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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Horus Anubis (ranked 24271 p4p, 24442 weight class) and Zap Pushkin (ranked 571 p4p, 580 weight class). Horus Anubis is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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 3 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Horus Anubis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zap Pushkin!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pushkin forces Anubis back against the cage and clinches.
Pushkin misses with the head strike.
Anubis scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pushkin digs a right hand underneath Anubis's ribcage. Anubis let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pushkin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Anubis throws a lazy uppercut
and Anubis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Anubis.
Anubis on the wrong end of a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pushkin slips under a jab.
Pushkin tries to move into range but Anubis moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Anubis throws a right hand that Pushkin ducks under and follows up with a left that Pushkin also avoids with ease.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pushkin! But no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anubis looks to score with a jab to the body but Pushkin is just out of range.
Oooooh!!! Pushkin has knocked Anubis down with a huge combo! Pushkin steps away and waves a wobbly Anubis back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
 It looks like Horus Anubis has been cut.
Anubis scores with a jab. Pushkin acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
We've been hearing reports that Anubis has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Pushkin takes one on the button.
Pushkin moves out of range of the strikes.
Pushkin is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anubis throws an overhand right that lands on Pushkin's shoulder, as Pushkin tries to avoid the shot.
Pushkin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Anubis.
Anubis scores with a decent looking hook.
Pushkin darts in and clinches Anubis up against the cage.
Anubis blocks an uppercut.
Anubis is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Pushkin to keep the fight standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Pushkin on the inside.
Pushkin misses with the head strike.
Pushkin lands with a light punch inside.
Anubis jumps guard but Pushkin turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Horus Anubis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anubis tries to pull guard but Pushkin won't allow it.
Pushkin is pressed up against the cage. Anubis has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Pushkin down to the mat. Pushkin avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Pushkin lands a jab.
Anubis smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pushkin moves into the clinch successfully.
Pushkin misses with some punches.
Anubis blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pushkin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anubis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pushkin breaks from the clinch.
Horus Anubis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab lands there for Pushkin.
Anubis connects with a nice looking jab.
Anubis shoots for a double leg takedown but Pushkin sprawls well. He's pushed Anubis's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Anubis dives in for a single leg takedown but Pushkin sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Pushkin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pushkin lands with a right to the head.
Anubis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pushkin breaks from the clinch.
Anubis missing with a left hand there. Pushkin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Anubis scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anubis fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Pushkin staying out of range there.
Pushkin now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Anubis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pushkin moves away.
Anubis cracks Pushkin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
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!
Anubis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pushkin flicks out a counter leg kick but Anubis steps away.
Pushkin has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Anubis throws a jab but it's blocked by Pushkin.
Anubis is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A big left from Anubis misses.
Pushkin appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Pushkin closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Pushkin staying out of range there.
Anubis is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Pushkin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Pushkin scores with a sloppy right hand. Anubis should have avoided that one.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Anubis misses with a body shot
and Pushkin counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Anubis thows a left - swing and a miss!
A little jabbing left from Pushkin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Anubis connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Anubis misses with a wild body shot.
Anubis throws a sloppy body shot
and Pushkin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pushkin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Anubis.
Pushkin throws the left hand but Anubis avoids the punch easily.
Anubis throws the left hand but Pushkin avoids the punch easily.
Pushkin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Anubis misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Zap Pushkin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Anubis missing with a left hand there. Pushkin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Anubis cracks Pushkin with a good jab.
Pushkin is looking to clinch but Anubis is avoiding it.
Pushkin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pushkin stuffs the takedown attempt from Anubis. Anubis gets slowly back to his feet.
Anubis fails with the takedown
and Pushkin counters with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pushkin connects with a good right hand that stumbles Anubis. Anubis circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Anubis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Anubis scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pushkin doesn't seem bothered though.
Pushkin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pushkin tries to clinch but Anubis moves out of range.
Pushkin with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Anubis to score with a decent uppercut.
Anubis feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pushkins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Good exchange - Pushkin coming out on top.
Anubis throws a combination. Pushkin tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Anubis throws a combination that misses
and Pushkin counters with a right, left combo that wobbles Anubis badly! Pushkin follows up with a massive right hook, straight to the bridge of the nose that knocks Anubis out cold! Oh wow, what a finish! Very reminiscent of Koscheck vs Yoshida as Pushkin finished him against the cage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Zap Pushkin!
A relieved looking Zap Pushkin 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Johnson (ranked 1007 p4p, 1455 weight class) and Shane Fergusson (ranked 131 p4p, 191 weight class). Fergusson has chosen Scotland the brave as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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 15 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Marcus Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shane Fergusson!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Robert Douchet and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice cross by Johnson.
Johnson staying out of range there.
Fergusson walks into a left hand.
Johnson defending well as Fergusson loads up on a big left hand.
Johnson is looking for a counter combo.
Fergusson throws a leg kick but Johnson moved away.
Fergusson blocks a head kick by Johnson.
Johnson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Fergusson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fergusson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnson.
Fergusson slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Fergusson misses with an uppercut. Johnson saw that one coming.
Johnson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Fergusson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fergusson.
Fergusson throws a head kick that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Fergusson misses the target.
Fergusson misses with a hook
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
Fergusson misses with an uppercut
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Johnson scores with a jab.
Nice defenses there by Johnson.
Johnson scores with a jab.
Johnson misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fergusson slips a straight right by Johnson.
Fergusson looks to land a left hand but Johnson moved out of range nicely.
Johnson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Johnson scores with a hook.
Johnson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fergusson cracks a nice hook into Johnson's ribs.
Johnson misses with a straight right.
Fergusson lands a nice hook to Johnson's body. Johnson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A big right from Fergusson misses.
A little feinted left hand from Johnson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Johnson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Johnson sizes up Fergusson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Johnson throws a lazy uppercut
and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Marcus Johnson has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Fergusson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johnson moves out of range as Fergusson throws a body kick.
A shot to the liver by Johnson. Beautiful body shot.
Johnson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Fergusson throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
Fergusson tries to land a front kick but Johnson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Johnson throwing a counter right hand but Fergusson manages to avoid it.
Fergusson punishes Johnson's body with a nice straight punch.
A big right from Johnson misses.
Fergusson lands with a straight right. Johnson didn't see that one coming.
Johnson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fergusson throws out the jab.
Johnson misses with an uppercut. Fergusson saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson slips a jab from Fergusson.
Johnson throws out a loose jab but Fergusson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fergusson throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Johnson blocks a jab.
Johnson throwing a counter right hand but Fergusson manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Fergusson.
Fergusson throws the kick towards the body but Johnson avoids it.
And Johnson counters with a quick kick to the body but Fergusson blocks it.
Good work by Johnson as he checks the leg kick.
Fergusson moves out of range of the strikes.
Johnson loads up on a big right hand but Fergusson slips the punch.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Fergusson staying out of range there.
Fergusson throws a right hand that misses
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Johnson throws a hook but Fergusson blocks it.
Johnson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Fergusson momentarily.
Johnson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Fergusson throws an off balance right hand
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
A jab lands there for Fergusson.
Fergusson cracks Johnson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Fergusson slips a jab from Johnson.
Fergusson takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Johnson throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Fergusson to counter with a crisp jab.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Fergusson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Johnson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fergusson looks to land a combination. Johnson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Nice defenses there by Fergusson.
Johnson moves away from the strike by Fergusson.
Good exchange - Johnson coming out on top.
Fergusson misses with a left hand
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fergusson misses with a right hand
and Johnson counters with a three punch combo that has Fergusson backing up. Fergusson nods at Johnson to acknowledge the strikes.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Fergusson misses with a hook to the body
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
Fergusson ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Johnson misses with an uppercut. Fergusson saw that one coming.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Fergusson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Johnson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Johnson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Fergusson moves out of range easily.
Fergusson throws a hook to the side of Johnson's head but Johnson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Johnson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Fergusson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
Johnson throws a lazy right hand but Fergusson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Johnson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Marcus Johnson's cut is getting worse.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fergusson was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Fergusson ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Johnson misses with a hook. Fergusson ducked under it nicely.
Johnson lands a head shot.
Johnson punishes Fergusson's body with a nice straight punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fergusson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Johnson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Fergusson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Johnson doesn't seem bothered though.
Johnson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Fergusson misses with a right hand
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Johnson tries to bum rush Fergusson with a series of wild strikes but Fergusson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fergusson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A slow jab from Fergusson misses its intended target.
Fergusson misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Johnson was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Johnson checks a leg kick nicely.
Fergusson throws a looping overhand right but Johnson ducks down to avoid it.
Johnson throws a right hand that Fergusson ducks under and follows up with a left that Fergusson also avoids with ease.
Fergusson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Fergusson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Fergusson misses with a leg kick
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Johnson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marcus Johnson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Johnson throws an overhand right that lands on Fergusson's shoulder, as Fergusson tries to avoid the shot.
Marcus Johnson is winning the standup battle so far.
Fergusson misses with a hook
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Johnson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fergusson counters with a stiff right hand.
Fergusson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Johnson moves forwards but Fergusson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Fergusson scores with a punch to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fergusson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fergusson misses the jab.
It looked like Johnson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fergusson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fergusson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fergusson.
Johnson seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Fergusson throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
Johnson misses with a looping left.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson slips under a jab.
Johnson looks to throw the jab but Fergusson is out of range.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Fergusson might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Johnson has got the better of the exchanges.
Fergusson misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fergusson throws the left hand but Johnson avoids the punch easily.
A slow jab from Johnson misses its intended target.
Johnson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Marcus Johnson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Johnson slips a straight right by Fergusson.
Fergusson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Fergusson moves forwards but Johnson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A solid body kick from Johnson.
Johnson throws a lazy uppercut
and Fergusson counters with a stiff right hand.
