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CCC 48 : Hernandez vs Battleby PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Goat Jones (ranked 3405 p4p, 3513 weight class) and Junior Junior (ranked 368 p4p, 379 weight class). 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Billy Goat Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Junior Junior!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, William Gold and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Junior is looking to clinch but Jones is avoiding it.
Junior darts in and clinches Jones up against the cage.
Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Junior misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jones blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Junior.
Junior throws a head punch that misses.
Jones looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Junior blocks the elbow strike.
Jones jumps guard and drags Junior to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Jones has a closed guard, preventing Junior from standing up.
Junior stands up and waves to Jones to follow him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Junior takes the fight into the clinch.
Jones has clasped his hands together around Junior's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Junior wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones looks up at the clock and then as Junior takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Jones smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Jones is trying to get an arm triangle but Junior is defending well.
Junior is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Junior told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Junior explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Junior pushes Jones up against the cage in a clinch.
Junior lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Junior takes an elbow to the forehead.
 It looks like Junior Junior has been cut.
Nice body punch from Junior - that landed with a thud.
Junior lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Jones jumps guard but Junior stands there with Jones around his waist. Jones gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Junior.
Junior lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jones has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Junior is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Jones throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Junior misses with an elbow strike.
Jones tries for a takedown. No joy.
Jones definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Goat Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Junior swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Junior fails to land.
Junior creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jones's defenses.
Jones jumps guard but Junior stands there with Jones around his waist. Jones gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Junior blocks an elbow strike from Jones.
Jones struggles to land a body shot inside as Junior controls his hands.
Jones tries to pull guard but Junior won't allow it.
Junior throws an elbow that misses.
Jones jumps guard and drags Junior to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Junior really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jones. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jones looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Jones is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Junior defends well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Junior stands up and waves to Jones to follow him.
Junior feints and then cracks Jones's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jones down.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Junior.
Junior has closed the distance and engaged Jones in a clinch.
Jones tries to pull guard but Junior won't allow it.
Jones is trying to pull guard but Junior has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jones.
Jones lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Junior fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jones is trying to pull guard but Junior turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Junior lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right from Junior.
Junior gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Jones.
Junior throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones gets control of Junior's arms and successfully pulls guard. Jones will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Junior gets to his feet - Jones follows without any prompting.
Junior Junior seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Junior moves in looking to clinch but Jones pushes him off.
Junior moves into the clinch successfully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Junior gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Jones.
Junior blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Junior.
Junior misses with a punch to the body.
Junior lands an elbow inside.
Junior blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Junior working aggressively here.
Junior tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jones looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Junior dodges an elbow strike from Jones.
Jones creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Junior lands a right hand.
Jones working aggressively here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Junior Junior dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Junior Junior's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The fight stays on the outside here - Junior looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jones feinted with a counter takedown.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Junior.
Junior closes the distance and clinches.
Junior tries to throw a body punch but Jones avoids it by throwing Junior back against the cage.
Junior misses with the head strike.
Junior dodges an elbow strike from Jones.
Jones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jones throws an elbow but it misses.
Jones tries to pull guard but Junior forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Junior misses with an elbow strike.
Jones pulls guard effortlessly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Junior won't allow Jones to sweep him here.
Junior decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Jones throws a leg kick which misses Junior's front leg but catches the back leg as Junior tries to avoid it.
Junior doesn't manage to clinch there - Jones circles away.
Junior pushes Jones away with a front kick.
Junior fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Junior throws out a loose jab but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Junior manages to circle out of the way.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jones.
Jones has a takedown stuffed.
Jones fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Goat Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Junior takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Junior darts in trying to clinch
enabling Jones to counter with a crisp jab.
Junior gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jones lands a damaging elbow.
Junior lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Junior fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Junior.
Jones comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Junior tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Junior blocks an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants a takedown but no success here.
Jones tries to work over Junior's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jones throws an elbow that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Junior lands with a light punch inside.
Junior Junior seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jones misses with a punch to the body.
Junior misses with some punches.
Junior scores with a hook to the body.
Jones goes for a takedown attempt but Junior pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jones misses with a low kick.
Junior doesn't manage to clinch there - Jones circles away.
Junior lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Junior tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Junior.
Junior avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Junior has closed the distance and engaged Jones in a clinch.
Jones blocks an uppercut.
Junior lands a hook to the side of the head.
Junior is fighting off a takedown attempt but Jones is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Junior to the mat. Junior regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Junior wants to get back to his feet but Jones is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Jones throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones scoring with punches to the head and body.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones looking to pass the guard.
Junior has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Jones is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Junior comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jones pulls Junior into guard.
Junior tries to stand but Jones is controlling from the bottom.
Junior is sitting in close to Jones's body. Jones has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Junior is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Junior is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Jones.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Billy Goat Jones!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tian Long (ranked 2373 p4p, 3544 weight class) and Edward Sleon (ranked 291 p4p, 388 weight class). Sleon is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Shabba Madda Pot - Dexta Daps. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tian Long!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Edward Sleon!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Daniel Bishop and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Long throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sleon is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sleon looks to land a right hand but Long moved out of range.
Long throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sleon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A slow jab from Long misses its intended target.
Long walks into a straight right hand from Sleon.
Sleon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A jab lands there for Sleon.
Long throws a jab when Sleon was well out of range.
Sleon ducks right into an uppercut from Long.
Long throws a hook but Sleon avoids it easily.
Sleon lands the left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sleon's corner calls for a 1-2. Sleon obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Long misses with an uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Long.
Long swings widly with a right hand
and Sleon counters with a left to the body.
Long misses with a shot to the body
and Sleon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sleon throws the kick towards the body but Long avoids it.
Sleon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sleon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Long lands a right hook to the body.
Long keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Long misses with a jab to the body
and Sleon counters with a stiff right hand.
Long misses with a hook
and Sleon counters with a straight right hand.
A jab from Long misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Long, as that shot connected.
Long throws an overhand right that lands on Sleon's shoulder, as Sleon tries to avoid the shot.
Sleon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Long takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Long keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Long scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sleon cracks Long with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Long lands with a hook. Sleon tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Long has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Sydney Top Team in the buildup to the fight.
Sleon takes one to the chin there.
Long ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sleon moves away.
Despite the aggression on Sleon's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Long is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sleon.
Sleon takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Long works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
 Sleon is rocked!
Sleon bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Long comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Sleon falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Sleon was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tian Long!
An out of breath Tian Long thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Edward Sleon was interviewed post fight and said 'Thank you to my opponent and all the fans, my coaches and sponsors.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Isaac Newton (ranked 3064 p4p, 4783 weight class) and Gage Bennett (ranked 342 p4p, 457 weight class). Bennett is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: High Cotton by Alabama. 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Isaac Newton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 19 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gage Bennett!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Donald Grub and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Newton throws a body shot but no joy.
Sloppy strikes from Newton. Those never looked like landing.
Bennett tests Newton's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bennett throws an overhand right that lands on Newton's shoulder, as Newton tries to avoid the shot.
