmodeus appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Uhp throws a leg kick but Asmodeus sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Asmodeus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Light Uhp seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Uhp takes one to the side of the head.
Uhp throws a big shot that misses.
Uhp uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Asmodeus.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Uhp misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Asmodeus.
Asmodeus lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Asmodeus blocks the body kick.
Uhp moves out of range as Asmodeus throws a body kick.
Uhp scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uhp wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Uhp throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Asmodeus slips under a jab.
Uhp throws the left hand but Asmodeus avoids the punch easily.
Asmodeus takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The fighters circling - Uhp throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Asmodeus jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It seemed like Uhp was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Uhp lands a head kick!
Uhp throws the left hand but Asmodeus avoids the punch easily.
Uhp digs a good hook to Asmodeus's body.
Asmodeus misses with a straight left.
Uhp fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Asmodeus is out of range.
Asmodeus takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Asmodeus staying out of range there.
Asmodeus swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Asmodeus scores with a nice body kick.
Uhp lands a leg kick that knocks Asmodeus off balance momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Asmodeus misses the body punch
and Uhp counters with a nice uppercut.
Asmodeus connects with the punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Asmodeus misses the target.
Uhp connects with a body shot that sends Asmodeus's belly button to the back.
Uhp lands a jab.
Uhp keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Uhp.
Asmodeus looks to throw the jab but Uhp is out of range.
Asmodeus takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Uhp misses the shot to the body.
A big left from Asmodeus misses.
Asmodeus missing with a left hand there. Uhp was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Uhp just misses with a punch to the body.
Asmodeus appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Uhp blocks a head kick by Asmodeus.
Jab from Asmodeus.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asmodeus misses with an uppercut. Uhp saw that one coming.
Asmodeus tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Uhp moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Asmodeus throws out a leg kick but Uhp moves out of range and Asmodeus only half commits.
Asmodeus ducks under a wild hook from Uhp.
Asmodeus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd cheers as Asmodeus lands an impressive looking overhand right. Uhp doesn't seem phased though.
Uhp swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Asmodeus might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Uhp slips under a jab.
A thudding body kick lands there by Asmodeus!
Uhp jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Asmodeus takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Uhp misses with a body shot.
Asmodeus misses with a straight right.
Asmodeus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uhp looks to land a body kick but Asmodeus moved away.
Uhp throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Asmodeus stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Asmodeus digs a good hook to Uhp's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A telegraphed right hand from Uhp misses the target.
Asmodeus connects with a leg kick.
Asmodeus ducks under a wild hook from Uhp.
Asmodeus tries a head kick but it misses.
Asmodeus misses with an uppercut.
Asmodeus throws a sloppy head kick and Uhp moves out of range easily.
Uhp ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Asmodeus moves away.
A jab from Asmodeus does it's job there.
Uhp just misses with a punch to the body.
Asmodeus looks to land a left hand but Uhp moved out of range nicely.
Asmodeus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Uhp.
Asmodeus throws a jab but it's blocked by Uhp.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Light Uhp will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Leonard Asmodeus's cut.
That's time! Asmodeus's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Asmodeus connects with a single shot there.
Uhp misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Asmodeus.
Asmodeus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Uhp is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Asmodeus rather than just go for the knockout.
Uhp blocks a jab.
Asmodeus throws a quick inside leg kick.
Uhp keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Asmodeus.
Asmodeus defending well as Uhp loads up on a big left hand.
Asmodeus 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.
A solid leg kick lands there for Uhp.
Uhp throws a push kick but Asmodeus slaps the foot to one side.
Asmodeus quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Asmodeus moves forwards but Uhp connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Asmodeus throws a right hand that misses
enabling Uhp to counter with a crisp jab.
Uhp misses with an uppercut. Asmodeus saw that one coming.
Asmodeus throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Uhp counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Uhp throws a hook but Asmodeus blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asmodeus throws a wild body kick that Uhp sees coming a mile off.
Uhp connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Uhp works the jab nicely.
Uhp takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A big right from Uhp misses.
Uhp throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Uhp scores with a kick to the midsection.
Asmodeus fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Asmodeus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Uhp sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Asmodeus slips a jab and a cross from Uhp.
Asmodeus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Asmodeus is looking to score with low kicks.
It seemed like Uhp was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Asmodeus thuds his right hand into Uhp's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Asmodeus rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Uhp counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Asmodeus thinking.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Uhp scoring well with a low kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uhp buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Uhp slips under a jab.