Johnson misses with an uppercut. Fergusson saw that one coming.
Johnson throws an off balance right hand
letting Fergusson counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Fergusson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fergusson misses with the combination.
Johnson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Johnson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fergusson misses with the body kick
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A jab from Fergusson misses.
Fergusson throws an off balance right hand
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
Fergusson throws a shot from downtown. Johnson moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson looks to land a right hand but Fergusson moved out of range.
Johnson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Fergusson on the side of the head.
Fergusson throws a poor cross that misses
and Johnson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Johnson misses with a looping left.
Johnson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Johnson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fergusson slips under a jab from Johnson.
Johnson misses with a hook
and Fergusson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jeez, Marcus Johnson's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Johnson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Fergusson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fergusson looks to throw the jab but Johnson is out of range.
Johnson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Johnson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fergusson.
Fergusson is looking for the big counter here.
Fergusson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Marcus Johnson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Shane Fergusson!
A very excited looking Shane Fergusson 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 Jack Dawson (ranked 1385 p4p, 1009 weight class) and Dean Gaines (ranked 181 p4p, 132 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jack Dawson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dean Gaines!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gaines throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gaines jabs Dawson right on the nose. Dawson blinks but takes it well.
It looks like Jack Dawson has been cut.
Gaines throws a hook but Dawson blocks it.
Nice defenses there by Dawson.
A little feinted left hand from Dawson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gaines connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Dawson avoids the body shot from Gaines.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gaines lands a slapping body shot.
Gaines connects with a body shot that sends Dawson's belly button to the back.
Gaines throws a sloppy body shot
and Dawson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawson misses with a lunging right hand
and Gaines counters with a stiff right hand.
Dawson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Gaines throws a lazy uppercut
and Dawson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gaines swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gaines looks to land a combination. Dawson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Gaines bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gaines misses with a left hand
enabling Dawson to counter with a crisp jab.
 It looks like Dean Gaines has been cut.
Gaines throws a hook but Dawson avoids it easily.
Gaines just misses with a punch to the body.
Dawson appears to be looking for a big counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaines throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Dawson counter with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A lazy left from Gaines finds it's target.
Gaines throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Nice shot lands for Gaines.
Gaines tries to clinch but Dawson moves out of range.
Gaines throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dawson counters with a stiff right hand.
Jab from Gaines.
Gaines uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Gaines lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dawson circles away quickly and effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaines lands with a cross.
Gaines has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Gaines throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dawson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dawson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gaines thuds a left hand into Dawson's body.
Gaines takes a swing at Dawson's ribcage but misses.
Gaines throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dawson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It looked like Dawson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gaines thuds a left hand into Dawson's body.
A cross from Gaines lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dawson moves out of range as Gaines strikes.
Dawson moves away from the strike by Gaines.
Dean Gaines seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gaines throws a body shot but no joy.
An attempted straight right counter from Dawson misses the target.
Dawson defending well as Gaines loads up on a big left hand.
Dawson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Dawson closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gaines makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gaines lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gaines throws a punch but it's blocked by Dawson.
Dawson tries to throw a body punch but Gaines avoids it by throwing Dawson back against the cage.
Gaines misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dawson is trying to pull guard but Gaines has him pressed against the cage.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gaines throws a head punch that misses.
A right hand to the body from Dawson.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gaines.
Dawson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dawson.
A short right from Dawson.
Dawson has a couple of punches blocked by Gaines.
Gaines throws a head punch that misses.
Gaines lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dawson backwards.
A short right from Dawson.
Dawson throws a head punch that misses.
Gaines misses with a body punch.
Dawson can't find room to land a body shot as Gaines controls the action.
Dawson has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Gaines uses from the top position.
Gaines controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Gaines gets to his feet - Dawson follows without any prompting.
Gaines thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gaines stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dawson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gaines slips under a jab.
It seemed like Gaines was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gaines has Dawson up against the cage in a clinch.
Gaines swings wildly with an uppercut but Dawson uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Dawson tries to pull guard but Gaines holds him up against the cage and eventually Dawson drops back down to his feet.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gaines.
Dawson working aggressively here.
Dawson lands a left hand.
Dawson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Dawson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dawson tries to pull guard but Gaines forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Dawson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gaines tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dawson's elbow.
Gaines lands a shoulder strike.
Gaines stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gaines is working Dawson over against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gaines.
Dawson has a couple of punches blocked by Gaines.
A body shot lands from Gaines.
Gaines lands a nice shot to the body.
Gaines scores with a shot to the side of Dawson's head.
Gaines makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Gaines working aggressively here.
Dawson throws a head punch that misses.
Gaines pushes Dawson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gaines swings wildly with an uppercut but Dawson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gaines tries to work over Dawson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gaines creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gaines tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dawson lands with a left to the head.
Gaines tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dawson working aggressively here.
Gaines misses with a punch to the body.
Dawson misses with the head strike.
Dawson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gaines backwards.
Dawson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dawson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gaines working aggressively here.
Gaines lands a nice uppercut.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Gaines lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short left from Gaines.
Gaines lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dawson backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Gaines.
Gaines lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gaines tries to throw a body punch but Dawson avoids it by throwing Gaines back against the cage.
Dawson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gaines just stands there and leans against the cage.
Dawson swings wildly with an uppercut but Gaines uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gaines lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dawson has a couple of punches blocked by Gaines.
Dawson tries to pull guard but Gaines won't allow it.
Dawson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dawson lands with a right to the head.
Dawson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Gaines fails to land.
Dawson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Gaines to keep the fight standing.
Dawson jumps guard but Gaines stands there with Dawson around his waist. Dawson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dean Gaines dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gaines. Dawson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dawson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gaines.
Dawson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A punch lands to the side of Dawson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Gaines thuds his right hand into Dawson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gaines lands a left and a right that send Dawson crashing to the mat, dazed. Gaines thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
 Dawson is rocked!
Jack Dawson's cut is getting worse.
Gaines misses with a straight left.
Oh Dawson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Gaines! Dawson is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dean Gaines!
Dean Gaines seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Scooter Ham (ranked 1041 p4p, 2116 weight class) and Arthur King (ranked 138 p4p, 258 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Scooter Ham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Arthur King!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ham on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ham misses with a lunging right hand
and King counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ham takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ham throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
King shoots in and drives through. Ham sprawls well.
King shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
King scoring with strikes to the body and head.
King wants to control but Ham is keeping him busy.
King might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Ham haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King is looking for a kimura but Ham is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for King to get the leverage.
King thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
King missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
King throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
King throwing shots but Ham is blocking nicely.
King trying to advance position but Ham counters by regaining guard.
King throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ham works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
King trying to control the position from guard on top but Ham is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
King landing some decent shots from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and King jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
King chips away with some ground and pound.
King pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ham is keeping the position for now.
King is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
King throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ham works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
King trying to control but Ham is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Ham misses with a low kick as King jumps back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ham bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And Ham counters with a quick kick to the body but King blocks it.
King misses with a takedown
and Ham counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've been told by Ham's head coaches at GWad's Playpen that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
King walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
King staying out of range there.
King shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ham counters with a stiff right hand.
Scooter Ham has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arthur King.
Ham looks for the body kick but King saw that one coming.
Ham keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ham misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ham avoids the body shot from King.
King ducks under a wild hook from Ham.
Ham gets caught flat footed, as King shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
King wants to pass the guard but Ham is keeping the position.
Ham working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from King.
King with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ham is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
King trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Ham manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
King looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
King looking to control.
King looking for a sweep. Not yet King, not yet.
King is looking for a triangle but Ham pushes his legs off easily.
King working a defensive guard here.
King has control of Ham's left arm, preventing Ham from doing any damage.
That's six 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.
King is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ham is stalling in the full guard.
King controls Ham momentarily but Ham frees himself.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
King stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Ham ducks down and throws a hook to the body but King moves away.
Ham misses with a leg kick.
King ducks under a wild hook from Ham.
Ham fakes high and swings low for a body shot but King manages to avoid it.
King throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ham counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A lazy left from Ham finds it's target.
King swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
King misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ham counters with an inside leg kick.
King fails with the takedown.
A swing and a miss from King.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Ham misses the shot to the body.
King with the counter takedown but Ham avoids it easily.
King throws a poor cross that misses
and King takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ham lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but King circles away quickly and effectively.
King darts in looking for a takedown but Ham gets double underhooks and turns King into the cage.
Ham misses with a hook.
King closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Ham quickly recovers to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
King missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
King not landing any meaningful shots this time.
King is trying to control the action in half guard but Ham is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. King connects with a nice short shot to Ham's temple.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Ham regains full guard. Nicely done.
Ham not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ham trying to control the position here.
King throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
King with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ham keeping moving, preventing King from controlling successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Arthur King will probably get the nod.
That's time! Ham's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nice body punch from Ham.
King looks to score with a jab to the body but Ham is just out of range.
Ham throws a body shot but no joy.
King closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ham circles away.
King fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ham throws a hook to the side of King's head but King sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from King! But no joy.
King misses with a takedown
and Ham counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Scooter Ham has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arthur King.
No luck for King with that takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ham scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ham throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
King throws a jab but it's blocked by Ham.
Ham thinks about countering with a body kick.
King throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ham's waist but Ham gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing King off to one side.
Ham is looking to counter with a body kick.
King doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ham connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
King looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ham throws a solid leg kick but King takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ham.
King goes for a double leg but Ham avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Ham continues to drive forward.
King fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ham feinted there with a counter leg kick.
King misses with a hook
and Ham counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ham slips under a jab from King.
Ham pivots, looking for a leg kick but King is out of range and Ham settles back down.
Scooter Ham is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
King is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ham.
Ham throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ham misses with a straight left.