Newton defending well as Bennett loads up on a big left hand.
Newton seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Bennett avoids the head kick by Newton.
Bennett misses with a looping right.
Newton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bennett throws a head kick that half lands.
Newton just misses with a punch to the body.
Bennett scoring well with a low kick there.
Bennett throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bennett blocks a head kick by Newton.
Bennett tries to bum rush Newton with a series of wild strikes but Newton uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bennett throws a looping overhand right but Newton ducks down to avoid it.
Newton lands the left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bennett waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Newton.
Newton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bennett.
Bennett has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Bennett throws a hook but Newton avoids it easily.
Newton is looking to clinch but Bennett is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett misses with a lunging right hand
and Newton counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bennett thinking.
Newton lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bennett circles away quickly and effectively.
Newton tries a head kick but it misses.
Despite the aggression on Bennett's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Isaac Newton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Newton checks the leg kick.
Bennett just misses with a punch to the body.
Bennett misses with a straight right.
Newton scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Newton wants to clinch.
Bennett throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bennett tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Newton misses the shot to the body.
Bennett throws a head kick that misses.
Bennett connects with a good right hand that stumbles Newton. Newton circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bennett pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bennett misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Newton moves out of range of the body kick from Bennett.
That's two 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!
Newton lands a jab-cross combination.
Bennett misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A swing and a miss from Bennett.
Bennett showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Newton.
Newton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Newton pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bennett goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Newton looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Newton tries a head kick but it misses.
Newton misses the shot to the body.
Newton fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice defenses there by Newton.
Bennett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Newton.
Bennett misses with an attempted mid kick.
Newton lands a lovely overhand right.
Bennett misses with a few strikes there.
Bennett blocks a head kick by Newton.
Bennett keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newton closes the distance and clinches.
Newton working hard to break the clinch.
Newton is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bennett.
Newton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bennett lands a shoulder strike.
A frustrated look appears on Newton's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bennett working aggressively here.
Newton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bennett working aggressively here.
Newton blocks an uppercut.
Newton blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Newton.
Bennett doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bennett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bennett misses with some punches.
Newton wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bennett lands a nice uppercut.
Newton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bennett lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bennett.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennett misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bennett.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Newton blocks an uppercut.
Bennett lands a right hand.
Bennett blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bennett misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bennett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Newton misses with the head strike.
Newton manages to break the clinch.
Newton lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bennett circles away quickly and effectively.
Newton ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bennett throws a shot from downtown. Newton moves away and avoids it.
Bennett works over Newton's head and body with a nice combination.
Newton takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Newton pushes Bennett up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Newton breaks the clinch.
Newton is looking to wear down Bennett with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Newton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bennett misses with a head kick.
Newton pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bennett tries a low kick but Newton avoids it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gage Bennett dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Newton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bennett takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bennett misses with a body shot
and Newton counters with a one-two to the body.
Newton misses the body punch
and Bennett counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bennett scores with a nice strike.
Bennett throws a head kick that misses.
A big right from Bennett misses.
Newton tries to clinch but Bennett is having none of it.
Bennett misses with an uppercut. Newton saw that one coming.
Newton throws a head kick that misses.
Bennett lands a nice looking body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bennett misses the shot to the body.
Newton tests Bennett's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bennett. Newton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Newton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Newton avoids a kick to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Newton misses its target.
Isaac Newton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Newton misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newton fails in his attempt to clinch.
Newton takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bennett scores with a hook to the body. Newton takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bennett throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
and Newton counters with a series of strikes. Bennett will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sloppy strikes from Bennett. Those never looked like landing.
Newton throws a head kick but Bennett moves out of range.
Newton checks the leg kick nicely there.
Newton was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bennett on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Newton scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Newton has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Bennett lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Newton backs up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Newton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bennett throws out the jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Newton tries a head kick but it misses.
The fighters circling - Bennett throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bennett misses with a series of wild punches.
Bennett scores with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newton jabs Bennett right on the nose. Bennett blinks but takes it well.
Bennett drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Newton has closed the distance and engaged Bennett in a clinch.
Bennett throws a punch but it's blocked by Newton.
Bennett misses with a body punch.
Newton is trying to break the clinch but Bennett has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bennett.
Bennett lands a hook that snaps the head of Newton backwards.
Newton manages to break the clinch.
Bennett throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bennett misses with the combination.
Newton lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Bennett bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Newton's head backwards.
Newton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
No joy there for Bennett, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Newton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Newton backing away here, and Bennett unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Newton.
Newton connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Newton ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sloppy strikes from Bennett. Those never looked like landing.
Newton pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice jab there from Newton.
Bennett misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bennett slips a jab and a cross from Newton.
Newton avoids a kick to the body.
Newton wants to clinch.
Newton tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bennett manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bennett avoids the head kick by Newton.
Bennett looks to land a combination but Newton avoids it well.
Newton misses with a head kick.
Bennett swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Bennett. Those never looked like landing.
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!
Newton lands a jab to Bennett's midsection.
Newton fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bennett, pushing him back against the cage.
Bennett swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Newton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Newton wants to clinch.
Bennett thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bennett lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bennett lands a two punch combo.
Bennett fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Newton looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Newton scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Newton tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bennett manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Newton misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bennett misses with a wild body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Gage Bennett will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Newton takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bennett lands a lovely overhand right.
Newton clinches up with Bennett and pushes him back against the cage.
Newton tries to circle away but Bennett has him pinned against the cage.
Bennett working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bennett working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bennett misses with a hook to the ribs.
Newton breaks the clinch.
Bennett looks for the body kick but Newton saw that one coming.
Bennett swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Newton.
Bennett misses with a right hand
and Newton counters with a two punch combo.
Gage Bennett seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice shot by Bennett.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Newton throws a body punch but Bennett moves out of range.
Bennett looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A big right from Newton misses.
Newton comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Newton fails in his attempt to clinch.
Newton takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Newton throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newton avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Newton stalks Bennett and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bennett's face. Bennett staggers backwards, shaken.
Bennett blocks a head kick by Newton.
Newton moves out of range of the strikes.
Newton looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Newton tries a head kick but it misses.
Bennett keeps the fight on the outside.
Bennett ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bennett misses with an uppercut. Newton saw that one coming.
Newton with a hook.
Newton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bennett throws out a counter right but Newton avoids it with no problem.
The fighters circle momentarily. Newton darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A big left from Bennett misses.
Newton throws a quick counter head kick but Bennett was just out of range.
Newton avoids the head kick by Bennett.
Bennett throws an overhand right that lands on Newton's shoulder, as Newton tries to avoid the shot.
Newton checks a low kick from Bennett.
A big left from Bennett misses.
Bennett lands with a kick to the ribs.
Isaac Newton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bennett avoids the head kick by Newton.
Bennett misses with the combination.
Bennett takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A combination from Bennett does no damage.
Bennett has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bennett has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bennett there as he acknowledges the shot.