Asmodeus moves out of range as Uhp throws a body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Uhp misses the target.
A shot to the liver by Uhp. Beautiful body shot.
Uhp ducks under a wild hook from Asmodeus.
Uhp scores with a spinning back kick!
Asmodeus throws a chopping leg kick but Uhp manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Uhp smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Uhp throws a low kick but it's checked well by Asmodeus.
Some bone on bone action there as Uhp checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Uhp swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Asmodeus takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Uhp misses with a body shot.
Leonard Asmodeus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uhp staying out of range there.
A shot to the liver by Uhp. Beautiful body shot.
Uhp misses with a right hand
and Uhp takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Uhp throws a jab when Asmodeus was well out of range.
Uhp ducks under a wild hook from Asmodeus.
Asmodeus misses with a right hand
and Uhp makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Uhp misses with a hook to the body
and Asmodeus counters with a head kick. That will keep Uhp thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Asmodeus gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Uhp.
Asmodeus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Asmodeus waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Uhp.
A nice leg kick lands there from Asmodeus.
Uhp fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Asmodeus.
Asmodeus jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Uhp steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Asmodeus. That one must have hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Uhp works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uhp walks forward, straight into a front kick from Asmodeus.
Uhp takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Uhp throws a hook to the side of Asmodeus's head but Asmodeus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Uhp lands an overhand right.
Uhp has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Asmodeus.
Asmodeus looks to land a left hand but Uhp moved out of range nicely.
Asmodeus rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Uhp counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A nice inside leg kick there by Uhp. That's going to slow Asmodeus down.
Uhp misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Asmodeus counters with a head kick. That will keep Uhp thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Uhp looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Uhp defending well as Asmodeus loads up on a big left hand.
Uhp throws a nice inside leg kick.
Asmodeus throws a poor cross that misses
and Uhp counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Asmodeus looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Uhp stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Asmodeus.
Uhp connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Uhp throws a front kick aimed at Asmodeus's knee but Asmodeus avoids it well.
Asmodeus throwing a counter right hand but Uhp manages to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Light Uhp comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Uhp has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Light Uhp!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ulysses Battleby (ranked 785 p4p, 167 weight class) and Sven Johansson (ranked 73 p4p, 18 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ulysses Battleby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sven Johansson!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Chris Edwards and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Battleby fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Battleby has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Johansson finds it's way round the side to connect with Battleby's head.
Battleby loads up on a big right hand but Johansson slips the punch.
Battleby uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Johansson.
Johansson misses with a wild body shot.
Battleby moves into range and clinches up with Johansson.
Battleby struggles to land a body shot inside as Johansson controls his hands.
Johansson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Johansson avoiding damage.
Johansson can't find room to land a body shot as Battleby controls the action.
Johansson misses with a punch on the inside.
Johansson throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Battleby blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johansson throws a punch but it's blocked by Battleby.
Battleby misses with a body punch.
Battleby blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Battleby fails to land.
Johansson prevents a body shot from Battleby.
Johansson blocks an uppercut.
Battleby is working Johansson over against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Battleby throws a punch but it's blocked by Johansson.
Johansson misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johansson.
Battleby lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Johansson backwards.
Johansson misses with the head strike.
Battleby prevents a body shot from Johansson.
Johansson struggles to land a body shot inside as Battleby controls his hands.
Johansson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Battleby lands a left hand.
Johansson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Johansson is trying to maintain a safe position but Battleby gets an underhook and turns Johansson into the cage.
Battleby lands a nice uppercut.
Johansson misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Battleby.
Johansson lands a nice uppercut.
Battleby escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fighters circling - Johansson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Johansson throws a poor cross that misses
and Battleby counters with a stiff right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big right from Johansson misses.
It looked like Battleby wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Johansson clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Battleby blocks an uppercut.
Battleby throws a head punch that misses.
Battleby lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Johansson backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Battleby fails to land.
Johansson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Battleby creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Johansson misses with a punch on the inside.
Battleby lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Johansson backwards.
Battleby breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A shot to the liver by Johansson. Beautiful body shot.
Johansson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Battleby counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A nice inside leg kick there by Battleby. That's going to slow Johansson down.
Johansson throws a jab when Battleby was well out of range.
Sven Johansson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Battleby uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johansson.
Johansson misses with a hook to the body
and Battleby counters with a nice uppercut.