Scooter Ham is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ham throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
King feints and as Ham raises his hands in defense, King changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
King wants to control from the top but Ham keeps moving.
King makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
King passes Ham's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
King thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ham's head.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. King connects with a nice short shot to Ham's temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ham wants to get back to full guard.
King missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ham trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
King scores with a couple of good head shots there.
King pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Ham is working to get back to half guard.
King controlling from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
King with good strikes from the mount here!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
King lands a couple of good shots and Ham has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
King cracks Ham with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Ham from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Ham looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
King throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Ham!
Ham fending off the submission attempt from King.
King is working the ground and pound. Can Ham escape?
That's six minutes gone in the round.
King looking to break Ham's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Ham remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise King will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
King has good solid back control here.
Ham has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from King.
Ham avoids the strikes from King.
King is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Ham knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Ham for a finish.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Ham has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from King.
Ham is trying to break free.
Ham defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of King's arms.
King connects with a big shot to the side of Ham's head.
Ham defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Oooh a big shot gets through from King. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Ham is in bad spot here.
King missing with punches from the back.
Ham covering up well under a series of strikes from King.
Ham rolls, trying to escape but King keeps control of the position.
King looking to break Ham's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Ham remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise King will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
King lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Ham.
King gets his hands free as Ham looks to control.
King trying to control momentarily.
Ham fending off the submission attempt from King.
Well, with King on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Ham is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
King is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Ham knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Ham for a finish.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur King showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Ham gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
King won't allow Ham to sweep him here.
King working some strikes from top position.
King wants to control from the top but Ham keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells King's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ham is trying to control the position but King postures up.
King thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Ham working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from King.
Ham has his hands on King's head, controlling the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ham waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract King.
Arthur King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
King moves into range and connects with a jab.
King has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice uppercut there from Ham.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King blocks a jab.
King tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
King cracks a nice hook into Ham's ribs.
King gets cracked there but stands up to it.
King swings for the body but Ham moves out of range.
King chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ham can pounce on him.
King swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ham connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
King ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ham moves away.
Nice shot lands for King.
King closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ham circles away.
Ham is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ham misses with an uppercut.
And King tries to counter it with a takedown but Ham pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King closes the distance and clinches up with Ham, looking for a takedown. King pushes Ham against the cage but Ham circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ham is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by King.
King misses with a takedown attempt
and Ham counters with a nice leg kick.
Scooter Ham has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arthur King.
King takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ham lands a jab to the head.
King scores with a takedown into Ham's guard.
Ham avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
King wants to control from the top but Ham keeps moving.
King cracks Ham with a solid left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
King lands a couple of digs.
Ham working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from King.
King working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
King drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Ham dives on top into guard.
Ham showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
King looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
King looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
King looking for a guillotine here but Ham defends easily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now King is on top in guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
King throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ham works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
King working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
King lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ham has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but King has passed into side control.
King lands a nice forearm strike.
Ham is not content to let King control the position.
Ham tries to bench press King off him but King keeps the position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Ham keeps King under control for a moment.
Ham tries to improve position but can't.
Ham is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but King is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Scooter Ham has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
King tries to control but Ham wriggling away.
Ham keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Arthur King is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's eight 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.
King content just to control the position here.
King's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
King trying to control but he's not successful this time.
King controlling the pace for now.
King has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Ham is wriggling around trying to escape.
King sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
More stalling from King.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Arthur King comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got King 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arthur King!
During a confident post fight interview, Arthur King thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Grant Hyde (ranked 941 p4p, 629 weight class) and Lloyd Blue (ranked 120 p4p, 85 weight class). Hyde kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Darkside-Neoni. Blue has chosen HonestKey- When I Wake Up as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Grant Hyde!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Lloyd Blue!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Robert Douchet and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blue swings for the body but Hyde moves out of range.
Hyde with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Blue to score with a decent uppercut.
Blue throws out a loose jab but Hyde uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blue staying out of range there.
Hyde throws a leg kick that misses.
Blue is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Hyde swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Blue.
A shot to the liver by Hyde. Beautiful body shot.
Hyde throws a solid leg kick but Blue takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hyde.
Hyde tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hyde swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Blue.
It looks like Lloyd Blue has been cut.
Hyde throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blue slips a straight right by Hyde.
A jab lands there for Hyde.
Blue misses the shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hyde misses with a low kick.
Blue tries to counter with a clinch but Hyde shakes him off and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hyde thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hyde misses with a low kick.
Blue throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Blue looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hyde misses with an uppercut. Blue saw that one coming.
Grant Hyde seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Blue - that will leave a mark!
Hyde will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hyde scores with a nice body kick.
Blue is looking to clinch.
Blue moves out of range as Hyde strikes.
Blue moves into the clinch.
Blue lands a hook that snaps the head of Hyde backwards.
Hyde breaks from the clinch.
Blue scores with a shot to the body.
Hyde misses with a wild body shot.
Blue throws out a counter right but Hyde avoids it with no problem.
Hyde dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slow jab from Blue misses its intended target.
Blue ducks under a wild hook from Hyde.
Blue lands with an overhand left.
Blue scores with a nice right hand.
Blue wants to clinch.
Hyde misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hyde scores with a nice strike.
Hyde avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Blue lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A telegraphed right hand from Hyde misses the target.
Hyde uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blue.
Hyde lands a nice looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hyde uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blue.
Hyde smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hyde cracks Blue with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hyde tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hyde smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hyde scores with a hook to the body. Blue takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Blue shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hyde does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Blue is looking to clinch.
Hyde drops Blue with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Blue looks back up at him and smiles so Hyde waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
 Blue is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blue is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Hyde doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Blue crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Blue's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Grant Hyde!
After the big win, Grant Hyde made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Kersikov's Vitamin Clinic (160) and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
The defeated Lloyd Blue had this to say: 'Thanks for this opportunity, and I wanna give a special shout out to my gym Triumph Over Fear, to my sponsor Honest Apparel, and most of all to True Octagon Fighting!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Legend Debonaire (ranked 1958 p4p, 613 weight class) and Nicholas Sartre (ranked 256 p4p, 83 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Legend Debonaire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nicholas Sartre!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Debonaire lands a front kick.
Debonaire throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Debonaire looks to score with a jab to the body but Sartre is just out of range.
Sartre swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A big left from Sartre misses.
Legend Debonaire seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sartre lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sartre connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Debonaire momentarily.
Sartre with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Debonaire to score with a decent uppercut.
Sartre keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Debonaire with a nice calf kick.
Debonaire throws a body punch but Sartre moves out of range.
Debonaire misses the shot to the body.
Sartre throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sartre throws a jab when Debonaire was well out of range.
Sartre lands with a kick to the temple. Debonaire shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Debonaire wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Debonaire throws a shot from downtown. Sartre moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Debonaire throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sartre on the side of the head.
Debonaire pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Debonaire uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sartre.
A decent looking cross lands there for Debonaire.
Good work by Sartre as he checks the leg kick.
Sartre bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Debonaire just misses with a punch to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sartre! But no joy.
Sartre slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sartre ducks under a wild hook from Debonaire.
Debonaire misses with a straight left.
Sartre shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sartre lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Debonaire misses with a low kick.
Sartre looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Legend Debonaire is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sartre throws a poor cross that misses
and Debonaire counters with a left to the body.
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!
Debonaire throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sartre slips under a jab.
Sartre takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Debonaire connects with a right hand. Sartre shakes it off.
Debonaire misses the jab.
Sartre throws a sloppy head kick and Debonaire moves out of range easily.
Debonaire stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Debonaire checks a leg kick nicely.
Sartre misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Debonaire uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sartre.
Debonaire tries to score with a low kick but Sartre moves his leg out of the way.
Debonaire lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sartre circles away quickly and effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Debonaire looks to score with a jab to the body but Sartre is just out of range.
Sartre slips under a jab.
Sartre takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Debonaire misses with a hook
and Sartre counters with a two punch combo.
Sartre throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Debonaire throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sartre connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Debonaire punishes Sartre's body with a nice straight punch.
Debonaire throws a shot to the body.
Debonaire misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sartre is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Sartre takes a jab right on the kisser.
Debonaire lands a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sartre shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Sartre pushing down on Debonaire's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Debonaire trying to control but Sartre postures up.
Sartre is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Debonaire sees it coming and defends easily.
Sartre is looking to take a break and control but Debonaire is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sartre is working for a kimura but Debonaire is defending it quite comfortably.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Debonaire wants to get back to full guard.
Sartre is pressing down on Debonaire's thigh, looking to free his foot. Debonaire is holding on for now.
Sartre is stalling here. Debonaire is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Sartre seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Debonaire has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Sartre tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sartre is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Sartre trying to remain calm as Debonaire controls from the top position.
Sartre is looking for a sweep.
Sartre prevents Debonaire from improving position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sartre is trying to improve his position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sartre lands a jab to Debonaire's midsection.
Sartre fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Debonaire checks it well.
Debonaire fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Debonaire tries to score with a low kick but Sartre moves his leg out of the way.
Debonaire throws an off balance right hand
and Sartre makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sartre throws a sloppy body shot
and Debonaire cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Debonaire swings for the body but Sartre moves out of range.
Debonaire avoids a punch combination nicely.
Debonaire is looking to counter punch.
Sartre misses with an uppercut
and Sartre takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Debonaire throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sartre has taken the fight to the clinch.
Debonaire blocking some punches.
Debonaire throws a head punch that misses.
Sartre scores with a shot to the side of Debonaire's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sartre misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sartre is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Debonaire is keeping busy.
Debonaire fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sartre lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Debonaire wants to break free but Sartre has control.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sartre lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sartre can't find room to land a body shot as Debonaire controls the action.
Debonaire breaks from the clinch.