Newton has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bennett scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bennett struggles to land a body shot inside as Newton controls his hands.
Newton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Newton has had enough of the clinch but Bennett keeps him there for the moment.
Nice body punch from Bennett.
Bennett has a couple of punches blocked by Newton.
Newton breaks from the clinch.
Newton blocks a head kick by Bennett.
Bennett misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bennett is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Newton.
Bennett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Newton moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennett swings for the body but Newton moves out of range.
Newton throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bennett throws a leg kick but Newton sees it coming and moves out of range.
Newton smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Newton throws a sloppy head kick and Bennett moves out of range easily.
Newton connects with a jab.
Bennett misses with a wild body shot.
Newton takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Newton closes the distance and clinches.
Newton misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Newton.
Newton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Newton lands a lovely overhand right.
The fight stays on the outside here - Newton looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fighters circle momentarily. Newton darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennett scores with a nice head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Newton takes one on the button.
Bennett throws a shot from downtown. Newton moves away and avoids it.
Bennett throws a lazy right hand but Newton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Newton tries to clinch there but Bennett circles away.
Newton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bennett manages to avoid it.
Bennett lands with a cross.
A head kick by Newton misses
and Bennett counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Newton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Newton on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bennett throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Newton closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bennett swings wildly with an uppercut but Newton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Newton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Newton has a couple of punches blocked by Bennett.
Bennett lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Newton or not.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Gage Bennett.
Well Bennett has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gage Bennett!
Gage Bennett 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrei Averyanov (ranked 2802 p4p, 1797 weight class) and Mike McGuire (ranked 318 p4p, 224 weight class). Averyanov comes to the cage accompanied by Drago's Entrance Theme. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andrei Averyanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 18 - 1, fighting out of London, Mike McGuire!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, William Gold and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGuire throws a low kick, looking for Averyanov's leg but Averyanov calmly moves out of range.
McGuire connects with a nice looking jab.
Averyanov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McGuire looks to throw a body kick
and Averyanov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
McGuire swings away with a leg kick that misses.
McGuire throws a hook to the side of Averyanov's head but Averyanov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Averyanov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
McGuire swings away with a body shot that misses
and Averyanov counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Mike McGuire has been cut.
A nice combination there by Averyanov.
Averyanov throws a head kick that McGuire semi-blocks.
McGuire swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Averyanov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches McGuire on the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
McGuire tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Averyanov went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Averyanov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A thudding body kick lands there by McGuire!
McGuire throws a chopping leg kick but Averyanov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A little feinted left hand from Averyanov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Averyanov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McGuire. McGuire obviously looking to wear him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Averyanov throws a right hand that McGuire ducks under and follows up with a left that McGuire also avoids with ease.
McGuire blocks a head kick by Averyanov.
McGuire throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
McGuire falls off balance throwing a combination
and Averyanov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McGuire just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Averyanov was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Averyanov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Averyanov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Averyanov displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Averyanov avoids the head kick by McGuire.
McGuire takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
McGuire throws a nice inside leg kick.
A big left from McGuire misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Averyanov moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Averyanov avoids the head kick by McGuire.
McGuire jabs Averyanov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Averyanov lands a head kick. McGuire smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Averyanov avoids a kick to the body.
Averyanov is looking to counter with a body kick.
McGuire goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A slapping leg kick lands for McGuire.
McGuire has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
McGuire throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McGuire thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Averyanov if he has to take too many more of those.
McGuire lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Averyanov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McGuire scores with a body shot.
Averyanov walks into a jab.
McGuire fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Averyanov manages to avoid it.
McGuire fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Averyanov manages to avoid it.
Mike McGuire seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuire missing with a left hand there. Averyanov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McGuire plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
McGuire is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Averyanov rather than just go for the knockout.
Averyanov moves into range and clinches up with McGuire.
Averyanov working aggressively here.
Averyanov swings wildly with an uppercut but McGuire uses good head movement to avoid it.
McGuire misses with some punches.
Averyanov struggles to land a body shot inside as McGuire controls his hands.
McGuire blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McGuire manages to break the clinch.
McGuire throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Averyanov to counter with a crisp jab.
McGuire scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
McGuire throws an off balance right hand
and Averyanov counters with a nice body shot.
McGuire swings away with a body shot that misses
and McGuire takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McGuire lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Averyanov lands with a kick to the temple. McGuire shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGuire throws a leg kick but Averyanov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
McGuire connects with a jab.
McGuire throws a jab when Averyanov was well out of range.
Averyanov closes the distance and clinches.
Averyanov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McGuire has a couple of punches blocked by Averyanov.
Averyanov lands a body punch in the clinch.
McGuire can't find room to land a body shot as Averyanov controls the action.
McGuire blocking some punches.
McGuire is trying to force a seperation but Averyanov has the dominant position.
Averyanov throws a head punch that misses.
Averyanov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McGuire throws a leg kick but Averyanov moved away.
Averyanov is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from McGuire.
McGuire fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Averyanov manages to avoid it.
McGuire scoring well with a low kick there.
A head kick misses from McGuire.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mike McGuire will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mike McGuire's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Some bone on bone action there as Averyanov checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Averyanov moves out of range of the body kick.
McGuire misses with a hook
and Averyanov counters with a two punch combo.
McGuire explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
McGuire throws a lazy head kick
and Averyanov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Andrei Averyanov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McGuire dodges the punch combination from Averyanov.
A nice inside leg kick there by McGuire. That's going to slow Averyanov down.
McGuire throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
McGuire throws a body punch but Averyanov moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Averyanov misses the target.
McGuire uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Averyanov.
McGuire unleashes a big counter combination but Averyanov bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Averyanov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Averyanov avoids a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Averyanov wants to clinch.
McGuire feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Averyanovs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Averyanov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McGuire.
McGuire lands a jab.
Averyanov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McGuire.
Averyanov closes the distance and lands a one-two.
McGuire connects with a body shot that sends Averyanov's belly button to the back.
McGuire misses with a looping left.
McGuire tries to bum rush Averyanov with a series of wild strikes but Averyanov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuire throws the left hand but Averyanov avoids the punch easily.
Averyanov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Averyanov ducks right into an uppercut from McGuire.
McGuire tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Averyanov was well out of range. Poor timing from McGuire.
Averyanov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McGuire.
Averyanov is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Averyanov is looking to clinch but McGuire is avoiding it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Averyanov.
Mike McGuire seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McGuire throws a body kick that misses.
McGuire throws a jab but it's blocked by Averyanov.
McGuire lands a jab to the nose.
A head kick misses from McGuire.
McGuire takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Averyanov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It looked like Averyanov was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuire misses with a body punch
and Averyanov counters with a head kick. That will keep McGuire thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
McGuire lands a nice shot to the body.
Averyanov slips under a jab from McGuire.
A little feinted left hand from Averyanov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
McGuire moves out of range of the strikes.
Averyanov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Averyanov wants to clinch.