Johansson throws a body punch but Battleby moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Battleby slips a straight right by Johansson.
Battleby went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A slow jab from Johansson misses its intended target.
A quick step to the side and Battleby tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Battleby tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Johansson catches Battleby with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A big left from Johansson misses.
Battleby takes one to the chin there.
Battleby misses the shot to the body.
Johansson throws out a counter right but Battleby avoids it with no problem.
Johansson has Battleby up against the cage in a clinch.
Johansson stalling against the cage.
Johansson scores with a shoulder strike.
Battleby tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johansson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Battleby's elbow.
A hook to the body from Johansson.
Battleby breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Battleby gets tackled into the cage by Johansson. Johansson maintains the clinch.
Battleby fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johansson scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johansson misses with some punches.
Johansson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johansson blocks an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Battleby.
Johansson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Battleby misses with a hook from the clinch.
Battleby swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Johansson lands a right hand.
Battleby's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Johansson looks to throw the jab but Battleby is out of range.
Battleby tries to counter by clinching up but Johansson breaks away and moves out of range.
Battleby slips a straight right by Johansson.
Johansson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Battleby blocks a jab.
Nice body punch from Johansson.
We've been told by Battleby's head coaches at FIGHT FOUNDERS (CA) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Battleby displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johansson throws out the jab.
It looked like Battleby was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sven Johansson 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.
Johansson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice defenses there by Battleby.
Battleby appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Johansson 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.
Battleby takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Johansson throws a hook to the side of Battleby's head but Battleby sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Battleby takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Battleby throws a hook to the side of Johansson's head but Johansson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Johansson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Johansson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Battleby moves away.
Johansson lands a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johansson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Battleby stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Battleby bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Johansson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Battleby drops his hands momentarily and Johansson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johansson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Battleby counters with a nice body kick.
Battleby takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Johansson throws a combination. Battleby tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Battleby tries to clinch up.
A countering left hand to the body from Johansson misses.
Battleby bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Battleby pushes Johansson away with a front kick.
Johansson throws a lazy uppercut
and Battleby counters with a nice kick to the body.
Johansson is breathing heavily.
Battleby gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Johansson.
A big left from Battleby misses.
Battleby throws a head kick that misses.
Johansson misses with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Battleby on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Battleby slips a straight right by Johansson.
Battleby wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johansson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Johansson throws a poor cross that misses
and Battleby connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Johansson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Battleby takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Johansson misses the jab.
Johansson misses with a wild body shot.
Johansson tries to clinch there but Battleby circles away.
As Johansson backs away, Battleby returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
The fighters circling - Johansson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Johansson tries to close the distance and clinch but Battleby swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Johansson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Battleby is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Johansson.
Johansson throws a right hand that misses
and Battleby connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johansson misses with a straight left.
Johansson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big left from Johansson misses.
Johansson throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Battleby counter with a right hand.
Battleby takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Johansson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Johansson blocks an uppercut.
Johansson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Battleby lands a body punch in the clinch.
Johansson working aggressively here.
Battleby lands with a short shot to the head.
Battleby lands a right hand that snaps the head of Johansson backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Johansson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Johansson throws a head punch that misses.
Battleby misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Battleby goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Battleby blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Battleby tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johansson's elbow.
Johansson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Battleby swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Johansson lands a right hand.
Battleby scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Battleby.
Johansson tries a body shot but Battleby blocks it.
Battleby lands with a short shot to the head.
Johansson takes a shot to the head.
Battleby throws a punch but it's blocked by Johansson.
Battleby working aggressively here.
Ulysses Battleby has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Johansson has a couple of punches blocked by Battleby.
A short right from Battleby.
Johansson takes a shot to the head.
Battleby fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Battleby fails to land.
Battleby lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Battleby lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Battleby scores with a shoulder strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sven Johansson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Johansson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Battleby's head backwards.
Johansson tries to clinch but Battleby moves out of range.
Battleby bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Johansson connects with a body shot that sends Battleby's belly button to the back.
Johansson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Battleby manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Johansson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Battleby makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Battleby uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Johansson.
Johansson connects with a right hand. Battleby shakes it off.
Battleby keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Battleby moves forwards but Johansson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Johansson tries to clinch but Battleby moves out of range.
Johansson misses with a right hand
and Battleby moves into the clinch.
Johansson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johansson throws a punch but it's blocked by Battleby.
Battleby lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Johansson lands with a right to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Battleby.