Debonaire misses with a wild body shot.
Sartre is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Debonaire lands an overhand right.
Sartre takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sartre blocks a low kick nicely.
Sartre drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Debonaire controlling the position.
Sartre pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Debonaire is keeping the position for now.
Debonaire has Sartre pulled in close to control his posture.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Legend Debonaire will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Debonaire throws a jab when Sartre was well out of range.
Debonaire swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Debonaire 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.
Sartre misses the shot to the body.
Debonaire on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Debonaire lands a head shot.
Sartre uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Debonaire.
Sartre is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Debonaire tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sartre was well out of range. Poor timing from Debonaire.
Sartre appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sartre moves out of range as Debonaire strikes.
Sartre smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Debonaire feints a jab promting Sartre to slip. Debonaire then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Sartre slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Debonaire scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Debonaire throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A telegraphed right hand from Debonaire misses the target.
Debonaire ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sartre moves away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Debonaire checks a leg kick.
Sartre showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Debonaire.
Debonaire thuds his shin into the meat of Sartre's side.
Sartre 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.
Sartre moves into range and clinches up with Debonaire.
Sartre can't find room to land a body shot as Debonaire controls the action.
Debonaire working hard to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sartre is trying to trip Debonaire. He has hold of a leg but Debonaire is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Sartre persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Debonaire is trying to control the position from the bottom.
My spies in Animal Fight Club inform me that Sartre has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Sartre trying to control but Debonaire is working from the bottom.
Debonaire is trying to control the position but Sartre postures up.
Sartre trying to control but Debonaire is working from the bottom.
Sartre throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Debonaire works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nicholas Sartre has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sartre wants to pass the guard but Debonaire is keeping the position.
Sartre is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Debonaire throws a low kick but Sartre avoids it.
Sartre throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sartre bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Debonaire's head.
Debonaire lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Debonaire takes a swing at Sartre's ribcage but misses.
Debonaire fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sartre on the side of the head.
Debonaire throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sartre sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sartre misses with a head kick.
Debonaire misses with a leg kick.
Debonaire throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Debonaire throws a front kick that sends Sartre stumbling back into the cage.
Debonaire takes a swing at Sartre's ribcage but misses.
A shot to the body from Sartre misses
and Debonaire counters with a straight right hand.
Sartre swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Debonaire bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sartre closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Sartre lands in his opponent's guard.
Sartre is breathing heavily.
Sartre won't allow Debonaire to sweep him here.
Debonaire seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Debonaire is working hard here to advance position.
Sartre postures up.
Debonaire preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sartre has gone for a leg lock! Debonaire slips out almost immediately though and dives into Sartre's guard.
Sartre is looking for a triangle but Debonaire pushes his legs off easily.
That's six 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.
Sartre can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Debonaire controls the pace.
Sartre had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Debonaire defends it easily.
Debonaire is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sartre keeping moving, preventing Debonaire from controlling successfully.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Sartre throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sartre blocks a leg kick.
Debonaire sizes up Sartre with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Debonaire connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sartre momentarily.
Debonaire misses with an uppercut. Sartre saw that one coming.
Debonaire misses with a straight right.
Sartre throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sartre closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Sartre looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Debonaire is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Sartre's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Sartre's back!
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sartre is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Debonaire avoiding Sartre 's attempts to control his hands.
Debonaire has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Sartre's body.
Debonaire avoiding Sartre 's attempts to control his hands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Legend Debonaire dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Debonaire throws a right hand that misses
and Sartre counters with a one-two to the body.
Debonaire tries a head kick but it misses.
Sartre displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Debonaire throws out the jab.
Sartre now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Debonaire jabs at Sartre's body.
Sartre misses with a wild body shot.
Debonaire was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Debonaire looks to land a left hand but Sartre moved out of range nicely.
Debonaire with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Debonaire takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Sartre pivots, looking for a leg kick but Debonaire is out of range and Sartre settles back down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sartre lands with a right hand.
Debonaire thumps Sartre with a low kick.
Debonaire misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sartre.
Sartre is looking to slow Debonaire down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sartre throws a head kick that misses
and Debonaire counters with an outside leg kick.
Debonaire takes a swing at Sartre's ribcage but misses.
Sartre connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Debonaire's hands.
Debonaire lands with a shot to the body.
Debonaire swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sartre takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sartre takes one on the button.
Debonaire uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sartre.
Sartre moves out of range of the body kick.
A swing and a miss from Debonaire.
Debonaire jabs Sartre right on the nose. Sartre blinks but takes it well.
Debonaire connects with a body shot that sends Sartre's belly button to the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Debonaire just misses with a punch to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Debonaire.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sartre lands a glancing blow to the side of Debonaire's head.
Sartre shoots in but Debonaire avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sartre takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Debonaire moves out of range of the body kick.
Debonaire uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sartre.
Debonaire misses the shot to the body.
Sartre scores with a head kick. Debonaire tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Debonaire lands a leg kick that knocks Sartre off balance momentarily.
Debonaire misses with a body shot.
Sartre tries a quick counter leg kick but Debonaire is wise to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Debonaire digs a good body shot into Sartre's ribs.
Sartre tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sartre has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Debonaire.
A slapping body kick lands there for Debonaire.
Debonaire throws a looping overhand right but Sartre ducks down to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Debonaire. Those never looked like landing.
Sartre throws out a counter right but Debonaire avoids it with no problem.
Debonaire ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sartre moves away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sartre! But no joy.
Sartre throws a low kick but Debonaire moves out of range easily.
Debonaire with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sartre has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sartre walks into a jab.
A swing and a miss from Debonaire.
Sartre moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sartre ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Debonaire moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Sartre.
Sartre tried to score with a low kick but Debonaire checks it.
Debonaire throwing a counter right hand but Sartre manages to avoid it.
Sartre rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Debonaire cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Debonaire just misses with a punch to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sartre lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Debonaire missing with a left hand there. Sartre was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sartre scores with a crisp jab that stopped Debonaire in his tracks.
Sartre misses with a hook. Debonaire ducked under it nicely.
Debonaire fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sartre has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sartre's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sartre cracks Debonaire with a good jab.
Sartre checks the leg kick.
Debonaire tests Sartre's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Debonaire blocks a jab.
Debonaire swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Legend Debonaire is winning the standup battle so far.
Debonaire ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sartre moves away.
Debonaire lands with a right hand.
Sartre tries to clinch up but Debonaire circles away and keeps his distance.
Debonaire takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Debonaire cracks Sartre with a good jab.
Sartre feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Debonaires jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Debonaire drops his hands momentarily and Sartre takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sartre is looking to clinch.
Sartre slips a straight right by Debonaire.
Sartre wants to clinch.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Sartre looks to land a right hand but Debonaire moved out of range.
A quick step to the side and Debonaire tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Debonaire misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sartre.
Sartre cracks Debonaire with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sartre keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sartre darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Debonaire throws a big shot that misses.
Sartre moves into the clinch.
Debonaire avoids a wild elbow strike from Sartre.
Sartre tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Debonaire blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Debonaire tries to circle away but Sartre has him pinned against the cage.
Nicholas Sartre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sartre pushes Debonaire back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Debonaire.
Sartre tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Debonaire wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Debonaire.
Debonaire breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Debonaire stuns Sartre with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Debonaire punishes Sartre's body with a nice straight punch.
Debonaire with a hook.
Debonaire swings for the body but Sartre moves out of range.
Sartre ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Debonaire takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Debonaire throws a jab when Sartre was well out of range.
Sartre tries to work over Debonaire's front leg with a kick but Debonaire checks it.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Debonaire misses with a right hand
and Sartre counters with a thumping low kick.
Debonaire avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sartre scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Debonaire lands a nice hook to Sartre's body. Sartre takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Debonaire scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Sartre shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Debonaire wants to improve his position but Sartre is controlling well.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Debonaire is not content to let Sartre control the position.
Sartre with the ground and pound but Debonaire uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Sartre has gone for a leg lock! Debonaire slips out almost immediately though and dives into Sartre's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sartre is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Debonaire is aware though and is defending well.
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 Legend Debonaire.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Debonaire, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Legend Debonaire!
A victorious Legend Debonaire thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chaz Popizicki (ranked 761 p4p, 1064 weight class) and Chad Hammer (ranked 110 p4p, 145 weight class). Chad Hammer has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chaz Popizicki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chad Hammer!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Hammer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Chad Hammer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Popizicki misses with a double jab.
Hammer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Popizicki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sloppy strikes from Hammer. Those never looked like landing.
Popizicki attempts a counter takedown but Hammer avoids it well and moves away.
Popizicki connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hammer. Hammer circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Popizicki jabs at Hammer's body.
Hammer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Popizicki.
A big right from Popizicki misses.
Hammer takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Popizicki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hammer doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Popizicki smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hammer scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hammer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Popizicki.
A big right from Popizicki misses.
Popizicki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hammer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer looks to land a left hand but Popizicki moved out of range nicely.
Popizicki misses with an uppercut.
As Popizicki backs off Hammer throws a huge counter combo but Popizicki manages to avoid it all.
Hammer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hammer lands with a nice body punch.
Hammer throws a looping overhand right but Popizicki ducks down to avoid it.
Popizicki slips a jab from Hammer.
Popizicki misses with a body shot.
Hammer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Popizicki makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Popizicki scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Chad Hammer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hammer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Popizicki.
Hammer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Popizicki misses with a straight right.
Popizicki misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Popizicki fails to land with a series of punches.
Hammer lands with a good body shot.
Hammer throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Popizicki scores with a jab. Hammer acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nice uppercut there from Hammer.
Popizicki misses the shot to the body.
Popizicki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Popizicki throws a hook but Hammer avoids it easily.
A big right from Hammer misses.