McGuire misses with a jab, cross combination.
A little feinted left hand from Averyanov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
McGuire avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Averyanov throws an overhand right that lands on McGuire's shoulder, as McGuire tries to avoid the shot.
Averyanov looks to land a right hand but McGuire moved out of range.
McGuire scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Averyanov takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That kick from McGuire tenderised Averyanov's leg. Averyanov is trying to keep his angry face on.
McGuire looks to land a right hand but Averyanov moved out of range.
McGuire fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Averyanov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McGuire throws a quick inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Averyanov.
Averyanov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A slow jab from Averyanov misses its intended target.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A jab from McGuire does it's job there.
Averyanov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
McGuire's jab looks to have found its range, popping Averyanov under the eye.
McGuire throws a body shot but no joy.
McGuire throws a jab when Averyanov was well out of range.
McGuire smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mike McGuire showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mike McGuire's cut.
That's time! Averyanov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Averyanov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Andrei Averyanov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A leg kick checked by Averyanov.
Averyanov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McGuire throws a jab when Averyanov was well out of range.
A good leg kick by McGuire.
Averyanov cracks McGuire with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Averyanov tries to clinch up but McGuire circles away and keeps his distance.
McGuire ducks under a wild hook from Averyanov.
McGuire looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
McGuire thumps Averyanov with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Averyanov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That has opened up Mike McGuire's cut even more.
McGuire is looking to land body kicks.
Averyanov is looking to counter with a body kick.
McGuire looks for the body kick but Averyanov saw that one coming.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from McGuire 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 Averyanov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Averyanov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
McGuire throws a lazy body kick
and Averyanov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Averyanov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McGuire.
Averyanov digs a good hook to McGuire's body.
McGuire throws out a leg kick but Averyanov moves out of range and McGuire only half commits.
Averyanov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Averyanov tries to clinch there but McGuire circles away.
McGuire tries to land a body kick
and Averyanov counters by moving into the clinch.
Averyanov lands with a short shot to the head.
McGuire manages to break the clinch.
McGuire throws a poor cross that misses
and Averyanov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McGuire cracks Averyanov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
McGuire scores with a body shot.
McGuire throws a body kick that misses
and Averyanov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGuire digs a good hook to Averyanov's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Averyanov has closed the distance and engaged McGuire in a clinch.
McGuire is trying to break the clinch but Averyanov has him pressed against the cage.
McGuire escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Averyanov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McGuire stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
McGuire moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
McGuire tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Averyanov thuds his right hand into McGuire's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Averyanov throws a jab when McGuire was well out of range.
McGuire just misses with a punch to the body.
McGuire fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
McGuire throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McGuire displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Averyanov throws out the jab.
McGuire tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Averyanov was well out of range. Poor timing from McGuire.
Averyanov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from McGuire finds it's way round the side to connect with Averyanov's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Averyanov moves in looking to clinch but McGuire pushes him off.
Averyanov moves out of range of the leg kick from McGuire.
As McGuire looks to move away, Averyanov throws a big counter combo but McGuire just gets out of the way.
McGuire thows a body kick. Averyanov tries to catch it but that hurt him.
McGuire misses with a head kick.
Mike McGuire is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Averyanov will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
McGuire throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
McGuire scores with a shot to the body.
McGuire looks for the body kick but Averyanov saw that one coming.
Averyanov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Averyanov misses with a right hand
and McGuire connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McGuire just misses with a punch to the body.
Averyanov appears to be looking for a big counter.
McGuire scores with a hook to the body. Averyanov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
McGuire blocks a head kick by Averyanov.
McGuire connects with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Averyanov fails with an attempt to clinch.
McGuire misses with a looping right.
McGuire throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McGuire fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Averyanov on the side of the head.
Averyanov looks to score with a jab to the body but McGuire is just out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Averyanov. Those never looked like landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Averyanov looks to throw the jab but McGuire is out of range.
McGuire ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Averyanov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McGuire counters with a nice body kick.
McGuire throws a wild body kick that Averyanov sees coming a mile off.
Averyanov misses with an uppercut. McGuire saw that one coming.
McGuire looks to land a body kick but Averyanov moved away.
McGuire ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Averyanov moves away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike McGuire comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got McGuire 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 James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike McGuire!
Mike McGuire made sure to mention his sponsor, Wrestler Wayfare in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lane Prilla (ranked 1505 p4p, 1443 weight class) and Romulus Germanicus (ranked 191 p4p, 183 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lane Prilla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Romulus Germanicus !
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Sam Margolis and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prilla throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lane Prilla seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Prilla scores with a jab.
Germanicus rushes Prilla and presses him up against the cage.
Prilla has Germanicus pushed against the cage.
Germanicus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Germanicus is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Prilla is defending well for now.
Prilla pushes Germanicus back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Prilla tries a body shot but Germanicus blocks it.
Prilla makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Prilla managing to block the knees to the body from Germanicus .
Germanicus stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Germanicus can't find room to land a body shot as Prilla controls the action.
Prilla controlling the action here for a moment.
Prilla prevents a body shot from Germanicus .
Prilla stalling in the clinch but Germanicus improves position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prilla lands a body shot.
Germanicus just leaning against Prilla, taking a breather.
Prilla tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Germanicus 's elbow.
Prilla lands on the inside with an uppercut.
I was talking to Prilla's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Prilla swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Prilla gets through Germanicus 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Germanicus misses with a hook to the ribs.
Prilla swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Germanicus .
Germanicus is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Prilla is defending well for now.
Prilla has a couple of punches blocked by Germanicus .
Prilla can't find room to land a body shot as Germanicus controls the action.
Prilla lands a right hand.
Prilla tries to throw a body punch but Germanicus avoids it by throwing Prilla back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Prilla.
Prilla breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Germanicus lands with a cross.
Germanicus has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Germanicus there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's two 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!
Germanicus misses with a left hand
and Prilla cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Germanicus misses with a hook to the body
and Prilla counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Germanicus avoids the body shot from Prilla.
A looping hook to the body misses from Prilla. Germanicus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Germanicus throws a big counter head kick but Prilla avoids it with no problem.
Prilla swings widly with a right hand
and Germanicus counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Prilla looks to land a left hand but Germanicus moved out of range nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Prilla misses the target.
Germanicus counters with a body kick.
Prilla throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Prilla misses with an uppercut
and Germanicus counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A low kick from Germanicus misses
and Prilla counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Germanicus .
Prilla scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Germanicus ducks under a wild hook from Prilla.
Germanicus looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Prilla tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A big right from Prilla misses.
Germanicus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Prilla.
Prilla throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Prilla misses with a wild body shot.
Germanicus lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Germanicus moves out of range of the strikes.
Germanicus throws a wild body kick that Prilla sees coming a mile off.
Germanicus throws a poor cross that misses
and Prilla counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prilla dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Prilla.
Prilla misses with a head kick.
Germanicus looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Germanicus works Prilla's body with a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Prilla scores with a hook.