Johansson lands with a light punch inside.
Johansson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Johansson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johansson has a couple of punches blocked by Battleby.
Battleby goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Johansson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Battleby blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johansson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johansson blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johansson.
Battleby is working Johansson over against the cage.
Johansson has a couple of punches blocked by Battleby.
Battleby blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Battleby.
Battleby makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johansson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johansson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Battleby lands a body punch.
Johansson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Battleby lands a hook to the side of the head.
Battleby lands a shot to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Battleby.
Battleby misses with a short punch on the inside.
Battleby softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Battleby lands a left hand.
Johansson lands with a right to the head.
Still in the clinch, Battleby scores with a nice short uppercut.
Johansson is trying to maintain a safe position but Battleby gets an underhook and turns Johansson into the cage.
Battleby lands a hook to the side of the head.
Battleby tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johansson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Battleby.
Johansson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Battleby has a couple of punches blocked by Johansson.
Johansson tries to work over Battleby's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Johansson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Battleby misses with a body punch.
Battleby pushes Johansson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Battleby tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johansson misses with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Battleby.
Battleby is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Battleby blocking some punches.
Battleby lands a left hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Battleby creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Battleby misses with a short punch on the inside.
Battleby blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Battleby.
Battleby lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Battleby escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Battleby throws a jab when Johansson was well out of range.
Sven Johansson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Battleby defending well as Johansson loads up on a big left hand.
Battleby lands a big right hand that sends Johansson crashing to the mat! Battleby stays standing though and waves Johansson back to his feet!
Johansson is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johansson moves away from the strike by Battleby.
Johansson is still on wobbly legs! Can Battleby finish him?
Battleby takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Battleby instigates a clinch.
Battleby lands a left hand that snaps the head of Johansson backwards.
Johansson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johansson misses with a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Johansson.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Johansson.
Johansson seems to have recovered his senses.
Johansson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Battleby or not.
Battleby digs a right hand into Johansson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Johansson's gas tank.
Johansson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Battleby throws a punch but it's blocked by Johansson.
Johansson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Battleby.
Battleby lands an uppercut.
Johansson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johansson wants to stall.
Battleby misses with a punch on the inside.
Johansson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johansson can't find room to land a body shot as Battleby controls the action.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ulysses Battleby clearly takes 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.
The fighters circling - Battleby throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Johansson misses with a wild body shot.
Battleby tries to clinch up.
Battleby smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Battleby staying out of range there.
Johansson clinches up with Battleby and pushes him back against the cage.
Johansson tries a body shot but Battleby blocks it.
Johansson blocking some punches.
Johansson swings wildly with an uppercut but Battleby uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johansson is trying to maintain a safe position but Battleby gets an underhook and turns Johansson into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Battleby lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Battleby lands a shot to the body.
Johansson is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Battleby lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Battleby cracks Johansson with a nice body shot.
Battleby works on Johansson's body with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Battleby lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Johansson backwards.
Battleby lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Johansson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Battleby.
Battleby scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Battleby scores with a shoulder strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Battleby creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Battleby misses with a punch on the inside.
Battleby swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Johansson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Battleby up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Battleby.
Johansson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Battleby.
A short right from Battleby.
Battleby tries to work over Johansson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Battleby lands a left hand.
Battleby breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johansson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Johansson misses with an uppercut. Battleby saw that one coming.
Johansson swings for the body but Battleby moves out of range.
Battleby tries to counter by clinching up but Johansson breaks away and moves out of range.
Battleby slips under a jab.
Johansson misses with a body punch
letting Battleby counter with a right hand.
No joy there for Johansson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Battleby scores with a shot to the body.
Battleby ducks under a wild hook from Johansson.
An attempted straight right counter from Battleby misses the target.
Johansson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Battleby makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Johansson pushes Battleby up against the cage in a clinch.
Johansson taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Battleby scores with a nice short uppercut.
Battleby lands a body shot in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Battleby.
Battleby stalls.
Battleby lands a right hand.
Battleby scores with a nice hook to the head.
Johansson blocks a body shot from Battleby.
A short uppercut from Battleby.
A head punch on the inside from Johansson fails to land.
Battleby escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Battleby gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Battleby lands with a light punch inside.
Battleby lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Battleby lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Battleby lands a nice uppercut.
Battleby lands with a right to the head.
Battleby lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Johansson to his knees! Battleby keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ulysses Battleby!
An out of breath Ulysses Battleby 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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