Popizicki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hammer lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Hammer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A jab from Hammer misses.
Hammer misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Popizicki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hammer.
Hammer connects with a jab.
Popizicki connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hammer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Popizicki.
Hammer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hammer takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Popizicki takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Popizicki scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hammer wants to improve his position but Popizicki is controlling well.
Hammer is staying active underneath Popizicki, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Popizicki passes to full mount!
Hammer sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Popizicki connects with a nice short shot to Hammer's temple.
Hammer looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Popizicki looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Popizicki lands with a punch from half guard.
Popizicki slips a nice elbow through Hammer's hands, connecting with Hammer's forehead.
Popizicki controlling the action here.
Hammer looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Popizicki is trying to control the action in half guard but Hammer is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hammer looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Popizicki wants to take a breather but Hammer is having none of it.
Hammer is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Popizicki pulls his head out easily.
Hammer looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Popizicki looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Popizicki there.
That's six 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.
Hammer is defending against the submission attempts here by Popizicki.
Hammer looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hammer looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hammer is trying to control but can't.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Popizicki connects with a nice short shot to Hammer's temple.
Hammer looking for submissions off his back.
Hammer looking for submissions off his back.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Popizicki wants to control but Hammer is keeping him busy.
Hammer looking for submissions off his back.
Popizicki definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Popizicki connects with a nice short shot to Hammer's temple.
Popizicki landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Popizicki wants to control but Hammer is keeping him busy.
Hammer looking for a kimura from the bottom but Popizicki passes into side control!
Check out the look on Popizicki's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Popizicki landing strikes.
Popizicki is looking to take a break and control but Hammer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hammer manages to get back to half guard.
Popizicki wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hammer keeps working.
Hammer looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hammer looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hammer looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Popizicki takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Popizicki wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hammer keeps working.
Popizicki perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Popizicki is looking for a kimura but Hammer is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Popizicki to get the leverage.
Popizicki stalling.
Hammer trying to control from the bottom.
Hammer is staying active underneath Popizicki, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hammer is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Popizicki pulls his head out easily.
Popizicki looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hammer with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chaz Popizicki dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hammer walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hammer misses the jab.
Popizicki is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hammer sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Popizicki shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Hammer is defending against the submission attempts here by Popizicki.
Hammer is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Popizicki pulls his head out easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammer wants to improve his position but Popizicki is controlling well.
Hammer is trying to maintain the position but Popizicki is very close to passing his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Popizicki is trying to work for a kimura but Hammer is defending well.
Popizicki is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Hammer has managed to free his arm - good work.
Popizicki 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.
Hammer is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Popizicki pulls his head out easily.
Popizicki is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Hammer!
Popizicki is stalling here but it's allowed Hammer to get half guard.
Popizicki trying to control the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Popizicki scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hammer trying to get back to full guard but Popizicki takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Hammer really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Popizicki controlling from mount.
Popizicki cracks Hammer with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Popizicki is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hammer can do to turn this around?
Popizicki looking to control but Hammer is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Popizicki lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hammer hang on?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Popizicki avoids the attempt from Hammer to control.
Popizicki trying to control but Hammer is having none of it.
Popizicki landing shots from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Popizicki controlling the position easily from mount.
Hammer manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Hammer trying to control but Popizicki postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammer controlling the position for now.
Popizicki looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Hammer looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hammer tries to roll over but Popizicki keeps him under control.
Hammer gets back to full guard.
Hammer is trying to keep Popizicki in close.
Popizicki postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Popizicki trying to control but Hammer is working from the bottom.
Popizicki 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.
Popizicki has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Popizicki seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Hammer for as long as he can get away with.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Hammer looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's six 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.
Popizicki tries to free his leg and advance position but Hammer is retaining full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Popizicki lands a jab.
A jab from Popizicki misses.
Popizicki ducks under a wild hook from Hammer.
An attempted straight right counter from Popizicki misses the target.
Hammer throws a hook to the side of Popizicki's head but Popizicki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Popizicki drops down looking for a counter takedown but Hammer sprawls and moves away.
Popizicki bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hammer's head backwards.
Hammer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Popizicki throws the left hand but Hammer avoids the punch easily.
Popizicki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Popizicki ducks under a wild hook from Hammer.
Hammer lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Popizicki at a distance.
Hammer throws a big shot that misses.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hammer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hammer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hammer throws out a counter right but Popizicki avoids it with no problem.
Popizicki throws a right hand that misses
and Hammer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Popizicki is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Hammer avoids the body shot from Popizicki.
A countering left hand to the body from Hammer misses.
Popizicki ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hammer looks to land a left hand but Popizicki moved out of range nicely.
Popizicki shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hammer manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Hammer is breathing heavily.
Popizicki stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hammer swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hammer trying to keep a closed guard but Popizicki is proving a slippery customer.
Hammer keeping moving, preventing Popizicki from controlling successfully.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Popizicki postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Popizicki is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hammer has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Popizicki can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hammer is looking for a triangle here but Popizicki uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Popizicki lands some shots froms side control.
Popizicki lands some shots froms side control.
Hammer can't do much from the bottom here.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hammer stops Popizicki from passing to mount.
Popizicki wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hammer keeps working.
Hammer is trying to improve his position.
Popizicki lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Popizicki working away.
Popizicki lands a few punches from side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chaz Popizicki dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Popizicki ducks under a wild hook from Hammer.
Popizicki is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hammer.
Popizicki scores with a body shot.
Popizicki fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Popizicki throws a body punch but Hammer moves out of range.
Hammer misses with a body shot.
Popizicki throwing a counter right hand but Hammer manages to avoid it.
Popizicki shoots in looking for a takedown but Hammer manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Popizicki's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hammer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Popizicki.
A punch lands to the side of Hammer 's head but he takes it in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Popizicki misses with a looping right.
Hammer looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Popizicki moves into range and connects with a jab.
Popizicki is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Hammer's half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Popizicki stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer looking for submissions off his back.
Popizicki is nestled in close to Hammer, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hammer actively working from the bottom here.
Popizicki lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hammer actively working from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Popizicki trying to control from half guard but Hammer is working away.
Hammer looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Popizicki working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Hammer is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Popizicki pulls his head out easily.
Popizicki scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Popizicki is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Hammer looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Popizicki lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Popizicki lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hammer trying to hold on to Popizicki's head to control him but Popizicki postures up.
Hammer is looking to improve his position.
Hammer gets back to full guard.
Popizicki trying to control but Hammer is working from the bottom.
Popizicki looking to pass the guard.
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.
Hammer working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Popizicki doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Popizicki manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Chaz Popizicki overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hammer looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Popizicki passes into half guard.
Popizicki is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Hammer is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Popizicki pulls his head out easily.
Hammer looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Popizicki landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hammer keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Popizicki wants to take a breather but Hammer is having none of it.
Ground and pound from Popizicki.
Popizicki is looking to take a break and control but Hammer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Popizicki lands a nice short elbow.
Popizicki with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Popizicki scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Popizicki working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Popizicki is thwarting Hammer's attempts to control the position.
Hammer is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Popizicki scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hammer is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Popizicki's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Popizicki's back!
Popizicki is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Popizicki preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Hammer.
Popizicki defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Our spies down at at EMP WORLDCLASS inform us that Hammer has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
I really don't envy Popizicki right now.
Popizicki trying to control the position but Hammer manages to sink in the hooks.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Popizicki fending off the submission attempt from Hammer.
Hammer is not going to allow Popizicki to sit and survive in this position.
Hammer looking for the RNC.
Hammer is looking for the choke from the back position but Popizicki is controlling his hands well.
Popizicki is in bad spot here.
Hammer looking for the choke but no joy.
Chaz Popizicki is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hammer trying to control.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Hammer controlling well, preventing Popizicki from escaping the position.
Popizicki fending off the submission attempt from Hammer.
Popizicki looking to control the position.
Hammer has the hooks in. Popizicki is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Popizicki trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Hammer is looking for the choke from the back position but Popizicki is controlling his hands well.
Hammer controlling from the back.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Hammer's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hammer is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Chad Hammer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hammer looking to finish the fight with a rear naked choke. Popizicki is controlling Hammer 's left arm and he spins nicely into guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chaz Popizicki showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Popizicki has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chaz Popizicki!
Chaz Popizicki thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Danny Stewart (ranked 499 p4p, 409 weight class) and Danny Braxton (ranked 64 p4p, 55 weight class). Stewart comes to the cage accompanied by Tupac - Hit 'Em Up. Danny Stewart could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Danny Braxton's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Danny Stewart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Danny Braxton!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Gregory Folan and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Braxton scores with a head kick. Stewart tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Danny Stewart has been cut.
Braxton slips a straight right by Stewart.
Braxton looks to score with a jab to the body but Stewart is just out of range.
Stewart is looking to counter punch.
Stewart looks to land a left hand but Braxton moved out of range nicely.
Braxton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As Braxton tries to get set, Stewart tries to push him back and clinch up but Braxton manages to avoid the attempt.
Braxton lands a lovely overhand right.
Stewart looks to land a right hand but Braxton moved out of range.
Stewart tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Braxton was well out of range. Poor timing from Stewart.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Stewart checks a leg kick.
Braxton looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A swing and a miss from Stewart.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Braxton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stewart.
Braxton slips a straight right by Stewart.
Stewart throws a body punch but Braxton moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stewart scores with a nice strike.
Stewart swings for the body but Braxton moves out of range.
Braxton only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Braxton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Braxton misses with a low kick as Stewart jumps back.
Braxton uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Stewart has time to react.
A jab from Braxton finds it's way through Stewart's defenses.
Braxton throws a hook but Stewart avoids it easily.
Stewart loads up on a big right hand but Braxton slips the punch.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Stewart checks a leg kick.