Prilla cracks Germanicus with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Prilla has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Germanicus to stand back up!
Germanicus is rocked!
Prilla steps in with a hook that catches Germanicus right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Prilla follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Germanicus looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lane Prilla!
As Lane Prilla got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: That's two wins in my debut week here at CFC. I want Davide Farina in a title eliminator next!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Biff Barbie (ranked 1240 p4p, 2017 weight class) and Tom Durant (ranked 152 p4p, 246 weight class). Biff Barbie had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Biff Barbie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Tom Durant!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Donald Grub and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Durant on the wrong end of a nice jab.
It looks like Tom Durant has been cut.
Barbie lands a head kick. Durant smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Barbie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Durant checks the leg kick.
Durant scores with a hook.
 It looks like Biff Barbie has been cut.
Durant scores with a hook to the body. Barbie takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Barbie dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Barbie throws a head kick but Durant moves out of range.
Durant avoids the head kick by Barbie.
Durant throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barbie.
Barbie throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Durant lands a really nice looking cross but Barbie seems unphased.
Durant is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barbie.
Barbie tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Durant paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Barbie scores with a spinning back kick!
Barbie feints and then cracks Durant's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Durant down.
A shot to the liver by Durant. Beautiful body shot.
Durant misses with a right hand
and Barbie counters with a stiff right hand.
Durant connects with a body shot that sends Barbie's belly button to the back.
The fighters circling - Durant throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Durant steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barbie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot by Durant.
Barbie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Durant appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Tom Durant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barbie turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Durant misses with a wild combination.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Durant crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Barbie - the referee stops the clock and Durant gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Barbie. Durant manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Barbie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Durant scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Durant finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Durant crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Barbie - the referee stops the clock and Durant gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Barbie. Durant manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Durant looks winded!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Durant 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 Barbie has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Barbie and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Barbie throws a leg kick which misses Durant's front leg but catches the back leg as Durant tries to avoid it.
Barbie staying out of range there.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Barbie.
A chopping leg kick lands by Barbie.
We've been told by Barbie's head coaches at The Hidden that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Barbie just misses with a punch to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Barbie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbie bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Durant takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Barbie takes a swing at Durant's ribcage but misses.
Barbie's corner calls for a 1-2. Barbie obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That has opened up Tom Durant's cut even more.
Barbie scores with a jab. Durant acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Good leg kick by Barbie.
Barbie clinches up against the cage.
Durant is looking to break free of the clinch but Barbie has double underhooks.
The referee is keeping an eye on Barbie - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Durant working hard to break the clinch.
Durant lands a right hand.
Barbie keeps control of Durant as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Barbie slowing the pace effectively.
Barbie avoiding damage as Durant throws knees to the body.
Barbie lands a left hand that snaps the head of Durant backwards.
Durant has had enough of the clinch but Barbie keeps him there for the moment.
Barbie misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbie lands a nice uppercut.
Barbie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barbie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Durant.
Barbie 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.
Barbie with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A punch combination from Durant misses.
Barbie slips under a jab.
Barbie tried to counter with a leg kick but Durant avoided it.
Barbie throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Durant looks to throw the jab but Barbie is out of range.
Durant takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Durant is looking to score with low kicks.
Barbie gets a clinch.
Barbie softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The cut above Tom Durant's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Barbie pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Durant throws a combination that misses
and Barbie counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Barbie tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Durant throws out a loose jab but Barbie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barbie connects with the punch.
Barbie misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbie misses with a wild body shot.
Barbie checks a leg kick.
Durant tries a low kick but Barbie avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barbie. Durant does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barbie. Durant does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barbie misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barbie takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Tom Durant's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Durant looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Barbie scoring well with a low kick there.
Barbie misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Durant does it's job there.
Durant throws out a loose jab but Barbie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barbie scores with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Durant waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barbie.
Barbie sizes up Durant with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tom Durant's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Biff Barbie!
Biff Barbie spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tarik Oren (ranked 1869 p4p, 1284 weight class) and Surkho Dratchev (ranked 236 p4p, 157 weight class). Oren's entrance music is La Caution - Thé à la Menthe. A fine choice. Dratchev has chosen Schweine by Glukoza Nostra as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tarik Oren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Surkho Dratchev!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Glass and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oren steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dratchev.
Nice body kick from Oren.
Oren chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Oren misses with a jab, cross combination.
Oren shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Oren throws a lazy right hand but Dratchev sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A head kick misses from Dratchev.
Oren looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Oren thumps Dratchev with a low kick.
Oren lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A head kick misses from Oren.
A swing and a miss from Dratchev.
Dratchev takes the fight into the clinch.
Dratchev drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Oren digs a right hand into Dratchev's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dratchev's gas tank.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oren lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Oren.
Dratchev's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Oren manages to break the clinch.
Oren throws a looping overhand right but Dratchev ducks down to avoid it.
Dratchev checks the leg kick.
Dratchev with the counter takedown but Oren avoids it easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dratchev checks a leg kick.
Dratchev lands a high kick to the side of Oren's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Dratchev dives into guard, looking to finish.
It looks like Tarik Oren has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oren looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dratchev is one step ahead there.
Dratchev trying to control the position from guard on top but Oren is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Oren wants to stand but Dratchev is controlling the position.
Oren tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Oren is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dratchev preventing the sweep.
Dratchev postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Oren looking to control.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Dratchev pushes down on Oren's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Well, if Dratchev is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Dratchev passes to side control.
An elbow from Dratchev crashes against the mat.
Dratchev looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dratchev wants to lay and pray for a moment but Oren keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Oren's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Oren is looking to regain half guard here but Dratchev keeps moving and retains side control.
Dratchev works to advance to full mount. Oren defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Dratchev throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Oren because Dratchev loaded up on that one.
Oren is squirming around, avoiding Dratchev's attempts to control the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dratchev lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oren avoids a series of strikes thrown by Dratchev.
Dratchev throwing strikes here but Oren is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Dratchev is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Dratchev sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Oren is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Dratchev has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Oren is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Surkho Dratchev!
An out of breath Surkho Dratchev thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
The defeated Tarik Oren had this to say: 'Congrats, bro. I'm go back stronger!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dimche Rajcevski (ranked 1311 p4p, 1777 weight class) and Robin Spencer (ranked 165 p4p, 220 weight class). Dimche Rajcevski has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dimche Rajcevski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Robin Spencer!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spencer feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rajcevskis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Rajcevski defending well as Spencer loads up on a big left hand.
Good shot there by Spencer.
Spencer moves away from the strike by Rajcevski.
Rajcevski throws a sloppy body shot
and Spencer counters with a shoot takedown. Rajcevski fights it but they end up in guard.
Rajcevski is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Rajcevski working a defensive guard here.
Spencer works over Rajcevski with some ground and pound from guard.
Spencer trying to control the position from guard on top but Rajcevski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Spencer controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spencer working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rajcevski's head.