Stewart is looking to counter punch.
Braxton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stewart scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nice straight punches there by Stewart. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Stewart.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Stewart.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stewart pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stewart lands with a cross.
Stewart misses with a straight left.
A big left from Stewart misses.
Braxton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stewart throws a jab when Braxton was well out of range.
A lazy left from Stewart finds it's target.
Stewart avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stewart missing with a left hand there. Braxton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braxton thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stewart was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Stewart seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Stewart scores with a hook to the body. Braxton takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Stewart uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Braxton.
Stewart ducks right into an uppercut from Braxton.
Braxton scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A left lands for Stewart.
Stewart misses with a straight right.
A head kick misses from Braxton.
As Braxton tries to get set, Stewart tries to push him back and clinch up but Braxton manages to avoid the attempt.
Braxton takes a swing at Stewart's ribcage but misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Stewart misses its target.
Stewart throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice body punch from Stewart.
Stewart tries to clinch but Braxton is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Braxton lands a lovely overhand right.
A shot to the body from Stewart misses
and Braxton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Braxton looks to score with a jab to the body but Stewart is just out of range.
Stewart avoids a punch combination nicely.
Braxton throws a big shot that misses.
Braxton explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Danny Braxton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stewart avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stewart uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Braxton.
Braxton takes one to the chin there.
Braxton looks for the body kick but Stewart saw that one coming.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Braxton takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Braxton connects with a crisp jab.
Danny Stewart's cut is getting worse.
Stewart ducks under a wild hook from Braxton.
Stewart is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Braxton throws a poor cross that misses
and Braxton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Stewart blocks a head kick by Braxton.
A counter left hand to the body from Stewart misses its target.
Stewart dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Braxton connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Braxton lands a lovely overhand right.
Jab, jab by Stewart - just one landing.
Braxton avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A left lands for Stewart.
Braxton uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Stewart has time to react.
Stewart throws a hook but Braxton blocks it.
Braxton moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Braxton.
Braxton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Braxton goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Braxton lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Stewart dips to his left and cracks Braxton with an uppercut!
Braxton misses with a shot to the body
and Stewart counters with a straight right hand.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Stewart connects with a body shot that sends Braxton's belly button to the back.
Stewart's jab looks to have found its range, popping Braxton under the eye.
Braxton throws an overhand right that lands on Stewart's shoulder, as Stewart tries to avoid the shot.
Stewart staying out of range there.
Stewart is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Braxton ducks right into an uppercut from Stewart.
Braxton takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Braxton throws a hook but Stewart avoids it easily.
Braxton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stewart.
Braxton bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Braxton doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Braxton throws a head kick that misses.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Braxton misses.
Stewart throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Braxton throws a poor cross that misses
and Stewart counters with a stiff right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Braxton keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Braxton throws a right hand that misses
and Stewart counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Braxton avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stewart scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Braxton lands a glancing blow to the side of Stewart's head.
Braxton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Braxton.
Stewart throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Braxton moves away from the strike by Stewart.
Braxton scores with a nice right hand.
Danny Stewart's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Good shot there by Stewart.
Stewart missing with a left hand there. Braxton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Braxton now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Stewart scores with a jab. Braxton acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Braxton dips to his left and cracks Stewart with an uppercut!
Braxton tries to clinch but Stewart is having none of it.
An attempted straight right counter from Stewart misses the target.
Stewart uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by Braxton.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Danny Stewart will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Danny Stewart's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Stewart slips under a jab from Braxton.
Stewart seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
A slow jab from Stewart misses its intended target.
Stewart loads up on a big right hand but Braxton slips the punch.
Braxton has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Braxton swings for the body but Stewart moves out of range.
Stewart throws a poor cross that misses
and Braxton counters with a nice uppercut.
Braxton avoids the body shot from Stewart.
Braxton misses with a hook. Stewart ducked under it nicely.
The fighters circle momentarily. Braxton darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Braxton throws the left hand but Stewart avoids the punch easily.
Stewart swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Stewart connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A bone on bone clash there as Stewart blocks the leg kick.
Stewart is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Braxton.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stewart ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stewart looks to score with a jab to the body but Braxton is just out of range.
Stewart has taken the fight to the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Stewart.
Stewart breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stewart blocks a jab.
Braxton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stewart sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Stewart is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Braxton.
Stewart misses with a straight right.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Braxton! But no joy.
Stewart throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Braxton counters with a right hand to the body.
Braxton takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Braxton throws a lazy uppercut
and Stewart counters with a nice uppercut.
Stewart is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stewart moves away from the strike by Braxton.
Stewart takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice shot by Stewart.
Braxton misses with a right hand
and Stewart counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A jab from Braxton misses.
Stewart tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Braxton manages to circle out of the way.
Stewart keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stewart swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Braxton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stewart throwing a counter right hand but Braxton manages to avoid it.
Donk. Braxton catches Stewart right on the button with a cross.
Braxton scores with a crisp jab that stopped Stewart in his tracks.
Braxton steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stewart.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braxton misses with a shot to the body
letting Stewart counter with a right hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Braxton.
Stewart has managed to clinch.
Stewart misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stewart tries to throw a body punch but Braxton avoids it by throwing Stewart back against the cage.
Braxton working aggressively here.
Braxton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Braxton has a couple of punches blocked by Stewart.
Stewart scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Braxton throws a head punch that misses.
Braxton struggles to land a body shot inside as Stewart controls his hands.
Stewart lands an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Stewart as the two fighters clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Braxton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Braxton has a couple of punches blocked by Stewart.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stewart.
Braxton working aggressively here.
Braxton manages to break the clinch.
Stewart swings widly with a right hand
and Braxton counters with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slapping leg kick lands for Braxton.
A big right from Stewart misses.
Braxton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stewart.
Stewart is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Stewart throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Braxton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stewart scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Braxton doesn't seem bothered though.
Stewart throws a lazy right hand but Braxton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Stewart lands with a nice body punch.
Stewart throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Braxton is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Stewart walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jeez, Danny Stewart's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
A big right from Stewart misses.
Braxton throws a jab but it's blocked by Stewart.
Braxton walks into a left hand.
Stewart tries to close the distance and clinch but Braxton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stewart moves away from the strike by Braxton.
Stewart works Braxton's body with a nice hook.
Braxton misses with a head kick.
Stewart was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Braxton.
Braxton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stewart dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Braxton is breathing heavily.
Stewart fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Danny Stewart is winning the standup battle so far.
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!
Stewart lands with an overhand left.
Stewart paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Braxton is rocked!
Nice defenses there by Braxton.
Stewart throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Braxton misses with a lunging right hand
and Stewart makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Braxton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stewart throws out the jab.
Braxton replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Stewart blocks it well.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Stewart cracks Braxton with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Braxton looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Stewart finish him?
Braxton is still on wobbly legs! Can Stewart finish him?
Stewart thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stewart lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Braxton at a distance.
Braxton misses with a body shot.
Braxton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Braxton seems to have recovered his senses.
Stewart feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Braxton sprawling to the canvas! Braxton rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Stewart finish him?!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stewart connects with a body shot.
Stewart throws a body shot but no joy.
Braxton counters with a body kick.
Stewart dips to his left and cracks Braxton with an uppercut!
Braxton misses with a right hand
and Stewart counters with a nice right hand that sends Braxton toppling to the canvas! Braxton scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Stewart finish him?!
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Stewart avoids the head kick by Braxton.
It looked like Stewart wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Stewart takes a swing at Braxton's ribcage but misses.
Stewart fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Braxton looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Braxton looks to throw the jab but Stewart is out of range.
Stewart scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Braxton tries a head kick but it misses.
It looked like Stewart wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Stewart looks to land a left hand but Braxton moved out of range nicely.
Stewart misses with a hook
and Braxton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice defenses there by Braxton.
Braxton misses with a low kick.
Stewart tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Braxton was well out of range. Poor timing from Stewart.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Stewart moves away from the strike by Braxton.
Braxton misses with a head kick.
Stewart waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Braxton.
Stewart missing with a left hand there. Braxton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Braxton throws a lazy uppercut
and Stewart counters with a right hand to the body.
Braxton lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Stewart dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stewart scores with a jab.
Braxton moves away from the strike by Stewart.
Stewart throws a body shot but no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Stewart dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Danny Stewart'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. This is the final round!
A telegraphed right hand from Braxton misses the target.
Braxton avoids the body shot from Stewart.
Braxton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stewart.
A left lands for Braxton.
Stewart misses the jab.
Stewart looks to land a left hand but Braxton moved out of range nicely.
Stewart throws a predictable looking body shot
and Braxton counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stewart swings for the body but Braxton moves out of range.
Braxton rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stewart moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Braxton lands with a nice combination. Stewart backs away looking to recover.
Stewart slips a straight right by Braxton.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Braxton misses the target.
Stewart appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Braxton misses with a body kick.
Stewart ducks under a wild hook from Braxton.
Stewart on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Braxton. Braxton obviously looking to wear him down.
Stewart looks to land a combination but Braxton avoids it well.
Braxton cracks Stewart with an open hand slap.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Braxton. Stewart shrugs it off though.
Stewart throws a looping overhand right but Braxton ducks down to avoid it.
Braxton pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
An attempted straight right counter from Stewart misses the target.
Braxton dodges the punch combination from Stewart.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stewart throws a hook but Braxton blocks it.
Braxton misses with a low kick as Stewart jumps back.
Stewart takes one to the chin there.
Jab, jab by Stewart - just one landing.
Braxton swinging wildly here.
Stewart's jab looks to have found its range, popping Braxton under the eye.
Stewart is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Braxton can do to turn this around?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Braxton misses with a hook
and Stewart makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braxton slips under a jab.
Braxton thinks about the counter body kick.
Stewart tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Braxton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Braxton throws a counter combo.
A telegraphed right hand from Stewart misses the target.
Stewart throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Braxton slips a jab from Stewart.
Braxton plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Stewart ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Braxton moves away.
Stewart throws an off balance right hand
and Braxton counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stewart throws a shot from downtown. Braxton moves away and avoids it.
Stewart throws a body punch but Braxton moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stewart takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Danny Stewart's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Danny Braxton!
Our winner, Danny Braxton, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
In defeat, Danny Stewart stepped up to the mic, saying 'Well shit...'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Terrell Knight (ranked 387 p4p, 1549 weight class) and Batu Otgonbayar (ranked 50 p4p, 205 weight class). Knight comes to the cage accompanied by HonestKey- Keep Fightin'. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Terrell Knight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Batu Otgonbayar!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Otgonbayar tries to clinch up
and Knight counters with a stiff right hand.
Otgonbayar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Otgonbayar tries to clinch but Knight moves away
and Knight counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Batu Otgonbayar has been cut.
Otgonbayar clinches up with Knight and pushes him back against the cage.
Otgonbayar swings wildly with an uppercut but Knight uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knight blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knight has picked Otgonbayar up - he's going for a ride! Knight dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Knight takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Knight takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Knight not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Knight landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Otgonbayar is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Knight scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Otgonbayar taking some punishment here, with Knight in his half guard.
Knight winds up and cracks Otgonbayar with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Otgonbayar blocking the ground and pound attempt from Knight.
Knight not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Knight thows a huge punch but Otgonbayar dodges it nicely.
Knight missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Knight is working for a submission of some sort.
Knight is pressing down on Otgonbayar's thigh, looking to free his foot. Otgonbayar is holding on for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight slips a nice elbow through Otgonbayar's hands, connecting with Otgonbayar's forehead.
Knight thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Otgonbayar's head.
Otgonbayar really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Knight. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Knight missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Knight definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Knight missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Knight thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Otgonbayar blocking the ground and pound attempt from Knight.
Knight is keen to just control but Otgonbayar is a slippery customer.
Nice strikes from Knight there.
Otgonbayar avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Knight.
Ground and pound from Knight.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Knight.
Otgonbayar is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Knight scores with a couple of nice shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Knight thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Otgonbayar's head.
Knight 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.
Otgonbayar avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Knight.
Otgonbayar blocking the ground and pound attempt from Knight.
Ground and pound from Knight.
Otgonbayar avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Knight.
Knight is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Otgonbayar is just riding it out for now. Knight eventually gives up the hold.
Knight works his way into full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight scoring with strikes but Otgonbayar is staying in there.
Knight looking to ground and pound but Otgonbayar is blocking nicely.
Knight throws a sloppy strike and Otgonbayar uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Otgonbayar has ended up in Knight's guard.
Otgonbayar being controlled here momentarily.
Otgonbayar looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Otgonbayar stopping the sweep attempt from Knight.
Knight has Otgonbayar pulled in close to control his posture.
Knight is working an open guard so Otgonbayar takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Otgonbayar tries to clinch but Knight moves away
and Knight counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Otgonbayar tries to clinch there but Knight circles away.
Knight half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Otgonbayar fails with an attempt to clinch.
Batu Otgonbayar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Otgonbayar has Knight up against the cage in a clinch.
Otgonbayar throws a head punch that misses.
Otgonbayar throws a head punch that misses.
Knight pressing his opponent against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Otgonbayar fails to land.
Otgonbayar lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Knight has picked Otgonbayar up - he's going for a ride! Knight dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Otgonbayar manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Knight keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Otgonbayar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Otgonbayar.
Otgonbayar working aggressively here.
Knight will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Otgonbayar up against the cage.
Otgonbayar throws a punch but it's blocked by Knight.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Knight digs a right hand into Otgonbayar's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Otgonbayar's gas tank.
Otgonbayar's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Knight drops down looking for an ankle pick but Otgonbayar pulls his leg out and moves away.
Knight avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Otgonbayar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Otgonbayar tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Knight counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Knight.
Knight throws a big right hand that misses.
Knight is looking to work some ground and pound but Otgonbayar has wrist control.
Knight postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Knight tries to free his leg and advance position but Otgonbayar is retaining full guard.
Knight wants to control from the top but Otgonbayar keeps moving.
Knight postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Knight with a flurry of punches that miss.
Knight sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Knight throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Otgonbayar works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Knight 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.
Knight scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Knight slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Otgonbayar is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Knight tries to score with some ground and pound. Otgonbayar controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
A lull in the action here.
The strikes coming from Knight are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Knight cracks Otgonbayar with a big right hand but Otgonbayar just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Otgonbayar takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Knight landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Otgonbayar on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Terrell Knight dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Batu Otgonbayar's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Otgonbayar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Knight avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Knight was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Knight cracks Otgonbayar with a good jab.
Batu Otgonbayar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Otgonbayar tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Knight counter with a right hand.
Otgonbayar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Otgonbayar tries to clinch but Knight moves away
and Knight counters with a crisp right hand that drops Otgonbayar! Knight lets Otgonbayar back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Otgonbayar is rocked!
Otgonbayar darts in trying to clinch
and Knight counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Otgonbayar is still on wobbly legs! Can Knight finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knight dances in with a quick combination. Otgonbayar is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Knight snaps Otgonbayar's head back. Otgonbayar stumbles backwards against the cage. Knight steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Otgonbayar's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Otgonbayar just didn't come prepared.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Terrell Knight!
During a confident post fight interview, Terrell Knight thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Simon Soap (ranked 153 p4p, 277 weight class) and Heraclio Cabrera (ranked 23 p4p, 37 weight class). Soap comes to the cage accompanied by Clean Up - Barney The Purple Dinosaur. Heraclio Cabrera has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Simon Soap!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Heraclio Cabrera!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cabrera throws a poor cross that misses
and Soap counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cabrera fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice defenses there by Cabrera.
Cabrera slips under a jab.
Cabrera appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Cabrera turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A jab from Cabrera misses.
Soap swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cabrera walks into a straight right hand from Soap.
Soap is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cabrera.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cabrera throws a push kick but Soap slaps the foot to one side.
Cabrera wants to slow Soap down by chopping away at his legs.
Cabrera pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Soap fires out a quick counter leg kick but Cabrera just manages to avoid it.
Cabrera misses with a lunging right hand
and Soap counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabrera throws a leg kick
and Soap counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Heraclio Cabrera has been cut.
Soap lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Soap pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
We've been told by Soap's head coaches at RBB Academy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Cabrera throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cabrera lands a nice looking body kick.
Cabrera throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Soap counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Soap is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Cabrera swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Soap to counter with a crisp jab.
A slow jab from Soap misses its intended target.
Cabrera tries to clinch but Soap moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera feints and then cracks Soap's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Soap down.
Cabrera wants to clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Soap scores with a nice strike.
Cabrera throws a poor cross that misses
and Soap counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cabrera checks the leg kick.
A jab lands there for Soap.
Cabrera wants to clinch up but Soap keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Soap tenderised Cabrera's leg. Cabrera is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cabrera pivots, looking for a leg kick but Soap is out of range and Cabrera settles back down.
An attempted straight right counter from Soap misses the target.
Simon Soap seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Soap attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Despite the aggression on Cabrera's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Soap blocks the body kick.
Soap throws a lazy right hand but Cabrera sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Soap keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Cabrera wants to clinch
letting Soap counter with a right hand.
Cabrera checks the leg kick nicely there.
Cabrera fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Soap checks it well.
Soap swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soap throws a front kick aimed at Cabrera's knee but Cabrera avoids it well.
Soap misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cabrera unleashes a big counter combination but Soap bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Cabrera tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Soap manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
As Cabrera backs away, Soap returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Cabrera walks forward, straight into a front kick from Soap.
Soap misses with a low kick as Cabrera jumps back.
It seemed like Cabrera was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Soap throws a right hand that Cabrera ducks under and follows up with a left that Cabrera also avoids with ease.
Soap walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Soap wants to slow Cabrera down by chopping away at his legs.
Soap misses with a hook. Cabrera ducked under it nicely.
Soap throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cabrera looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Soap throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Soap misses the jab.
Soap lands the left hand.
Cabrera moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Cabrera throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cabrera avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Soap with a nice cross.
Cabrera lands a head shot.
Soap looks to throw the jab but Cabrera is out of range.
Soap throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cabrera on the side of the head.
Soap misses with a body kick.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Soap misses with a right hand
and Cabrera makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Soap really felt that one!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cabrera wants to clinch.
Soap dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cabrera. That did some damage!
Cabrera drives through and clinches with Soap against the cage.
Cabrera escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Soap connects with a solid leg kick.
Soap jabs Cabrera right on the nose. Cabrera blinks but takes it well.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Soap throws a hook but Cabrera blocks it.
Cabrera swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Soap misses with a hook. Cabrera ducked under it nicely.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cabrera darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Cabrera with a hook.
Soap looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cabrera needs to keep his hands up - Soap had a free shot at his head there.
Soap moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nice defenses there by Cabrera.
Cabrera is looking to clinch.
Cabrera swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Soap throwing a counter right hand but Cabrera manages to avoid it.
Cabrera keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Cabrera flicks out a counter leg kick but Soap steps away.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Soap throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Soap lands a nice looking body shot.
Cabrera ducks under a wild hook from Soap.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Soap throws a leg kick
and Cabrera counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Soap is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Cabrera throws a leg kick but Soap sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Soap thows a leg kick but Cabrera checks it
and Cabrera counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Soap scores with a nice head shot.
Soap throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cabrera sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It seemed like Cabrera was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Soap thows a left - swing and a miss!