Spencer lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Rajcevski is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rajcevski looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rajcevski looking for a sweep. Not yet Rajcevski, not yet.
Spencer trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Spencer postures up in Rajcevski's guard and throws a big left but Rajcevski blocks it.
Rajcevski is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Spencer is aware though and is defending well.
Rajcevski keeping moving, preventing Spencer from controlling successfully.
Rajcevski has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Spencer can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Rajcevski has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Spencer forces his way into half guard.
Rajcevski actively working from the bottom here.
Spencer passes to full mount!
Rajcevski tries to hold on but Spencer pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spencer lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Rajcevski hang on?
Spencer landing strikes from the mount and Rajcevski is in trouble!
Rajcevski tries to lock up and control but Spencer gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
A nice elbow there by Spencer.
Spencer in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Spencer lands a big shot there that rocks Rajcevski but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Spencer trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spencer fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Rajcevski is looking to improve his position but Spencer isn't that keen on the idea.
Spencer lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rajcevski tries to lock up and control but Spencer gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Spencer lands a heavy elbow.
Rajcevski wants to control but Spencer is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rajcevski is working to get back to half guard.
Rajcevski is squirming around, avoiding Spencer's attempts to control the action.
Rajcevski is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Spencer looking for a guillotine from mount but Rajcevski is having none of it.
Spencer breaks from Rajcevski's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Spencer fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spencer is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Rajcevski bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Rajcevski stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Spencer swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Our spies down at at Point Blanc inform us that Spencer has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Spencer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rajcevski trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rajcevski wants to control from the top but Spencer keeps moving.
Spencer looking for a sweep. Not yet Spencer, not yet.
Rajcevski tries to free his leg and advance position but Spencer is retaining full guard.
Spencer keeping moving, preventing Rajcevski from controlling successfully.
Rajcevski being controlled here momentarily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Robin Spencer dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Rajcevski looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Spencer!
Rajcevski is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Spencer knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Spencer is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spencer keeps control of the position for the meantime.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rajcevski is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spencer is not content to let Rajcevski control the position.
Rajcevski wants to advance to full mount but Spencer doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Rajcevski won't allow Spencer to sweep him here.
Spencer controls Rajcevski momentarily but Rajcevski frees himself.
Spencer pulls Rajcevski in to control the position.
Rajcevski drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Spencer dives on top into guard.
Spencer avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spencer pushes down on Rajcevski's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Spencer lands a nice short elbow.
Spencer scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Spencer wants to work for an arm triangle but Rajcevski is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Rajcevski actively working from the bottom here.
Ground and pound from Spencer.
Rajcevski is staying active underneath Spencer, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Spencer looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rajcevski with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Rajcevski trying to hold on to Spencer's head to control him but Spencer postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rajcevski is not content to let Spencer control the position.
Spencer might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Rajcevski haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Rajcevski moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Spencer wants to control from the top but Rajcevski keeps moving.
Rajcevski had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Spencer defends it easily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Spencer's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Rajcevski escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Spencer gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Spencer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rajcevski is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Spencer is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Spencer postures up and lands a big shot to Rajcevski's brow.
Spencer lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Rajcevski pulls Spencer in close to his closed guard and prevents Spencer from doing any damage or advancing position.
Rajcevski manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Spencer manages to get himself to full guard.
Spencer bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rajcevski's guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rajcevski is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Spencer defends well.
Spencer working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Robin Spencer will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Spencer throws the left hand but Rajcevski avoids the punch easily.
Spencer fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Rajcevski looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Spencer manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Spencer looking to control.
Spencer seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rajcevski is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Spencer is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Spencer has escaped and now he's on top!
Rajcevski is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spencer cracks Rajcevski with a solid left hand.
Spencer wants to pass the guard but Rajcevski is keeping the position.
Spencer trying to control but Rajcevski is working from the bottom.
Spencer got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rajcevski has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Spencer has managed to get both his arms back between Rajcevski's legs - danger averted.
Spencer trying to control the position from guard on top but Rajcevski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Spencer connects with a couple of short punches.
Rajcevski is looking for a triangle but Spencer pushes his legs off easily.
Spencer postures up in Rajcevski's guard and throws a big left but Rajcevski blocks it.
That's two 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.
Spencer wants to control from the top but Rajcevski keeps moving.
Spencer won't allow Rajcevski to sweep him here.
Robin Spencer has got the better of the ground game so far.
Spencer is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Rajcevski is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Spencer trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rajcevski working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Spencer doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Spencer manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Rajcevski had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Spencer defends it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Spencer stands up over Rajcevski, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Spencer landing with the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spencer stands up over Rajcevski, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Spencer avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Spencer trying to control but Rajcevski is working from the bottom.
Spencer postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Dimche Rajcevski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Spencer is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Spencer trying to control the position from guard on top but Rajcevski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Spencer cracks Rajcevski with a solid left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Rajcevski is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Spencer is aware though and is defending well.
Spencer scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Spencer wants to control from the top but Rajcevski keeps moving.
Spencer lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Rajcevski keeping moving, preventing Spencer from controlling successfully.
Rajcevski has his hands on Spencer's head, controlling the position.
Spencer postures up and lands a big shot to Rajcevski's brow.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rajcevski is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Spencer defends well.
Spencer keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rajcevski's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Robin Spencer.
Well Spencer has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robin Spencer!
Our winner, Robin Spencer, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bastien Harris (ranked 358 p4p, 575 weight class) and Jakob Rolf (ranked 48 p4p, 77 weight class). Rolf has chosen AVGN Theme Song as his entrance music. Jakob Rolf has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bastien Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jakob Rolf!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, William Gold and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab by Rolf.
Rolf sizes up Harris with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Rolf throws a jab when Harris was well out of range.
Rolf scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rolf looks to land a left hand but Harris moved out of range nicely.
Rolf closes the distance but Harris moves to the side
enabling Harris to counter with a crisp jab.
Harris slips a jab from Rolf.
Harris looks to land a body kick but Rolf moved away.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Rolf has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Rolf shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Rolf was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
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!
Rolf tries to advance to mount but can't.
Rolf is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Harris knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Rolf wants to control but Harris is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris is looking to reverse the position.
Rolf is trying to get an arm triangle but Harris is defending well.
Rolf tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Rolf has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Rolf goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Harris rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Rolf's guard! Nice work there by Harris!
Harris would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Rolf has his hands on Harris's head, controlling the position.
Harris won't allow Rolf to sweep him here.
Rolf is trying to hold Harris in close to prevent damage but Harris has managed to pass into half guard.
Rolf tries to get to full guard but Harris has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rolf trying to hold on to Harris's head to control him but Harris postures up.
Rolf tries to get to full guard but Harris has control of the leg.
Harris content to control rather than advance.
Rolf is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rolf wants to control but Harris is keeping busy.
The fighters are battling for position here. Rolf manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Harris stopping the sweep attempt from Rolf.
Rolf looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Harris stands up from Rolf's guard - Harris perhaps looking for a knockout.