Soap is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cabrera.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera tries to clinch but Soap is having none of it.
Soap rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cabrera counters with a three punch combo that has Soap backing up. Soap nods at Cabrera to acknowledge the strikes.
A clash of legs there as Cabrera blocks the low kick.
Soap cracks Cabrera with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cabrera throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Soap.
Cabrera lands a slapping body shot.
Soap looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cabrera slips a jab from Soap.
Soap throws a nice inside leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Soap dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Heraclio Cabrera's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A nice inside leg kick there by Soap. That's going to slow Cabrera down.
Soap scores with a jab. Cabrera acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Cabrera thuds his right hand into Soap's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cabrera tries to move into range but Soap moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Soap lands a really nice looking cross but Cabrera seems unphased.
Cabrera throws a head kick that misses.
Soap throws a right hand that misses
and Cabrera counters with a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cabrera motions for Soap to come forward. Cabrera throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Soap is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cabrera can do to turn this around?
Soap avoids the head kick by Cabrera.
Cabrera is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cabrera has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soap tries to bum rush Cabrera with a series of wild strikes but Cabrera uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cabrera! But no joy.
Cabrera tries a head kick but it misses.
Simon Soap is winning the standup battle so far.
Soap throws a jab when Cabrera was well out of range.
Cabrera shapes to counter with a head kick.
Cabrera tries to clinch up but Soap circles away and keeps his distance.
Cabrera darts in and clinches Soap up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cabrera.
Soap misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A body shot lands from Soap.
A right hand to the body from Soap.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cabrera.
Cabrera goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cabrera working hard to break the clinch.
Cabrera's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cabrera fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soap lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Soap throws a chopping leg kick but Cabrera manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Soap misses the jab.
Cabrera checks a low kick from Soap.
Cabrera unleashes a big counter combination but Soap bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Cabrera throws a head kick but Soap moves out of range.
It looked like Soap wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Soap checks a low kick from Cabrera.
Soap jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd cheers as Soap lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cabrera doesn't seem phased though.
Soap tests Cabrera's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera moves out of range of the strikes.
Soap throws a leg kick but Cabrera checks it.
Soap scores with the left hand. Cabrera knows he should have avoided that one.
Cabrera tries to clinch but Soap moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Soap throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cabrera will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cabrera throws the kick towards the body but Soap avoids it.
Cabrera darts in and clinches Soap up against the cage.
Nice elbow from Soap.
Cabrera misses with a short punch on the inside.
Soap misses with a punch to the body.
Soap lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera blocks an uppercut.
Soap blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Soap scores with a hook to the body.
Cabrera is breathing heavily.
Soap throws a punch but it's blocked by Cabrera.
Soap has Cabrera pressed against the cage, preventing Cabrera from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cabrera is looking to break free of the clinch but Soap has double underhooks.
Cabrera misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Soap.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cabrera creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cabrera misses with a punch on the inside.
Soap lands a left hand.
With the fighters up against the cage, Soap throws an elbow but misses.
Soap blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cabrera escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cabrera fails in his attempt to clinch.
Soap rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Cabrera counter with a right hand.
Soap misses with a looping right.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cabrera clinches with his opponent.
Cabrera throws a punch but it's blocked by Soap.
Cabrera blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Soap tries to throw a body punch but Cabrera avoids it by throwing Soap back against the cage.
Cabrera breaks from the clinch.
Cabrera avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cabrera uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Soap.
Soap scores with a kick to the body.
Soap wants to land a leg kick but Cabrera is out of range.
Cabrera slips under a jab from Soap.
Cabrera defending well as Soap loads up on a big left hand.
Cabrera's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera tries to land a front kick but Soap steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cabrera walks into a stiff left hand from Soap.
Cabrera rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Soap to counter with a crisp jab.
Cabrera avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Soap ducks under a wild hook from Cabrera.
Soap feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Soap with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Soap pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cabrera looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cabrera lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Soap has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Soap and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A thudding body kick lands there by Cabrera!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Soap needs to keep his hands up - Cabrera had a free shot at his head there.
Soap scores with a jab to the head.
Cabrera looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jab by Soap.
Cabrera tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Soap paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Soap throws a poor cross that misses
and Cabrera counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Soap with a hook.
Cabrera ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cabrera throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
An attempted straight right counter from Soap misses the target.
Soap pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Cabrera scores with a four punch combination!
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!
Soap swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cabrera scores with a shot to the body.
Soap throws an off balance right hand
and Cabrera counters with a stiff right hand.
Cabrera moves out of range as Soap strikes.
Soap throws a leg kick that misses.
An inside leg kick from Soap misses.
Despite the aggression on Cabrera's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Soap buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cabrera motions for Soap to come forward. Cabrera throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cabrera has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Soap uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Good work by Cabrera as he checks the leg kick.
A jab from Soap does it's job there.
Cabrera connects with the punch.
Soap scores with a nice right hand.
Cabrera displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Soap throws out the jab.
Cabrera moves into the clinch successfully.
A right handed body shot lands from Soap.
Soap creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cabrera's defenses.
Heraclio Cabrera seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Soap misses with a punch on the inside.
Cabrera tries to circle away but Soap has him pinned against the cage.
Cabrera softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Soap dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Heraclio Cabrera's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Cabrera is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Soap.
Cabrera will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Soap tries to score with a low kick but Cabrera moves his leg out of the way.
Cabrera stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Soap.
Cabrera moves into range and clinches up with Soap.
Cabrera pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cabrera is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Soap.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Cabrera.
Cabrera throws a low kick, looking for Soap's leg but Soap calmly moves out of range.
Cabrera looks to land a combination but Soap avoids it well.
Soap tried to counter with a leg kick but Cabrera avoided it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soap misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Soap.
Soap throws a looping overhand right but Cabrera ducks down to avoid it.
Cabrera takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Cabrera swinging wildly here.
Soap cracks Cabrera with a right hand to the side of the head.
Cabrera fails to land with a series of punches.
Cabrera clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soap lands a nice elbow.
Cabrera misses with a hook from the clinch.
Soap pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Soap lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cabrera backwards.
Cabrera breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cabrera walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Soap lands with a kick to the temple. Cabrera shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A jab from Soap finds it's way through Cabrera's defenses.
Cabrera throws a lazy uppercut
and Cabrera takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cabrera is rocked!
That has opened up Heraclio Cabrera's cut even more.
Cabrera has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Soap.
Soap checks a leg kick nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soap misses with an uppercut
and Cabrera counters with an inside leg kick.
Soap slips under a jab from Cabrera.
A counter left hand to the body from Soap misses its target.
Soap throws a jab when Cabrera was well out of range.
Soap lands a head kick!
Soap misses with a looping left.
And Cabrera responds with a good body kick, but Soap manages to step out the way in time.
Soap throws a hook to the side of Cabrera's head but Cabrera sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Soap checks a leg kick.
Soap throws a leg kick but Cabrera sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Soap showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cabrera.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soap scores with a decent looking hook.
Soap throws a head kick that misses.
Soap misses with a hook
and Cabrera counters with a nice low kick that buckles Soap's knee momentarily.
Soap throws a jab but it's blocked by Cabrera.
Soap works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Soap connects with a right hand. Cabrera shakes it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Soap misses with an uppercut
and Cabrera counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Heraclio Cabrera has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Soap scoring well with a low kick there.
Soap with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cabrera to score with a decent uppercut.
Cabrera scoring well with a low kick there.
Cabrera tries to clinch but Soap moves out of range.
Cabrera ducks under a wild hook from Soap.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Soap lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Cabrera has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cabrera and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Soap swings widly with a right hand
and Cabrera counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cabrera moves into the clinch.
Soap misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Soap.
Soap pushes off an throws an elbow but Cabrera leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Soap throws a punch but it's blocked by Cabrera.
Soap tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cabrera's elbow.
Soap lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cabrera backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Cabrera fails to land.
Soap throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cabrera working aggressively here.
A short right from Cabrera on the inside.
Soap lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Soap struggles to land a body shot inside as Cabrera controls his hands.
Soap misses with a body punch.
Soap lands a nice shot to the body.
Cabrera takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cabrera is trying to push Soap away but Soap has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A shot in the inside from Soap.
Soap blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Soap tries to work over Cabrera's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cabrera lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Soap backwards.
Cabrera takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera lands with a light punch inside.
A short uppercut from Soap.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Soap.
Cabrera scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cabrera pulls guard successfully.
Cabrera tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cabrera not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cabrera manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Soap manages to get himself to full guard.
Cabrera throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Soap works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Soap manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Soap tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cabrera's elbow.
Soap can't find room to land a body shot as Cabrera controls the action.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Soap throws an elbow that misses.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Soap throws a head punch that misses.
Cabrera blocks an elbow strike.
Cabrera pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cabrera moves out of range of the leg kick from Soap.
Cabrera counters with a body kick.
Soap throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cabrera.
Cabrera misses with a kick to the body.
Soap appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Soap tries to land a leg kick but Cabrera saw it coming and moves away.
Despite the aggression on Cabrera's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Soap swats away the attempt to clinch by Cabrera.
Cabrera bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Simon Soap is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Soap throws a head kick that half lands.
Cabrera fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Soap looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cabrera throws a right and a left that Soap avoids nicely.
Soap throwing a counter right hand but Cabrera manages to avoid it.
Cabrera doesn't manage to clinch there - Soap circles away.
Cabrera throws a right hand that misses
and Soap counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Soap loads up on a big right hand but Cabrera slips the punch.
Soap with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Soap throws a right hand that misses
and Cabrera makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Good leg kick by Cabrera.
And that's the end of the fight!
Simon Soap showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Soap, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Simon Soap!
Simon Soap retains his welterweight title!
Simon Soap decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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