Rolf throws a sloppy body shot
and Harris counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rolf cracks Harris with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rolf throws the left hand but Harris avoids the punch easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Harris misses its target.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rolf tries to clinch but Harris is having none of it.
Rolf throws a lazy uppercut
and Harris counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bastien Harris is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harris throws a big shot that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jakob Rolf will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rolf on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jakob Rolf seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rolf tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Harris paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A jab from Harris misses.
A little jabbing left from Rolf on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Harris takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Bastien Harris has been cut.
Rolf misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Harris walks into a stiff left hand from Rolf.
Rolf closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Harris to the mat! Harris manages to get full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris keeping moving, preventing Rolf from controlling successfully.
Jakob Rolf has got the better of the ground game so far.
Harris is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Harris keeping full guard, as Rolf tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Rolf sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Harris's guard.
Harris is trying to maintain the position but Rolf is very close to passing his half guard.
Rolf trying to control from half guard but Harris is working away.
Rolf trying to mount his opponent but Harris defends it.
Rolf is trying to work for a kimura but Harris is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Rolf is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Harris has managed to free his arm - good work.
Rolf seems to be working for a kimura but Harris defends the submission attempt.
Rolf looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Rolf wants to lay and pray for a moment but Harris keeps working.
Harris wants to control but Rolf is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rolf is looking to take a break and control but Harris is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Harris avoids the body shot from Rolf.
Harris on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rolf throws a lazy uppercut
and Harris cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rolf. Harris does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rolf uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Harris has time to react.
Harris throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rolf clinches.
Harris breaks the clinch.
Harris ducks under a wild hook from Rolf.
Rolf throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Harris.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Harris misses.
Rolf scores with a shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Rolf misses the target.
Rolf with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rolf paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rolf might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Rolf staying out of range there.
Rolf feints the counter takedown.
Rolf throws a lazy right hand but Harris sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Harris takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rolf throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little feinted left hand from Harris on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Harris looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rolf throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Harris to counter with a crisp jab.
Rolf shoots in for a double leg but Harris sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rolf misses the shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jakob Rolf showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bastien Harris's cut.
That's time! Harris's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Harris misses with an uppercut.
A nice combination there by Rolf.
Rolf throws a right hand that Harris ducks under and follows up with a left that Harris also avoids with ease.
Harris avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Harris is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Rolf slips a straight right by Harris.
Rolf has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Decent striking displayed by Harris there.
It looks like Jakob Rolf has been cut.
Rolf throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Harris counter with a right hand.
Rolf misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harris.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horrible takedown attempt by Rolf or perhaps it was just good defense by Harris, which made it look bad.
Rolf misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Harris counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Harris keeps Rolf at a distance using the push kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rolf staying out of range there.
A jab from Rolf misses.
Harris is looking to counter punch.
Jakob Rolf seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harris gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rolf ducks under a wild hook from Harris.
Rolf connects with a body shot.
Rolf misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rolf takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rolf throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Harris to counter with a crisp jab.
Rolf throws a looping overhand right but Harris ducks down to avoid it.
Harris throws out a loose jab but Rolf uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rolf digs a good hook to Harris's body.
Rolf misses with a right hand
and Harris counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rolf tests Harris's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rolf gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Harris.
Rolf tries to close the distance and clinch up but Harris swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rolf throws a body shot but no joy.
Rolf closes the distance and clinches up with Harris, looking for a takedown. Rolf pushes Harris against the cage but Harris circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Harris tried to counter with a leg kick but Rolf avoided it.
Rolf ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harris moves away.
Harris ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rolf throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rolf scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Rolf wants to lay and pray for a moment but Harris keeps working.
Harris sneaks back into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rolf is pressing down on Harris's thigh, looking to free his foot. Harris is holding on for now.
Harris slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harris has Rolf pulled in close to control his posture.
Rolf stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Harris swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rolf looking to sit in guard and control but Harris gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rolf is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rolf bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Harris's guard.
Harris tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rolf looking to pass the guard.
Rolf looking to sit in guard and control but Harris gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jakob Rolf is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Harris not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Harris stopping the sweep attempt from Rolf.
Bastien Harris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rolf working a defensive guard here.
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 Bastien Harris.
Well Rolf has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Jakob Rolf!
During a confident post fight interview, Jakob Rolf thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ulysses Battleby (ranked 234 p4p, 94 weight class) and Frank Hernandez (ranked 24 p4p, 7 weight class). Hernandez is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Journey - Only The Young. Frank Hernandez acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ulysses Battleby!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Frank Hernandez!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Ackerman and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Battleby tries to sprawl but Hernandez drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Battleby has his hands clasped together around Hernandez's back. He's all about the action.
Battleby has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hernandez is working away from the top position though.
Battleby is not content to let Hernandez control the position.
Battleby wants to get back to his feet.
Battleby wants to control but Hernandez is keeping busy and won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Battleby is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hernandez is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hernandez punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Battleby tries to lock up and control but Hernandez gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hernandez wants to control the pace but Battleby is squirming around nicely.
Battleby slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Hernandez drops an elbow to the side of Battleby's head.
Battleby has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hernandez is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are battling for position here. Battleby manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Hernandez trying to control the position from guard on top but Battleby is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Battleby has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Hernandez off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Hernandez fails to land the takedown.
Hernandez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Battleby. Battleby obviously looking to wear him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Battleby misses.
Hernandez throws out a counter right but Battleby avoids it with no problem.
Hernandez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Battleby counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Frank Hernandez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hernandez works Battleby's body with a nice hook.
Hernandez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hernandez checks a leg kick.
Hernandez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Battleby is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Hernandez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hernandez scores with a jab to the head.
Hernandez with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Battleby counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez with a poor takedown
enabling Battleby to counter with a crisp jab.
Ulysses Battleby has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Hernandez.
A nice leg kick lands there from Battleby.
Battleby leaves Hernandez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Battleby appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Battleby takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hernandez lands a really nice looking cross but Battleby seems unphased.
Battleby takes one to the chin there.
Hernandez moves out of range as Battleby strikes.
Battleby uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hernandez.
Battleby is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez thuds a left hand into Battleby's body.
Nice shot by Hernandez.
Battleby stuffs the takedown attempt from Hernandez. Hernandez gets slowly back to his feet.
Hernandez scores with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hernandez looks for a takedown but Battleby sprawls well.
Hernandez lands a head shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Hernandez dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Battleby stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Battleby wants it to stay on the feet.
Hernandez connects with a single shot there.
Battleby misses with a shot to the body
and Hernandez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hernandez feints a jab promting Battleby to slip. Hernandez then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Battleby slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Hernandez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hernandez ducks right into an uppercut from Battleby.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hernandez defending well as Battleby loads up on a big left hand.
Hernandez with the counter takedown but Battleby avoids it easily.
Battleby pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Frank Hernandez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hernandez throws a shot to the body.
Battleby misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Battleby tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hernandez was well out of range. Poor timing from Battleby.
Hernandez lands a nice shot to the body.
Hernandez lands a lovely overhand right.
A jab from Hernandez finds it's way through Battleby's defenses.
Battleby takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Battleby misses the target.
Hernandez let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Hernandez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hernandez paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hernandez cracks Battleby with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hernandez throws a right hand that misses
enabling Battleby to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Battleby lands with a kick to the ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hernandez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Battleby.
Battleby loads up on a big right hand but Hernandez slips the punch.
Battleby throws a wild body kick that Hernandez sees coming a mile off.
Battleby takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Battleby slips under a jab from Hernandez.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hernandez darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hernandez closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Battleby quickly recovers to half guard.
Battleby is trying to maintain the position but Hernandez is very close to passing his half guard.
Ground and pound from Hernandez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Battleby avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hernandez.
Frank Hernandez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Battleby is staying active underneath Hernandez, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Battleby is trying to maintain the position but Hernandez is very close to passing his half guard.
Hernandez trying to control from half guard but Battleby is working away.
Battleby blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hernandez.
Battleby is staying active underneath Hernandez, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Battleby tries to kick Hernandez off but Hernandez keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Hernandez is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Battleby tries to get to full guard but Hernandez has control of the leg.
Hernandez is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Battleby avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hernandez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Battleby is looking to control Hernandez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Battleby avoid being mounted?
Hernandez is nestled in close to Battleby, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hernandez is thwarting Battleby's attempts to control the position.
Hernandez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Battleby is not content to let Hernandez control the position.
Battleby wants to control but Hernandez is keeping busy.
Battleby keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Hernandez is looking for a kimura but Battleby is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hernandez to get the leverage.
Hernandez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Hernandez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Battleby throws a lazy uppercut
and Hernandez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hernandez fails with the takedown.
Battleby is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Hernandez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Battleby gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hernandez.
Battleby takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hernandez swings widly with a right hand
and Battleby counters with a straight right hand.
Hernandez misses with a takedown attempt - Battleby sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ulysses Battleby is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hernandez scores with a jab. Battleby acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hernandez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Battleby's head.
Hernandez lands with a nice body punch.
Hernandez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Battleby circles away.
Ulysses Battleby has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Hernandez.
Hernandez lands the left hand.
Hernandez jabs Battleby to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Battleby thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hernandez lands the left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hernandez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Battleby stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Battleby throws a hook to the side of Hernandez's head but Hernandez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Battleby bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hernandez's head backwards.
It looks like Frank Hernandez has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hernandez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Battleby throws a leg kick
and Hernandez counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Battleby has one foot on Hernandez's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Hernandez misses with a hook
and Battleby counters with a thumping low kick.
Battleby looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nice takedown defense from Battleby. No joy for Hernandez on that attempt.
A counter left hand to the body from Battleby misses its target.
Battleby lands with a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hernandez ducks under a wild hook from Battleby.
Hernandez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nice sprawl there from Battleby as Hernandez shoots in.
A low kick from Battleby is predictable there
and Hernandez counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Battleby won't allow Hernandez to pass to mount.
Battleby manages to get to full guard.
Hernandez throwing strikes from guard but Battleby blocks nicely.
Battleby wants to stand but Hernandez is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez stopping the sweep attempt from Battleby.
Battleby is working hard here to advance position.
Battleby is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hernandez is controlling him.
Battleby preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hernandez chips away with some ground and pound.
Hernandez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hernandez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Battleby manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hernandez manages to get himself to full guard.
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!
Hernandez is trying to keep Battleby in close.
Hernandez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Frank Hernandez just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Frank Hernandez's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
The fighters circle momentarily. Hernandez darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hernandez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Hernandez misses the target.
Hernandez fails to land the takedown.
A counter left hand to the body from Battleby misses its target.
Hernandez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Battleby misses with a body punch
and Hernandez counters with a shoot takedown. Battleby fights it but they end up in guard.
Battleby looking for a sweep. Not yet Battleby, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Battleby is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hernandez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Battleby is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hernandez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hernandez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Battleby works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hernandez preventing the sweep.
Hernandez lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hernandez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hernandez lands a couple of digs.
Hernandez landing with the ground and pound.
Hernandez sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Battleby's guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hernandez lands a nice short elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The fighters are battling for position here. Battleby manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Battleby keeping moving, preventing Hernandez from controlling successfully.
Battleby manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hernandez manages to get himself to full guard.
Hernandez wants to control the position but Battleby says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Hernandez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hernandez is trying to maintain the position but Battleby is very close to passing his half guard.
Hernandez is pressing down on Battleby's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Battleby would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Hernandez has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Battleby can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Battleby is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Hernandez has his foot on Battleby's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Battleby works his way back into a safe position though.
Hernandez working a defensive guard here.
Hernandez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Battleby not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hernandez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hernandez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hernandez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Battlebys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Battleby tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hernandez was well out of range. Poor timing from Battleby.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Hernandez dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Frank Hernandez's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Hernandez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Battleby doesn't seem bothered though.
Ulysses Battleby has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hernandez with a lazy takedown attempt
and Battleby counters with a nice uppercut.
Hernandez misses with a hook to the body
and Battleby counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Battleby ducks under a wild hook from Hernandez.
Hernandez walks into a jab.
Hernandez throws a lazy right hand but Battleby sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice body punch from Hernandez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hernandez takes a swing at Battleby's ribcage but misses.
Battleby looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
We've been told by Battleby's head coaches at FIGHT FOUNDERS (CA) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Battleby throws a shot from downtown. Hernandez moves away and avoids it.
Hernandez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez looking to score a takedown here. Battleby is defending well but Hernandez drives through and ends up in Battleby's guard.
Hernandez is standing up over Battleby. Battleby looks to escape but Hernandez dives into side control.
Battleby tries to improve position but can't.
Battleby can't do much from the bottom here.
Hernandez trying to control the position but Battleby is working away.
Hernandez is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Battleby tries to improve position but can't.
Battleby is trying to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Battleby is not content to let Hernandez control the position.
Battleby is pushing Hernandez's head away, looking to escape. Hernandez manages to hold on to the position though.
Battleby is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Hernandez is looking to take a break and control but Battleby is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Battleby's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hernandez wants to control but Battleby is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez scoring with punches and elbows.
Battleby is looking for a sweep.
The ground and pound from Hernandez seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Battleby wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Hernandez is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Battleby is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
I wouldn't like to be where Battleby is right now.
Hernandez working the ground and pound but Battleby is defending the strikes.
Battleby takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Battleby can't do much from the bottom here.
Hernandez postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Hernandez looks up at the clock and then as Battleby takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Hernandez smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Battleby tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hernandez throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Hernandez working the head with strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hernandez working the ground and pound from side control.
Battleby tries to bench press Hernandez off him but Hernandez keeps the position.
Hernandez lands some shots froms side control.
Check out the look on Hernandez's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Hernandez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hernandez has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 45:50
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 45:50
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Hernandez! Frank Hernandez retains his featherweight title!
Frank Hernandez 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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